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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

San Diego-based professional networking site Connequity says it has raised $550,000 in an angel round, and has opened up a new Series A funding, after renaming the company from its former name, GROWconnections. connequity venture capital angel professional social networking linkedin referrals' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. They sponsor TWiVC.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Porch.com , the online site focused on home improvement information which has operations and one of its founders in San Diego , has inked a big strategic deal today with Lowe''s , the companies said today. porch neighborhood remodeling home improvement realestate real estate lowes lowe venture capital strategic'

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MAY 24, 2012

Zebit , a microlending and financial transactions platform in the UK which is owned by San Diego-based Global Analytics Holdings , said it has raised $25M in a Series D funding round this morning.

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MARCH 6, 2013

Howard Lindzon , the San Diego angel investors who also heads up stock micro-messaging site StockTwits , has invested in another private company-- Discoverly.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made an investment in Indianapolis question and answer site ChaCha , ChaCha said Wednesday afternoon. According to ChaCha, it raised $3M in total funding, including $900,000 in outstanding warrants from Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital arm of Qualcomm. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2020

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Poseida Therapeutics has raised $110M more in funding, in its Series D round, the company announced this morning. Poseida is led by CEO Eric Ostertag, M.D.,

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APRIL 13, 2010

San Diego-based TweetPhoto , an online site which allows users to share photos through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, and other social networking sites, said today that it has raised $2.6M The round was led by Canaan Partners and also included Anthem Venture Partners and un-named angels. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based Dvele , a new, technology startup which is using technology that allows people to order up, custom-febricated homes, and handles everything from design to on-site construction, has raised $14M in a funding round, the company announced on Thursday.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based e-commerce marketplace operator Zebit --which lets underserved consumers buy items on credit through its marketplace--said this morning that it has received a commitment for up to $75M in debt financing, from Route 66 Ventures. Zebit said it will use the debt funding to expand its reach.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , which provides online marketing campaigns for brands, has raised another $3.0M No details on the funding have been announced, however, the firm now lists OCA Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, and Baroda Ventures as backers on its web site. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

San Diego-based Animal Cell Therapies , a biotech firm developing stem cell treatments for animals, has raised $1.1M The firm's CEO is Kathryn Petrucci, and the firm has a collaboration with San Diego's Stemedica, which is developing stem cells for human clinical trials. No details on the funding have been released.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

San Diego-based Tioga Pharmaceuticals said today that it has raised $18M in a new equity funding. The funding came from Forward Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, BB Biotech Ventures, and Genesys Capital Partners. Tioga said it is expecting to kick off trials at 120 sites in the Untied States next month.

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MARCH 17, 2010

San Diego-based b>EMN8 , a developer of order taking kiosks for the fast food industry, has raised $14.4M Bass Associates, and Fort Washington Capital. According to the filing, representatives from RMT Family Partners and Allegis Capital are now on its board. The funding has not been announced by the company.

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APRIL 1, 2010

San Diego-based IO Semiconductor , a semiconductor firm which is one of the firms in the CommNexus EvoNexus incubator program, has raised $1.0M The firm said on its site that the funding is part of a "multi-stage funding agreement" with an un-named private investor. According to the filing, the funding is part of a $14.0M

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JANUARY 16, 2019

CommonGrounds Workspace, a San Diego, CA-based company that operates flexible office spaces in California and Colorado today, announced Wednesday that it had raised $100 million in a Series A financing to expand its lineup to roughly 50 sites during the next two years.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based Independa , a startup developing products to help senior citizens live independently longer via technology, said this week that it has received a second round of seed funding, and launched its products. Tags: independa independent living senior citizen care home venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is joining Google and Microsoft in a big, $110M funding round for Cloudflare , the provider of web site security and caching services. CloudFlare said the $110M round was led by Fidelity, and also included Google Capital, Microsoft, Baidu, and Qualcomm Incorporated.

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MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. Loopd operates online, action sports focused web sites which help athletes connect with brands and find sponsors. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year. Tags: tech coast angels funding venture capital seed fund. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

San Diego-based GovX , which operates an online, e-commerce site specifically serving active, reserve and veteran U.S. annd Arbor Group, along with Star Avenue Capital, Seth Hamot (SPY Optic and Roark, Rearden & Hamot Capital Management), and Philip McConkey. in combined Series A and B funding.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based Independa , a startup developing products to help senior citizens live independently longer via technology, said this week that it has received a second round of seed funding, and launched its products. Tags: independa independent living senior citizen care home venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The funding came from PeakSpan Capital, along with SK Ventures and SAP SE.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures. in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

San Diego-based Tealium , a startup developing software which automatically loads tags onto web pages, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.1M in its Series A financing. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2010

Rumored to be prepping for an IPO, just inked a deal to launch a new beauty and fashion site with Tyra Banks. Confident Technologies / Curtis Staker / San Diego - Staker is the former President of Websense, and has pulled together an experienced team with a depth of experience from the firm. which he sold to AOL.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

San Diego-based Genomatica , a firm developing sustainable chemical products using renewable feedstocks, has raised $21.25M in additional funding, according to numbers released in the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

San Diego-based Daasity (www.daasity.com)  which just raised $2.3M in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. What we have been building, and what we are focused on, is for direct to consumer brands.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

For this morning's interview, we talked with Noah Auerhahn , President of San Diego-based Extrabux (www.extrabux.com), an online site focused on providing consumers with comparison shopping combined with discount offers. For people who haven't heard of ExtraBux, what is the site all about? Noah, thanks for the interview.

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JULY 25, 2016

If you go to sites like Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin, there has been a lack of innovation in the past few years. I've been a buyer, an agent, and broker, and have gone through lots of different platforms, mediums, and sites, and it's hard to get a comprehensive picture of a home or neighborhood, without going to lots of different sites.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

and FAIL Blog web sites, apparently was spawned out of an introduction at last year's Twiistup technology conference, according to investor the Foundry Group. Along with Foundry, both Madrona Ventures and San Diego's Avalon Ventures were investors in the round. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Agtech investment firm Finistere Ventures; private equity firm Cloud Break Advisors; and Israeli venture capital firm OurCrowd contributed to the new accelerator. Radicle representatives plan to discuss their plans for the accelerator during AgTech Week 2016 , an ag investment conference being held in San Francisco this week.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

San Diego-based Legend Films, a provider of film restoration services and owner of the web site RiffTrax.com, said Thursday that it has closed on $5M in a Series E funding. The round was led by Augustus Ventures Limited, and also included Par Investment Partners.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

San Diego-based Metaplace said this morning that it has raised $6.7M According to the firm, which was formerly known as Areae, the round came from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, as well as individual investors Marc Andreesseen and Ben Horowitz. in a financing round for the firm's virtual worlds platform.

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APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. It seems like that background matches well to the popularity of crowdsourced hardware on Kickstarter and other sites, do you play there? Why not Los Angeles?

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