socalTECH

JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. SpaceX (www.spacex.com).

Southern California 133

Southern California Orange County SpaceX Santa Barbara 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

The biggest investments for the quarter went to Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , which raised $78.0M, followed by Hawthorn-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, which raised $50.2M. In terms of the region, San Diego led in terms of total investments, with $193.1M

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Southern California Invest Capital 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2009

In the region, San Diego led in Q3 deals, with $236.3M The biggest deals in the quarter came for San Diego's Roka Bioscience , with a $37.2M round; San Diego-based Zogenix with a nearly $36M funding round; and Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) , which raised $30.4M. in 25 deals.

Southern California 100

Southern California Invest Orange County Palomar 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

He was named to board seats at Elon Musk’s companies Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) and SpaceX, as well as Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics. Jurvetson didn’t resign with any admissions of wrongdoing. “I I am leaving DFJ. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Draper 49

Draper SpaceX Venture Capital Capital 49

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

The opioid crisis reaches all corners of the nation, and newly released data this week revealed how the growth of the epidemic tracked with a massive increase in the production and distribution of these drugs. From 2006 to 2012, the number of pills distributed to pharmacies increased by more than 50 percent.

Report 93

Report Media Marketing Product 93

Xconomy

JULY 10, 2019

More than a third of the companies that went public in the first half of this year were backed by venture capital. That, plus robust merger and acquisition activity, set a record for venture-backed exit value—$165.2

Venture Capital 86

Venture Capital Invest Startup Activity 86

Xconomy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Equidate, one of the trading platforms that help employees sell their shares in pre-IPO unicorn companies, rolled out a new name today and announced a $35 million expansion of its $50 million funding round publicized in July.

Venture Capital 58

Venture Capital Platform Capital Funding 58

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2017

In tech circles, amid the chatter about terrestrial innovations such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and genomics, there’s excitement building around another important emerging sector: private space travel.

Artificial Inteligence 51

Artificial Inteligence San Diego SpaceX Blogging 51