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GoPro Plans IPO, Says Report

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GoPro--although based in the Bay Area--has a number of Southern California ties, including staff in San Diego, an investment from Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures, plus a group in San Diego it acquired when it bought Cineform. READ MORE>>.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

This was the first episode where Jason wasn’t on the show, which gave me the chance to have another VC on the show to discuss deals. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. VC Financings: 1. Investors: Google Ventures. Read more: PEHub.

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Steamboat Backs Camera Maker GoPro

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Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has backed Woodman Labs the parent firm of sports camera maker GoPro. GoPro recently acquired San Diego-based Cineform , a developer of video compression technology. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

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GoPro Boosted By Steamboat, Others

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GoPro , the maker of wearable, action sports cameras, which has operations in San Diego, has scored a strategic investment which includes the involvement of Burbank Steamboat Ventures , GoPro said today. Venture Partners. GoPro also has operations in San Diego, and also recently acquired San Diego's Cineform.

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EMN8 Raises $14.4M

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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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SoCal Venture Deals Up In Q2

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Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. in 21 deals, and San Diego saw $170.6M