socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

MSI--which through a spokesperson said considers the Dodgers its "home team" due to its office in the City of Industry--said it is the first high tech company to tie with a L.A. Los Angeles, unlike sports teams in San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle, does not have any high tech sponsors of its sports teams or venues.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review City of Industry City of Industry High Tech 149

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. The Background. “Oh s**t.”

Venture Capital 344

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review San Diego 344

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm says that its board of directors has decided to stay the course, and will make no change to the company's corporate and financial structure, after a strategic review by a special committee of its board.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Layoffs San Diego Course 100

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2020

The Tech Coast Angels says it has launched a new, annual fund, and is continuing to invest--despite the pandemic. The angel group, the largest in the nation, said it invested over $19M in 2019, in part due to a similar fund created by its San Diego chapter, the TCA-San Diego, last year. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Los Angeles Angel 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Action sports camera maker GoPro --which has operations in San Diego--said Friday that it plans to conduct a registered, initial public offering of its stock. The company, which has headquarters in San Mateo, said it made a confidential submission of its draft registration statement Friday to the SEC. READ MORE>>.

Steamboat Ventures 164

Steamboat Ventures San Diego Technical Review Southern California 164

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DriveCam , the San Diego startup developing technology which analyzes and tracks the performance of commercial fleet drivers, reported this morning that it has just reached over $100M in 2012 sales.

Tech Coast Angels 157

Tech Coast Angels Carson Technical Review San Diego 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -- San Diego FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. Due to the overwhelming demand to pitch at our last event in San Diego, we're throwing an exclusive PitchFest speed dating event where you will be pitching to over 20 investors one-on-one! We're doing it again!

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San Diego Venture Capital Angel Summary 100

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! This writeup from industry analyst Karl Guttag showcases how Magic Leap has turned away from several of the key technologies it raised billions of dollars to develop with its latest hardware which he nevertheless believes will “blow away” the HoloLens 2 in image quality.

Marketing 246

Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. If the tech community believes that a certain area is the epicenter of a particular industry, motivated entrepreneurs will start their ventures in such locations, thus reinforcing the geography’s perceived advantageousness.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week.

Southern California 173

Southern California Technical Review High Tech San Diego 173

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. billion invested in Q2. The largest deal in the quarter was for Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

In the last few years, Southern California has been a key market in launching mobile applications and services, due to a huge, mobile-savvy consumer population. So, it''s no surprise that the area--specifically, San Diego--was chosen for the pilot launch of a new service from eBay, called Close5 (www.close5.com), Why San Diego?

San Diego 100

San Diego Mobile Marketing Sites 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog.

Incubator 212

Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2009

San Diego led investment activity in Q3, with a large number of the biggest VC deals all located in the area. Intellikine in La Jolla and Zogenix in San Diego both raised $51M in deals; San Diego's NextWave Wireless raised $45.5M, San Dieg's Roka BioScience $37.2M, and Borrego Solar Systems, in El Cajon, raised $30M.

Southern California 140

Southern California Venture Capital Northridge Tech Coast Angels 140

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based animal health products company VCA said Thursday that the headquarters of its Sound-Eklin diagnostic imaging division was severely damaged in the fires in Carlsbad, California--part of a rash of fires that broke out in San Diego over the last couple of days. 490618363 / gettyimages.com READ MORE>>.

Report 138

Report Technical Review San Diego High Tech 138

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AUGUST 27, 2013

San Diego-based battery technology developer PowerGenix reports this morning that its Nickel-Zinc battery technology has been certified by China''s National Laboratory. PowerGenix said that China has an emerging "micro-hybrid" market due to extreme levels of air pollution. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 153

Technical Review San Diego Report Marketing 153

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

San Diego-based software developer Mitchell , which develops software and other technology for the insurance and collision repair industries, says it has merged with Genex Services , a provider of clinical solutions for the workers' compensation, auto, and disability markets. Financial details of that merger were not announced.

Services 133

Services Software Review Technical Review San Diego 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Tortuga Logic , a new startup focused on chip-level cybersecurity technology whose founders include professors from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, has raised $2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. The seed funding came from Eclipse Ventures.

Software Review 124

Software Review UCSD Santa Barbara Seed Funding 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. QuIC), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, said today that it has acquired iSkoot Technologies Inc. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Social Network 157

Social Network Software Review Technical Review IP 157

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

His message was that he realized he needed to move his girlfriend’s stuff into a storage facility due to apartment flooding. It was in San Diego and I had space in my apartment but I had a lot of extra stuff that was easier stored in a facility. The first one out even won a major tech conference award. I felt bad.

UCSD 340

UCSD Startup Ideas Course 340

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

San Diego-based Verari Systems , a developer of blade server technology, has shut down, according to publication InsideHPC. According to InsideHPC, Verari Systems shut down due to lack of access to capital. READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 133

Layoffs Technical Review San Diego Report 133

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. Technology and innovation has historically been the thing that has pulled the economy out of recessions, and I think that is especially true right now. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

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MARCH 17, 2014

San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported this morning that it has earned a $1M, milestone payment related to the licensing of its technology to Merck. Ligand said that the payment game due to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration''s approval of Merck''s NOXAFIL (posaconazole) injection (18 mg/mL).

Technical Review 138

Technical Review San Diego Report Technology 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

San Diego-based medical technology firm CareFusion said this week that it has completed its acquisition of the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare in the U.S., China, and other geographies. The deal was worth $500M, and was funded through cash on hand.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review San Diego Acquisition Funding 138

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2011

Aptera said that despite looking to continue its plans for a plant in North San Diego County, but that the "potential is stronger elsewhere" due to structural costs of being located in the San Diego area. Aptera did not say which other states are dangling incentives to the firm.

Product 150

Product Idealab San Diego Technical Review 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based SG Biofuels , a developer of Jatropha-based seeds aimed at the biofuels industry, detailed its plans for the market today, saying that it is developing proprietary technology for large-scale, Jatropha hybrid seed production. in funding a few weeks ago for its technology. SG Biofuels just announced $9.4M

Technical Review 133

Technical Review San Diego Content Technology 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 17, 2012

San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum. Moderator: Tom Simonite - Computing Editor, MIT Technology Review; Panelists: Lee Krevat - Director, Smart Grid, San Diego Gas and Electric ; Ron Pitt - CEO, EcoDog, Inc.; Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -- The Next Big Thing in Computing and Energy. See [link] (more)

Enterprise Forum 113

Enterprise Forum San Diego Technical Review Technology 113

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has launched its third annual QPrize competition, the competition where the firm looks to vet and fund early stage technology companies from around the world. Qualcomm said entries are due by August 17th. READ MORE>>.

Competition 140

Competition Technical Review San Diego Funding 140

Xconomy

JUNE 24, 2019

These can be positive attributes in an entrepreneur, but in a more rational world, technology investors wouldn’t overvalue them. Fearlessness. Ruthless focus. Risk capital would be allocated based mostly on evidence, data, progress towards milestones—in short, on proof. In the real world, of course, proof is hard to come by.

Technical Review 107

Technical Review Course Capital Entrepreneur 107

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

was invested across 48 deals; San Diego has $241.5M invested in that sector; Industrial/Energy firms, which includes a significant number of clean technology companies, had a total of $137.4M In Los Angeles, near $324.2M in 20 deals; and Orange County had $128.8M invested, in 11 different investments. in investments.

Southern California 210

Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

San Diego-based Mitchell International , which provides technology and services to the insurance and collision repair industry, said today that it has acquired Medical Consultants Networks (MCN), which it says is one of the nation's largest providers of independent medical exam services in the United States. in the deal.

Networking 113

Networking Technical Review San Diego Services 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Or, as always, summary notes available below. Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents:Smart Wireless Emergence of Smart Grids and the Role of Wireless Technology. As various utilities have successfully deployed large-scale Smart Grid solutions reaching millions of homes throughout the country, this technology has recently generated significant interest.

Orange County 113

Orange County Technical Review San Diego Networking 113

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JUNE 23, 2020

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina says it has selected seven, early-stage companies to join its first startup accelerate, the. According to the company, due to the pandemic, it is kicking off its efforts digitally this month, due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. READ MORE>>.

Company 113

Company Companies Technical Review Sample 113

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2018

San Diego-based Mitchell International , a provider of technology and information products for the property and casualty and collision repair industries, has scored a private equity funding from Stone Point Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.

Equity 113

Equity Funding Technical Review San Diego 113

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JUNE 19, 2019

San Diego-based ZeaKal >, a startup developing plant genetics technology to increase photosynthesis, improve plant yield and enhance nutritional profiles for a variety of agricultural crops, has raised $10M in a funding round, which came from investor Canopy Rivers. percent of ZeaKal.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review San Diego Invest Funding 113