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San Diego’s LifeProof sold to OtterBox (5/23/13)

Ignyta Announces Acquisition of Actagene Oncology  (5/21/13)

eFFECTOR Therapeutics Raises $45 Million in Series A Financing (5/20/13)

Ambit Biosciences Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering (5/16/13)

Sente, Inc. Raises $2.1M in Series B Equity Financing.  (5/15/13)

Foley Raises $2.6 Million for New Second Venture Capital Fund (5/14/13)

Scale Venture Partners Closes $300M Fund IV  (5/13/13)

Receptos Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offerring (5/10/13)

Lumena Pharmaceuticals Announces $23 Million Series A Financing (5/8/13)

Patagonia Commits ‘$20 Million & Change’ in Venture Funding (5/7/13)

Abide Therapeutics Announces Collaboration With Merck (5/6/13)

Qualcomm Backs Photo Technology Firm Pelican Imaging (5//1/13)

Topera Announces $25 Million Series C Financing  (4/30/13)

Actian Acquires MPP Big Data Market Leader ParAccel.  (4/29/13)

Tranzyme Pharma and Ocera Therapeutics Announce Merger Agreement (4/26/13)

Avalon Ventures’ $495M Deal (4/25/13)

Groundmetrics Announces Closing of $1.5 Million in Second Round of Financing  (4/24/13)

Chimerix Announces Completion of Initial Public Offering (4/19/13)

Q1 Venture Capital Spending And Number Of Deals Down (4/18/13)

StepStone Collects $450 Mln for Secondary PE fund (4/17/13)

Axesstel Secures $2.25 Million Term Loan (4/16/13)

ViaSat Acquires LonoCloud (4/15/13)

What is San Diego’s innovation DNA? (UT San Diego 4/14/13)

San Diego industries: hot or not? (UT San Diego 4/14/13)

Xpenser Acquired By Coupa Software

Foundation Capital Closes Fund VII

Ignition Partners Raises $150 Million Fund

ZeaKal Completes $3.8M Money Raise

Playdek nails down $3.8M in funding

Proximal Data Secures B Round of Funding

Tealium Raises $15.6Min Series C Financing

OneHealth® Secures $9 Million in Series B Funding

Algenetix Scores $2M for Renewable Fuels Technology

OneHealth® Secures $9 Million in Series B Funding

Tealium Raises $15.6Min Series C Financing

Proximal Data Secures B Round of Funding

Playdek nails down $3.8M in funding.

ZeaKal Completes $3.8M Money Raise

Third Rock Ventures Raises $516 Million Fund III

Vital Therapies, Inc. Announces Increase in Financing

Westly Group raises $160 million Fund II

Fortress Leads AIS (American Internet Services) Refinancing

Crescent Ridge Partners to invest in early stage deals.

Greycroft Bolsters Los Angeles Team

NFL, Providence Equity to Invest $300 Million in Media, Tech.

Square 1 Bank Announces Credit Facility to Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Domain + Elite Consulting Collaborate to Create/Invest in China Life Science Companies.

Frost and Sullivan recognizes Achates Power.

Draper University now open for entrepreurs.  Apply now to change the world.

Analytics Ventures raising $50M.

Qualcomm Backs 3D Scanning Startup Matterport

Samsung has announced a $100 million VC fund

Sorrento Therapeutics to acquire IGRADSOL.

Carolus Therapeutics Gets $2.25M In Debt Funding.

LIA raises $400K to enterprise mobile app.

Synteract acquires Harrison Clinical Research.

Ignyta Raises $1M In Venture Debt.

One Roof Energy Gets $100M in Funding.

UCSD Biologist Wins $3M Award for Life Sciences Work.

Battery Ventures has closed its tenth fund.

Liquidity Corporation to Launch Revolutionary Water Purification Technology Products.

Ambit Bio files for IPO.

Sophiris Bio files for Nasdaq IPO.

Elcelyx Therapeutics Completes $20M Series C.

Verve Mobile Lands $14M From Qualcomm, Others

Volvo Group Invests in DriveCam, Inc.

RQx Pharmaceuticals signs deal worth up to $111M.

Sotera Wireless raises $14.8M from Safeguard, Delphi and existing investors.

2009 PitchFest winner EcoATM raises $40M for expansion.

Evo’s newest company, P4RC, raises capital.

JMI Equity leads expansion financing for White Hat.

Legend 3D raises $8.0M Series B round.

San Diego’s Investing Angels like Groundmetrics.

Triangle Peak leads $4.0M expansion for Takelessons.com. 

DB Networks raises $4.5M Series B from Khosla Ventures.

San Diego Venture Group announces board changes.

One Roof Energy raises $30M from overseas investor.

“Cool Company” MOGL launches new partnership with Virgin Group.

Ribbit capital to jump on financial services deals.

TVC Capital beginning to deploy new fund.

Telcentris raises $5.3M for VOXOX for business.

VC investments in San Diego top $1.1B in 2012.

Redpoint Ventures raises $400M for early stage investing.

Brook Byers discusses KPCB healthcare investing plans.

John Reed to lead Roche R&D efforts.

U.S. Army Selects AVL and Achates Power to Develop Next-Generation Combat Engine

In the Microsoft Accelerator with SD’s Embarke: ‘This is Not Easy!’ - Xconomy.com; Bruce V. Bigelow, Oct 11, 2012

San Diego Venture Group Invites Entrepreneurs to Compete for Funding - San Diego Daily Transcript; Sept 19, 2012

A Big Crowd and Signs of Increasing VC Activity Mark SD Venture Summit - Xconomy.com; Bruce V. Bigelow; June 6, 2012

Venture Funding Rises in San Diego - San Diego Union-Tribune; Mike Freeman; April 19, 2012

VC Funds Still Flowing - San Diego Business Journal; Stephanie R. Glidden; Jan 23, 2012

Venture Capitalists Turn Their Gaze Toward Software - San Diego Business Journal; Mike Allen; Dec 5, 2011

SwoopThat Wins PitchFest - Xconomy.com; Bruce V. Bigelow; Nov 21, 2011

How the Other Half Holds a Beer Bash - Signonsandiego.com; Peter Rowe; August 25, 2011

Venture Capitalist Hunts Cash for Energy’s Next Big Thing - The  New York Times; Anne C. Mulkern; June 27, 2011

San Diego Venture Group Hires its First President - Signonsandiego.com; Mike Freeman; April 6, 2011

 



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