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VC raises $5 billion; private equity $38 billion
During the first quarter, 42 U.S. private equity funds raised $4.9 billion, down 35% from the money raised in the same period of 2011, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital...
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O.C. eye surgery firm raises $16.5 million
WaveTec Vision, an Aliso Viejo medical device firm whose technology improves the accuracy of cataract surgery, announced it has raised an additional $16.5 million. Last year, the company raised $15.9...
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O.C. firms gain $249 million in venture capital in Q1
Venture capitalists continue to be cautious, investing less money in fewer young companies in the first three months of 2012 than they did in the same period a year ago, according to two reports. The...
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Celebrity endorsement firm raises $7.5 million
Brand Affinity Technologies, an Irvine company that links professional athletes with product endorsements, said Wednesday that it has closed a $7.5 million round of equity financing, bringing its total...
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VC in the OC makes the connection
Never underestimate the value of putting entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and experts in business services in one room. That has been the premise on the popular VC in the OC event,...
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Root canal medical device firm raises $20 million
Sonendo Inc., a Laguna Hills firm that is developing a new technology to make root canals easier and less painful, has received $20 million in equity financing, $9.2 million of which is for an initial...
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O.C. heart-valve device firms receive funding
MiCardia Corp., an Irvine medical device company, said it has raised $4.4 million from internal sources and has spun off part of its heart valve technology into a new company that will receive $8...
View ArticleO.C. venture fund invests in obesity therapy
Laguna Beach-based Okapi Venture Capital is one of the groups investing $16.5 million in Obalon Therapeutics Inc., a San Diego technology company that is enrolling participants in its weight loss...
View ArticleO.C. venture capital deals plummet in Q2
Venture capital investment in Orange County firms plummeted in the second quarter with the number of deals (6) down 65% and the the dollar investments ($49.2 million) down 86% compared with the second...
View ArticleO.C. digital media startup raises $1 million
Pivotshare, an Irvine digital media startup, said it has received $1 million in equity investment from Townsgate Media, an early-stage technology and media investor. Pivotshare has a one-stop platform...
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