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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

Principal Investigator: Yu Lei University of Connecticut. Principal Investigator: Ellis Meng University of Southern California. Standoff detection of explosives using novel signal-amplifying nanocomposite and hand-held UV light. MEMS-based drug infusion pumps. Principal Investigator: Mool Gupta University of Virginia.