{"id":566319,"date":"2010-05-17T03:30:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T07:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=80240"},"modified":"2010-05-17T03:30:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T07:30:39","slug":"venture-financing-looking-up-sorenson-media-launches-online-video-technology-avalon-ventures-buys-copley-building-more-san-diego-biztech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/566319","title":{"rendered":"Venture Financing Looking Up, Sorenson Media Launches Online Video Technology, Avalon Ventures Buys Copley Building, & More San Diego BizTech News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Roundup<\/a>, VC<\/a>, Mobile Health<\/a><\/div>\n

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The emerging mobile health industry made a stronger showing last week than it has in past years at its annual Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance Convergence Summit. Get the latest uptick in wireless health and other news now.<\/p>\n

—San Diego’s Avalon Ventures<\/strong> founder Kevin Kinsella told me the firm’s investment in San Francisco-based Zynga, which develops multiplayer browser games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, might yield the best returns in Avalon’s 27-year history<\/a>. Kinsella also told me Avalon Ventures has purchased the La Jolla office building that was previously the corporate headquarters for the Copley Press<\/a>, the former longtime publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune and other newspapers.<\/p>\n

—A venture financing report released by the Cooley law firm<\/strong> (previously known as Cooley, Godward, Kronish) says there were more “up rounds” than flat or “down rounds” in the first quarter of 2010<\/a>. That’s the first time that’s happened since the summer of 2008. An up round reflects the increased valuation of a venture-backed company, while a down round means the company is worth less than it was in the previous financing round.<\/p>\n

—After gaining experience with its Sorenson 360 online video platform (OVP) with small and medium businesses, Carlsbad, CA-based <\/strong>Sorenson Media<\/strong> introduced an upgraded version of its OVP for big media and enterprise customers<\/a>. CEO Peter Csathy told me Sorenson is …Next Page »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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