Last week, San Diego-based provider of web content classification and security services developer BrightCloud was acquired by Webroot , and we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to founder Quinn Curtis about how the acquisition of his firm came about. How big was the team in San Diego? Thanks! READ MORE>>. MORE >>

Albert Ko: I started at Cornell University in the Class of 2006, with a degree in material science engineering and a masters in management engineering. People from San Francisco, Detroit, and elsewhere have requested that we duplicate or take the platform and brand, and incorporate it into their city and towns or suburban neighborhood. MORE >>

San Diego-based Illumina announced its acquisition of Helixis yesterday, saying it would pay $105M for the firm. The venture firm closed its first fund, Okapi Ventures I, LP, in 2006. Okapi's other investments include RF Nano, My Damn Channel, Transaction Wireless, OrthAlign, SecondVoice, and Obalon Therapeutics. MORE >>

We actually went and calculated our returns, and lo and behold, according to Cambridge and Associates, we're in the top decile for the 2006 vintage of venture funds. We're starting to see some very innovative product ideas out of places like Caltech, USC, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and the like. Nice chatting with you today! MORE >>

Last week, San Diego-based Confident Technologies (www.confidenttechnologies.com) announced that it had acquired the assets of Vidoop, and created a company focused on security and authentication of users. We spoke with Curtis, along with William Goldbach , Executive Vice President at the firm, about the company. How is this different? MORE >>