San Diego-based VMIX , a provider of software for managing online video, said this morning that the firm has signed on automotive brand Scion. VMIX is venture backed by JK&B Capital and ATA Ventures, Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. VMIX said that Scion will launch a new web site, www.ScionAV.com , using the firm's media management and delivery tools.

San Diego-based ecoATM , a developer of automated kiosks for recycling cell phones and other electronics, said this morning that it has raised a first institutional round of funding. The round came from TAO Venture Partners, the new venture firm run by Tom Clancy. Clancy was previously managing director at Enterprise Partners. Amount of funding was not disclosed. As part of the funding, ecoATM said that Jens Molbak, founder of Coinstar, has joined the company's board and also invested in the round.

San Diego-based VMIX , which provides software-as-a-service for video hosting, has raised $2.0M The filing shows representatives from JK&B Capital, Mission Ventures, ATA Ventures, and Enterprise Partners--all prior investors in the firm--remain on the board of directors. in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company.

San Diego-based Scoperta , which is developing fabless specialty steel technology utilizing scrap materials, has raised $1.4M Other details on the funding have not been released, however, the firm is backed by Enterprise Partners and Vista Ventures, and Drew Senyei of Enterprise sits on the firm's board of directors. Enterprise and Vista invested a small, $0.5M out of a $1.875M round, according to a regulatory filing. According to the firm's filing, the funding will go towards general working capital purposes and payroll.

San Diego led investment activity in Q3, with a large number of the biggest VC deals all located in the area. Intellikine in La Jolla and Zogenix in San Diego both raised $51M in deals; San Diego's NextWave Wireless raised $45.5M, San Dieg's Roka BioScience $37.2M, and Borrego Solar Systems, in El Cajon, raised $30M. Outside San Diego, Coda Automotive, the electric auto firm in Santa MOnica, raised $24.1M; Northridge based A quick analysis by socalTECH of our tracking of venture capital deals in Southern California finds that there was around $879M in venture funding activity here in Q3.

the region, San Diego led in Q3 deals, with $236.3M The biggest deals in the quarter came for San Diego's Roka Bioscience , with a $37.2M round; San Diego-based Zogenix with a nearly $36M funding round; and Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) , which raised $30.4M. PwC/NVCA PwC/NVCA said that Mission PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association have weighed in on Q3 venture capital totals, saying that $475.5M was invested in 65 Southern California deals in Q3, compared to $773.3M

San Diego-based VMIX , which provides a platform for publishing and managing online video, reports today that it has signed on an ad agency and reseller, which has resulted in more than 30 customers for the firm. The firm is backed by JK&B Capital, ATA Ventures, Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners. The firm said that South Carolina-based Fuel Interactive has been using the firm's video players and widgets, as part of the creation of 30 tourism-related web sites based in that state. Financial impact of the customers were not disclosed.

San Diego- and Cupertino-based ParAccel , a developer of software for massively parallel databases used for data warehousing analytics, announced today that it has raised $22M in a venture capital round. The round came from Menlo Ventures, as well as prior ivestors Bay Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), Tao Venture Partners and Walden International. According to ParAccel, Menlo's John W. Jarve has joined the board with the funding.

San Diego-based ParAccel, which develops database appliances used to accelerate database queries, said today that it has doubled its workforce over the past year, and has moved into new offices. The firm--which is backed by Bay Partners, Enterprise Partners, MDV Mohr, Davidow Ventures, and Walden International--said the move was made to accommodate the firm's rapid growth. The firm also said it has added former HP executive Bill Russell to the firm's board of directors. Russell most recently served as vice president and general manager of HP's Global Alliances,

San Diego-based VMIX, a provider of video publishing tools for web publishers, said today that the firm has shuffled its executive staff and delivered a new version of its VMIX Player. Co-founder and EVP Terry Ash is now in charge of partner alliances, and the firm has hired on Dan Charleston as SVP of Business Development. The company is venture backed by ATA Ventures, Enterprise According to the firm, the moves come as it goes into an "aggressive expansion" phase. VMIX said that it has appointed Mike Glickenhaus as President and CEO, and appointed co-founder and former