I thought I’d expand on a post written by Ben Kuo (Venture Capital Booms in the OC) and point out while our county’s start-ups have raised ~$110M in the last week or so, we have also had our recent share of liquidity events.  A very big congratulations to Michael Hajeck and his team at SiliconSystems and to their new parent, Western Digital, as it was announced last week that WDC acquired SiliconSystems for $65M cash!!!  I also feel compelled to congratulate the guys over at Miramar Venture Partners as they were early investors in SiliconSystems.  Looks like a “3-way” win for Orange County to me…

As most of you know, I am a big supporter of almost all things pertaining to the Tech Coast and in helping SoCal grow its venture ecosystem (now #2 in the U.S.)… so today I am excited to announce the launch of:

Southern California Tech Central

Tony Karrer has spear-headed this effort and is off to a great start.  Southern California Tech Central is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.  The goal is to create a place where it’s easy to find current and highly relevant content.  And perhaps to stimulate new connections.  This site is being sponsored by the Technology Council of Southern California and TechEmpower.  If you are involved in SoCal’s tech scene, you truly owe it to yourself to check it out.