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MAY 24, 2021

Imagine if, say, Autodesk had purchased it in 2009 for $100 million? Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . Case in point, Procore just went public and is trading at an $11 billion valuation. Maker Studios?—?sold

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JANUARY 27, 2011

The provider of data storage equipment reported that it had net income of $0.5M in net income of $19.28M in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Year to year revenues were up from the $60.89M the firm reported for its year ended June 30, 2009. in revenues for the year ended June 30, 2010, and $1.7M

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

According to the firm's S-1, the company had a net loss of $7.4M in 2009, and a net loss of $2.5M Peregrine Semiconductor is venture backed by Morgenthaler Partners, Ridgewood Peregrine, Palisades Ventures, TVP, Advanced Equities, and others. on revenues of $70.5M on revenues of $67.6M READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

the Sunnyvale-based semiconductor maker which has major operations in Westlake Village, has released its latest financials in an updated S-1 from the company, saying that it had had net income of $19.6M The firm had net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.2M. That compares to net income of $762K on revenues of $23.3M

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based RealD , the provider of 3D movie projection technology, has reported its quarterly results today, saying it had net revenues of $65.3M For the six months ending September 24th, the firm's first half fiscal 2011, the firm had net revenues of $129.8M, more than double the $64.2M for its quarter ended September 24, 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

According to the S-1, the firm had a net loss of $8.3M for 2009, and has seen revenues grow to $20.28M in the first six months of 2010. Cornerstone OnDemand--which is headed by Adam Miller--is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. on revenues of $29.3M

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JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. it had in Q2 of 2009, when it lost $4.3M. The firm said it earned $3.1M

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APRIL 9, 2010

According to the filing, RealD had a net loss of $20.3M on revenues of $95.95M for the nine months ended December 25, 2009. RealD is backed by Shamrock Capital, which owns about 14.8 percent of the firm. Co-founders Michael Lewis and Joshua Greer also each own about 14.7 READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Green Dot also updated its quarterly numbers, saying that it had net income of $12.8M in net income it earned on $60.7M in operating revenues for the similar 2009 quarter. According to Green Dot, Walmart currently represents 63 percent of the firm's revenues. on operating revenues of $92.8M

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JULY 30, 2010

According to Internet Brands, it had net income of $4.6M in net income on revenues of $23.2M in Q2 of 2009. Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2. in revenues, up from $2.5M

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. The firm said it has now deployed approximately 11,300 RealD enabled screens, up from the 4,300 screens it had in December of 2009. RealD said the revenues were driven by an increase in the 3D film slate, as well as consumer demand for the immersive 3D experience.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The firm reported net income of $37.16M on revenues of $234.8M Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank. Green Dot is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, as well as a significant number of Tech Coast Angels. Green Dot is headed by Steven Streit.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co., in the first six months of 2010. on revenues of $198.45M. and Generation Partners.

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MARCH 18, 2010

in cash for Telogy, adjusted based on changes in Telogy's net accounts receivable, equipment purchases and equipment sales since September 30, 2009. Electro Rent said it would pay $26.7M

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Fallbrook reported a net loss of $11.7M on reveues of $871,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The IPO is being underwritten by CIBC and Mackie Research Capital. Fallbrook is venture backed by Robeco Group, NGEN Partners, and others. For 2008, the firm had a loss of $11.9M on revenues of $2.28M. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

per share, worth approximately $943M, or $430M net of cash acquired. The companies said that publicly held Cogent had approximately $130M in revenue in 2009, and employs approximately 500. According to 3M and Cogent, 3M is acquiring Cogent for $10.50 3M was advised by J.P.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The firm's latest S-1 shows that the firm had revenues of $32.572M for the nine months ended September 30th, and had a net loss of $31.4M, due to an accounting charge of $24.0M The revenues are up from the first nine months of 2009, when the firm had $21.2M due to the change in the fair value of its preferred stock warrant liabilities.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor , a developer of communications ICs for the networking industry, reported its yearly results today, saying that it had a net loss of $194.0M in fiscal year 2009, and revenues of $168.2M According to Vitesse, 2009 was "a challenging year" for the firm. for the year. in its fiscal 2008 year.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2009

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 -- Netflix Manifesto. Recently what looks to be a Netflix power point made its way around the net titled Reference Guide on our Freedom and Responsibility Culture. This document which looks to be a cultural manifesto for their salaried employees is well worth the 128 page read. See [link] (more).

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MARCH 11, 2010

The firm said it had a net loss of $6.8M for fiscal 2009. As part of the public listing, Image Metrics reported it had revenues of $4.0M in its fiscal year ended September 30th, with $2.5M of that earned in the quarter ended December 31st. The firm is headed by Michael Starkenburg. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2010

In its S-1, the firm said it had net income of $7.3M for the year ended December 31, 2009. The IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities, Jeffries & Company, Thomas Weisel Partners, and Needham & Company. on total revenues of $58.8M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 27, 2010

According to RealD, it had gross revenues of $189.08M for the year ended March 26, with a net loss of $39.7 in gross revenues the firm reported for 2009. for the year. Revenues were up significantly from the $45.0M

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009 -- New Media Vault Mixer. This month we're helping to support the efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)  who are the front lines of the fight for net neutrality. When our freedoms in Electronic Frontier Foundation the networked world come under attack, the EFF is the first line of defense.

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JULY 29, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ has swung back into the black, saying Tuesday evening that it had net income of $6.4M for its fiscal first quarter, on the strength of the firm's new UFC 2009 Undisputed title. on sales of $243.5M The positive results compared with a loss of $27.2M and sales of $137.6M last year for the same quarter.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- Angel Investing - Demystified. Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is an increasingly important component of the start-up capital structure.

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JULY 23, 2009

The revelation came as part of the firm's Q2 2009 results, when the firm said it had net sales of $91.2M, a 39% decrease from the $149.3M The firm said the cuts came during Q2, and were on top of an earlier cut of 900 employees it announced in May associated with the shutdown of a plant in the Dominican Republic. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Other findings in the report included a ranking of patent registrations in green technology, where California held the lead with more than 458 patents between 2007 and 2009, 150 more than second ranking New York, which ahd 307 patents registered.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families). That’s why the best firms tend to raise every three years. University Endowments. Foundations.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009 -- CommNexus Military SIG presents: Capt.

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JULY 10, 2017

Tim Grace , who co-founded San Diego-based PointPredictive with Frank McKenna and Joe Jackson, is a startup veteran, who sold BasePoint Analytics to CoreLogic in 2009, and is a former executive from HNC Software. We sold that to CoreLogic in 2009, and that company now has roughly a 60 percent market share of mortgage applications.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

The move came after the firm reported net revenues of $1.127 billion for the third quarter of 2008. The results for the year were actually up 23.3%, to $4.658 billion, however the firm said that the it expects a slowdown in the economy will negatively impact the firm's business in the first quarter of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- 5 Keys to a Customer Centric Organization. The net effect is that customer-focused efforts have deteriorated during the past year. Most every company claims or believes they are customer centric, but are they really? Revenues are down, so businesses need to focus on their clients more than ever.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With those two funding rounds all equity-based, to buy up property itself and provide $10,000 cash advances to all sellers, Sundae previously also raised a debt fund from high net worth individuals, and it has a “very large” debt facility from Goldman Sachs that it also non-dilutive, Stech said.

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MAY 4, 2010

If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66

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MAY 18, 2010

We built that and put it on the App Store on December 24 of 2009. Al Eisaian: We spent all of 2009 doing research with moms, having moms come into our Pasadena office and researching what things they wanted in the app. All of 2009 was figuring out what people want. What's special about the application?

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … there market is just filled with well-intentioned terrible advice. If it looks like an A-round and smells like an A-round … it’s an A-round.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

AudioMicro and TechZulu have partnered up to bring you some of the best Royalty free music and sound effects the net has to offer. The first shirt in our series is a question of authority: When you die, will you trend? . Since TechZulu has a few shows in the works adding some music and sound effects do tend to spice up a video quite a bit.

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