SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- The Acquisitions Option. Growth by acquisition can be a viable strategy for smaller or even very small software companies. SDSIC C-Level Execs BIG. See [link] (more).

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Examples Organization Software 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

A new report today released by PwC finds that the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) has jumped significantly in 2010, with volumes exceeding both 2008 and 2009 levels. PwC tallied up 154 IPOs completed this year so far, raising $37.5

Cornerstone OnDemand 190

Cornerstone OnDemand Marketing Report Southern California 190

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 3, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition CalTech Metrics Education 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 -- Process of an Acquisition: Successfully Navigating from LOI to Closing. People who are going through or anticipate going through an MandA event.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Pricing Sales Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 -- Mergers and Acquisitions. If you are considering merging with, acquiring or selling a company ? either in the near future or as an eventual exit strategy ?

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Company Companies 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -- Mergers and Acquisitions. If you are considering merging with, acquiring or selling a company ? either in the near future or as an eventual exit strategy ?

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Company Companies 100

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

On March 10, socaltech.com profiled a study of the financial outcomes of 700+ southern California IT startups from 1995-2009 completed by Jon Funk of OceanRoad Partners and others. We have applied this methodology to the 67 IPO's completed from 1995-2009 by southern California venture capital-backed and self-financed IT companies.

Southern California 140

Southern California Study Venture Capital Capital 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2019

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Renovis, which was founded in 2009, will become Kyocera Medical Technologies. Redlands-based Renovis Surgical , a manufacturer of orthopedic and spinal medical devices, has been acquired by Japanese company Kyocera Corporation , Kyocera said very late Tuesday evening.

Acquisition 138

Acquisition Technology Product Company 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Southern California startup founder Isaac Saldana --who co-founded SendGrid --is hoping to help other entrepreneurs create companies , after the $3 billion, all-stock acquisition of SendGrid by Twilio in October. Saldana is based in Irvine, where he co-founded SendGrid in 2009.

Help 133

Help Chief Technology Officer Entrepreneur Southern California 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- TiE SoCal. Joining us from Goldman Sachs is Mr. Pawan Tewari and Mr. Jeff Daly who will be giving a joint presentation on "How to Prime your Business for an Acquisition." Also joining us will be Mr. Anil Kripalani, President of TiE San Diego and a recognized leader in the wireless industry.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition SoCal Southern California San Diego 100

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Los Angeles game development studio Jam City is setting up a shop in Toronto with the acquisition of Bingo Pop from Uken Games. The Bingo Pop acquisition will bring a gambling game into the casual game developer’s stable of titles that pulled in roughly $700,000 in revenue through October, according to data from SensorTower.

Los Angeles 171

Los Angeles San Diego Acquisition Entertainment 171

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. AcuteCare Telemedicine was based in Atlanta, Georgia, and was founded in 2009. InTouch Health said the acquisition will help it extend its offerings. READ MORE>>.

Services 100

Services Santa Barbara Acquisition Help 100

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2013

In a demonstration that timing is everything, the huge, $604M acquisition of 3D printing maker MakerBot Wednesday probably has those who were involved in Southern California 3D printing startup Desktop Factory shaking their heads. Instead of a giant exit, the Idealab-backed startup shut its doors and sold its assets in 2009.

Idealab 153

Idealab Southern California Acquisition Startup 153

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2021

Recargo was founded in 2009, and operates PlugShare, an online community for EV drivers, and also developed PlugShare, a mobile payment platform for EV cahrging networks. Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator EVgo said this morning that it has acquired Recargo, a developer of e-mobility software.

El Segundo 203

El Segundo Mobile Los Angeles Platform 203

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA saw its first big enterprise exit in recent memory with the recent acquisition of Signal Sciences for $775 million, and less than a month later a hometown startup, Britive has raised $5.4 It seems Los Angeles is becoming an enterprise software hotspot. LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M.

Los Angeles 308

Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer Culver City Angel 308

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Separately, Internet Brands said it has secured a $35M revolving line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank, which it plans to use for acquisitions starting in mid-2009. The firm did not detail its acquisitions plans, but did say that it has completed 25 website related acquisitions in the last nine months, spending $59.9M

Internet Brands 100

Internet Brands Web Acquisition Sites 100

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2014

Mingoa was founded in 2009, and had been targeting such areas as enterprise carrier Ethernet, mobile/small cell backhaul, and data centers with its technology. datacenter ireland international ethernet chip semiconductor acquisition merger mingoa microsemi' READ MORE>>.

IP 147

IP Acquisition Mobile Technology 147

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company appears to have raised around $160M in funding since it first was found in 2009. Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , which develops connected vehicle software, has been acquired by Verizon , Verizon announced on Tuesday afternoon, saying it would. Telogis was advised by J.P.

Class 124

Class Acquisition Platform Software 124

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures has had another exit in its portfolio, this time with the acquisition of Cetas , a developer of cloud data analytics software, by VMware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cetas was incubated in Clearstone's Palo Alto offices by Sudhakar Muddu, a Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 150

Clearstone Santa Monica UCLA Incubator 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Callwave was founded in 1998, had its IPO back in 2004, but moved to San Francisco in 2009. Fuze , the latest incarnation of onetime high flying telephony service Callwave, has been acquired by ThinkingPhones > , the two companies announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Acquisition Services Company 100

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2013

The acquisition looks to be a great one for EcoATM''s investors, which also included Claremont Creek Ventures, Tao Venture Capital Partners, and Jens Molbak. EcoATM had only launched its automated kiosks in 2010, and was a winner of the San Diego Venture Group''s Pitchfest in 2009. Outerwall already owned 23 percent of ecoATM.

Claremont 174

Claremont San Diego Venture Capital Acquisition 174

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures has scored an acquisition in its portfolio today, with the acquisition of Apture by Google. Apture announced the acquisition on its website Thursday, but did not disclose any financial details of the buy. Clearstone was involved in Apture's Series A in March of 2009.

Clearstone 160

Clearstone Santa Monica Google Venture Capital 160

socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2014

Mazzo is currently Operating Partner at Versant Ventures, and also headed up AMO after its acquisition by Abbott Laboratires in 2009, when it was renamed Abbott Medical Optics. Newport Beach-based Aerie Pharmaceuticals said today that former Advanced Medical Optics founder James Mazzo has joined the company''s board of directors.

Acquisition 138

Acquisition Develop Development Company 138

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2015

Semtech had originally planned to divest and shut down its defense and microwave communications business, which it had acquired as part of its buy of Sierra Monolithics in 2009. semtech defense microwave jariet technologies merger acquisition semiconductor' READ MORE>>.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Technology Develop 100

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

LifeProof was founded in 2009. lifeproof otterbox merger acquisition electronics accessories accesory smartphone protective case' According to the two companies, OtterBox will incorporate LifeProof''s brand into OtterBox''s family of products, and will also add the approximately 250 employees of LifeProof to the company. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 147

San Diego Acquisition Product Develop 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Kaboodle announced the acquisition late Friday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. StyleSpot was venture backed by Idealab, and had been founded in 2009. According to Kaboodle, Gordon and Amin will continue as co-CEOs of the company, operating as an individual website.

Idealab 168

Idealab Acquisition Sites Research 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As part of the acquisition, the firm also merged with Nexus Dx, a clinical diagnostics firm. Tags: international technidyne warburg pincus private equity nexusdx nexus merger acquisition lifescience. According to ITC, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus has acquired the firm in a deal worth $55M in cash.

San Diego 140

San Diego Equity Acquisition Capital 140

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

billion in Q2 of 2009. billion in 2009. Tags: merger acquisition market. According to PwC, IPO deals nearly tripled in the second quarter, compared to last year, with 39 IPOs raising $5.1 billion for the three months ending June, compared with only 12 IPOs raising $1.6 billion on the markets, compared with only 14 deals and $2.3

Activity 190

Activity Report Acquisition Marketing 190

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. RealityTea.com was founded in 2009, and gets more than 550,000 unique monthly visitors. Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp. , The company said that both will become part of its Momtastic community for moms. Evolve did not disclose numbers for WebEcoist.com.

AtomicOnline 157

AtomicOnline Media Entertainment Sites 157

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

2U was previously known as 2tor, and first raised funding back in 2009 , when Redpoint was a very active Los Angeles area investment firm. 2tor merger acquisition redpoint greg martin' Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. percent at 13.95 in morning trading.

Redpoint 166

Redpoint USC Southern California Education 166

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2011

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Social Blaze was founded in 2009 by Cassie Rice. Los Angeles-based Social Blaze , a provider of web analytics and social media management software, has been acquired by digital agency MartinJAY Digital. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 133

Social Media Web Los Angeles Acquisition 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Vance Street Capital said it will add Lark Engineering to Secure Communication Systems , the Santa Ana-based rugged computer and information systems provider it acquired in 2009. secure communications vance street capital merger acquisition private equity lark engineering filter hardware' Sutherland & Associates. READ MORE>>.

Capital 138

Capital Equity Acquisition Los Angeles 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2010

The firm said the acquisition will be funded by approximately $20M in equity from Court Square Capital Partners, plus approximately $200M in incremental debt. The firm said the acquisition will create a firm with pro forma, 2009 revenues of approximately $1 billion. Department of Defense.

El Segundo 140

El Segundo Acquisition Equity Capital 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2010

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. AMTEK said that its Electronic Instruments Group has 2009 sales of $1.1 AMTEK said that its Electronic Instruments Group has 2009 sales of $1.1 Tags: equipment electronics supply power acquisition merger ametek reliance american.

El Monte 145

El Monte San Diego Acquisition Sales 145

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Audiolife was founded in 2009. Alliance Entertainment said that the acquisition will be an ideal complement to its business, and help it expand the services and products it offers to customers.

Van Nuys 138

Van Nuys Entertainment Tech Coast Angels Acquisition 138

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2010

According to Valeant, the un-named firm is focused on branded generics and over-the-counter products, and has annual sales of approximately 49 million Brazilian reals in 2009. The acquisition is the firm's second in Brazil in the last month. The firm closed its acquisition of Insituto Terapeutico Delta Ltd. last month.

Acquisition 140

Acquisition Sales Product 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2015

back in 2009. tappy chill tinder social sharing instant messaging merger acquisition' Chill had undergone a huge number of pivots, having been at one point a premium video distribution service; social sharing and live video chat service; and a real time social conversation site. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 100

Redpoint Snapchat Acquisition Los Angeles 100