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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Friday, September 18, 2009 -- CommNexus Capital Markets SIG Presents: What to do when you need a SAS 70. See [link] (more).

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Capital Marketing Report Services 100

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MARCH 20, 2007

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Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Guide CTO Coach Southern California 150

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AUGUST 10, 2010

El Segundo-based Wyle , a provider of systems engineering, testing, and information technology services, said today that it has agreed to acquired CAS, Inc. , The firm said the acquisition will be funded by approximately $20M in equity from Court Square Capital Partners, plus approximately $200M in incremental debt.

El Segundo 140

El Segundo Acquisition Equity Capital 140

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M

Southern California 208

Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

Goldberg was previously Chief Strategy Officer for the company, and has been an advisory board member for the company since it was founded in 2009. Goldberg was previously the CEO of Youbet.com, and also was EVP of Global Music Services at Ticketmaster. ScoreBig is venture backed by Bain Capital Ventures, U.S.

Ticketmaster 133

Ticketmaster Entertainment Los Angeles Invest 133

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to the real estate, mortgage, and other markets, said this morning that it has soled its Employer Services and Litigation Support business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG). READ MORE>>.

Equity 157

Equity Sales Services Technology 157

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Medallia (NYSE: MDLA ) IPO earlier this year was one of a number of successful public market debuts by companies offering cloud-based software, often dubbed software-as-a-service. Carlsbad, CA-based Zingle, founded in 2009 by CEO Ford Blakely, allows businesses such as hotels to view and manage many.

Software 95

Software Startup Satisfaction Customer 95

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based GameFly , which operates an online video game rental service, has filed for a $50M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. GameFly is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital, and a number of individuals, with Sequoia owning around 51.5 The firm is looking to list under the symbol GFLY. READ MORE>>.

.Net 150

.Net Los Angeles Report Capital 150

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Barclays Capital, William Blair & Company, Piper Jaffray, Pacific Crest Securities, and JMP Securities. Cornerstone OnDemand--which is headed by Adam Miller--is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. for 2009, and has seen revenues grow to $20.28M in the first six months of 2010.

Cornerstone OnDemand 208

Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Santa Monica SaaS 208

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AUGUST 20, 2010

in grant funding, from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The funding comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. WildBlue said the funding will go to activate new subscribers on its satellite broadband services. ViaSat said the firm co-applied with DIRECTV and DISH on the grant.

Funding 124

Funding Activity Media Services 124

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Mindbody develops scheduling and business management, software-as-a-service for the wellness, health, spa, and related businesses. The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. Tags: mindbody software saas venture capital. READ MORE>>.

Software 181

Software Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels 181

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based Growthink , a provider of business plan consulting, corporate branding, venture capital research, investment banking, and other services, has upped its funding to $3.1M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. Tags: growthink venture capital research investment banking.

Funding 145

Funding Venture Capital Research Invest 145

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JULY 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based GameFly , the videogame rental service which is waiting in the IPO wings, revealed Thursday afternoon that its yearly revenues have hit $101.5M GameFly also revealed that it now has over 422,000 subscribers, as of March 31st, up from the 380,000 subscribers it had as of December 31, 2009. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 178

Los Angeles Capital Services Marketing 178

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

According to the firm, it is seeing rapid growth and interest in its cloud-based service for IT management, with more than 100 percent revenue growth between June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011. ServiceNow is venture backed by Sequoia Capital. the firm's new San Jose development center will be headed by Moti Eliav.

San Diego 168

San Diego Software Services Capital 168

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JULY 12, 2012

Remember Santa Barbara-based Callwave , the onetime developer of Internet call waiting and Internet fax services? It turns out the company still exists--albeit under another name and management--and just became, again, a venture backed startup.

Santa Barbara 133

Santa Barbara Funding Capital Startup 133

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The firm's IPO is being underwritten by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, ThinkEquity LLC, and WR Hambrecht+Co. Active Network operates a network of online sports registration, community activity and group sites, and other related Internet services. on revenues of $242.8M

Activity 168

Activity Networking .Net San Diego 168

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. Those who are looking for investment properties can use the service to widen the funnel of homes that they can discover, buy and work on. million Series A also led by QED.

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

San Diego-based International Technidyne Corporation (ITC), a provider of blood testing and other services, has been acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus , and also merged with venture backed San Diego firm Nexus Dx. Nexus Dx was venture backed by Bay City Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Prolog Ventures.

San Diego 140

San Diego Equity Acquisition Capital 140

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APRIL 12, 2010

The new funding will go towards developing and launching new value-added services, expand its network, and for sales and marketing. EdgeCast said it reached profitability in Q4 of 2009, and according to Anthony Citrano, VP of Communications at the firm, the new round is a true growth round. READ MORE>>.

Networking 145

Networking Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Content 145

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APRIL 13, 2009

San Diego-based GreatCall , the telecom firm which runs the Jitterbug cell phone service, disclosed this morning that it is looking to hire over 150 employees for a new, Carlsbad-based customer service and sales call center. The company said it plans to have the 150 positions filled by the time the firm's offices open in May 2009.

San Diego 100

San Diego Venture Capital Services Capital 100

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs , a provider of voice-over-IP services, is reporting today that it had 48 percent revenue growth in 2009, and now has more than 100,000 users. XCast Labs has previously raised funding from Siemer and Associates, Frontera Capital and the Pasadena Angels. The firm did not disclose financials.

IP 124

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. Mobile gifting service. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Total round was $2.5

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

AeA Los Angeles Council

JANUARY 7, 2009

A report just released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says that spending $30 billion in taxpayers' money in 2009 on broadband infrastructure, health IT, and electric grid technologies could create or save approximately 949,000 U.S. More than half of those jobs, the report claims, would be in small businesses. (

AeA 40

AeA Research Technology Report 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

The firm said Studenmund also has served as PayMyBills.com and First Interstate Bank, in addition to her time at Overture Services and Yahoo. In conjunction with the board appointment, Passenger said it closed its 2009 fiscal year with 37 percent revenue growth, although it did not release financials. READ MORE>>.

Steamboat Ventures 147

Steamboat Ventures Yahoo eHarmony Acquisition 147

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 17, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- Special Joint TCVN and OCTANe Forum - Raising Money: Meet The VC's. For this special program, TCVN and OCTANe are joining forces to produce a timely, interactive program on venture capital financing in todays difficult times. Two programs for the price of one! See [link] (more).

TCVN 100

TCVN Venture Capital OCTANE Pricing 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). Availability of Capital. ” Whatever answers they have manufactured the only thing I hear is, “Because we can.”

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , which is developing an electronic bill payment service, has raised an additional $9.7M in funding in August of 2009. in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The firm previously raised $8.0M

Zumbox 127

Zumbox Westlake Village Funding Services 127

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2009

According to the firm, the deal covers the 2009 Baseball season, and will give RotoHog's Fantasy baseball players access to RazorGator's ticketing services. RazorGator is venture backed by Allen & Co, DFJ DragonFund, Mission Ventures and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide. READ MORE>>.

Mission Ventures 100

Mission Ventures Content Los Angeles Capital 100

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JANUARY 19, 2009

Southern California's venture capital numbers for Q4 slipped, as did numbers nationally, according to numbers released over the weekend by Dow Jones VentureSource. According to the report, Southern California's venture capital totals slipped for the first time since 2003, down more than 18 percent annually, to $3.2 billion in deals.

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCal Orange County Venture Capital 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 -- Maximizing Value Through Strategic Product Marketing. s capital efficiency, market traction and valuation. s experience with hundreds of product and service innovations and the core insights of the leading thought leaders in the space. This workshop combines the key lessons from Blue Mine Group?s

Product 100

Product Marketing Framework Resource 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- "New Paths Toward Convergence" Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies.

Enterprise Forum 100

Enterprise Forum CalTech IP Content 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy. . Special thanks to our partners: Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

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APRIL 12, 2017

I tragically lost my mom to cancer, my girlfriend (who I was living with at the time) and I broke up, and then my team and I were laid-off when the market crashed in 2009. Until I was fortunate enough to secure a job with Ron Burkle at the end of 2009. The first three years were fantastic, but my fourth year was very tough.

Invest 157

Invest Startup Hollywood Echo Park 157

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. I gave carve outs for Steamboat, Intel and Comcast Interactive Capital, all of whom I believe are more like VCs than strategic money and can be great to work with.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

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JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Bad times often require more capital but ironically this is when capital is dried up. But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. I avoided much of this.

Invest 299

Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299