SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Strategy to Execution in These Trying Times Speaker: Barbara Nelson from Pragmatic Marketing Good strategy helps you filter out bad tactics so you can focus on whats most important to your long-term viability in the market. See [link] (more).

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Develop Development Product Activity 100

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2017

Burbank-based Machinima said last week that it has named Russell Arons , Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing of Machinima owner Warner Bros. Arons will now lead Machinima's creative, marketing services, data analytics, business development and operations. Gutstein has been CEO of Machinima since 2014. Warner Bros.

Electronic Arts 113

Electronic Arts Burbank Entertainment Marketing 113

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2013

MakerBot was developing low cost, 3-D printers for hobbyists to create their own, 3D printed objects--precisely the market that Desktop Factory had been pursuing. Instead of a giant exit, the Idealab-backed startup shut its doors and sold its assets in 2009. Makerbot wasn''t founded until 2009. READ MORE>>.

Idealab 153

Idealab Southern California Acquisition Startup 153

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

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Software 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Santa Ana-based Secure Technology Company , a developer of ruggedized computers for the military and other markets, has been sold to Benchmark Electronics in a deal worth $230M in cash. Secure Technology's computers and other electronics are sold into the highly regulated industrial, aerospace and defense markets.

Technology 100

Technology Company Companies Equity 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Camarillo-based Power-One , which develops both photovoltaic inverters and other poser conversion products, saw its fourth quarter results surge on demand for its photovoltaic inverter products. According to the firm Thursday, it saw net sales of $366M for its quarter ended January 2, up 157 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009.

Demand 181

Demand .Net Sales Product 181

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Thin Line--formed in partnership with LA's Wavemaker Partners--is hoping to take advantage of the growth in the clean technology market to find startups able to tapping into those now established markets, without the huge investment requirements of those first wave of clean technology companies. Lots has changed since 2009.

Invest 113

Invest Capital Venture Capital Idealab 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2013

Convetro , the online advertising targeting and optimization technology developer headed by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has raised $5M in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. The firm said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners and DAG Ventures, and will go towards sales and marketing.

Santa Monica 147

Santa Monica Advertising Equity Entrepreneur 147

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing equipment developer Ixia said today that it is targeting the LTE testing market, with its Ixia IxLoad product. Ixia develops a wide range of network testing software and hardware products. Ixia develops a wide range of network testing software and hardware products. READ MORE>>.

Calabasas 138

Calabasas Networking Tool Mobile 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2015

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , the developer off e-discovery and forensic software, said this morning that it has named Chad McManamy as its new Vice President of E-Discovery and Assistant General Counsel. McManamy has been Senior Counsel and Assistant General Counsel at Guidance Software since 2009. READ MORE>>.

Software 100

Software Pasadena Sales Marketing 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2010

Looking back at 2009 we had our ups and downs within the industry but the need to innovate, produce amazing content and the creation of great gadgets still remained. The Best of 2009: Interviews: Interview with Microsoft's First Blogger: Don Box. Hot New Mobile Devices and Window Mobile Development with Loke Uei Tan.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Twiistup Web 40

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The company--which develops software-as-a-service which helps local businesses manage scheduling, staff management, point of sale, ecommerce, marketing, and more--said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, W Capital Partners and Montreux Equity Partners.

Tech Coast Angels 147

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 147

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , the developer of seeds for the energy and biofuels market, announced yesterday that it has added former BP Chief Scientist and Undersecretary of Energy for Science, Steven E. Department of Energy from May 2009 until November 2011, and prior to that was Chief Scientist at BP focused on renewable energy.

Thousand Oaks 133

Thousand Oaks CalTech Marketing Develop 133

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2012

Costa Mesa-based Emulex , the developer of high speed networking technology for the server and storage market, and Irvine-based Broadcom said Thursday afternoon that they have reached a partial settlement and worldwide patent license agreement. The two Orange County semiconductor firms have been trading patent lawsuits since 2009.

Patents 150

Patents Orange County Networking Marketing 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

IconFinder provides high quality icons for webdesigners and developers in an easy and efficient way. Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. From 2007 to 2009 I added a lot of icons and made minor improvements.

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2010

Pasadena-based Genmark Diagnostics , a developer of a diagnostic biomarker detection system, has filed for an IPO, saying it is looking to raised up to $46.0M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The firm reported revenues of $998K in 2009, and a loss of $19.9M The firm said it is looking to trade as GNMK. READ MORE>>.

Pasadena 140

Pasadena Acquisition Report Capital 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate and property management software, has sued Texas-based RealPage , a competing provider of software as a service for the apartment and rental market. According to RealPage, Yardi Systems sued its EverGreen Consulting division, which it acquired in 2009.

Santa Barbara 157

Santa Barbara Software Organization Services 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter , which is developing consumer focused, 3D printers, said today that it has raised $6.5M New Matter said the funding will go towards accelerating product development efforts. in a Series A funding round. New Matter said it is on the brink of shipping its 3D printer, the MOD-t, this spring. READ MORE>>.

Idealab 100

Idealab Pasadena Venture Capital Design 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , which develops video encoding and decoding software, said today that it has promoted its Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Eric Quanstrom, to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Quanstrom joined Sorenson Media in May of 2009, at was previously at SightSpeed.

Media 124

Media San Diego Software Sales 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2011

Year to year revenues were up from the $60.89M the firm reported for its year ended June 30, 2009. on the NASDAQ Global Market as NXSN. The firm is a developer of storage arrays used by the enterprise market. Nexsan is looking to raise up to $69.0M Nexsan had delayed its public offering in April of last year.

Thousand Oaks 147

Thousand Oaks .Net Report Marketing 147

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , a developer of RF integrated circuits for the wireless and other markets, filed for an IPO late Friday, saying it is looking to raise up to $100M on either the Nasdaq Global Market or New York Stock Exchange. in 2009, and a net loss of $2.5M on revenues of $70.5M READ MORE>>.

.Net 140

.Net San Diego Equity Acquisition 140

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

Everyone is a rock star developers, every company is crushing it and when they’re not crushing it they’re killing it. I often tell people that in some ways it’s easier to build great companies in down markets. One needs to be in during bull markets and bear markets. What is one to do?

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Marketing Director for Paypal Inc. CapLinked was founded in late 2009 by Eric M. Jackson previously ran the marketing team at PayPal, where he was responsible for the campaign to monetize the online payment service. marketing and interim Vice President of Marketing. Click here to watch live on Thursday 4pm PT.

Marketing 92

Marketing Entrepreneur Competition Customer 92

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Irvine-based Netlist , a developer of memory subsystems for server market, said this morning that it has added another patent to its lawsuit against Westlake Village-based Inphi Corporation. Netlist originally sued Inphi in September of 2009, with Inphi countersuing Netlist in November.

Patents 145

Patents Westlake Village Marketing Technology 145

socalTECH

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

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Zumbox Westlake Village Funding Services 127

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2012

If you're a music artist or band, and you want to create your own fan app for the iPhone, Android, or iPad, you're looking at hiring an app development firm, spending six months, and $100,000--right? Mobile Roadie, headed by Michael Schneider , develops tools that make easy for non-programmers to create their own mobile apps.

Mobile 239

Mobile Santa Monica Content Tool 239

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

MARCH 1, 2010

Garcia said the company is looking for employees across sales, marketing, support, client services and development. The firm had only 18 employees in January of 2009. The firm says that it's been seeing lots of customer and sales growth, and is hiring across the board to grow faster. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 160

SoCalTech SaaS Pasadena Sales 160

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Irvine-based Thunderhead , a developer of software for managing communications with customers, said Thursday that it saw 30 percent, year on year growth in its revenues in 2009. The privately held firm did not disclose financials or any details on the growth.

Software 140

Software Customer Custom Marketing 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009 -- LA Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. See [link] (more).

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Startup Marketing Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009 -- LA Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. See [link] (more).

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Startup Marketing Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009 -- LA Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. See [link] (more).

Startup 100

Startup Marketing Develop Development 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies , a developer of continuous variable transmissions aimed at the electric vehicle market, has filed for an IPO, saying Tuesday evening in a filing that it is looking to raise up to $50M in an offering. on reveues of $871,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. READ MORE>>.

Technology 140

Technology San Diego .Net Research 140