socalTECH

JULY 16, 2015

Woodland Hills-based Readz , a new startup that is aiming to help marketers quickly create microsites, landing pages, white papers, and other content, said today that it has raised more than $7.15M in funding, and launched its products. The company says it first raised funding in 2011, and has been operating in stealth mode.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -- Business Intelligence - Marketing. Our panelists will engage in a lively conversation and debate around the strategy and tactics that make business intelligence and data centric marketing an increasingly critical component of how companies compete locally and globally.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. The company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. for the domain name.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Trade Show Guerilla Marketing Done Right . Be Closing, No Posing – The ultimate measure of effective marketing, especially at a startup, is revenue.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 9, 2011

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 -- Innovating a Traditional B2B Company. Innovate or die is a common motto of business  especially when the market has matured to a point where the services are seen as a commodity and annual competitive bids are standard practice. San Diego MIT Forum.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 -- Marketing 101: The Real Story. We all know what marketing isor do we? This compelling panel will put to rest the burning questions in any organization and (most certainly) solve the dividing lines that occur in every companywho does what! Is employee appreciation a marketing function?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 18, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011 -- Funding Tech Companies: State of the Credit Market-Senior Financial Executive Roundtable-TechAmerica. How has the banking shakeout affected banks that focus in the tech sector? What is the new landscape for the business of banking now and in the future?

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2013

Pharmaceutical companies spent $20 billion a year marketing their products to medical offices. However, the whole business of those companies working with medical offices is one sorely in need of technology. How did you start the company? The company was born out of the inefficiency in the system.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Quick - name a phone company. Yep, Facebook is a phone company. Attention Marketers - The Medium Has Changed, So Should The Message. As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. OK, if this is so obvious, why are digital marketers just now figuring it out?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 31, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 -- An Update On The State of the Deal Market. As the 1st quarter comes to an end, what can we expect for the remainder of 2011? In 2010, there were 16,000 MandA transactions consummated, aggregating to nearly $1 billion in transaction value. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Just yesterday, a new study “ The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners ” was published. Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves. Grab market share from competitors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. I have to admit that I was greatly encouraged by Jamie’s outlook for venture backed companies, which if true will be a welcome relief for our industry.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company jumped all the way to $47.72 The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -- Taking Devices and Pharmaceuticals To Market. Taking a human therapeutic product to market involves a lot of technical, legal and business challenges, whether it is a pharmaceutical, a biological or a medical device.

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Marketing Product Develop Development 100

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the developer of marketing analytics software led by Wes Nichols, has bolstered its advisory team, saying today that it has added Ross Levinsohn, Tom Davenport, and Pat LaPointe to its advisory board. marketshare executive advisory board analytics software marketing markets yahoo levinsohn ross'

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Irvine-based a href="[link] Technology, a developer of advertising software, says it has launched an IPO, intending to sell 7,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSP. The company has given an estimated offering range of between $19.00 The IPO will raise as much as $181M for Viant.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- A CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: The current venture market and how to pitch it - Joey Tamer, shadow CEO. Getting professional tech investment (private, angel, venture, strategic) in these times is not easy.

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Marketing Education Invest Angel 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2018

Laguna Niguel-based Urban Armor Gear , a maker of ruggedized, protective cases for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, has been acquired by private equity investor Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. UAG was represented by D.A.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 ARE is bound to go above and beyond last year’s event. For Developers, programmers and technologists seeking the latest and greatest engines and tools for AR; learn from case studies and post mortems delivered by experienced developers from the leading companies in the space. Dates: May 17-18, 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011 -- How Does Tech Work in LA  And What Does It Mean To The Office Market? LACRA welcomes prominent technology experts from various fields who will address the most important issues pertinent to our commercial real estate industry. Email lacra@lacra.org.

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SoCalTech Marketing Email Technology 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

pointed at all of the companies in Los Angeles that came out of the demise of MySpace, and argues that the growth of Snap is about to trigger another wave of startups in the market. says it now has 75 companies in its portfolio with a combined enterprise value of $1.3 billion, with so far 9 of its companies acquired.

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Snapchat Venice Los Angeles Report 100

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

Irvine-based property information and data provider CoreLogic announced this morning that it has named Frank Martell, most recently Chief Operating Officer of the company, to the role of CEO, following the sudden loss of its CEO, Anand Nallathambi. Martell has been named President and CEO, and was also appointed to the company's board.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the developer of predictive analytics software for the marketing industry, has raised a big, $38M funding round, the firm said Monday. MarketShare, which is co-led by Wes Nichols and Jon Vein, said the financing will go towards its technology platform and accelerate growth in markets worldwide.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said Thursday afternoon that the company brought in approximately $420M in revenues in 2011, up 60 percent from 2010, and now has more than 1.5 Kilar disclosed the numbers in a blog post summarizing the firm's 2011. million paying subscribers to Hulu Plus. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2011

SVB said its Startup Outlook 2011 survey came from the responses of 375 U.S-based based private, venture capital backed software, hardware, life science, and cleantech companies. The study was conducted by independent market research firm Koski Research during February 2011.

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Report Startup Study Research 188

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2014

The company said it has been approved to list on the New York Stock Exchange as RUBI. RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. Rubicon''s IPO is the first in Southern California from a technology company since June of 2012, when San Diego''s ServiceNow had its IPO. and $17.00

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Clearstone Southern California San Diego Advertising 164

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

According to the WSJ , Apax Partners has decided to retain the company, after testing the market for a sale of Epicor. Apax bought Epicor back in 2011. The news on that move came in May. READ MORE>>. epicor apax partners supply chain management software investment banking merger acquisition'

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based private equity investors Gores Group and Platinum Equity said this morning that they have backed Data Blue , an Atlanta provider of storage, backup and server virtualization and consolidation solutions for the enterprise market. Data Blue was founded in 2011. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2016

The company has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as PI. The IPO is being underwritten by RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray,Needham & Company, and Cannacord Genuity. The company has its headquarters in Seattle. READ MORE>>.

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CalTech Venture Capital Startup Equity 100

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2013

Irvine-based Local Corporation is abandoning the daily deals market, saying this morning that it has sold its Spreebird daily deals business to nCrowd. Local Corporation said that nCrowd has acquired both the Spreebird business and all related assets, as the company has decided to exit from the direct SMB sales market.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The layoffs--first reported by PlugInCars--apprently included a "substantial part" of its sales and marketing staff. The layoffs apparently come as the company has sold less than 100 of its automobiles since launching in March, according to the report. The layoffs impact approximately 15 percent of Coda's workforce. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2012

Epicor Software , the developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software which has major operations in Irvine, said Thursday that it has acquired Internet AutoParts (IAP), a developer of business-to-business e-commerce software for the automotive replacements parts distribution market. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2013

According to the two, they move is a "realignment" of a business agreement, and that HTC will remain the largest outside shareholder in Beats, with approximately 25% of the company. The move comes on reports that Beats Electronics is looking for another, different investor in the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

more in a round of funding, the company announced today, via a Series E funding round. The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion. That growth was driven by its real-time-bidding exchange, plus the acquisitions of two companies, LiftDNA and Jumptime. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. The IPO is the first, technology IPO out of Los Angeles since 2011. Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., Mayfield, and others. The IPO was underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., READ MORE>>.

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