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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report. According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies.

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JULY 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, BLUE Software , to software company Esko. BLUE Software is a developer of label and artwork management software, and is based in Chicago. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Pasadena-based Sellbrite , which develops software which helps brands and retailers list their products on online marketplaces, has been acquired by GoDaddy , the companies announced on Wednesday. Sellbrite was founded in 2014, and was co-founded by Brian Nolan (co-founder and CEO) and Michael Ugino (co-founder and CMO).

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JULY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based Lucidity , a developer of blockchain advertising technology, said this morning that it has named AdColony co-founder Nikao Yang as its Chief Operating Officer. AdColony develops mobile video advertising technology, and was acquired in 2014 for $350M by Operat Software. The company is led by CEO Sam Kim.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

(PCH) announced on Wednesday that it has acquired both alcohol delivery and logistics platform Saucey , as well as cannabis delivery and retail software developer Emjay. Saucey was launched in 2014, and says it now serves 22 U.S. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Irvine-based Kareo , which provides cloud-based, medical office software, said Friday that it has raised $15M in a mezzanine debt funding round. The company said the new funding brings its total raised to $47M in 2014. kareo debt funding medical office software venture capital finance' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2017

Gardena, California-based Cover , which develops technology which uses algorithms and software to build custom, prefab buildings, including backyard studios, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures, and also included Fifty Years, Hyperspeed Ventures, and angels.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Glendale-based Beyond Limits , a venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence software, has named Meghan Sharp, Ph.D., As part of the transition, Beyond Limits said Sharp's seat on the board been filled by BP's VP of Business Development, David Gilmour.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Santa Ana-based traffic management technology developer Iteris has staved off delistings efforts by the NYSE, saying last week that the NYSE has accepted the company''s plans to regain compliance with listing standards on the exchange. The company apparently has been having issues completing its fiscal 2014 audit. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based cyber security software developer EdgeWave has raised $2M more in a Series A funding, the company said Wednesday. The company said the new funding brings its total raised in 2014 to $8M. Navy Captain Mike Walls, and says it prvides military-grade, cyber seurity software. The funding included $1.2M

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Rentlytics has been acquired for $57M in cash by RealPage , a Texas software developer for the multi-family real estate industry. Rincon had been part of a small, $4M seed funding round for Rentlytics in 2014; it's unclear how much capital the company raised subsequent to that seed funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems , which develops financial close automation software, reported yesterday that its revenues were up nearly 60 percent in the second quarter of 2014, compared to the prior year. blackline systems revenue growth software automation financial'

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , the startup developing mobile app demo and analytics software, has raised $15M more in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday morning. The company's software makes it easy for people to try out full featured mobile apps without having to download and install those apps first. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

ServiceNow , the developer of cloud-based, enterprise software for service management which has a big office San Diego, announced this morning that it has acquired DxContinuum , a developer of machine learning software. Financial details of the all-cash deal were not announced. DxContinuum was backed by Cequel III, LLC.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Urban Airship , a startup which develops mobile analytics and engagement software, said today that it has named two executives--both of whom have had prominent roles at Santa Barbara area technology companies. The company--based in Portland--said it named Scott Allen as its CFO, and Eric Holmen as its SVP of Worldwide Sales.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014. Google was also a founding member of the Academy Software Foundation , an open source foundation that focuses specifically on tools for the film industry.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Esperanto Technologies , a startup AI chip developer that has operated mostly below the radar since its founding in 2014, announced this week that it raised $58 million in a Series B fundraising round.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Zweig was one of the architects behind the success of AdColony, a startup which sold to Opera Software in 2014 for $350 million.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network test equipment and software, has filed its second quarter 2014 financial results, along with quarterly reports for its second quarter of 2014, bringing it into compliance with its SEC filings, the company said late Monday.

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APRIL 6, 2016

Santa Barbara-based container software technology developer Anchore , which was founded by veterans of Ansible, has raised $2.5M Eucalpytus was acquired by HP in September of 2014. in a funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Menlo Ventures and e-ventures. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based, enterprise talent and employee management software, said today that it has named a new member of its board of directors. Cavanaugh had served in his position at Concur since 1999 until its acquisition by SAP in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Pasadena-based enterprise search software developer X1 --one of the longest running offshoots of Idealab--reported today that it had a "record" sales year for the company in 2014. The company said its biggest purchase was a $1M contract from a large, US government agency for a 20,000 seat install of its software.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Newport Beach-based Title365 , a developer of technology and services for the title insurance and escrow business, has been acquired by Texas-based Solutionstar. Solutionstar said it will pay $36M in cash for Title365, which it says is expected to have $63M in revenues in 2014. Title365 was advised by JMP Securities in the deal.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Irvine-based Kofax , the developer of document processing software and and other products, is being acquired by printer maker Lexmark , in a deal worth approximately $1 billion, the two said late Tuesday. Lexmark said the acquisition will nearly double the size of its enterprise software business, growing that to approximately $700M.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Los Angeles-based expense and invoice management software developer Chrome River says it has launched operations in the Asia Pacific, and set up a new company based in Sydney, Australia. The office is its second overseas; the company opened up an office in the UK in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Santa Barbara-based WeDo , a new startup developing social, to-do list apps, has raised $1M in a funding from angel investors, the company said this morning. Mobrem is a serial entrepreneur, who was the founder of Lettuce, which he sold to Intuit in 2014; Shulem is a 21-year old Mac software developer. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

The company’s software integrates with ServiceNow, BMC, Jira, Cherwell and Workday, among others. For co-founder and chief product officer Dan Turchin, the company is the culmination of decades of work spent developing tools for human resources and employee services.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , the developer of cloud-based, construction management software let by Tooey Courtemanche, says it more than doubled its headcount in 2014, and also saw record growth in its business. procore technologies cloud software growth employment jobs saas construction' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange operator Rubicon Project said this morning that it has acquired RTK.io , a developer of open source, header bidding solutions for publishers. was based in New York City, and was founded in 2014; Rubicon said it will add RTK.io's "strong group of header bidding experts and Prebid developers" to its team.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Margolis is currently Chairman and CEO of Welltok, and was founder of enterprise healthcare software provider TriZetto. He had joined Quality Systems' board in 2014. Quality Systems develops practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management applications for the healthcare industry. Razin is 77.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based enterprise software maker Chrome River , which develops cloud-based software used for expense reporting and automated invoice processing, announced today that it has raised $100M in a Series D funding round. The funding came from Great Hill Partners. 500|5000 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Last Monday, Jan 6th, marked the culmination of AT&T’s Developer Summit at CES 2014 along with the release of open APIs for its U-Verse platform on Android. ” Developed by Splitmo , this game can accommodate up to eight players and is free for all AT&T U-Verse TV & Internet customers.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

The two parts of LiveOps have been run separately since 2014. LiveOps Cloud develops cloud contact center and customer service software. LiveOps is based in Austin, Texas. Current LiveOps investor Presidio Partners also participated in the acquisition with Marlin Equity. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

That opening to biotech startups in 2014 was controversial at the time. Some observers simply wondered what kind of guidance a deeply tech-focused accelerator could offer to biology lab scientists messing with live cells and tissues, and facing lengthy development times for new medical treatments.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Los Angeles-based Chrome River , a developer of expense management and invoice management software, reported what it said were record revenues in 2016, and its highest ever sales quarter in the final quarter of the year. The company did not disclose any numbers behind its announcement, however, to back that claim.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital is the lead investor in the seed round of a startup, New Knowledge , which developed the artificial intelligence software which uncovered a large-scale Russian effort to influence U.S. presidential elections. According to New Knowledge, it has raised $1.9M

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