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JUNE 19, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying today that it anticipates an initial public offering price for the firm at between $15.00 The firm is backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. and $17.00 READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2017

Private equity investors have more capital at their disposal than at any time in more than a decade, which could boost prices for companies seeking acquisitions. 1, private equity firms in North America and Europe had secured $212.6 As of Aug.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2016

Impinj , a developer of RFID technology which has engineering offices in both Rancho Cordova and Newport Beach, has set the estimated IPO pricing range for its stock at between $12.00 The company's IPO is being underwritten by RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray, Needham & Company, and Canaccord Genuity.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow priced its IPO on Thursday, at $18.00 ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners. per share, above its estimated initial offering range of $15.00 The firm is set to trade as NOW on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor priced its IPO last night, saying that it will offer up 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 Peregrine priced at the low end of its initial estimated pricing range, which was $14.00 Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer & Co.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Semicoa , which was spun back out of semiconductor firm Microsemi on August 24th, has raised $16M in funding associated with the private equity deal. The funding came from Vance Street Capital. Tags: semicoa microsemi venture capital private equity merger acquisition. military and space programs.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Series G round was led by Permira and also included JMI Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, Ameriprise, and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price, according to the company. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced. Seismic has now raised $440M in total funding.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2014

TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners. truecar merger acquisition exit nasdaq true automobile buying pricing' TrueCar reported a loss of $22.6M READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. What better than to have capital from somebody who has actually done it in the trenches? Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Tuesday evening that it has priced its IPO, as well as increased its IPO offering size, and will sell 8,900,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, Pacific Crest Securities LLC, Raine Securities and JMP Securities LLC.

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Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun. Each grant to new or existing employees must be approved by the board before issue. The price per share for option grants is also an important consideration. a share, then options must be priced at that amount. Email readers continue here.]

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Semicoa Corporation , a supplier of military and high reliability components, announced Monday that it has relaunched the firm with backing from private equity firm Vance Street Capital, which is based in Los Angeles. Financial details of the private equity investment were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

per share, below its estimated IPO pricing of 15.1M LoanDepot was private equity backed by Parthenon Capital Partners. LoanDepot was private equity backed by Parthenon Capital Partners. The company sold 3.9 million shares of its stock at $14.00 shares of stock at between $19.00

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Previous backers include Sequoia Capital, SilverLake, Dragoneer and Ant Group, among others. and plans to use its new capital in part to continue to grow there and globally. They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. The new valuation represents a 47.3% billion valuation.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands , the Internet media firm headed by Bob Brisco, has been acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners, in a deal worth approximately $640M. The price is a premium of approximately 46.5 percent over its closing price Friday. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. The company raised more than $550 million after pricing at $17 per share a little over a week ago. Startup capital. Fundraising. Extra Crunch.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2012

The firm priced its IPO above estimates, at $18.00 The firm had earlier estimated an initial pricing range of $15.00 JMI Equity is based in San Diego. San Diego-based ServiceNow has proven that the market for initial public offerings is still strong this morning, opening up at $23.08 in its first day of trading on the NYSE.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2021

The publicly traded company--which trades on the Nasdaq as OBLG--said it sold 4,000,000 sahres of its common stock at a purchase price of $3.10 The company's placement agent for the offering was The Special Equities Group, a division of Dawson James Securities, Inc.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, said this morning that it has raised $200M in new debt and equity financing, plus acquired a company. Financial terms of that acquisition were not disclosed. Passport Cpaital, International Investment House, and Allen & Company.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Los Angeles-based TechForward , the guaranteed electronics plan operator backed by New Enterprise Associates and First Round Capital, has sold its operating assets to SquareTrade , the companies said Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In my experience, here are some of the key elements of that “second-stage” of entrepreneurship: Move from small investors to major venture capital. Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Utilize mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2016

Impinj priced its IPO last night, selling 4,800,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 The company is venture backed by ARCH Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Intel, GF Private Equity, and AllianceBernstein. in morning trading--up more than 23 percent from its $14.00

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2016

A new report, issued Monday, says that IPO activity has slowed significantly in Q1, with a 39 percent drop in volume and 70 percent decline in total capital raised versus Q1 of last year. The report noted concerns about a "global economic slowdown, falling oil prices and turbulent equity markets." READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

We’ve also seen a substantial inflow of venture capital from all over the world.”. Our research revealed a saturation level causing unprecedented challenges, starting with exorbitant housing prices and runaway operating costs that accelerate a startup’s “burn rate”—its monthly spending.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

99.9999% of you won’t be contemplating raising capital at $500 million any time soon or selling for a billion. My friend Christin Herron of Intel Capital weighed in on the issue. But if you raise the money at the big price (or any price) please go in with the expectation that you are going to build a large, long-term business.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

According to reports , the firm expects to price its IPO as late June. The firm is venture backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. Reports this morning say that San Diego-based ServiceNow is planning to start its IPO roadshow this week, as the firm looks to brave a post-Facebook-IPO market.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

ServiceNow went public in June, pricing at $18.00 The firm's major stockhoders are JMI Equity (44.64% ownership) and Sequoia Capital (19.68%). The firm said it will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders. per share; the firm is now trading around $30.65 per share on the NYSE as NOW.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Are you raising an appropriate amount of capital relative to your progress, relative to your team size and relative to your needs? VCs want you to raise the “appropriate” amount of capital, which I would define as what is reasonable given your progress to date, your resources and your needs for an 18–24 month period. Cash In Cash in.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

per share of its stock, or $470M in equity, or approximately $330M in enterprise value. Genoptix said the offer is a 27 percent premium over its closing price of $19.76 Genoptix was advised by Barclays Capital and Cooley LLP in the deal. According to Genoptix, the deal is worht $25.00

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

OneRoof--which is backed by Black Coral Capital and others--has been supplying solar leases, financing and installing solar panels to residences to the market. Installing solar is a costly proposition to homeowners--what makes that investment appealing to capital providers? There''s always more demand than capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. 500k had come through the last acquisition. For some reason the industry of bankers who try to buy or sell businesses work in what is called the “M&A (mergers & acquisitions) Industry.&# I’ve never understood this. Your choice.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Demand Media priced its IPO on January 12th, saying it hopes to debut on the NYSE at between $14.00 Demand Media's IPO is being underwritten by BS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, and Pacific Crest Securities. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. We caught up with co-founder Clark Landry to chat about his new startup, which he co-founded with Michael Ritter.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Demand, which debuted on the NYSE as DMD this morning, priced at $17.00, but soon shot up to as high as $25.00 Demand Media was venture backed by Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., The firm closed at $22.65 Wednesday afternoon. million shares. million shares.

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