TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

Upgrade’s e-commerce marketplace has two sides: one that enables consumers to choose a vetted stylist and have their wig colored or customized based on their desired look. However, although they are providing such significant value, a lot of them operate with limited funding and resources, which ultimately affects the customer experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As I talk to many of you in my role as business advisor, I still often hear the concern for maximum return to the business and stakeholders, more than a passion for sustainably enriching the lives of your customers and team. This applies to your own team, as well as customers. Make every customer experience memorable.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2019

In a bid to show that it’s getting ready for the electrification of American roads, Royal Dutch Shell is buying Greenlots , a Los Angeles-based developer of electric vehicle charging and energy management technologies. For Shell, the deal adds to a portfolio of electric charging assets including the Dutch-based company, NewMotion.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. Nothing is changing for our customers at this time, and we’ll be in touch with customers as and when we have further updates. Test Score. . App required. ?. See Deals*.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and UK-based e2v technologies plc said today that the two have completed the $789M acquisition of e2v by Teledyne. e2v develops machine vision products, including image sensors and custom cameras and applications. The deal had been announced in December.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Two, San Diego-based software development and integration companies-- Solekai Systems and Fairway Technologies --said this morning that they have merged into a new company. Solekai's customer base is in the digital media, smart grid, and IoT areas. Financial details of the merger were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Newbury Park, California-based Maxon , which develops 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software, has acquired Redshift Rendering Technologies , a developer of 3D rendering engines. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2016

Chatsworth-based Cal Net Technology Group , a provider of IT support services, has acquired Orange County-based b> inhouseIT , according to Cal Net Technology's investors, including Boathouse Capital and Olympic Valley Capital. Cal Net Technology Group had quietly announced the deal to its customers at the end of July.

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JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm is expanding its efforts in the education sector today, saying that it has acquired EmpoweredU , a developer of mobile learning technology for the K-20 market. EmpoweredU''s flagship customer has been UCLA, letting around 1,000 UCLA faculty and students access course materials on their mobile phones and tablets.

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MAY 22, 2014

ISSC Technologies Corporation , a Taiwanese Bluetooth technology developer which has operations in Torrance, California, has been acquired by semiconductor and microcontroller company Microchip Technology , the two announced today. microchip technology taiwan bluetooth semiconductor issc merger acquisition international'

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Irvine-based Kofax has acquired Kapow Technologies , a provider of data integration software, the firm announced Wednesday. Kofax said the acquisition will help grow its sales organization and accelerate its software revenue growth. software integration data acquisition merger technologies kapow kofax' READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. Great posts.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? -

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , which manufacturers sonar and navigation systems, piezoelectric ceramics, transducers, and other products used in the defense and other industries, said this morningthat ith as acquired Materials Systems Inc. , Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Vincente Capital Partners announced on Tuesday that it has sold Carlsbad-based Intellectual Technology, Inc. , According to Vincente Capital, it has retained a minority interest in Intellectual Technology. a developer of software for motor vehicle agencies (DMVs), to Arlington Capital Partners.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA saw its first big enterprise exit in recent memory with the recent acquisition of Signal Sciences for $775 million, and less than a month later a hometown startup, Britive has raised $5.4 Those cloud technologies presented new challenges for the kind of privileged access management technologies that Poghosyan had developed.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave will start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as DAVE, starting Thursday, January 6th, after stockholders of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III approved the deal to merge with Dave in a SPAC deal. Dave says it currently has more than 11 million customers using its banking app.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of Internet fax, hosted email, online backup, and other services, is expanding its offerings this morning, saying that it has acquired Landslide Technologies. Landslide is a Boston-based company developing customer relationship management software for small and mid-sized businesses.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. If it's a digital channel, and there are customers to connect with, we are looking to help those companies grow. We also have an office now in Houston as well as a result of the acquisition.

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JUNE 13, 2013

Carlsbad-based life sciences equipment maker Life Technologies announced this morning that it has acquired Life Science Korea (LSK) , a distributor of instruments based in Seoil, South Korea. Life Technologies said that LSK has more than 1,000 customers in the academia, government, pharmaceutical, biotech, hospitals and applied markets.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Irvine-based cloud-based healthcare practice management software developer Kareo said on Thursday afternoon that it has acquired PatientlySpeaking, a developer of process automation technology for billing companies and medical practices. Financial terms of that acquisition were not announced. PatientlySpeaking was founded in 2011.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. The acquisition of Appetize extends SpotOn’s reach to the enterprise space in a major way.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2010

Carlsbad-base d Life Technologies , a manufacturer of scientific equipment for the life sciences market, said Wednesday that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire AcroMetrix , a provider of molecular and serological diagnostic quality control products. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2015

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Drawloop was founded by Todd Mezrah and Jim Roberson in 2001, using Salesforce data to merge customer information into sales and service documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF. Nintex said it will be expanding both employees and oeprations at Drawloop's Irvine location.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pasadena-based Near, which provides marketing data about audiences to brands, has named technology veteran Gladys Kong as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kong was previously the CEO of UberMedia, and had joined near after its acquisition of UberMedia. Near said the appointment will help it further scale its business and customers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said Thursday that it has acquired Luminator Technology Group , a provider of advanced information systems and LED displays and lighting products for the transportation industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Classy--which recently raised $118M in a Series D funding--said the move is part of its investors to invest in customer-forward product development and acquiring technology to complement its platform. Classy said it will relaunch Fondi as Classy Live for nonprofits.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In one industry I know well, the dominant player with 22% market share was acquired by one of the largest companies in the technology world. Been skewered for slow customer service? One more thing, absolutely common to technology companies: generations of technology do not transition easily.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2014

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s recent book, “ The New Experts: Win Today''s Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the company, Accumatch was founded in 2002, and provides escrow tax payment services, non-escrow tax services and a variety of custom delinquency services for loan servicers using its own technology architecture. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Lovell Minnick Partners , a private equity investor which has one of its offices in Los Angeles, has acquired a majority of SRS Acquiom , a provider of technology-enabled services for the mergers and acquisition (M&A) market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Calabasas-based audio technology developer DTS said Thursday that it has acquired Arctic Palm Technology , a developer of broadcast radio technology. Financial terms of the acquisition deal were not announced. Arctic Palm wa founded in 1997, and is based in London, Ontario, Canada.

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