socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Maury Microwave is backed by private equity investor Artemis Capital Partners. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based SunBrite TV , a manufacturer of large screen, HDTV screens specifically designed to be installed outdoors, next to pools, on patios, and elsewhere, has been acquired by SnapAV , which is owned by private equity investor General Atlantic. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based Century Park Capital Partners , a private equity investor focused on family businesses, owner-operated companies and corporate divestitures, said on Monday afternoon that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Florida-based software and IT services company MCCi. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Los Angeles private equity investor Vance Street Capital said Monday that it has acquired Lark Engineering , a San Juan Capistrano-based designer and manufacturer of RF filters. secure communications vance street capital merger acquisition private equity lark engineering filter hardware' Sutherland & Associates.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2015

According to lynda.com, the round also included investments by existing investors Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity, and Meritech. The company said it will use the new funding for accelerating acquisitions, growth, and new content intiatives. education content equity private funding capital venture lynda' in the deal. in the deal.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. begreen packaging cleantech recyclable riverside merger acquisition ecofriendly recycle compost' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy has been acquired by digital marketing agency Elite SEM , according to private equity backer Mountaingate Capital. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition is the third for Elite SEM since Mountaingate Capital acquired the comapny in 2017.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Founder Alix Peabody designed a line of female-focused canned rosé. As Amex scoops up Resy, a look at its acquisition history . Modsy scores $37M to virtually design your home. If you enjoy this newsletter, be sure to check out TechCrunch’s venture-focused podcast, Equity. Fundraising. Canva gets $70M at a $2.5B

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socalTECH

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. Esko is owned by Danaher, and develops software and hardware for package design. Esko is owned by Danaher, and develops software and hardware for package design.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2020

Quid claims its model is "designed to provide individuals immediate cash resources while allowing their equity value to continue growing with the company." The company said it has been working with employees of such pre-IPO technology companies like Uber, Airbnb, Lyft, and Flexport.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

a medical device design, development, and manufacturing company. MedVenture was owned by private equity firm Ampersand Capital Partners. Helix said the buy will enhance its ability to offer product design, development, and engineering services for medical devices. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

While the company was profitable for its first 14 years of life, it has not been profitable the last two, according to Siemiatkowski, and that’s been by design. Other things the company plans to do with its new capital is focus on acquisitions, particularly acqui-hires, according to Siemiatkowski.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Santa Ana-based MSC Software. Gallello was most recently at Graphisoft, a Budapest-based architectural design software firm; Johnson was most recently CFO of VG Holdings. The deal was worth approximately $890M, or $8.40

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2020

Valencia-based Fralock , which designs and manufactures specialty components for the aerospace, electronics, industrial life science, medical, satellite, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industries, has acquired Chatsworth-based Career Technologies USA READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

But, more and more, technology is allowing homeowners to get on their computer, and design a solar system on their rooftop and get a quote for it. The reason for that, is one of the key capital components for solar leasing is tax equity investments, where the institutional investors can monetize those federal tax benefits.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Venture backers : Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Cocodot is creating a fashionable, user friendly online invitations site, which is applying high design--and celebrity connections--to allow users to send invitations, thank you notes, and other online invitations to friends.

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socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

I moved down here to work as a large, $10 billion private equity fund with Ron Burkle, at Yucaipa Companies. There were lots of things we did around investment and acquisitions. We would have the design aesthetic of contemporary brands, combine that with performance-based fabrics to the like of Lululemon, Underarmor, and Nike Drifit.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The company’s model changed around when the pandemic hit, which, accompanied with improved scooter designs that promise to last longer and so improve depreciation results, have provided a positive boost. So what?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process?

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

We had a chance to speak with Jerry Fitch , CEO of the firm, about the interest in the electric/smart metering market, his views on where the market is today, as well as a bit about the experience of operating as a private equity backed firm. How has your experience being owned by private equity been? Thanks for the time.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 11, 2011

Company Name RadiumOne Information Release Date 3/10/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $21,000,000 Round Series B Proceeds Purpose The Company, which reached profitability in Q4, will use its existing and new capital for potential acquisitions designed to give the company additional resources and tools to effectively scale.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The startup does its R&D and design in Los Angeles. An existing investor, Los Angeles-based Aspiration Growth, joined in the round, along with unnamed investors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points. I then moved on to Infoseek, which at the time was just a search engine. That led me to Punchcard.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SocialStay is: "An easy to set up & manage mobile platform designed for the hospitality industry. Great design/ user experience carries more and more weight these days and I have been lucky to touch some of the world’s most visible brands. It drives revenue & engages guests." Write it down….

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Urban Movement Labs and the city of Los Angeles are working on the design and access of “vertiports,” where people can go to fly on an “urban air mobility” aircraft. Archer Aviation reached an agreement in early February to merge with special purpose acquisition company Atlas Crest Investment Corp.,

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2011

One of the core pieces of that technology was around marketing and customer acquisition. Instead, after a private equity firm offered to buy YLighting, we negotiated to keep the technology that we had developed. We sold it to a private equity group. It was rudimentary, but it worked really, really well. Jeff Zwelling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2013

The incubator also believes game developers are suited for this challenge because of their experience in managing a user acquisition funnel for user growth, often called “growth hacking”. 30,000 in cash for equity and another $80,000 as a convertible note. Growth hackers. First, building a minimum viable product.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

San Diego''s Events.com (www.events.com) thinks so, saying it is prepared to create a new platformbuilt in the social and mobile agedesigned to help manage all kinds of events, in a way which has been completely overlooked by the incumbent event registration and management providers. How are you funding all of this?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In this study, the subjects were required to suffer extreme embarrassment, before they were allowed to join a discussion group that, by design, offered little value to its members. New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

Awkward topics such as equity share come into play and everyone’s roles and what value they bring to the table are questioned. RED FLAG #2 : This person came in saying he was a designer, disappeared for a few hours and said he was working on some iOS mockups but by the time we were ready to pitch, he delivered nothing.

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