Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

WiseBanyon provides personal finance and investment management tools and its own technology platform, and was based in Las Vegas. Axos Financial said the acquisition would be immaterial to its finances. Financial details of the all-cash transaction were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

And n ow, even with the economy continuing to collapse, the company is on the prowl for new acquisitions and expects to spend tens of millions of dollars on new deals. The PlayerFM deal stands out as an example of what the company looks for in an acquisition target, said Ritter. ”

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Irvine-based semiconductor developer Broadcom has completed its acquisition of the LTE assets of Renesas Electronics Corporation , the company said this morning. Broadcom said the deal is expected to accelerate availability of a multimode, carrier-validated LTE SoC platform from Broadcom. The deal was worth $164M. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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JUNE 26, 2013

San Diego-based Websense , the developer of security software, is now officially owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners , the two said late Tuesday. websense vista equity partners merger acquisition private security software' Vista Equity Partners paid approximately $1 billion for Websense. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based cloud-based operations and document management software developer Docupace, which serves the wealth management industry, says it has acquired jaccomo, which develops a compliance, data integration, financial reporting, and advisor compensation accounting system. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of open source, e-commerce software, has officially become part of eBay , eBay announced Wednesday afternoon. eBay had originally announced its acquisition of Magento in June. eBay said that it is making Magento part of its X.commerce, integrated open commerce platform group.

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JUNE 26, 2012

the startup business effort run by Mike Jones, the former CEO of MySpace, has made its first acquisition, saying this morning that it has acquired Pinpuff , the developer of a platform which measures the influence of Pinterest users, and awards them with perks. Pinpuff was developed by a developer in India.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The companies said that FCS Express will continue to be available as a standalone product, as well as have integrations with the Insightful Science platform. Insightful Science said the acquisition follows another acquisition it made recently, Dotmatics, a developer of a cloud-based platform for scientific research.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Karman Missile & Space Systems, a developer of flight hardware and sub-assemblies for the space market, said Friday that it has acquired Systima Technologies, a provider of integration of mission critical space and hypersonic systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx announced this morning that it has acquired Hyper Anna, a developer of a cloud-based platform for generating artificial intelligence (AI)-driven automated insights from data. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Irvine-based enterprise cloud storage provider Zadara announced on Tuesday that it has acquired NeoKarm, a developer of multi-cloud hybrid platforms. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Zadara said that the acquisition will help boost its edge cloud services offering.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mogul Millennial — this Dallas-based company is a digital media platform for black entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality. The latest cohort from Snap’s Yellow accelerator.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

“Much like how Microsoft Windows defined the operating system for personal computers decades ago, Clio has developed a software platform for law firms and their clients that is cloud-based and client-centric by design,” Newton said. The company plans to do more acquisitions with the capital, according to Newton.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

symplr, a developer of healthcare governance and compliance software, has acquired Phynd Technologies, a provider of a centralized provider data management platform for the healthcare market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , the online operator of local search advertising sites, said today that it has suspended its acquisition of LEC-billed subscribers, and will focus on providing its own, credit-card local business product, Exact Match. down and $495 per month for customers who want the firm to develop keyword-based local web sites.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

ServiceNow , the developer of information technology service management software which has major operatinos in San Diego, has acquired Mountain View-based Passage AI , a developer of conversational AI tools. ServiceNow said it expects to complete the acquisition by the end of Q1. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Everyone knows that Amazon has been pretty acquisition happy over the last few years. Amazon Acquires Veeqo.

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JULY 20, 2020

Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry. READ MORE>>.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit has set the planned board of directors for the company, assuming its ongoing special purpose acquisition (SPAC) deal goes through as planned. Virgin Orbit is developing a space launch system based on a modified 747-400 aircraft.

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MARCH 22, 2021

San Diego-based Insightful Sciences, a provider of software tot he life sciences community, says it is acquiring UK-based Dotmatics, a developer of a cloud-based scientific R&D data management platform. Insightful Science is led by CEO Thomas Swalla. Insightful Science is a portfolio company of Insight Partners.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

Since the launch of Pokémon Go in 2016, players have been coordinating meetups, in-game raids and battles on platforms like Reddit and Discord. Niantic’s games incentivize people to use their technology to go outside and meet others — that’s why it calls its AR development the “real-world metaverse.”

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Los Angeles-based game publishing company Mythical Games, a venture-backed game company which recently raised $150M in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, said Tuesday that it has acquired Polystream, a developer of an interactive 3D content streaming platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Yardi announced this week that it has acquired CommissionTrac, a developer of revenue management software for commercial real estate companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. CommissionTrac was founded in 2015.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The massive windfall won’t mean anything for Scopely’s strategy as the already wildly profitable business continues to grow both organically and through its acquisition strategy of major mobile gaming studios, according to co-chief executive, Walter Driver. billion, according to a person familiar with the financing.

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MAY 31, 2019

the parent firm of Snapchat , has sold off Placed , a developer of location intelligence and offline attribution software tools. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition by Foursquare came after it raised a new $150M investment from the Raine Group. Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2015

I read the declarations by industry analysts on Twitter that this was “proof that you can’t build a business on somebody else’s platform” and perhaps DataSift should have known better. Simply put: We never intended to build a business on one company’s platform and despite market perceptions – we never did

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based systems management and security software developer Quest Software said this morning that it has acquired Quadrotech , a developer of management and migration solutions for Microsoft 365 and Office 365. Quest said it will incorporate Quadrotech solutions into its Microsoft Platform Management business unit.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops partnership management software, said this morning that it has acquired ACTIVATE , an influencer marketing platform which provides influencer discovery, program workflow, measurement, and analytics. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Costa Mesa-based Experian announced this morning that it has acquired MyHealthDirect , a developer of a "digital care coordination platform" used for healthcare administration. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. MyHealthDirect is based in Nashville, TN. MyHealthDirect was led by CEO Tom Cox. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based InvestCloud, which develops software for the financial planning and banking market, said late Wednesday that it has acquired Advicent, a provider of cash flow, trust ,and tax financial planning technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Advicent was backed by Vista Equity.

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JULY 9, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Totient was developing a drug discovery platform which used human immune responses to identify novel antibodies and their therapeutic targets. CerraCap Ventures said it made its investment in Totient out of its second fund, CerraCap II LP.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Simplext develops a tool which lets shoppers text car dealerships, enabling a direct discussion with a sales or service representative. Fox Dealer also said that, separately, it has partnered with LetzChat, a text-and-chat platform which provides real time translation.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Carlsbad-based healthcare information technology developer Medsphere Systems Corporation said this morning that it has acquired Texas-based HealthLine Solutions , a developer of applications which are used by hospitals to manage their supply chain inventory. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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