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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Southern California startup founder Isaac Saldana --who co-founded SendGrid --is hoping to help other entrepreneurs create companies , after the $3 billion, all-stock acquisition of SendGrid by Twilio in October.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It's been a banner year for acquisitions and IPOs in Southern California--with such acquisitions as the $2 billion acquisition of Vizio in June; the acquisition of Dollar Shave Club in February; and the IPO of The Trade Desk last week. Who else is on the possible exit list? Image courtesy N StJerna via Flickr.

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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. Mike Mothner: With the acquisition of Standing Dog, which technically closed today, that added about 75 people to bring us to 260 employees. What has helped you grow to the size where you are now?

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MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. They include: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

(www.science-inc.com), the startup �studio� led by former MySpace CEO and technology veteran Mike Jones , just saw its third acquisition out of its portfolio this year�the acquisition of FameBit by Google/Youtube. What made these three companies successful acquisitions out of all your companies? Like I said, most companies fail.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Wolters Kluwer said the acquisition will help strengthen its existing portfolio of legal and compliance products and services.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to Triller, it will use the acquisition to grow its live event programming. Los Angeles-based social video sharing app Triller announced this morning that it has acquired Thuzio, which runs business-to-business premium influencer events and experiences. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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MAY 9, 2019

StoryBots , the kids' mobile app and content developer created by long time Southern California entrepreneurs Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, has been acquired by Netflix , Netflix announced on Thursday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Startups Made Simple.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Startups Made Simple.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Sherman Oaks-based Serviz , the on-demand home services company founded by serial entrepreneurs Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline, has been acquired by Porch , another online marketplace for home services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Gordon and Kline previously founded ReachLocal. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2021

Kajabi says it is profitable, and will use the funding to scale its team and build out its products, expand internationally, and explore strategic mergers and acquisitions. Scott Wagner of Tidemark will join the company's board with the funding; Wagner is the former CEO of GoDaddy. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based Mighty Oak Entertainment , which produces sports clips for traditional, digital, and streaming, has received an investment from former MGM Television President John Bryan and entrepreneur and KDOCTV (Los Angeles) owner Bert Ellis, Jr., the company said last week.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Xavient was founded and was led by serial entrepreneur Rajeev Tandon. TELUS International was advised by Rothschild, and Xavient was advised by Citibank in the acquisition deal. Xavient has more than 1,800 employees, in sites both in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Ring, led by serial entrepreneur Jamie Siminoff, has seen enormous success in adoption of its smart, connected doorbells, which let users answer the door remotely, record video of visitors (or burglars), and more; the company also has expanded into security cameras.

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MAY 17, 2018

Culver City-based DataScience.com , a developer of data science software led by serial entrepreneur Ian Swanson, has been acquired by Oracle , the companies said on Wednesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Desktone , the developer of virtual desktop software which had been founded by Los Angeles entrepreneur Eric Pulier, has been acquired by VMware. VMware announced the acquisition yesterday, but did not disclose financial details of the acquisition. desktone vmware eric pulier merger acquisition virtualization desktop'

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The startup, led by serial entrepreneur Ryan Born, said it also acquired a range of assets from Dart Music. Financial details of the Dart Music acquisition was not announced. The funding was led by Rincon Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Apex Ventures.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

ViSalus , a nutritional supplements maker co-founded by Los Angeles-based, technology entrepreneur Ryan Blair, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $175M in an IPO. Exchange and other details of the IPO have not yet been set for the company, whose corporate name is FVA Ventures.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Ecomom , the onetime Los Angeles green products e-retailer, which had been led by entrepreneur Jody Sherman until his untimely death earlier this year, has been acquired by fellow green products e-retailer GreenCupboards. As part of the acquisition, GreenCupboards said it will rename itself etailz, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Startups Made Simple.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

An unconfirmed report Thursday afternoon, from TechCrunch, says that Unilever is in early talks to acquire the company, founded by Jessica Alba and SoCal serial entrepreneur Brian Lee. The Honest Company has been hinting that it has been working on a possible IPO filing over the last year or so.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Xavient Digital said the hiring comes as a result of its acquisition by customer service provider TELUS International. Xavient had been founded by longtime area entrepreneur Rajeev Tandon. According to Xavient, it expects to complete its recruiting and hiring process by the end of this summer. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Toutiao said it will use the acquisition to help expand into the U.S. Flipagram was first launched in 2013 by Mohit, a longtime serial entrepreneur in Los Angeles. Flipagram was venture backed by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Index Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The acquisition is not a surprise to Apple app developers, who have widely adopted the company''s tools. Rifkin is a serial entrepreneurs, having succesfully sold his prior firm --TagWorld/Social Project--to MTV. burstly apple merger acquisition evan rifkin tagworld testflight testing tools apps mobile' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The acquisition of Los Angeles-based in-flight Wi-Fi equipment provider Row 44 has been approved by the stockholders of acquiring firm Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. Guidon and LaValle are serial entrepreneurs, whose last firm, ComCore Semiconductor, was acquired by National Semiconductor. Golden Eagle said Thursday.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based Telesign, which is headed by serial entrepreneur Steve Jillings, said that the acquisition will help it improve its fraud prevention services. Telesign , the provider of Internet security and authentication services and tools, said today that it has acquired global SMS provider Routo Telecommunications.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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JUNE 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , an online startup developing software to help link entrepreneurs with their investors, has raised $350,000 in an equity investment round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Tags: caplinked paypal mafia venture capital investment startup entrepreneur. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Jim McDermott--a longtime serial entrepreneur and investor in Southern California--was Chairman of Common Assets up until the purchase. solarcity common assets usre renewables mcdermott merger acquisition solar power cleantech' Common Asset was backed by Los Angeles private equity investor U.S. Renewables Group. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Narayanaswami is a serial entrepreneur, and had founded CSAR Corporation, which he sold to MSC Software in 1999.

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APRIL 3, 2017

The SoCal Startup Outlook compared the responses of entrepeneurs from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, versus the views of a total of nearly 950 entrepreneurs across the U.S.,

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JULY 30, 2018

Galvanize, which is based out of denver but has locations in Austin, Boulder, Denver, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle, said the acquisition and funding will add Los Angeles to its "innovation hubs" technology students, alumni, entrepreneurs, startups and established companies.

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