socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Epicor , the big enterprise software developer which has extensive operations in Orange County, said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible , the developer of e-commerce and order management software. No financial details of the acquisition deal have been announced by either of the companies. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 100

Orange County SaaS Acquisition Commerce 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The new company has emerged from a three way merger of Reliam, Stratalux, and G2 Tech Group, following an acquisition of the three companies by Great Hill Partners. According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises. READ MORE>>.

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Services SaaS Los Angeles Education 133

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2015

Irvine-based Kareo , the developer of cloud-based, medical office management software which is led by Dan Rodrigues, announced today that it has acquired DoctorBase , a developer of medical practice marketing and patient communications software. Kareo also said the acquisition would help its expands its presence in the San Francico Bay Area.

SaaS 100

SaaS Acquisition Software Marketing 100

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. XIFIN supplies its software in the molecular diagnostics, pain management/toxicology, anatomic pathology, radiology, hospital outreach, medical device and clinical laboratory markets.

Windward 138

Windward SaaS Enterprise Partners San Diego 138

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

When people talk today about buying food, alongside traditional grocery stores and other physical food markets, they increasingly talk about grocery delivery companies, restaurant delivery platforms, meal kit services and more that make or provide food to people by way of apps. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2022

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. FieldRoutes was previously known as PestRoutes and Lobster Marketing. The company offers up office management, route optimiation, payment processing, digital sales and marketing, and other tools. FieldRoutes is based in McKinney, Texas.

Software Development 113

Software Development Acquisition Los Angeles Tool 113

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

Draper 113

Draper Equity Acquisition Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Greenfield Groves, it will use the acquisition to help accelerate its speed to market. Greenfield said in a statement that it looks forward to "bringing this telehealth platform to market at scale." READ MORE>>.

Platform 113

Platform Software Acquisition Marketing 113

socalTECH

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.

Activity 100

Activity Ticketmaster Santa Barbara Acquisition 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Other common scenarios that we’ve seen: Scaling and new markets: Your company and product are established, and now you’re scaling or going after new markets. Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review TechEmpower 260

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

ShootQ is a developer of web-based software for managing the business of professional photographers, including handling workflow, marketing, and selling their work. Tags: pictage shootq merger acquisition photography photo saas. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Torrance 145

Torrance SaaS Web Acquisition 145

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence San Diego Sales Software Development 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Jackson helped bootstrap marketing for PayPal, and eventually served as interim Vice President of Marketing at PayPal after its acquisition by eBay. Tags: management investment investor saas software venture capital entrepreneur interview paypal caplinked jackson eric. READ MORE>>.

Manhattan Beach 157

Manhattan Beach SaaS Venture Capital Sites 157

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2019

San Diego-based digital marketing software provider Mapp announced this morning that it is acquiring German software developer Webtrekk , a developer of marketing analytics and customer intelligence software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Webtreek is based in Berlin.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence San Diego Software Development Acquisition 113

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2010

Wells was CMO at Mint.com until its acquisition by Intuit in 2009; she has also served at Expedia as Senior Vice President of U.S. marketing, Charles Schwab, Intuit, and American Express. Tags: mindflash venture capital executive mint training online software saas. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara 145

Santa Barbara Training SaaS Venture Capital 145

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare , which provides practice management software for the medical, behavioral and dental providers, has made another acquisition, saying today that it has agreed to acquire OTTO Health , a provider of software used for virtual visits. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Software Activity Marketing 100

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

The firm's IPO performance is being closely watched, as it is the first, technology IPO to hit the markets since the Facebook IPO debacle. ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners. READ MORE>>.

Pricing 150

Pricing Marketing San Diego Equity 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Email marketing and cross-channel interactive marketing saas solutions provider ExactTarget has acquired Pardot, a marketing automation provider and iGoDigital, web personalization provider in a move that will revolutionize its marketing platform. Pardot to Redefine Marketing Automation.

Platform 56

Platform Marketing Social Media Web 56

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

when a technology startup, its investors or the market believe in robust growth rates writ large. “the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. __. faux·men·tum.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 150

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

We're going after the fat middle of the market. However, there's this huge middle area, where people are looking for account executives, customer success reps, account managers, enterprise reps, that is a big market. Isaac Garcia: For now, we're very, very focused on only one market, LA. That's a niche we are targeting.

Sales 133

Sales Startup Software Marketing 133

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. As brick-and-mortar businesses closed and re-opened at limited capacity, our team of digital marketing strategists updated hours on more than 1.3 Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate?

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Software Review Organic Search Startup 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

Industries are being shaken up by technology and SaaS companies at an incomparable rate. The disruption is being led by companies that understand the importance of putting the customer first, a trend I always thought began in the US a long time ago with the entry of Lexus into the US car market. Remember the exploding Ford Pinto?

Capital 113

Capital Southern California El Segundo SaaS 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

Burbank-based testing software and services provider PSI Services announced this morning that it has acquired Software Secure , a provider of cloud-based, online testing services for the higher education, K-12, and certification markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Services 100

Services Software Burbank Education 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tags: cornerstone ondemand merger acquisition exit software saas.

Cornerstone OnDemand 133

Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica SaaS .Net 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Startups in a world of massive markets can be confusing. The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.”

Product 150

Product Startup Metrics Technical Review 150

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. I've been in product, product development, marketing, and management.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network said today that it has expanded into the faith market, with the acquisition of church management software firm Fellowship Technologies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Activity 162

Activity Networking Software San Diego 162

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Telogis said the buy will help it gain greater reach into small- and mid-sized markets. Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the developer of location intelligence software, said this evening that it has acquired Navtrak , a provider of mobile resource and fleet management products.

Resource 140

Resource Acquisition Mobile Software 140

InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

During my tenure at Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting), one of my responsibilities was leading our online marketing, a role I retained until our eventual acquisition by Citrix. When we launched GoToMyPC in 2001, the rules of online marketing were still being written. and Overture Services.

Content 171

Content Platform Paid Search OpenX 171

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the provider of telematics products, said late THursday that it has acquired the assets of Maptuit , a provider of connected navigation products for the commercial fleet market. Telogis said the acquisition is its fifth in the last three years, and will help expand its services.

Acquisition 159

Acquisition Platform Mobile Product 159

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

He told the homeowner that he represented someone who wanted to purchase the ranch at a substantial premium over its current fair market value. Although this is a somewhat unusual real estate transaction, it reflects a surprisingly common scenario in the business world of mergers and acquisitions, with one important distinction.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Pricing 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111