socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Goleta-based AutoVitals , which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the automotive repair and maintenance software business, has raised a round of private equity, the company recently announced, from private equity investor Tritium Partners.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

ACTIVE Network , the developer of cloud-based sports registration and related services, said today that it has launched a new, mobile app aimed at racing directors. Active Network said that endurance events like Iron Girl already have been using the mobile app.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2012

Active Network , the San Diego provider of software-as-a-service for recreation and registration management, said today that it has partnered with its hometown, the City of San Diego, to help the city manage its park and recreation assets. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online software for sports groups, events, community activities registration, and other organizations, said Thursday afternoon that it has acquired RTP , a provider of technology for managing ski resorts and ticketing. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

San Diego-based The Active Network , an operator of a network of services for community, sports, and other organizations, said today that it has released a new product focused on event management. Tags: active network event management activeevents ondemand saas software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online sports registration, team website, and related sports businesses, has set the trading range for its IPO. Active Network's IPO is being underwritten by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, ThinkEquity LLC, and WR Hambrecht+Co.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

San Diego-based The Active Network , which debuted on the NYSE as ACTV this morning, was slightly up in morning trading, at around $15.83 Active provides online sports registration and community sites. The firm had priced at $15.00 per share last night. The firm had traded as high as $16.25

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS). The software itself is hosted by a third party, SAAS service provider, which is responsible for maintaining software or hardware associated with the application. Collaboration among these parties often exposes SAAS networks to greater risks.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology. The group also said it saw activity in consumer products and services, plus fintech. The group says its tracking found that the average seed round size was $2.2M

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Frank Slootman , the CEO of San Diego-based ServiceNow , has invested in a big data startup, as he continues to expand out his angel funding activity. bluedata data software venture capital cloud saas vmware servicenow frank slootman' Slootman has also backed such companies as ScaleIO and PureStorage. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

The new feature, the Today Screen, offers up a quick summary of things like birthdays and job changes, top tasks and activities to do today, upcoming deals, reminders, and more. nimble contact management software saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica SaaS Summary Screening 153

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing activities. amplifyla amplify accelerator capital venture software saas cloud enterprise bitium' Bitium''s software is used for managing software-as-a-service apps. Bitium was part of the Amplify LA accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

Incentive is led by Rickard Hansson; the company''s software offers up activity streams, wikis, blogs, and other social apps for companies, which operates behind a company''s firewall or in a private cloud. incentive incentivecorp sweden venture capital social software saas cloud intranet sharing business enterprise' READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These enhanced capabilities transform the search experience from a passive retrieval process into an active, dynamic interaction. FLARE (Forward-Looking Active Retrieval augmented generation): FLARE uses the prediction of upcoming sentences to anticipate future content. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

San Diego-based cloud storage company Nirvanix has officially shut down its service, saying in a posting on its website that it is actively winding down its business, and is scrambling to transfer data on the cloud storage service to other providers. nirvanix cloud storage shutdown deadpool saas failure' READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations. Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2009

According to Central Desktop, it provide a custom site--The Duct Tape Marketing Collaboration Solution powered by Central Desktop--to allow small businesses to collaborate on their work activities. Tags: marketing tape duct management project software saas desktop central. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Sales of WholesaleWare, as the platform is called, Xu said, have seen more than 800% growth over the last year, now managing “several hundreds of millions of dollars of food wholesale activities” annually. Underpinning its tech is the sheer size of the operation: economies of scale in action.

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Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Central Desktop runs a software-as-a-service product which allows business teams to share documents, track schedules, and collaborate on other team activities. Tags: twitter microblogging desktop central saas software yammer. The new microblogging tool, like Twitter, also supports updates via mobile phones, using SMS. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). This is a phrase used to describe a variety of computing technology concepts that involve a large number of computers connected through the Internet. Social Media.

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2022

According to Gr4y, it raised $15M in a Series A funding, which was led by March Capital, and also included Nyca Partners, Activant Capital and Plug and Play Ventures. Santa Monica-based March Capital is the lead investor in San Mateo-based Gr4vy, a developer of cloud-based payments orchestration software.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

We look forward to seeing how AI and ML will continue to disrupt finance, CPG, big data, and SaaS. We find that founders and executive teams that share the abundance mindset do the best job of conveying the trajectory and vision for their companies, making our jobs easier as we evaluate opportunities on daily basis.

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Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Funded B2B SaaS is looking for a VP, Engineering. The Financial Analysts primary functions include data base query, financial planning, data analysis, and reporting of DreamHosts financial activities. VP, Engineering , Fetch Recruiting. Stack is Python/Django/MongoDB. Very hands on and leadership/management/vision.

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SoCalTech Outsource SaaS Report 138

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based cloud customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble rolled out a major upgrade to its sofwtare this week, saying it added major updates to its contact records, added granular activity tracking, contact privacy, and integration with Office 365, Power BI, and Azure.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Classy said that there were 9,008 active campaigns on its service on Tuesday, compared to 6,462. The company said the amount raised through the platform came from 261,000 donors, and was an increase of more than $18M over totals collected last year on the platform. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Platform Software Development Activity 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

WurkNow focuses on managing large, hourly workforces, and says it has clients using its tools to manage over 125,000 active employees. The company said the round was led by Newport Hayseed Group, which is based in Newport Beach.

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Riverside Tool Activity Software 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Jay Ackerman: I have a tech background, and have worked at a number of software and SaaS companies, primarily in go-to-market. As we move through the next three months, we should be able to take that story to the market, and leverage more fully our go-to-market activity. What's your background?

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Artificial Inteligence SoCal Southern California Software 113

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Does it need to throttle potential malicious activity? Do you need a ticket system? What about an AI support assistant? Security What are the business / application’s specific security risks? This generally is a significant discussion itself! Our advice: be pragmatic! Performance What is the expected request volume?

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Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

But often this doesn’t tell the whole story because often companies are also spending money on PR and other marketing activities in order to support the sales process. And then of course you need to layer in marketing to understand the true SaaS customer acquisition costs.

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

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. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. 24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

I think my ten active portfolio company CEOs and my colleagues at TVC will appreciate the evolving approach. Industries are being shaken up by technology and SaaS companies at an incomparable rate. Good leaders should not need a hammer to achieve their mission. There is a better way and it begins with kindness.

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Capital Southern California El Segundo SaaS 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

My partner & mentor Yves Sisteron ( You can get to know Yves in this YouTube video ) has been active at HDI for years (as has our CFO, Dana Kibler ). Our investments focus heavily on the financial services industry, digital media, mobile applications & infrastructure, SaaS / Cloud and retail innovation.

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GRP Partners Technical Review Truecar Invest 285

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

According to Seismic, the funding will go towards "accelerating innovation", international growth, and M&A activity. Rowe Price, its existing investors. Seismic has now raised a total of $270M in funding.

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San Diego Sales Pricing Activity 113

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , a software developer which develops software used by entertainment and activity centers to manage their business, has raised $20M in a funding round, according to investor Bellwether Financial Group.

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Entertainment Tool Software Development Software 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” Only truly great products, making a difference, and becoming embedded in a business activity or personal life are sustainable. Success for many is ephemeral.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

As shown below, it was recently ranked as the fifth most active metropolitan area in the US, in terms of venture deals and dollars, on a per capita basis. The company quickly pivoted to create a SaaS solution and in less than two years later, it was acquired by Intuit for $30 million.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258