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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Santa Monica-based investor Arrowroot Capital , headed by Matthew Safaii, has scored a win with the acquisition of one of its portfolio companies, Evergage , by Salesforce. and had raised $26M in funding from Arrowroot Capital, G20 Ventures, and Point Judith Ventures. Evergage develops real time personalization software.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Irvine-based billing and payments software startup Chargezoom has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said on Wednesday. The funding was led by Okapi Venture Capital and also included Saas Ventures. Chargezoom develops a software platform that helps businesses automate accounts receivable, billing, and payments.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Corent , which develops software tools to more easily port traditional software to the software-as-a-service model, has raised $3.2M Corent CEO Feyzi Fatehi confirmed the round, saying that the firm is seeing lots of traction from firms looking to "SaaS"-ify their software. in a funding round.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , which develops cloud-based collaboration software, has scored a $5.0M line of credit from SaaS Capital, SaaS Capital said Thursday morning. Saas Capital provides alternative financing to SaaS businesses. Central Desktop is led by Isaac Garcia. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Symplr , a healthcare risk and governance software developer which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has acquired API Healthcare , a provider of healthcare human capital management software. API Healthcare was owned by another private equity investor, Veritas Capital.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Toba Capital , the venture fund run by former Quest Software founder Vinny Smith, has backed reporting and analytics dashboard software developer Grow.com in a $16M Series B funding round. Toba Capital also led Grow.com's SEries A funding. According to the company, it has now raised $26M in total. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2020

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of brand protection software, has raised $5.1M According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others.

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APRIL 16, 2021

SWARM Engineering, a new startup which is focused on developing supply and demand forecasting software for the food supply chain, has raised $2.7M in its seed funding round. Anthony Howcroft is CEO and founder of SWARM Engineering.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how Of course we can’t.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The funding, which was led by Two Sigma Ventures and included existing investors like Plexo Capital, Amplify, and BoldStart values the company at over $100 million. As developers embrace Kubernetes, Replicated launches tools to manage its deployments. “Once we started building on that success.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led both the Series D and E rounds for the company, which says it has seen 100% growth year over year and a tripling in revenue over the past 18 months. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Yesterday, TigerText , a developer of enterprise, secure texting tools, raised a big $21M funding and last week, the big funding round was for Kareo , which raised $29.5M enterprise software tigertext invoca chromeriver venture capital feature saas cloud' for its cloud-based medical offices software. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

According to the company, it has increased the number of directors on its boards from five to six, and added Christopher Lytle to the board. Inseego develops the popular MiFi line of wireless devices, as well as Internet-of-Things products.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Carpinteria-based Procore , a developer of construction management software, has raised $15M in a funding round from Bessemer Venture Partners, the company disclosed today. project saas software management construction capital venture procore' The startup is led by Tooey Courtemanch and Steve Zahm. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

San Luis Obispo-based WhiteFox , which develops tools to defend against hostile drones and help manage drone airspace, has raised $12M more in a Series A funding round, the company announced this morning. The new funding round included Moore Venture Partners, Serra Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital, SaaS Venture Capital, and JAM Capital.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. in a Series A from TVC, to invest in expanding sales, marketing, and business development. Levels Beyond said it raised $4.5M READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Paths to SaaS and cloud computing that will work for your enterprise.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The company was founded by Kevin Bong, who started the company in his dorm room at UCLA as a senior. The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. I’ll address the specifics of what this Founder Developer Gap looks like below.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? But rest assured valuations get reset.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

in a growth capital financing. The company--which develops cloud-based, medical office software--said the funding was led by Greenspring Associates, and also included OpenView Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. The company said it will use the funding for sales, marketing, and to enhance its software. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2015

San Diego-based Kyriba , which develops cloud-base financial software used by companies to manage their cash, has raised $21M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from HSBC, and also included BRED Banque Populaire, Daher Capital, Iris Capital and Upfront Ventures. Kyriba is led by Jean-Luc Robert. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Dave Barrett of Polaris has joined the company''s board. 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.

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MAY 19, 2014

Incentive Corp , a developer of private, intranet services aimed at small and medium sized business users, said this morning that it has raised $1.8M The company said it plans to double its sales force in the U.S. incentive incentivecorp sweden venture capital social software saas cloud intranet sharing business enterprise'

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

Kyriba has been making cloud-based software since well before software-as-a-service (SaaS) became a tech buzzword. Nearly 20 years ago, the company, a spin-off of a French firm, began developing software to provide chief financial officers and other finance leaders with a comprehensive view of company cash and liquidity.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based Lettuce , the online order capture and accounting software developer for online businesses, has expanded its software, saying yesterday that it now supports invoices. lettuce online ecommerce saas order software invoice accounting' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in a round for a developer of cloud-based, business collaboration software today. The company says it has now raised $7M for the company, including an earlier seed funding. teambox avalon ventures cloud software collaboration saas venture capital'

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JUNE 19, 2013

Sales automation software developer Leads360 said Wednesday that it has renamed the firm to Velocify , saying the new name better reflects its focus on "high-velocity" sales environments. The firm said its product is being used by companies such as Allstate, Royal Bank of Scotland, USAA, Nationstar Mortgage and State Farm. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based ChowNow , the developer of online ordering and marketing systems for the restaurant market, has raised $10M in a funding round, the company said this morning. ChowNow said the new funding round was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Steadfast Venture Capital, Daher Capital, and Karlin Ventures.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software-as-a-service for managing rights and content management for the film, video, and television industry, has raised $20M in a funding round. According to FilmTrack, the new funding will go towards growth of the company. The round came from Insight Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2014

San Diego-based TaxJar , a developer of online software which helps manage sales tax payments for online retailers, said this morning that it has raised $600,000 from angel investors. software saas compliance government state online ecommerce sales funding angel capital venture taxjar' READ MORE>>.

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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. GTCR said that founder and CEO Lale White will continue to lead the company. billion GTCR Fund XI, with additional funding provided by GE Capital and CapitalSource. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2015

ShipHawk said Deas will take over the daily operations and development of its SaaS sales team. ShipHawk's service lets users find and compare packing and shipping rates; the company is venture backed by DN Capital, Karlin Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, and Wavemaker Partners. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 31, 2022

Bonfire Ventures , a Los Angeles venture capital firm, invests in seed-stage business-to-business software companies and aims to change the odds so that more than the average 33% of companies in this sector make it to Series A. It says over 85% of its portfolio companies raise follow-on funding — a collective $1.15

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