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JANUARY 2, 2020

Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com). Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. One of our SaaS companies made great strides with a new product. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. Today, we have Kelly Perdew , Co-founder and General Partner of Moonshots Capital. We look forward to seeing how AI and ML will continue to disrupt finance, CPG, big data, and SaaS.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2020

The Recurring Revenue Conference , the annual conference focused on scaling software-as-a-service and subscription businesses--which is presented by Sutton Capital Partners--has been postponed until sometimes this Fall, according to the conference organizers.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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MARCH 29, 2017

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm focused on investing growth equity in growing software-as-a-service and internet-based businesses, has launched an effort to raise $175M in its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III, LP. The firm, led by managing director Matthew J. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm. It's always hard with venture capital. Tell us a little bit about the firm? I was blown away.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2014

The surge in Southern California, cloud-based software investments continues today, as Irvine-based Kareo said this morning that it has raised $29.5M in a growth capital financing. kareo venture capital cloud medical office software enterprise saas' READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Venture capital. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Featured stories.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -- SaaS/Software Revenue Workshop. This Workshop is designed for executives who are looking for a proven and capital efficient way to consistently grow their revenue without costly marketing and sales experimentation.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Presented by Clear Capital Advisors. Join local entrepreneurs, SaaS innovators, leading VCs, private equity/angel investors February 23 at the Recurring Revenue Conference, 8-5pm with cocktail reception after.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , online, software-as-a-service for collecting electronic signatures, took "Best of Show" at VentureNet Wednesday, after a day of presentations by thirteen Southern California startups. Tags: rightsignature venturenet saas prize startup entrepreneur.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In what looks to be a banner year for IPO filings for Southern California, Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand filed for an IPO this morning, saying that it is looking to raise up to $115M in an IPO. Barclays Capital, William Blair & Company, Piper Jaffray, Pacific Crest Securities, and JMP Securities. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 25, 2017

San Clemente, California- and Kansas City, Missouri-based Site1001 , a developer of software for facilities maintenance and management, has raised $6M in a Series A funding, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 28, 2020

Join Peter Cowen (Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners) as we explore what SaaS investors are looking for in the current climate. Sutton Capital Partners and the Recurring Revenue Conference. Wednesday, June 3, 2020 -- The Mindset of an Investor Today. 6/3/20 - Ben Narasin, Venture Partners, NEA. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2020

Join Peter Cowen (Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners) as we explore what SaaS investors are looking for in the current climate. Sutton Capital Partners and the Recurring Revenue Conference. Wednesday, May 20, 2020 -- The Mindset of an Investor Today. 5/20/20 - Mark Mullen, Co-Founder, Bonfire Ventures.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2020

Join Peter Cowen (Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners) as we explore what SaaS investors are looking for in the current climate. Sutton Capital Partners and the Recurring Revenue Conference. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 -- The Mindset of an Investor Today. 5/13/20 - Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. It is easy to invest capital, but very, very hard to exit, so don't.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 20, 2017

Join local entrepreneurs, SaaS innovators, leading VCs, private equity/angel investors April 26, 2017 at the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com) presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 -- Recurring Revenue Conference.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Santa Monica-based enterprise learning and human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said this mroning that it has been selected by the University of Georgia, to help support professional development and regulatory compliance at the school. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 25, 2019

Welcome to the 5th annual Recurring Revenue Conference: Scaling SaaS and Subscription Businesses presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 -- Recurring Revenue Conference - April 30 to May 1st - Marina Del Rey. Join 700+ entrepreneurs, executives and leading investors to discuss the Subscription Economy.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Welcome to the 5th annual Recurring Revenue Conference: Scaling SaaS and Subscription Businesses presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 -- Recurring Revenue Conference - April 30 to May 1st - Marina Del Rey. Join 700+ entrepreneurs, executives and leading investors to discuss the Subscription Economy.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2013

Two local venture capital funds here in Southern California have backed Janrain , a developer of user management software tools used by websites to better manage registration and site visitors. Janrain said the funding will go towards growth, after it more than doubled its revenues in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

Discoverly disclosed a seed round of funding worth $750,000 which included Salesforce.com, Bessemer Venture partners, Atlas Venture , Great Oaks Venture Capital, as well as Jim Patterson (Yammer), MJ Elmore, Howard Lindzon (Stocktwits), and Alchemist Accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2017

The company recently joined the list of unicorns in Southern California after a big funding round from Iconiq Capital. Pricing on the new offerings was not announced. Tooey Courtemanche is CEO of Procore Technologies. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Morgan, along with Pacific Crest Securities, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, Raymond James, William Blair and Baird. BlackLine is at least the sixth major technology IPO in Southern California in the twelve months. BlackLine is backed by Silver Lake Sumeru and ICONIQ, but was initially bootstrapped by its management team.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Three active angel investment groups--The Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active angel investment group in Southern California; Maverick Angels , and Keiretsu Forum , have backed a developer of transcription services, TranscribeMe. operations in Emeryville.

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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. We're backed by Upfront Ventures, which is a well known venture capital firm here in SoCal. We're backed by Upfront Ventures, which is a well known venture capital firm here in SoCal.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2015

Chrome River was co-founded by Alan Rich and Dave Terry, and has quietly grown to become one of Southern California's fastest growing crop of cloud-based software providers. Chrome River said it will use the funding to accelerate global growth and support product innovation. 500|5000 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

The venture investment, which the San Diego startup announced Tuesday, is one of only a few so-called mega-rounds—$100 million or more—recorded this year in the region. (In In Southern California, rounds that large are more often raised by life sciences companies.)

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For entrepreneurs raising capital, the tool makes it easier to be transparent and share information. So how'd you end up here in Southern California? Jackson: I was originally from Southern California, and just took a ten year journey to the Bay Area. Who would find this most useful? Thanks, and good luck!

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MARCH 17, 2011

Cornerstone OnDemand is the latest in a string of venture backed startup out of Southern California to successfully reach the public markets; the firm was backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2011

Cornerstone OnDemand was venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. The firm is just the latest in a string of well received IPOs in Southern California, including Demand Media, RealD, Inphi Corp., MaxLinear, Green Dot, and ReachLocal. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. The product integrates with Salesforce, Twitter, Zendesk and many other popular SaaS products.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

As a result, I'm looking at a lot of software-as-a-service companies, and have run a number of SaaS companies. We'd like to be one of the most prominent investors in Southern California. We have a regional focus here, and the market is underserved in venture capital, yet it's the second largest metropolis and DMA in the country.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. What is TrackStreet? How did you start the business?

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

In B-to-B marketing, it ends up that there were people at GE Capital doing the same jobs at GE Healthcare. Our seed investors were all, Southern California based investors. How has it been building an enterprise software company in Southern California? We raised our seed money in 2013, and we stayed local.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. So, we decided that if we wanted to try to tackle this as an end-to-end solution, we needed to maintain our competitive edge, and we needed to raise capital to hire staff.

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