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JUNE 3, 2021

El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. The company was founded in 2000.

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JULY 1, 2021

nThrive, the healthcare revenue cycle management software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, has both a new CEO and CFO, the companies said today. Goel was most recently CEO of Capsule Technologies, and also had served at Spok and Siemens Health Services.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer SmartAction , which develops conversational, AI-powered virtual agents for contact centers, said this morning that it has named Gary Davis as its CEO. SmartAction is backed by private equity firms Staley Capital and TVC Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 2, 2020

Irvine-based cloud software developer Mavenlink has named a new CFO, saying this week that it has appointed Steve DeSantis to the position. DeSantis previously served at such companies as DATAllegro, Predixion Software, Cloudvirga, and Nexiant, and the company said DeSantis took ShiftPixy public in 2017, and TCI Solutions in 2004.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Glendale-based software developer ServiceTitan , which develops workflow and field service management for home service businesses, announced Friday morning that it has raised $62M in a Series C funding. The funding was led by Battery Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Software development companies tackling services for niche industries, like commercial real estate subcontracting, continue to find Los Angeles to be fertile ground for development. Software for the service industry is nothing new for Los Angeles entrepreneurs. Co-founded by former ServiceTitan devel.

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MAY 9, 2017

San Diego’s Edico Genome, highlighted in Monday’s media debut of Dell Technologies Capital , said today it has raised $22 million in Series B financing led by the Dell investment arm. The new cash, which brings Edico’s total funding to $32 million, will be used to fuel expansion and further development of Edico’s Dragen technology.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based software developer CapLinked , which is led by Eric M. According to CapLinked, the new product, TransitNet is a new software product to manage title verification, financial reporting, and corporate governance for blockchain-based securities and digital assets. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Ivanti , the IT automation software developer owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , announced this morning that it has acquired Concorde Solutions , a developer of software asset management (SAM) software-as-a-service. Concorde Solutions was based in Reading, UK.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015.

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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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MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based online ordering software developer ChowNow has raised $21M more in funding, in its Series C funding, according to the company. The funding came from 3L Capital and Catalyst Investors, and brings the company's total raised to $60M. Chowow is led by co-founder and CEO Chris Webb.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Santa Ana-based technology distributor Ingram Micro has made an investment in cloud hosting software developer Parallels , the company said this morning, as part of a strategic deal between the companies. ingram micro parallels venture capital strategic investment cloud marketplace' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Rio SEO , the local search software development arm of Covario, said Wednesday that it has raised a new round of funding to take the company independent. According to Rio SEO, it has raised additional funding from FTV Capital, Dubilier & Co., READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Venture investment firm Greycroft Ventures , which has an office and is very active in Los Angeles, has led the investment in Performance Horizon , a San Francisco digital marketing software developer. in its Series C funding, which was led by Greycroft Growth, along with Mithril and DN Capital.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made an investment in virtualization software developer Ravello Systems , Ravello said this morning, as part of a $28M funding round. The funding came from Qualcomm Ventures, SanDisk Ventures, along with Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Vintage Investment Partners.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

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JANUARY 26, 2021

ServiceNow, the digital workflow and service management software developer which has operations in San Diego, said today that it has launched a new $100M investment fund, part of which will look at investments in San Diego.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

a Boston-based software developer which develops self-service, publishing tools aimed at magazine publishers, catalog publishers, and others. The Gores Group said it acquired Zmags through its Small Capitalization Partners investment fund. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2020

According to Assembly, the new funding will go to both build and acquire e-commerce software and services. In conjunction with the funding, Assembly says i thas acquired software developer Helium 10, which develops software for helping Amazon merchants expand and optimize their businesses.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Calabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Cast & Crew was advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the deal; Final Draft was represented by MediaBridge Capital Advisors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

San Diego-based ultrasound education and training software developer Sonosim has received an equity investment from GE Healthcare , GE Healthcare announced on Monday. According to GE, the deal included a partnership effort which will offer enhanced education services to new and existing ultrasound users around the world.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Zui.com , the kid's website focused on providing screened content and information to kids, is expanding its services today, saying that it has launched "Facetube", which combines the best social sharing aspects of Facebook with the channels of YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Santa Monica-based Bitium has raised $6M more in funding, for its software development efforts, the company disclosed this morning. Bitium, led by Scott Kriz, develops software used for managing access to software-as-a-service apps. The funding came from Polaris Partners as well as other prior investors.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

The service is currently in beta, and free to use. The firm said over the holidays that it had raised $5.6M in a seed funding, which was led by Mark Suster at Upfront Ventures, and which also included Lerer Hippeau, Manta Ray, and angels. The company said it is creating a "new set of tools" to help businesses grow smarter. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Los Angeles-based ChowNow , the online food ordering software developer led by CEO Chris Webb, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said on Tuesday. ChowNow develops online ordering software it provides to restaurants, providing them with iPhone and Android ordering apps, website ordering support, and more.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the cloud management software developer backed by Tenaya Capital , DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital , Index Ventures , and Presidio Ventures, and PHP developer Zend Technologies , said today that they have launched a jointly developed solution for deploying and managing PHP applications.

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MARCH 27, 2019

According to the startup, it has created a legal intelligence decision engine, which it says gives litigators a "competitive edge" in legal services. The startup was created by CEO and co-founder Nicole Clark, which the company describes as a career litigator.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The firm--which is based in San Francisco, but has its finance, R&D, and client services operations in Carlsbad--said the funding came from ABS Ventures and Dolphin Equity Partners. Overtone said it will use the funds to grow its customer base, expand its professional services organization, and for software development.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Ashton Kutcher and his Los Angeles-based venture firm, Sound Ventures , are one of the backers of a new startup which says it can offer up on-demand, software development and design services. Gigster says its online service it targeted at both enterprises and startups.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Hangzhou Liason Interactive is a provider of application software development, systems integration, and technical services. Irvine-based videogame accessory and products maker Razer has raised $75M from Chinese company Hangzhou Liason Interactive , according to Hangzhou Liason. Other details of the investment were not announced.

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APRIL 20, 2017

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. years of software development. I can’t wait until we can bring the service to your geography. With our increases in capital we hope to be able to serve you in the near-term future.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Ojai-based software testing developer GenRocket , and digital services provider UST Global , which is based in Irvine, announced Tuesday that the two are in a new partnership, where UST Global will tap GenRocket's technology for automating the generation of test code and test data. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Mobrem is a serial entrepreneur, who was the founder of Lettuce, which he sold to Intuit in 2014; Shulem is a 21-year old Mac software developer. WeDo says it launched its app into beta in May, and so far has 18,000 signups for the service so far. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Any service provider that is willing to bet the business they are working for is going to be worth considerably more in the future than it is today. Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Any service provider that is willing to bet the business they are working for is going to be worth considerably more in the future than it is today. Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers.

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