Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they generally don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Show focus and your understanding that your company is something more than just a good idea. Bankers do not contribute equity. Be concise as well as complete.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead investor in Lytics , a developer of marketing personalization software, in a $35M, Series C investment announced by Lytics on Thursday. The company said the funding will go towards strategic growth initiatives in the product development and "customer success" areas.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Shell’s plan to roll out 500,000 electric charging station in just four years is the latest sign of an EV charging infrastructure boom that has prompted investors to pour cash into the industry and inspired a few companies to become public companies in search of the capital needed to meet demand. One more deal soon followed.

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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Pasadena-based Alexandria Venture Investments, the venture arm of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, says that has been ranked as one of the year's top five most active U.S. According to the company, it is on track to double its investment activity this year. investors in the "agrifoodtech" sector.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Manhattan Beach-based Traliant, which provides online workplace compliance training solutions, said it has received a majority investment from private equity investor PSG. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. The company's founders are Mike Pallatta (CEO) and Andrew Rawson (Chief Learning Officer).

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. Details on the equity portion were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. Size of the investment was not disclosed. As part of the funding, Vision Internet said it has named David M. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

San Diego-based National Resilience, a provider of biopharmaceuticals manufacturing, said on Tuesday that it has received an equity investment from adala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign investment funds. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies , a developer of enterprise network simulation software and test tools, has raised a round of growth investment from private equity investor Ranch Creek Partners. Size and terms of the funding were not announced by the companies. Apposite develops WAN emulation appliances.

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JUNE 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company , the online natural baby, personal care, and beauty products provider, said Wednesday that it has raised $200M in a strategic minority investment, which came from private equity investor L Catterton. The Honest Company was advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. in the financing deal.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Angeles Equity Partners , a new private equity investor, said this morning that it has raised $360M in its first private equity fund. The fund, Angeles Equity Partners I, L.P., The fund, Angeles Equity Partners I, L.P., READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. The company was funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. The post Financing with grants, not equity or debt first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-basd private equity investor K1 Investment Management has made a $120M investment in New York- and London-based >ComplySci, the two companies said this morning. According to ComplySci, it will use the new funding to support new and enhanced solutions for its customers.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity said Wednesday that it has closed on a new, $1 billion growth equity fund, JMI Equity Fund VIII. According to JMI, the new fund brings its total raised to over $3.1 equity venture capital private investment finance financial'

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Size of the investment was not announced. The company's CEO is Ramki Sankaranarayanan. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Camarillo-based wireless internet service provider (WISP) GeoLinks has scored private equity backing, saying on Tuesday that it has received private equity funding from Rock Mountain Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. GeoLinks is led by co-founder and CEO Skyler Ditchfield.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest. Later funding rounds can’t deal with a thousand shareholders.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , which develops software used to manage maintenance and service contracts, announced Wednesday that it has raised a round of growth equity from private equity company Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. Size of the funding round was not announced. The firm is led by Scott Herron. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2017

San Diego-based ChiroTouch , a developer of electronic health records and practice management software for the chiropractic market, has raised a round of private equity funding. The funding came from Waud Capital Partners. Size of the funding was not announced. Former CEo Robert Moberg becomes President of the company.

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APRIL 26, 2018

San Diego-based Mitchell International , a provider of technology and information products for the property and casualty and collision repair industries, has scored a private equity funding from Stone Point Capital. Size of the investment was not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 8, 2019

Westwood-based growth equity investment firm 3L Capital announced July 8 it raised a $217 million equity fund to continue investing in local companies.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Paso Robles-based IQMS , a 25 year old developer of manufacturing ERP software, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic growth equity investment from Technology Crossover Ventures and Banneker Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. equity growth software manufacturing capital venture iqms' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this morning that it has raised a new, $675M fund. The company said its new fund, Diversis Capital Partners II, exceeded its target of $500M. The company said it reached the $675M in commitments just three months after its formal launch.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital Management announced today that it has raised a $177M, third fund, Arrowroot Capital II, L.P. , to invest in growth equity for enterprise software companies. Arrowroot Capital said the fund was oversubscribed.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Santa Monica-based H Code, which provides digital advertising services to the Hispanic market, said Monday afternoon that the company has received a new, capital investment. The funding came from private equity investor Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), which invests in growth-oriented, middle-market companies.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

JMI Equity , a private equity investor which has one of its two offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in HackerRank , a startup which operates an online platform to help companies identify and evaluate technical talent. in funding. Suken Vakil of JMI Equity joins the company's board as a result of the funding.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based LEHR , which develops propane-fueled tools and engines, has received a round of private equity funding from Newport Beach-based Solis Capital Partners, according to the firms. Size of the investment was not disclosed. lehr venture capital private equity propane engine powered' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2020

In response to VCs’ sudden rush to invest in more Black founders , Black venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have penned a bunch of advice on the best way to tap into talent. We cannot make significant progress in advancing racial equity without long-term financial commitment,” Mujhid wrote. Among the strategies?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Therabody, a developer of devices which use massage therapy to relieve muscle tension, said it has received a strategic investment round from more than 100 people, including many celebrities, in the professional sports, culture, and entertainment area. The size of the equity investment was not announced.

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MARCH 21, 2018

Management , a new investment fund, said it its targeting the blockchain market, with a new $6M fund. According to Maco.la, it has a target of raising a total of $40M for its fund. The new investment fund is led by Mark Strome. Kaiserman was most recently head of the Equities Division at Wedbush.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c).

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Marina Del Rey-based Armata Pharamceuticals, a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, said it has received $3.0M in an equity investment from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CF Foundation). According to Armata Pharmaceuticals, it was also receive $4.0

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MAY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based Wave Financial Group , a new, Blockchain investment company led by former Wavemaker Partners co-founder David Siemer, has received a round of funding from London, UK-based Finequia Investments Limited , according to the two companies. Size of the equity investment was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

San Luis Obispo-based Dozuki, a developer of software that provides training to the manufacturing workforce, has raised a strategic growth investment round, the company said today. Size of the investment was not announced. The funding came from Marlin Equity Partners.

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JULY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Size of that investment was not announced. According to Adlib, the funding will go to accelerate its planned growth initiatives.

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