Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2019

biopharmaceutical industry is dealing with unprecedented threats on several fronts: public backlash against high drug prices, slowing sales, and the possibility of more government regulation. In this Report, you’ll learn: The key indicators that suggest a possible downturn is on the way. After years of boom times, the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2021

“Intrapreneurs” are entrepreneurs inside big companies, who do corporate spin-offs. A spin-off is merely a startup spawned by a mature parent (company), and conventional logic would dictate that it has a survival advantage over the lowly startup. Contrary to popular belief, according to a report by A.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

However, it looks like Musk is not just happy with those successes, but is hoping to score another win before the end of the year: the IPO of one of his other companies--solar power financing firm SolarCity. SolarCity said Tuesday in a filing with the SEC that it is estimating its initial IPO price per share at between $13.00

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2017

in cash for Zenly , the developer of a location-based social media app, in May, the company disclosed in its quarterly results on Thursday. Earlier reports had placed the acquisition of Zenly at between $250M to $350M. Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. paid $213.3M Snap said it paid $196.1M in purchase consideration, including $186.8M

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 4, 2021

Activision Blizzard's share price shot up 4% in after-hours trading as the company reported $2.28 billion in first-quarter revenue.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Spruce House.

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socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2015

Los Angeles-based Android-based game console maker Ouya is nearing a sale of the company, most likely by game hardware maker Razer , according to reports.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2019

It’s the fifth new car design to come from Tesla’s shop since the company was founded in 2003. Tesla said that it would begin tooling for the Model Y later this year and that the company would be producing the vehicle at its “gigafactory” in Nevada. There will be some layoffs as a result.

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. The company has been funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. How refreshing!

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com reported today that it is in a new, data sharing agreement with the developer of a dealership inventory management and marketing tool, Nexteppe. The company also said the deal will give consumers access to trade-in vehicle pricing through participating dealership websites. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2011

Los Angeles-based matchmaking site eHarmony is approaching a redemption deadline from its last venture funding round, according to a report today from Reuters. However, it is apparently a rare event in the venture capital business to run into a redemption rights deadline, according to the report. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2021

Electric vehicle maker Rivian is planning to spend $5 billion on a second, electric vehicle plant, according to a report from Reuters, based on a leaked document. According to the report, Mesa, Arizona might be under consideration for the plant. The company is backed by Amazon, Ford Motor, T. billion in total funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2021

Report progress and proactively explain delays. You can’t make up the difference by raising their salary, or dropping the price of your product. A paper trail is very important to assure trust in formal business dealings, partner arrangements, and all customer transactions. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/11/2021.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2012

The long awaited IPO of Glendale-based LegalZoom apparently has been delayed , according to reports Thursday afternoon. The delay comes on the same day that another, Southern California company -- Genomatica -- abandoned its own IPO plans, and its own hopes to raise $100M on the market. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Feature, not a company. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective. And sometimes features (say, Twitter) turn into companies. At minute eight I spoke about group messaging companies as “features, not companies.&# It’s a market commentary, not a company commentary.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

So, you are close to selling your company, and counting the profits a bit early. Some companies, especially those financed by angel or VC investors, have good, formal stock option plans with properly priced options set to reward all employees and managers in the event of a corporate sale. Well, that’s human nature.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

Reports this morning say that San Diego-based ServiceNow is planning to start its IPO roadshow this week, as the firm looks to brave a post-Facebook-IPO market. According to reports , the firm expects to price its IPO as late June.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2012

venture backed companies was down in 2011, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, which said today that it tallied a total of 522 mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, and IPOs during the year. The report found that companies raised a median of $17M in venture financing before M&A or buyout, and took a median of 5.3 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing and sales company headed by Scott Painter, said late yesterday that it has sold its one millionth vehicle through its service, and that $31 billion in sales have gone through its network to date. truecar automobile pricing leads sales vehicle usaa' monthly retail vehicle sales.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based car sharing marketplace HyreCar reports it has raised $29.7M The publicly traded company--which trades as HYRE on the NASDAQ--said it sold 2.53 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $11.75 in its public offering.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2021

The company says its new software supports lettings and property management, property and corporate accounting, service charge management, turn over rent calculations, email communications, menu level security, maintenance and inspections, landlord portal, as well as comprehensive property and financial reporting capabilities.

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Xconomy

APRIL 23, 2019

As public backlash against high drug prices shows no signs of waning, a private nonprofit in Boston, the Institute for Clinical Economic Review (ICER), has emerged as the country’s top drug-pricing watchdog. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2019

According to ServiceTitan, the partnership will automatically import reports from iManifold into its customer job record, as well as integrate ito reports. Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital. Financial details of the integration effort were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based social entertainment firm Fullscreen , which is part of Otter media, is targeting LinkedIn with a new platform management and strategy practice, the company announced this morning. Pricing on the new service was not announced.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2020

Ligand Pharmaceuticals plans to acquire recombinant protein therapeutics maker Pfenex for $438 million, the companies announced Monday. The larger company agreed to pay $12 per share for Pfenex (NYSE American: PFNX )—a 57 percent premium to its closing price Monday. The company reported revenues of about $120.3

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Amazon Studios , the Hollywood-based arm of Amazon.com which develops original content for Amazon Prime, said late Thursday evening that it has suspended Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios and head of Prime Video, after allegations of sexual harassment from one of the company's producers.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. As Celsius accelerates the crypto sell-off, who pays the price?

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 10, 2017

The price of Snap Inc. a share in after-hours trading on Thursday, reflecting investor disappointment in Snapchat’s parent company following a second-quarter earnings report showed slow user and revenue growth. shares fell as much as 15 percent to $11.69

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

the parent company of Snapchat , has raised $250M in the publicly held company from the Saudi royal family. Saudi Arabian Price Al-Waleed Talal said on Tuesday that he has invested $250M in Snap, taking a 2.3 percent stake in the company. Venice-based Snap Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

Over the years, as I managed my several computer companies as CEO or executive chairman, I made the decision to go to market with a brand-new product that had never before been exposed to my customer’s marketplace. My stories of missing the context of the times. Changing the rules to fit the market. Apple as a surprising example.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2010

A venture capital survey from a Silicon Valley law firm, finds that valuations for venture backed firms improved in Q2, at least for companies surveyed in Silicon Valley. Tags: venture capital valuation pricing finance investment. About 18 percent of venture rounds had flat valuations.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Klarna CEO and founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the company has seen explosive growth in the U.S. To put that into context; Affirm’s financial report in May projected it would process $8.04 The company has about 4,000 employees with several hundred in the U.S. billion valuation.

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