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JULY 6, 2021

The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal creates a new, publicly traded company called EVgo Inc., which is now trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as EVGO, with warrants trading as EVGOW.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk has added an early, Apple Computer pionner to its board of directors, according to the company. The Trade Desk said that Andrea "Andy" Cunningham, who helped launch the Apple Macintosh early in her career, has joined its board as an independent director.

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JULY 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says that its Chief Strategy Officer, Brian Stempeck, will step down from the firm on September 1st. Stempeck was employee number eight at the company, and has been at the company for more than ten years. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2021

The company said it is offering up 10,000,000 shares of its Class A stock at a price of $12.00 per share, and will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. The company is trading under the symbol XPOF. The company was founded in 2017.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Ventura-based programmatic advertising technology developer The Trade Desk said this morning that it has officially launched its programmatic ad buying platform in China. According to The Trade Desk, the move comes as global advertisers are looking to reach audiences in China, and because the country is a key growth market.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

per share, which will provide the company total gross proceeds of $93.6M. The company is expected to start trading today on the New York Stock Exchange as SONX. along with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. The IPO was underwritten by BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Piper Sandler & Co.,

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MARCH 18, 2019

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which develops advertising technology, said Monday afternoon that it has added Lise Buyer to its Board of Directors. Buyer is Managing Partner of the Class V Group, a consulting firm that advises companies on initial public offerings. Rowe Price Associates. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based ad tech developer The Trade Desk said it has tied with measurement provider Nielsen , in developing and deploying a new Internet identity effort it calls "Unified ID 2.0". The company says the effort is an "upgrade and an alternative to third-party cookies." READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2021

Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based TrueCar announced late Thursday that it has acquired a 20 percent stake in Accu-Trade , a provider of vehicle apparisal technology. Accu-Trade, which is based in Manheim, Pennsylvania, and provides a mobile app which offers up vehicle appraisals and valuations for dealers and consumers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Perdue, is stepping down. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be stepping down to spend more time with his family. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be stepping down to spend more time with his family. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2021

The company starts trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCOR. The IPO priced above the company's initial estimated IPO range, which was $60.00 Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and William Blair & Company. per share, indicating strong investor interest in the offering. Piper Sandler & Co.,

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APRIL 15, 2021

per share, raising just over $1 billion for the company. The company--which develops self driving truck technology--said its underwriters also have a 30-day option to purchase an additional 5,067,567 shares of its Class A common stock at the IPO price. The company's major investors are Sun Dream Inc.,

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Ventura-based The Trade Desk announced this morning that it has named Sandeep Swadia as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Data and Trust Officer. Swadia will be based in The Trade Desks's New York offices. Swadia reports to The Trade Desk's founder and CEO, Jeff Green.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Vesica Technologies, a developer of a product which provides information on financial markets, including daily market movements, volatility, and major trades, has raised $2.1M MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Exchange Group. The company targets financial traders with its software.

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TechCrunch LA

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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APRIL 6, 2020

Ventura-based online advertising exchange The Trade Desk says it will offer up free access to its digital advertising courseware until the end of 2020, allowing everyone from advertising industry professionals to those looking to build the required skills to enter the field. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave will start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as DAVE, starting Thursday, January 6th, after stockholders of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III approved the deal to merge with Dave in a SPAC deal.

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MARCH 25, 2021

VIZIO will start trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VZIO. The company's IPO was underwritten by J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities, along with Wells Fargo Securities Guggenheim Securities, Needham & Company, Piper Sandler as well as Roth Capital Partners.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2017

Most employers have all their employees sign non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements to protect the company’s trade secrets, customer lists and business plans. No matter what your circumstance, never, ever be guilty of using trade secret materials or ideas from your past employer, especially customer lists.”.

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JULY 25, 2019

The Trade Desk , the programmatic advertising platform developer led by technology veteran Jeff Green--and which got its start at the Ventura Venture Technology Center, the incubator behind Ventura's city hall--is planning a major expansion in Ventura , according to the company.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the real time, demand-side advertising platform developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said today. According to The Trade Desk, Alex Kayyal of Hermes will join the company''s board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 11, 2021

The three-day virtual version of the trade show is scheduled to run from Jan. For the Consumer Technology Association, the show must go on. 12 through Jan.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Irvine-based online equipment rental marketplace BigRentz announced this morning that it has launched a $10,000 scholarship effort, where it will provide two students with $5,000 scholarships to cover educational expenses towards attending a vocational trade school. The deadline to apply for the company's new scholarship is August 5th.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising platform provider The Trade Desk said on Wednesday that advertising technoloy platform developer PubMatic has selected the company's unified IT solutions on its sell-side platform. The companies said the deal will help improve the impact and effectiveness of addressable audience reach.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

San Diego-based AlphaTrAI , a fintech startup backed by Analytics Ventures, says it has connected with QuantConnect, the developer of an open trading engine, to run its AI software. AlphaTrAI says it has developed artificial intelligence software which can pick, trade, and manage stocks better than humans. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Ventura-based Trade Desk has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $86.25M on an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The company says it has filed to trade as TTD. The advertising technology company is led by Jeff Green. Green is a serial entrepreneur , having sold his last firm, AdECN, to Microsoft.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the real-time bidding and advertising company led by industry veteran Jeff Green, has launched a new version of its platform, the company said this week. The Trade Desk''s software is used to manage display, social, and video advertising campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Support.com, a publicly led outsourcing company led by Los Angeles resident Lance Rosenzweig, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, says it has merged with a bitcoin mining company, Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. Support.com trades on the Nasdaq as SPRT.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

El Segundo-based MB TRADING , a provider of stocks, futures, options, and other trading tools and services, has been acquired in an asset deal by Florida-based TradeKing. According to TradeKing Group, it will acquire all of MB Trading's assets, as part of an effort to build a diversified financial services firm. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk has set the initial estimated pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing on Tuesday that it now expects its IPO to be between $14.00 The company is selling 4,666,667 shares of its common stock in the offering. The Trade Desk has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as TTD. and $16.00

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Match Group , the parent company of dating- and hookup- app Tinder , has sued Tinder co-founder Sean Rad over trade secret protection agreements. The lawsuit claims Rad "surreptitiously" copied a vast number of documents and emails belonging to Tinder employees, "in order to advance his personal interests."

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based GumGum and Ventura-based Trade Desk announced this morning that the two companies have partnered, to integrated GumGum's in-image advertising technology into The Trade Desk's platform. The Trade Desk offers up a Demand Side Platform (DSP) for the advertising market. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Sientra , a developer of aethetic medicine implants, rose in its IPO on Wednesday, trading as high as $17.90 during morning trading. The company priced last night at $15 per share, selling 5 million shares of its common stock on the NASDAQ as SIEN. last night.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Jim Mazzo , the former CEO of Advanced Medical Optics , has been indicted on allegations of insider trading, according to federal prosecutors this week. mazzo insider trading federal legal government' Federal prosecutors charged Mazzo with 41 counts in the charges, which stem back to 2008. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based GumGum and Ventura-based Trade Desk announced this morning that the two companies have partnered, to integrated GumGum's in-image advertising technology into The Trade Desk's platform. The Trade Desk offers up a Demand Side Platform (DSP) for the advertising market. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the online advertising exchange operator, had a huge day on its first trading day on the NASDAQ Global Market, closing up 67.22% on Wednesday, at $30.10 -- well above its debut at $18.00 The company is led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Green. READ MORE>>.

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