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MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Santa Barbara-based YArdi , which develops property management software, said it has added the ability to pay bills through its platform. ACcording to Yardi, it now can process payments for account receivable and acocunts payable, as part of its Yardi Voyager property management and accounting platform.

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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 12, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used for partnership automation, said this morning that it has raised $75M in an investment round. According to the company, the funding will go towards accelerating development of its platform, for go-to-market and regional expansion, and other growth efforts.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Insights , which provides analytics around technology installs, IT spend, and contracts, says it has tied with LinkedIn with a new product, HG for LinkedIn. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi has scored a win in New Zealand, saying that one of New Zealand''s largest independent property management and advisory companies has adopted its software. yardi property management software international zealand realestate' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi said yesterday that it has linked up with The Home Depot , giving its clients access to products from the popular home improvement chain directly from its online platform. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking. The company said the move will help marketers drive more revenue and higher mobile conversion rates. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor , which develops IT infrastructure monitoring software, said today that it has connected its tools to Amazon Web Services. The company said its platform now has the ability to monitor Amazon Web Services instances and services.

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JULY 17, 2015

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardia>> has been selected by a Singapore-based, real estate investment trust, the companies said late Thursday. it has selected Yardi's Voyager software-as-a-service platform to help it manage its office properties.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software developer RightScale has expanded into Australia, the firm said last week. RightScale said it has set up operations in Sydney, which will provide local sales, support and professional services for its platform in that country. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi reported another win this morning, with a New York City commercial property leasing and management company. ii using its Yardi Voyager platform, for property management, accounting, invoice processing and job costing.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Invoca , the developer of call tracking software for the lead generation market, said this week that it has seen what it says is record growth in enterprise customers. The company did not disclose any finances, but said it has seen its enterprise customers grow by 375 percent since 2013.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Eucaplytus Systems , the cloud management software firm backed by New Enterprise Associates, Benchmark Capital and BV Capital, said earlier this week that it has linked up with newScale and rPath on a new private cloud platform. The firms said that the solution will be delivered by MomentumSI.

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MARCH 5, 2013

According to the company, the new funds will go to enter new market segments, to expand internationally, and build out monetization of its platform. The round was led by New World Ventures, and also included Montgomery & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, an dothers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. I often answer the same way … * “First, yes, nearly every corner of our market is over-valued. By definition?—?I’m dot-com bonanza.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , a firm which develops cloud computing management software, has linked its products with New Relic, a developer of application performance management software, the firms said this week. RightScale said that its Cloud Computing Management Platform can be used with New Relic's RPM software.

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DECEMBER 8, 2008

Santa Barbara-based RightScale said today that it has raised $13M, in a second round for the cloud computing software firm. RightScale is developing a cloud computing software platform based on Amazon's web services; the frim's product allows users to manage and deploy servers.

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APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. How''d you start the company?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I recently spoke with Marten Mickos, the former CEO of MySQL and current CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , the leader in private cloud platforms. Eucalyptus’ underlying technology was developed at UC Santa Barbara. In addition to heading up Eucalyptus, Marten is also on the Board of fellow-cloud company, RightScale.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

And, if you're a social platform, is there a way to monetize all that activity happening on your service? San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

Given TimeHop’s failed experiment, I was especially intrigued when I learned that a team of a dozen remote entrepreneurs hack the typical corporate structure and creates a company that generated nearly $100 million in revenue. To gather hands-on remote team building advice, I sought out two companies that have done it: TaxJar and FastSpring.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Skyler Lucci is co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based HeyTutor (www.heytutor.com), a startup which has created an online platform which connects and matches students with in-person tutors. The company recently raised a round of funding from Santa Barbara-based ScOps Venture Capital. Here's the reason why.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Last week, Carpinteria-based Lynda.com announced one of the biggest investments in the region in the last few years--a $103M, growth equity investment in the company, which came from Accel Partners and Spectrum Equity. Eric Robison: The company grown last year to exceed $100M in topline revenue. Tell us a bit on the investment?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. And for many companies a good deal of their business is still closed over the phone–through their call centers. You’re right.

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JULY 20, 2010

Morphlabs is a cloud computing company, part of a good cluster of firms that we now have in Southern California, including 3Tera in Orange County, and Eucalyptus in Santa Barbara. The company is about three years old, and we had our first product initially in Japan. Winston Damarillo: This is my fourth company.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The Resumator''s intuitive recruiting and applicant tracking solution has been used by over 12,000 companies, which have processed more than 4 million resumes and filled 36,000 jobs. The company’s clients include: Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable. . That company failed.”.

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JULY 21, 2016

The funding, provided by Santa Barbara, CA-based Rincon Venture Partners and Venice, CA-based CrossCut Ventures, represents the first institutional investment for Zingle. The company raised $1 million last year, according to a 2015 regulatory filing. The company currently has just under 30 employees.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in.

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JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Likeabilitee (www.likeabilitee.com) has come up with a new, highly visual service which makes it very easy for you to analyze and understand how people are engaging with your social media posts on Facebook. Our roots are in Flash, and in fact the company came about as a project for Macromedia.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue (www.ringrevenue.com) announced that it had raised a round of venture funding. We caught up with the firm's CEO, Jason Spievak, to learn more about the firm's technology, as well as to hear about the company's experienced team, which came out of Callwave. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2015

Once a buyer decides they want to make a purchase the first thing most companies will do is check out what other options are out there to make sure they’re not making an uninformed decisions. I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. We are hands on.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall is garnering some excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development.

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