Cubic Names Chief Customer Officer
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MARCH 6, 2020
San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said this week that it has named Min Wei as the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. Wei has been at Cubic since 2009. READ MORE>>.
Health IQ Finds $34.6M, Plans San Diego Hiring
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NOVEMBER 15, 2017
in a Series C funding round, which it said partially go to expanding hiring at its San Diego offices, the company announced on Wednesday. Health IQ plans to use the funding to fuel hiring in its Mountain View and San Diego offices, continue product development and accelerate customer growth, according to the company.
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Close5: eBay's San Diego Move Into The Mobile, Local Market
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JANUARY 7, 2015
In the last few years, Southern California has been a key market in launching mobile applications and services, due to a huge, mobile-savvy consumer population. So, it''s no surprise that the area--specifically, San Diego--was chosen for the pilot launch of a new service from eBay, called Close5 (www.close5.com), Why San Diego?
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center
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AUGUST 27, 2018
However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center
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AUGUST 27, 2018
However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?
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Amazon Extends Prime Now to San Diego
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NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Amazon.com is extended its Prime Now service to San Diego today, offering up one hour delivery for a long list of items to its customers in the city from local stores and Amazon's own warehouse. Amazon said it is offering up things like paper towels, milk, Kindle devices, and more through the service.
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Twist Bioscience Expands In San Diego
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FEBRUARY 28, 2018
According to Twist, the new office will support sales and marketing, as well as corporate administrative functions, and will also be the headquarters for customer support for the company's new solutions for enhancing next-generation sequencing. Twist is venture backed by such investors as Biomatics Capital, plus Reinet Fund S.C.A.,
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Mapp Acquires Marketing Analytics Developer Webtrekk
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JUNE 5, 2019
San Diego-based Mapp , a developer of cloud-based digital marketing software, has completed its acquisition of European marketing analytics software developer Webtrekk , the company said this morning. Mapp said it would benefit from Webtrekk's market position in German-speaking countries.
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Flywheel Drops Fares In LA, San Diego To $5 Until April 6th
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MARCH 27, 2015
On-demand, taxi app developer Flywheel , which has been in an intense battle with Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and others in the LA market, said this week that it will offer $5, flat rate rides on its service in Los Angeles and San Diego until April 6th.
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Exact Sciences Acquires San Diego Lab Equipment Supplier Biomatrica
Xconomy
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Exact Sciences has gone from being a customer of Biomatrica, a San Diego-based vendor of equipment for storing and preserving blood and saliva samples, to now being the company’s owner. Exact’s sole product on the market is Cologuard , a non-invasive, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.
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REME Enters On-Demand Massage Market
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NOVEMBER 6, 2018
The company said it provides its services toin-home, at the office, or the customer's location of choice. REME said its services are now available in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. The company is led by Managing Director Moaz Hamid. READ MORE>>.
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SUN Plans New Scooter For Crowded On Demand Scooter Market
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AUGUST 8, 2019
The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. SUN said its new custom shared scooter has 10 inch, solid tires, 30 percent better battery capacity than what it's using now, and "all new technology" compared to its existing scooters, and is far more durable. READ MORE>>.
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San Diego Sees Strong Cybersecurity Growth As Firms Seek Talent
Xconomy
JUNE 23, 2016
San Diego’s cybersecurity workforce has grown by nearly 15 percent over the past two years, according to a study released today by the Cyber Center of Excellence, a nonprofit industry group created to boost cybersecurity jobs and technologies in the region. The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.
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San Diego Social Media Startup Soci Adds Austin Office, Raises $8.5M
Xconomy
APRIL 10, 2017
Soci, a San Diego startup that created a Web platform for managing social media, has closed on $8.5 The five-year-old startup, which had 35 employees five months ago when it was named as a 2017 Xconomy San Diego company to watch , now has 50 employees. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.
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Good Eggs raises $100M and plans to launch in Southern California
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
It seems, however, that the company has found plenty of opportunity for growth while remaining focused on the San Francisco Bay Area. Good Eggs says that in the past year, revenue has grown to the nine figures (more than $100 million), hired more than 400 employees and nearly doubled its customer base. Image Credits: Good Eggs.
MindTouch Picks Up $12M For Customer Self Service Software
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JANUARY 14, 2016
San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. MindTouch's software provides customer support search tools, product information, and more to end users.
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100 SOCi Acquires Brandify
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JULY 29, 2021
San Diego-based marketing software developer SOCi annoucned on Thursday that it has acquired Brandify, a provider of location-based digital marketing. SOCi says its customers includes such companies as Ace Hardware, Sports Clips, and Anytime Fitness. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
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113 Tiled Takes $13.7M For Content Authoring Software
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
San Diego-based Tiled, which develops "no code" software to allow sales, marketing, creative, and HR teams to create interactive content without software development, has raised $13.7M Tiled says its customers include such brands as HubSpot, Paycor, Instructure, Skullcandy, and CHRISTUS Health.
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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 5, 2020
When people talk today about buying food, alongside traditional grocery stores and other physical food markets, they increasingly talk about grocery delivery companies, restaurant delivery platforms, meal kit services and more that make or provide food to people by way of apps. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.
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343 Netradyne Takes $150M For AI Efforts
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JULY 16, 2021
San Diego-based Netradyne, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing technology for the automotive market, has raised $150M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and also included existing investors Point72 Ventures and M12.
Mapp Acquires Webtrekk
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APRIL 30, 2019
San Diego-based digital marketing software provider Mapp announced this morning that it is acquiring German software developer Webtrekk , a developer of marketing analytics and customer intelligence software. Webtrekk's customers include FlixBus, Porsche Holding, ING, and MyToys. Webtreek is based in Berlin.
Scientist.com Acquires HealthEconomics.com
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DECEMBER 15, 2020
San Diego-based outsourced healthcare R&D marketplace Scientist.com said this morning that it will acquire HealthEcnomics.com , which operates an online community of scientists and suppliers of heatlh economics and outcomes research. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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JMI Equity Leads $35M Investment In Lytics
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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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Taoglas Inks Distribution Deal With Arrow Electronics
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JULY 21, 2020
San Diego-based Taoglas , a developer of RF antennas for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, says it has linked with electronics distributor Arrow Electronics. Taoglas said it will use Arrows sales and services organization to expand their customer base, grow ecosystem partnerships, and improve supply chain services.
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113 Voxox Expands Reach In Costa Rica
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NOVEMBER 4, 2020
San Diego-based cloud communications provider Voxox reported this week that it has expanded its reach in Costa Rica, via a new partnership with business phone systems provider RING.CR. will white label its Voxox Cloud Phone service, and will offer it up to its small business customers in Costa Rica. The company said that RING.CR
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113 Interview with Zeb Evans, ClickUp
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MAY 18, 2021
For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. We compete in several different categories within the market. What is ClickUp?
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Huntington Capital Boosts Custom Products Manufacturer
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JULY 22, 2010
San Diego-based Huntington Capital , a provider of mezzanine capital provider to lower middle market companies, is backing a Seattle manufacturer of custom photo books and other printed products.
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MemComputing Finds New Funding
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JULY 7, 2020
San Diego-based MemComputing , a developer of high performance computing technology, has raised a round of funding, the company said on Tuesday, from two investors. MemComputing, led by CEO and co-founder John Beane, said the funding will go towards accelerating its product development and to expand sales and marketing.
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Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. The company’s workforce has grown to about 270, including 80 in San Diego.
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Perspectium Finds $8M For Service Management Integration Tools
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APRIL 24, 2019
San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm. According to Perspectium, the new funding will help it continue expansion to global markets, and launch new products. The investment came from TVC Capital. READ MORE>>.
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Cordial Connects With Channel Partners
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
San Diego-based Cordial , the startup developer of personalized marketing software, has inked a number of channel partnerships, the company said Friday. Cordial's software is used to deliver personalized marketing emails and communications using real-time behavioral data and machine learning. READ MORE>>.
Daasity Gets $2.3M For Business Data Analytics
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NOVEMBER 6, 2019
San Diego-based Daasity , a startup working on data analytics for direct-to-consumer retailers, has raised $2.3M The startup--led by CEO and co-founder Dan LeBlanc--says its product is used in particular for the Shopify Plus e-commerce area, with such customers as Kopari, BioClarity, MVMT Watches, Parachute Home, and Rothy's.
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Wheels Enters Last Mile Transportation Fray With $37M
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JANUARY 24, 2019
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Wheels --founded by the founders of dog walking marketplace Wag--has jumped into the crowded "last mile" transportation fray, saying it has raised $37M and launched its services in San Diego.
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113 SlimSurveys Launches New Product
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OCTOBER 8, 2013
According to the company, its new Customer Insights product lets website owners add a widget to their website, to help collect real-time, customer insights. The new product lets marketers and website owners run surveys in-line with their websites, without requiring developers to constantly interact with the website. READ MORE>>.
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210 Quidel Says It Has COVID-19 Test
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MARCH 18, 2020
San Diego-based Quidel , which develops rapid diagnostic testing products, says it has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its real-time RT-PCR test intnded to detect COVID-19, the virus that casuees SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab specimens.
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113 EvoNexus Launches Fintech Incubator
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APRIL 9, 2019
San Diego-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus is launching a brand new, financial technology (Fintech) incubator, in a partnership with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Franklin Templeton , the incubator announced this morning.
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Trovata Gets Seed Funding From J.P. Morgan
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DECEMBER 11, 2018
San Diego-based Trovata , a company developing cash automation software for the treasury management market, has raised a round of seed funding, led by J.P. The company said the new funding from JPMorgan Chase will go towards accelerating product development and for new customer engagements. READ MORE>>.
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The Empathy Economy: Emotional Intelligence in Customer Service
Xconomy
JULY 5, 2018
The “empathy economy” will help define the new reality of human and machine interactions in the customer service industry. Brand loyalty has been championed by brands like Gucci and Tesla, who have both a dedicated customer base and “fans” who admire the out-of-reach products.
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75 Verimatrix Acquired By InsideSecure For $147M
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MARCH 1, 2019
San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of security software for video service providers, set top-box providers, and others, has been acquired by French company Inside Secure , according to Inside Secure. Inside Secure paid $138.1M in cash, plus up to $9.8M in escrow to cover potential post-closing adjustments and earnout.
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Tealium Ties With Optimizely
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NOVEMBER 4, 2014
San Diego-based enterprise tag management software developer Tealium and web and mobile app optimization company Optimizely announced today that they are in an integration deal, where they will link data from the two different products together for joint customers. READ MORE>>.
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138 Profitability Helps San Diego Lender Step Out from Industry Cloud
Xconomy
JULY 26, 2016
In contrast to some alternative lenders, the San Diego firm said it is growing fast and is consistently profitable. Nevertheless, Gilbert said most customers still want to talk to a loan officer and have a consultative discussion. We know what’s it’s like to be in an economic downturn,” he said.
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Investors back Pacific Consolidated Holdings to merge leading LA-based liquor and weed delivery companies
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 28, 2020
What we’ve seen is a more exploratory customer than the industry recognizes, ready to try new form factors, products and categories. Saucey launched in 2014 and now operates across 22 markets including LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, Orlando, Tampa and Miami.
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188 Tealium Takes $55M More
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MAY 16, 2019
San Diego-based Tealium , which develops tag management software used data integration, has raised $55M more in a Series F funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Silver Lake Waterman, and also included ABN AMRO Digital Impact Fund, Declaration Partners, Parkwood and existing investors.
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