San Diego, Irvine Tops For Engineering Job Demand, Says Report
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2013
Two, Southern California markets-- San Diego and Irvine --are among the top ares for engineering job demand, according to a report today.
Takl Expands To San Diego
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2017
On-demand home services marketplace operator Takl said this morning that it has expanded in San Diego, its third major market in California. The company says it has signked up more than 1,600 local providers in San Diego. The company says it has signked up more than 1,600 local providers in San Diego.
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REME Enters On-Demand Massage Market
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Los Angeles- and Santa Monica-based REME , a new startup offering up on-demand massage, stretch, and IV therapy services to the health and wellness community, said today that it has officially launched it services. REME said its services are now available in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
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SUN Plans New Scooter For Crowded On Demand Scooter Market
socalTECH
AUGUST 8, 2019
Is there room on your curb for (yet another) on-demand scooter company? The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. The company said that its "vibrant yellow color" is what helps it compete with other scooter options available on the market. READ MORE>>.
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Drizly Expands To San Diego
socalTECH
MAY 5, 2016
On-demand, alcohol delivery startup Drizly said this morning that it has expanded its service to San Diego, offering up delivery of beer, wine, and spirits to users across the Gaslamp, Hillcrest, La Jolla, Little Italy, Mission Beach, North Park, Ocean Beach, Old Town, Pacific Beach and Torrey Pines neighborhoods.
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Shift Launches Online Car Buying, Selling Service In San Diego
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2017
Shift , an online car buying and selling startup based in San Francisco, said on Thursday that it has launched buyer operations in San Diego, allowing people to buy and sell cars in the market. The startup is backed by more than $73M in funding from DFJ, Highland Capital, and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.
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Taoglas Names Chief Marketing Officer
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
San Diego-based Taoglas , the developer of communications antenna technology and products, said this morning that it has named Landon Garner as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Taoglas said Garner will be responsible for brand communications, product strategy and marketing, and demand generation.
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REGEN Energy Finds Funding, Sets Up San Diego Office
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
office in San Diego. REGEN, which develops wireless demand management and demand response products for the utility industry, said the funding came from NGEN Partners and BDC Venture Capital, and will go towards rapidly expanding its marketing activities across North America. in a funding round, and set up a U.S.
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Clutter Collects $200M More For On-Demand Storage
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Culver City-based Clutter , which offers up "on-demand" self storage of your extra stuff, has raised $200M in a Series D funding, the company announced on Wednesday morning. According to Clutter, the Series D funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund with participation from Sequoia, Atomico, GV, Fifth Wall and Four Rivers.
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113 Flywheel Drops Fares In LA, San Diego To $5 Until April 6th
socalTECH
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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Washe Raise $3.5M To Expand On-Demand Car Washes In LA
socalTECH
MAY 3, 2018
On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, to help it to "greatly expand" its operation sin Los Angeles, as well as expand into other new markets. READ MORE>>.
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Good Eggs raises $100M and plans to launch in Southern California
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
So the team was busy enough trying to operate a new warehouse, meet increased demand for grocery delivery and keep workers safe in the process. And it sounds like he isn’t in a rush to launch in a bunch of new markets. That’s a meaningful increase in our addressable market.” Image Credits: Good Eggs.
2pointb Takes On Uber, Lyft With On-Demand Ride App
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2015
San Diego-based 2pointb , a new startup aiming at the on-demand transportation market, said over the weekend that it has launched a new, mobile on-dnd ride and transportation app. 2pointb is tapping existing, local, licensed transportation apps for its drivers, unlike Uber and Lyft.
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Interview with Zeb Evans, ClickUp
socalTECH
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. Zeb Evans: Holistically, there's a huge demand for more flexibility or remote work.
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Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 8, 2020
He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).
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Southern California Firms Queue Up For The Public Market
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JUNE 17, 2010
The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. So far, two companies-- Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which completed its IPO in May, and Carlsbad-based Maxlinear , which hit the markets in March, have had successful IPOs.
Lawn Love Expands In Orange County
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2019
San Diego-based Lawn Love , which provides on-demand, lawn mowing and care services, says it has launched its services in Orange County, as part of an expansion effort. The company's CEO and founder is Jeremy Yamaguchi. READ MORE>>.
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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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OneRoof Energy Expands In New York
socalTECH
MAY 8, 2014
San Diego-based solar financing company OneRoof Energy said this morning that it is expanding in the Northeast, and has entered into the New York market. According to the company, it has expanded its residential solar leasing operations to cover New York State. The expansion follows an earlier expansion to Massachusetts.
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DTS Buys Manzanita Systems
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and other technology, said late Thursday that it has acquired Manzanita Ssstems , which develops MPEG software for the digital television, video on demand, and other markets. Manzanita Systems is based in Poway, just north of San Diego. READ MORE>>.
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Fruition Gets $12M For ServiceNow Implementation Services
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2012
in funding, in an interesting indication of the growing ecosystem around San Diego-based ServiceNow. Fruition--based in Chicago--said the Series A funding for the firm was led by Trident Capital, and specifically comes due to "rapid expansion and market demand" for ServiceNow's product. READ MORE>>.
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IPO Filings Keep Coming In Southern California
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2011
The filing of an IPO by Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless on Friday seems to indicate the interest in public markets by venture-backed, Southern California firms has not abated. The filing comes on the heels of Demand Media 's kickoff of its roadshow to Wall Street on Wednesday, after it set an initial pricing range on its own IPO offering.
Southern California Linked IPOs Grow
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.
Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).
TurboTax Aims New Product At The Self Employed
socalTECH
DECEMBER 16, 2016
Intuit , which develops its popular TurboTax tax filing software in San Diego, said this week that it has launched a new product called TurboTax Self-Employed , a new tax filing product specificaly aimed at what the company says are 55 million self-employed individuals in the U.S. READ MORE>>.
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100 With Cornershop, Walmart Expands On-Demand Delivery to Latin America
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The Bentonville, AR, retailer announced Thursday it has acquired Cornershop, an on-demand online service that delivers products from supermarkets, pharmacies, and specialty shops in Mexico and Chile, for $225 million. “We Walmart is taking the e-commerce delivery business south of the border.
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Internet Brands Brisco: Deal Will Allow More Focus On Long Term Growth
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.
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190 Uber Dodges Bullet In California
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2013
Uber--which serves both Los Angeles and San Diego, in addition to San Francisco and Sacramento--said the move suspends prior complaints and fines against the company. Uber launched its services in Los Angeles in March of 2012, and followed with expansion into San Diego in June of 2012.
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170 With a $10.2M Boost, YourMechanic Aims At Mobility Fleet Market
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OCTOBER 9, 2018
Every month, there’s news of another partnership among carmakers like GM and tech companies such as Uber, as they vie for dominant roles in a transportation future where individual car ownership may largely give way to rides-on-demand from fleets of autonomous and tech-enabled vehicles.
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Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 million
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 23, 2019
Now, Canoo is rounding out its executive team and pushing forward with plans to bring prototype vehicles to market by the end of the year. Initially, Canoo will target customers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, with additional plans to expand to San Diego and Seattle when the company brings its commercial vehicles to market in 2021.
Tocagen IPO Raises $85M to Test Gene Therapy in Brain Cancer Trials
Xconomy
APRIL 13, 2017
Tocagen raised $85 million in its stock market debut today, and underwriters saw enough demand to increase the number of shares in the initial public offering. San Diego-based Tocagen (NASDAQ: TOCA ) priced its offering of 8.5 Tocagen has been developing a gene therapy treatment for a deadly type of brain cancer.
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Southern California IPO List Gets A Little Longer
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Other firms currently in registration include Santa Monica-based Demand Media ; San Diego-based Zogenix ; Inphi Corp. which has most of its employees in Westlake Village; Los Angeles-based Gamefly ; City of Industry-based NewEgg ; San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies ; and Thousand Oaks-basd Nexsan.
SoCal Racks Up Another Successful IPO
socalTECH
JULY 22, 2010
In recent months, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal and Carlsbad-based MaxLinear also have managed to reach the markets via an IPO, and there are at least seven other Southern California companies waiting in the wings for the public markets.
ReachLocal Up 15 Percent After IPO
socalTECH
MAY 20, 2010
The firm's stock was up in its debut despite a down market for the day, with the NASDAQ down -4.11 Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet content publishing run by Richard Rosenblatt, also is widely expected to be in the process of filing for an IPO. percent to 2,204.01. READ MORE>>.
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Interview with Wheels, Josh Viner and Marco McCottry
socalTECH
APRIL 15, 2019
San Diego-based Wheels (www.takewheels.com) was co-founded by Jon and Josh Viner, who were the co-founders of Wag, where they raised nearly $400M in venture capital. Wheels currently operates in Los Angeles and San Diego. Josh Viner: Wheels is live in Los Angeles and San Diego. What is Wheels?
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Huntington Capital Boosts Custom Products Manufacturer
socalTECH
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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Entropic Boosts Guidance
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
San Diego-based semiconductor maker Entropic Communications , which makes chips for the home networking and entertainment market, said Monday that it is boosting its guidance for revenue in Q3 of 2010. Entropic is publicly held, trading on the Nasdaq as ENTR.
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124 How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving
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DECEMBER 6, 2013
Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. Companies like DogVacay solve a real need in the market. ” She arrived late that night in San Diego.
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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Given SVBs market position, that is great news. The Playa Vista company is aggressively taking market share and could go public. Nonetheless, I expect that in 2019 the VC market will shift toward demanding profit.
How Serviz Plans To Conquer The Home Services Industry
socalTECH
MAY 8, 2015
In a world awash with on-demand startups, Los Angeles-based Serviz (www.serviz.com) stands out--not because of the market segment it is tackling, but because it was founded by two, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline. Our vision is really to become the premier provider of on-demand home services.
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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 6, 2020
There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C. Deal of the week.
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136 Finding Your Startup Lawyer: What Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Xconomy
APRIL 29, 2019
Successful management of any new enterprise, regardless of industry, is a process demanding of concerted effort to realize opportunity with a finite set of resources.
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103 Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal
socalTECH
JULY 7, 2010
Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic.
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