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JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead backer of a developer of artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry this morning. Jvion said it will use the funding to accelerate expansion across its market. Jvion is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and was founded in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Norman AS , a developer of malware analysis and security software, said today that it has opened up a new, U.S. corporate headquarters in San Diego. Norman said the new office will house sales, marketing, product management, and R&D personnel, and comes in addition to a current location in Fairfax, Virginia.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

San Diego-based Soci , a developer of a social content discovery engine and social media marketing software product, has raised $1.5M Soci, led by Afif Khoury, develops a social content discovery and marketing engine. soci social media marketing venture capital content discovery' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2017

San Diego- and Beijing-based TuSimple , a startup developing autonomous driving technology, says it has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving vehicles on the road. The company says it has been developing its systems since 2015. The company's co-founder is Xiaodi Hou.

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APRIL 2, 2014

San Diego-based Ciphrex , a new software startup in the Bitcoin space, said this morning that it has launched a new software product for the Bitcoin market, called Bitcoin Vault. Ciphrex said its software provides a secure, software wallet for Bitcoin transactions and account management. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

San Diego-based eSUB Construction Software , a startup developing mobile and cloud-based project management and document control software for the construction industry, has raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Revolution Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2011

AddToAny , which develops social sharing widgets for the Wordpress and Drupal blog software packages, has been acquired by social sharing and marketing firm Lockerz. AddToAny was the brainchild of Pat Diven, II, who founded the firm when he was a student at the University of California San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2017

San Diego-based machine learning startup PointPredictive announced on Thursday that it has closed a Series A funding round. PointPredicive is developing fraud and risk management software for the automotive lending, consumer lending, and mortgage lending markets. The funding was led by Mosaik Partners.

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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. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. According to SOCi, the deal will add additional functionality to its platform.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

San Diego-based identity risk management software developer ID Analytics has named Eric Lindeen as the company's new Vice President of Marketing, the company announced this morning. Lindeen joins the company from Zoot Enterprises, where he was VP of Solution Marketing; he has served at Zoot since 1998.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

San Diego-based TicketSauce , a developer of private label event management software, has raised $2.5M The company said the funding goes towards sales and marketing. TicketSauce sells its software to media organizations, associations, and event organizers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

San Diego-based Tritech Software , a developer of software for the law enforcement, public safety, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) industries, has acquired The Omega Group , a developer of cloud-based mapping and analytics software for the market. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2016

The center commissioned the report to help quantify the economic impact of the cybersecurity industry in San Diego, and to assess how employers view their prospects for growth and needs for future hiring. The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. That represents a 9.5

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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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. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Rowe Price, according to the company. Rowe Price, according to the company. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 21, 2021

San Diego-based Cordial, a developer of cross-channel marketing software used by such brands as Revolve, 1-800 Contacts, Backcountry, and Eddie Bauer, says it has named Raachel Bergman as its Chief Revenue Officer. Bergman previously served at such companies as Harland Clarke and Persado and Experian CheetahMail.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

San Diego-based Pack, a developer of e-commerce tools, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. Pack says it is developing what it calls "headless commerce", which helps brands create personalized shopping experiences. The company said the funding goes towards engineering, product, design, and go-to-market.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

San Diego-based SOCi , a developer of social media management and marketing software, has raised $2.25M in funding, the company said Wednesday. SOCi is taking aim at competitors such as Hootsuite, with what it says is a "next-generation" social media content discovery and marketing product. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has released a platform for developing augmented reality (AR) software for Android, the firm announced this morning. The firm said the software, available via its beta program, allows users to build, market, and distribute applications based on its Qualcomm AR platform.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based MeLLmo , the developer of the Roambi mobile software which allows users to view their business data from their iPhone or iPad, said today that it has named Kirk Cunningham as its Vice President of MArketing.

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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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AUGUST 3, 2016

San Diego-based Renovate America , the provider of residential clean energy financing programs, said this morning that it has acquired CakeSystems , a developer of home energy modeling and auditing software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. CakeSystems was previously owned by nonprofit Earth Advantage.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

San Diego-based sales software developer Seismic has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, to go towards its sales content management software, the company said this morning. Seismic said it will use the funding for product and sales, marketing, and customer support. Seismic is led by Doug Winter.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

-- San Diego-based Shield AI, which is developing software to help coordinate teams of robots in the defense and military market, says it has deployed its system with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and on the USS Portland.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Thursday that it has acquired DesignArt Networks , a developer of small cell modem and system design for the cellular base station market. DesignArt is based in Ra'anana, Israel, and develops both systems-on-a-chip and software products.

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JUNE 5, 2017

San Diego-based Comhear , a developer of immersive, 3D audio software, announced on Monday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding. Comhear develops audio enhancing software. The company said its technology is based on research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD).

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MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based Ascent Funding, a provider of student loans, says it is targeting the coding bootcamp market, with a new set of loans for those programs. The company said it is aiming to provde those loans to underserved students to give them access to higher education. Financial details of that acquisition were not given.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. The winners are: — Life Sciences: BioLegend CEO Gene Lay.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

San Diego-based ClickUp , which develops productivity software for the business market, says it has tapped a veteran of the online media industry as its new Chief Creative Officer. Rosenthal was most recently Executive Vice President at Cheddar, and was Global Vice President of Creative at BuzzFeed.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this week that it has named a new Chief Product Officer. Mantipragada also previously served at First Data and SAP.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

San Diego-based software developer Mitchell , which develops software and other technology for the insurance and collision repair industries, says it has merged with Genex Services , a provider of clinical solutions for the workers' compensation, auto, and disability markets.

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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.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

San Diego-based Shield AI, a startup developing AI and self driving technologies for aircraft, has raised $210M in a Series D investment round, according to the company. Shield AI says it is focused on the defense market. The company also recently acquired two companies, Heron Systems and Martin UAV.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this morning that it has named Heather Cole as the company Vice President, Market Growth. Cole was previously VP and Research Director at Forrester-SiriusDecisions.

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MAY 6, 2013

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , the developer of the popular MiFi mobile hotspot device, is targeting the M2M and fleet management market with its technology. READ MORE>>. novatel wireless mifi wifi hotspot hardware telematics'

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