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Endpoint Spins Out Of First American, Finds $30M In Funding

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El Segundo-based Endpoint , a new mobile-first startup focused on title and escrow services, has spun out of title insurance giant First American Financial Corporation , and raised $30M in funding from First American. Endpoint will be led by CEO Scott Martino.

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Swagbucks Hits $200M In Cash Back, Gift Cards To Members

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El Segundo-based online rewards site Swagbucks --which is owned by Prodege, the company run by Chuck Davis, the former CEO of Fandango and Shopzilla--said today that it has now paid out more than $200M in cash and gift cards to its members.

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Stamps.com Completes $55M ShippingEasy Buy

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El Segundo-based Stamps.com said late last week that it has completed its acquisition of ShippingEasy , a developer of web-based, shipping software for online retailers. The deal was worth $55M in cash, and had been announced in June. ShippingEasy had been one of Stamps.com's primary competitors in serving e-commerce providers.

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Stamps.com Buys ShippingEasy

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El Segundo-based Stamps.com said this week that it has acquired ShippingEasy , a developer of web-based multi-carrier shipping software product that helps e-commerce providers process, fulfill, and ship their products. Stamps.com said it would pay $55M in cash for ShippingEasy, which was based in Austin, Texas.

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iRise Updates Platform

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El Segundo-based iRise , which develops enterprise software visualization tools used for prototyping and specifying corporate applications, said today that it has released a new version of its platform. iRise is backed by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and Deutsche Bank.

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EdgeCast, Media Temple Team On CDN Service

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Los Angeles-based EdgeCast , the content delivery network firm headed by James Segil, and fellow Los Angeles web hosting provider Media Temple , run by Demien Sellfors, are announcing today they are launching a new content delivery network offering for Media Temple's customers. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Internet Brands Acquired For $640M

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El Segundo-based Internet Brands , the Internet media firm headed by Bob Brisco, has been acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners, in a deal worth approximately $640M. Internet Brands owns a wide network of online web sites in a number of verticals. The price is a premium of approximately 46.5