socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

Santa Monica-based equity crowdfunding site Crowdfunder is making it easier for it to work with investors, saying on Monday that it has just received its broker-dealer license to sell securities directly to accredited investors. Crowdfunder said the move will help create a "more seamless solution" for its customers.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , a new startup out of Scott Painter's BrightHouse incubator, said Tuesday morning that the firm has launched on online platform which will match buyers and sellers of private equity. Tags: brighthouse painter scott marketplace stock private equity sharespost. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which says it is developing a "screen optimization platform" aimed at the TV and video ecosystem, said today that it has raised $15M in a Series A funding round.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which says it is developing a "screen optimization platform" aimed at the TV and video ecosystem, said today that it has raised $15M in a Series A funding round.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2013

In some what-did-our-spam filter eat-recently funding news, Santa Monica-based Privlo recently raised $2.1M According to Privlo said the new funding will go to expand on its recently pilot of its platform, which helps match up private lenders and mortgage borrowers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2015

Santa Monica-based Switching Concepts , a provider of turnkey telecom switching platforms, aimed at helping startup and existing telecommunications providers, has been acquired by X5 Solutions. X5 Solutions is based in Seattle, and is owned by private equity investor NewSpring Capital.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. One example is Santa Monica-based hardware company, Ring, who transitioned to a hybrid business model that now includes recurring revenue. In the interest of full disclosure, Headspace is a client of SVB Santa Monica.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group announced htis morning that it is buying Syncsort , a new Jersey-based developer of big data, data migration, and other tools. Financial terms of the acquisition were not anounced by the companies.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

DogVacay.com, the fastest-growing, Santa Monica startup, passionate about using technology to build a community where dog lovers can connect with one another to find and provide safe, convenient and affordable services to care for their best friend. Senior IOS/Mobile Engineer , DogVacay. Product Marketing Manager , TigerText.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. ServiceTitan, based in Glendale, created a software platform for home services businesses like HVAC installers, and vaulted to unicorn status this year with a $165M growth round.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

And you can now buy them with WAX tokens, where I'm an advisor and they raised $80 million (also based in Santa Monica). Transform Group is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with offices in Santa Monica, Las Vegas, Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Denver, Toronto, Paris, and Cape Town. CryptoKitties!

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APRIL 6, 2020

metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Via has two sides of its business: a consumer-facing shuttle and a “partnerships” division that sells its software platform to cities and transit authorities that allows them to deploy their own shuttles.

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Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). We have also hired Kyle Taylor to run platform services as his full-time job.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2010

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , the secondary market for private company shares run by Greg Brogger, announced this morning that it is extending its platform to add independent brokers. and former founder of broker McDonnell, Inc.; and Tim Sullivan, former of Susquehanna International Group.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

We make it really easy for you to add tags before you post something to your own social platform, and before you send a quick reply to your friends on what you've bought. The second part of our app is Know It, which is a video on demand platform. Right now, we're helping people every day make money on their favorite social platforms.

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JULY 27, 2020

Our interview today is with Nick Hedges , the CEO of Santa Monica-based MomentFeed. For us, relatively large and very large multi location brands use our platform to ensure they get discovered online. Interestingly, we've seen an explosion in usage of our platform. What is MomentFeed doing p>now? We want to be number one.

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

studio and platform for badass female entertainment, its creators and fans. Equity Directory – an invite-only network of entrepreneurs and startup talent exchanging work for equity. Where : Philosophie (1615 16th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404). We will have cocktails, snacks, and great networking. Cost : $10.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

They have partnered with Cross Campus to bring education and offline matchmaking events to Santa Monica quarterly. In November 2011, they launched the CoFoundersLab.com platform. It provides tools like the Equity Calculator and curates and vets vendors that service startups.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

It runs our proprietary technology, and it's a platform that people can plug into. We were sitting at Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica, and I asked him if labor was a big problem for his business. What is Miso Robotics? Flippy is the first, automated kitchen assistant, which can grill and fry food.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. DemandMedia has already scaled a tech team to a considerable size in Santa Monica. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We're privately funded today, with some equity from Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures. Those two typically don't go together well.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Mike has over 18 years of strategic, operational and senior management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity backed assets and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica. We are creating a platform that enables users to play instant games and apps directly on the computer desktop. What are you working on now?

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