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AUGUST 9, 2017

A San Diego survey on professional women working in tech and life sciences offers some insights on the recurring debate over gender diversity in venture-backed startups and big companies, as well as a related incident that boiled over this week at Google. When asked, “What do you aspire to be, professionally?”

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

The company says that Crosby is the founder of Google Analytics; he had been a co-founder of Urchin Software in San Diego, which eventually became Google Analytics after its acquisition in April of 2005. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

San Diego-based Gizmo5 , the voice-over-IP service and software started by former MP3.com com founder Michael Robertson, has been acquired by Google. Google announced the deal late Thursday afternoon. Tags: gizmo5 google merger acquisition voip. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

San Diego-based OpenCandy , which develops software and services to monetize downloads of open source software, said today that it has added Joe Kraus of Google Ventures to the firm's board of directors. Tags: opencandy executive software download google ventures kraus. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

A report from TechCrunch claims that San Diego-based Gizmo5 , the voice-over-IP startup founded by Michael Robertson, has been acquired by Google. No confirmation of any deal was provided by either Google or Gizmo5. Gizmo5 is a developer of voice-over-IP software based on the SIP standard, and is headed by former MP3.com

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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. Half are in San Diego, and half are remote.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

San Diego-based Gretel has raised a seed round of funding, to go towards its development of software which helps developers and engineers access and share anonymized data for developing applications. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Greylock Partners and Village Capital.

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JUNE 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has put its funding behind MapR , the company behind the big data software framework called Hadoop. MapR said today that it has raised $110M in a giant funding round, which was led by Google Capital, and also included Qualcomm Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

San Diego-based Koji, which develops an app store for helping creators earn money, said late Tuesday that it has raised $20M in its Series B fundraising. Shapiro previously founded the video sharing site Veoh, and also was the CTO of MySpace, in addition to serving at Google.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based XOKind , a new startup focused on building artificial intelligence software for the travel market, has raised $1.6M Section 32 is the venture capital fund led by former Google Ventures CEO and founder Bill Maris, which is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 16, 2018

After establishing a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform, Zesty.io CEO Gerry Widmer said Wednesday the San Diego-based company is expanding its workforce and extending its Web content management system (WCMS) to international customers. founder Randy Apuzzo at the end of 2017.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Google, as it develops its smart home systems, is turning to a company that already knows how to navigate the terrain of a household—corridors, kitchens, cat beds, cast-off shoes, and chair legs included. The Roomba i7+ model now has sensors and smart mapping software.

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JULY 8, 2010

San Diego-based ProfitLine , a developer of mobile and communications spending management services, reported today that it has partnered with BoxTone , a provider of mobile service management software for smart phones. According to the firm, it will embed BoxTone's MSM software into its ProfitLine Managed Services offerings.

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MARCH 7, 2014

San Diego-based Emotient has raised $6M in a funding round, to go towards the company''s technology for facial expression recognition, the company said Thursday. Emotient, whic his led by Ken Denman, develops software which measures the emotions of human faces, which it makes available via an application programming interface (API).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

WeWork , the co-working space operator which has a significant presence across Southern California, with nineteen locations in the Los Angeles area plus a location in San Diego, has acquired Teem , a software startup backed by active LA venture investor Greycroft Ventures. Teem was co-founded and was led by CEO Shaun Ritchie.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and former executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL ), argues that the A.I. Eric Schmidt believes we’re entering an era where artificial intelligence will underpin most facets of human life. talent shortage is the most pressing challenge facing the industry today.

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MAY 19, 2014

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the app install platform developer headed by Darrius Thompson, said last week that it has launched a new app install platform aimed at Android devices. SweetLabs is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures, and Intel Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2019

But tech companies are already writing the novel kinds of software these revolutionary computers will need in order to operate—and businesses are even helping to train the workforce for a future era of “quantum speed-up.’’ It’ll be some years before such uber-computers are robust and reliable enough for broad commercial use.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

San Diego-based Emotient , a developer of facial expression recognition software, has been acquired by Apple , Apple disclosed on Thursday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2017

Qualcomm Ventures , the venture arm of San Diego-based Qualcomm , has scored a quick exit out of its venture portfolio. Owlchemy Labs , developer of such virtual reality games as Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, has been acquired by Google , the two announced on Wednesday.

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Xconomy

JUNE 25, 2017

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur has set out to boost the startup ecosystem in San Diego and the rest of Southern California—and he already has scored a coup by partnering with Bill Maris, the founder and former CEO of Google Ventures, now known as GV. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

San Diego-based Aira.IO , a developer of assistive technology aimed at helping the blind and visually impaired, has raised $2.5M The company's software uses smart glasses like Google Glass and Vuzix to help users identify things in their environment, and taps a network of human "agents" who also can assist users virtually.

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Our software just has to be on a user's device, and we have lots of ways to get there.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2019, for example, Google reported its attrition rates of Black and Latinx talent — which indicate the rate at which employees leave on an annual basis — were higher than the national average. Meet the Formerly Incarcerated Software Engineers who Built a No-Police Alternative to 911.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

In what looks to be a full circle, San Diego-based SweetLabs said it is bringing its app recommendation and discovery platform, Pokki, to Android and other operating systems. sweetlabs android recommendation discovery mobile pokki software' READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 31, 2017

In his first public appearance since leaving Google Ventures, Bill Maris said Wednesday his new venture fund, Section 32, is nearly fully invested—less than four months after he officially unveiled its existence in the San Diego area.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits said today that it has launched a new, app for HootSuite , the provider of software used for social media management. HootSuite also connects into social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. StockTwits is lead by Howard Lindzon. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai took his turn in the Congressional hotseat on Tuesday, following similar appearances by the chief executives of Facebook and Twitter earlier this year before lawmakers who are increasingly alert to the vast societal impact of Silicon Valley tech giants.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

San Diego startup Sweetlabs, the maker of the Pokki desktop applications environment for Windows, is looking to help confused Windows users by restoring the Start Menu functionality to the new Microsoft OS. SweetLabs is venture backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Intel Capital, and OReilly AlphaTech.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the startup formerly known as OpenCandy, said today that it has launched a $50,000 contest which will reward web developers for creating desktop applications for its Pokki desktop app environment. SweetLabs launched Pokki in June, aiming at creating smartphone app-like environment on PC desktops.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

San Diego-based Anametrix , a developer of cloud-based business analytics software, said today that it has received new funding and added a slate of well known advisors. Bourgeois is currently head of "Team FREDNET", which is developing a robotic Lunar Lander for the Google Lunar X Prize. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

San Diego-based security software provider ESET said today that it has released a new, free app to fix a vulnerability of Android devices. ESET said the app is available on Google Play. ESET said the flaw is present in certain devices running Android 4.1.x READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2010

San Diego-based OpenCandy , a developer of products which software publishers can include to recommend other software products and services to their users and which earns those software publishers advertising revenue, has raised $5M in a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2013

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the developer behind the desktop app marketplace software Pokki, is circling back towards its roots promoting and helping developers gain distribution for their software, with the launch of a new game network. Are you a game developer looking to get better distribution of your games?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The Backplane , a developer of online community software, which is best known for its work creating Lady Gaga's #Little Monsters website, said Thursday that it has raised $4.5M The firm is headed by Matt Michelsen, who is based in San Diego, and also includes Troy Carter--Lady Gaga's agent--who is based in Los Angeles.

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