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AUGUST 10, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2019

Ackerman (pictured) is founder and managing director of San Francisco-based VC firm AllegisCyber , and co-founder of Fulton, MD-based DataTribe , which helps launch startups grounded in the expertise of former federal cybersecurity experts at the National Security Agency and other government units.

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MARCH 11, 2015

The funding was led by US Venture Partners, and also included Plus Capital, Double M Capital, Core Ventures Group, Inventures Group, Daher Capital, Digi Venture Fund and Karlin Ventures. prevoty venture capital security secure application monitoring cloud software' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance said Thursday that has named two new executives. Berg was previously co-chair of the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice group of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout. The company says it is raising $2.5M in that funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

It’s encouraging to know that there are still great VC firms like KV that are looking to make these short of big bets on shaping the future. For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product.

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MAY 19, 2020

According to Assembly, the new funding will go to both build and acquire e-commerce software and services. In conjunction with the funding, Assembly says i thas acquired software developer Helium 10, which develops software for helping Amazon merchants expand and optimize their businesses.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

The company said it is creating a "new set of tools" to help businesses grow smarter. The service is currently in beta, and free to use. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based Forge Platform , which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Manta Ray Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company was founded by Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Santa Monica-based Open House Realty , the real estate software developer led by Mazen Fawaz, has raised $13.5M The funding came from Triangle Peak Partners and March Capital Partners. in a Series A funding, the company disclosed today.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

San Diego-based Classy , the online software developer which helps nonprofits and other social enterprise raise money, has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Bullpen Capital, Galileo Partners, Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Ojai-based software testing developer GenRocket , and digital services provider UST Global , which is based in Irvine, announced Tuesday that the two are in a new partnership, where UST Global will tap GenRocket's technology for automating the generation of test code and test data.

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JULY 17, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) software developer Workspot , via an investment from Qualcomm Ventures, Workspot said this week. Workspot said it raised $5M from Helion Ventures, Translink Capital, and Qualcomm Inc.,

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JUNE 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based game analytics software developer Ninja Metrics has raised $2.8M The startup, led by Dmitri Williams, and helps mobile, online, and social game developers better monetize their properties. The round is being led by 37 Ventures.

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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. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Alpaca and Vanterra Ventures. Pack says it is developing what it calls "headless commerce", which helps brands create personalized shopping experiences.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music. There are many analogies here for software development. Raising Capital – The VC equivalent for musicians is getting signed by a major label.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

The investments went to One Month , which offers online entrepreneurship classes; Rallyteam , an employee talent networking platform; Strive , which is developing tools to help source qualified software developers; and Workpop , a developer of software to help match employers and job candidates.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic. All investors, including the VC firm, lost everything.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

First, entrepreneurs vying to invent self-driving vehicles, virtual assistants, and intelligent industrial machines created a hunger for more powerful semiconductors that could enable scattered devices to take over sophisticated calculations powered by artificial intelligence software.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Dat Do: We produce valuation software that solves a lot of complex valuation issues for privately held companies, backed by venture capital and private equity. They told me they'd help me out in the market, which I was very thankful for, because I wasn't expecting it. Who would be purchasing the software?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Miner helped shape the smartphone era with Android, a mobile operating system startup that Google acquired in 2005. Android software now powers over 2 billion devices. On Tuesday, Miner spoke at a mobile software developer conference in Boston organized by Facebook, part of the city’s HUBweek festival.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal.

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JULY 7, 2010

OpenCandy / Darrius Thompson - Thompson and a team with roots at DivX is taking on the open source software recommendation market with OpenCandy, which helps software developers monetize their open source, and also connects advertisers with users of relevant products. Let us know in the comments below!).

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development! ” This week was no exception.

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MARCH 10, 2021

The funding was led by Battery Ventures, and also included 83North and Ariel Maislos, plus TechAviv Founder Partners. The company says it has more than 1,100 Agile and DevOps team using its platform, which helps measure team and project performance. The company says it has now raised a total of $21 million.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Disclosure: we helped build the system that is behind these.) Posted byTony Karrer at 5:02 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Some common themes from the discussion: Know Where You Are Going Before you can possibly make a choice around language and framework you need to ask all the important questions that are talked about in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything and Startup CTO or Developer.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Having help narrowing choices is what its going to be about going forward. I really think MyShape has a great concept. With the growth of choices, it becomes harder to make decisions.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. For the past four years, TECH cocktail has been journalistically covering and helping rally together. Having the.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Founded in 2013 by de Haaff and Chris Waters in the Bay Area, the company announced in July it had surpassed $40 million in annual recurring revenue from the subscribers to its software-as-a-service. Aha makes a program that helps project managers develop new product roadmaps, which are used by others in the customer’s business, from sales.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars. Theres many good companys that will never turn into a $100M VC kind of company. What can they do for funding, where can they go for help?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. LAVA: Meet the VC's - November 17th - What do you think a technology or life science entrepreneur would give to spend two hours with more than 30 venture capitalists?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

Now, they were able to raise enough money in the last 3 months to launch a product along with all the necessary software development to launch a pilot program for validating the idea. Of course, that doesn’t help here. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Now, they were able to raise enough money in the last 3 months to launch a product along with all the necessary software development to launch a pilot program for validating the idea. Of course, that doesn’t help here. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area.

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