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JANUARY 7, 2010

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Gores Group said Thursday that it has invested in Tweddle , a major provider of publishing and technology for the automotive OEM and supplier market. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Tweddle provides owner''s anse service manuals to OEMs using its technology. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor OCV Partners has received $200M from j2 Global--and added outgoing j2 Global CEO Hemi Zucker--to ramp up its investments in technology companies. j2 said that it is using OCV Partners to invest in promising businesses and technologies that were not a fit with j2's public company environment.

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JULY 31, 2018

said this morning that it has launched a new mobile app to help consumer invest and learn about cryptocurrency. Cred says it provides information about cryptocurrency, helps users track investment progress, learn about different kinds of "coins" before investing, provides daily market recaps and news, and much more.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead investor in Lytics , a developer of marketing personalization software, in a $35M, Series C investment announced by Lytics on Thursday. The company said the funding will go towards strategic growth initiatives in the product development and "customer success" areas.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based automotive information and leads site Autobytel said today that it has made an investment in SaleMove , a provider of online car buying technology. According to Autobytel, it made the investment as part of a deal to become the exclusive provider to the auto industry of SaleMove''s technology. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based online technology retailer Newegg announced late Thursday that it has received a "significant" investment from Chinese company Hangzhao Liaison Interactive Information Technology Co., Size of the investment was not announced.

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MAY 30, 2019

backtracks develops a podcast analytics product for audio, which helps collect behavioral information and details on the performance of podcast advertising. As a part of the funding round, Kelly Perdew, Managing General Partner of Moonshots Capital, will join the board at Backtracks.

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MAY 13, 2010

For sales reps, stop wasting your time with information about companies outside your territory--get the inside scoop on companies and deals here. Understand the investment landscape - Better understand who is getting funded, what kinds of companies are being funded, and why - before you look for funding yourself.

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JULY 8, 2014

RetailNext , which develops software used by retailers to apply Big Data to the information being generated at physical stores, said Qualcomm led a strategic investment in the company, via both Qualcomm Incorporate and Qualcomm Ventures. Tyco and American Express also made strategic investments in RetailNext.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Greg Bettinelli and talk about Upfront Ventures, investing in Los Angeles, high performance cultures, building legacy, helping/funding/nurturing entrepreneurs and the future of the Los Angeles tech scene. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based LAC Group , a provider of outsourced library, information, and knowledge management services, said today that it has received a private equity investment from TZP Growth Partners I. Size of the investment was not announced.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

West Hills-based Peloton Document Solutions , a company developing software which helps investment bankers, private equity investors, and companies to communicate financial information via interactive documents, has scored a strategic investment from R.R. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

In this solo episode we meet up with Brew Johnson of Peer Street and talk about the advantage of being in Manhattan Beach, giving everyone access to investments that were previously available to the select few, unlocking an the entire ecosystem of investors, borrowers and lenders, and transforming an industry through innovation.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of real estate and mortgage databases and information, said Monday afternoon that it has hired investment banking firm Greenhill & Co., Typically, companies hire an investment bank to shop itself to buyers. to explore "alternatives to enhance shareholder value." READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Enclarity , a developer of healthcare information solutions, recently received an investment from Nashville, Tennessee-based Emdeon. Encalrity's software is used for claims processing, regulatory compliance and market analysis in the healthare information area. The investment first came to light last week.

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APRIL 2, 2009

According to numbers derived from socalTECH's venture database, there was $717.96M invested in Southern California in the first quarter, up from only $465M in Q4 of 2008. PIPE in Cadence Pharmaceuticals , a $50M PIPE in Clarient , as well as venture investments in Sangart ($50M) and Victory Pharma ($45M). billion in funding.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. The group said that investments were fairly consistent compared with the same period in 2011, when it invested $4.4M

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Porch.com , the online site focused on home improvement information which has operations and one of its founders in San Diego , has inked a big strategic deal today with Lowe''s , the companies said today. As part of the deal, Lowe''s is making an undisclosed strategic investment in Porch. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

The investment reportedly values SpaceX at more than $10 billion. Neither SpaceX nor Google have commented on the rumors, which were first reported by The Information. google spacex investment venture capital internet satellite constellation launch rocket mars aerospace' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2010

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The firm said the equity funding will go to increase its investments in its data center services, and for infrastructure expansion. Castle Access said it would provide additional information on the funding in the next 60 days. Piper Jaffray & Co.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

San Barbara-based HG Insights, which provides information on technology installations, IT spend, and related areas, has received an investment from private equity investment firm Riverwood Capital. Size of the investment--which the companies said was a "significant growth investment"--was not announced.

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MAY 5, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based Cirro , a developer of enterprise,d ata integration and analysis software, announced this morning that it has received a strategic investment from GE Ventures. Cirro did not detail the amount of the investment from GE Ventures. Cirro raised $8M in its Series A back in October.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based ZAM , and San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced Wednesday that the two companies have tied on a new online site focused on information from Sony's EverQuest II massively multiplayer online game.

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JULY 6, 2010

An analysis of Q2's venture capital deals and investment activity in Southern California find that venture capitalists invested around $1.6 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 in investment), Energy ($190.2M in investments) and Medical Deviecs ($128.1M in investments in Q2). billion in Q2 of last year.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

One of the big shareholders of Irvine-based CoreLogic Kennedy Enterprises LP --says it is against the recent unsolicited bid on the provider of real estate information. per share in cash bid from Senator Investment Group LP and Cannae Holdings Inc. CoreLogic is a major provider of property and real estate information.

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MARCH 12, 2010

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

A quick analysis by socalTECH of our tracking of venture capital deals in Southern California finds that there was around $879M in venture funding activity here in Q3. San Diego led investment activity in Q3, with a large number of the biggest VC deals all located in the area.

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JULY 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , which operates a variety of Internet information and services businesses, appears to be the target of a short seller, saying late Wednesday night that a short seller has issued "false claims and distortions" about its business. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based ProducePay, a fintech startup which offers up pricing information, analytics, and a marketplace connecting produce growers and distributors, has raised $43M in its Series C funding. The funding was led by G2VP, with co-lead IFC (International Finance Corp.)

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APRIL 5, 2010

A quick analysis of venture capital deals in Q1, tracked by socalTECH, finds that there was around $1.4 The information--gleaned from funding announcements, regulatory filings, and other sources--are also up significantly from Q1 of last year, when only $729.89M was invested in the region. in deals tracked by our database.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Orange County-based PortfolioDashboards.com , a developer of software for providing updates and information to angel and other investors, launched today, saying that it is looking to provide angel investors and venture capitalists with regular, standardized, and aggregated performance data and reports on their portfolio companies.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Carlsbad-based Medsphere Systems , a provider of healthcare information technology and software, has raised $40M in new funding from private equity investor TPG Sixth Street Partners, the company said this morning. The company said the investment came in the form of a preferred equity investment. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

By far, the biggest area of investment for Southern California was for software investments, where there were 29 funding deals; other areas of activity included biopharmaceuticals (13 deals), business support services (12 deals), and consumer information services (10). Nationwide, there was a total of $43.01 READ MORE>>.

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