socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based ChowNow, which develops software to manage online ordering and marketing for restaurants, has named a new CFO. Mancl was previously an investment banker, having previously been at Credit Suisse, where he served as the Global co-head of Internet Investment Banking.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Just this past September was a year with Amazon, when I left, and we started investing in September under the new name, ScOp Venture Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Existing investors DST Global, 01 Advisors, Dragoneer Investment Group, Franklin Templeton and Mubadala Investment Company too doubled down on their investments in SpotOn, joining new backers Wellington Management and Coatue Management. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2014

line of credit from SaaS Capital, SaaS Capital said Thursday morning. According to the company, Central Desktop wlil use the financing to accelerate time to market for its products, and also to invest in further growth. Saas Capital provides alternative financing to SaaS businesses. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX. And, from that respect, the success of the MetaCX round speaks volumes. “Our

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the software-as-a-service (SAAS) subscription model was created many years ago to offset the high one-time purchase cost obstacle that killed many early software products. My answer is that innovative marketing is always required, to stand out above the crowd. They know you exist, but any change is painful.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous. It was a nerve racking morning. Neither do I.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based H3 Financial Services , a developer of web-based software for managing consumer finance and billing for the dental and veterinary market, has scored a Series A investment. Size of the investment was not announced. financing dental veterinary credit billing saas software services financial' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech. More in-person contact is one of my 2019 goals. We expect some big things in 2019.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market. ChowNow is simply a SaaS enablement product. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2014

The surge in Southern California, cloud-based software investments continues today, as Irvine-based Kareo said this morning that it has raised $29.5M The company said it will use the funding for sales, marketing, and to enhance its software. kareo venture capital cloud medical office software enterprise saas' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. XIFIN supplies its software in the molecular diagnostics, pain management/toxicology, anatomic pathology, radiology, hospital outreach, medical device and clinical laboratory markets.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The funding is coming from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity Capital Investment, Celtic House Venture Partners, Marubeni Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, Mojo Partners alongside with previous investors GGV Capital, WI Harper Group, Digital Garage, CentreGold Capital , Scrum Ventures, and other unnamed participants.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. The only point we didn’t seem totally aligned on was what we happening to the “middle of the VC market.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. Much more data in the full post. THE ANNOYING THING.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. We’ve invested heavily in inventory management software so we can track every bin and every item of your stuff and know where it is at all times.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies. All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Other common scenarios that we’ve seen: Scaling and new markets: Your company and product are established, and now you’re scaling or going after new markets. Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Jackson helped bootstrap marketing for PayPal, and eventually served as interim Vice President of Marketing at PayPal after its acquisition by eBay. Tags: management investment investor saas software venture capital entrepreneur interview paypal caplinked jackson eric. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies. We look forward to seeing how AI and ML will continue to disrupt finance, CPG, big data, and SaaS. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

At the time, the company raised $2 million, and Alexandrov said about the perceived competition, “The level of competition in this market in the U.S. Are rivals snacking on Instacart’s core grocery delivery market? locations.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Details on the new private investment was not disclosed. Schreiber is at ProQuest Investments, and Asscher is President of Airtek Capital Group. Tags: anametrix venture capital angel investor business analytics software saas. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

Technology investing is the best job in the world, but it can be fraught with failure. Once you make enough technology investments, as we have over the last decade, failure at multiple levels will increase and sometimes it feels as if these failures are often sudden, surprising and multiplicative. Two big lessons in 2018.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

in Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences from West Virginia University, and told us a bit about the fund, its investments, and his advice to entrepreneurs looking for investment from the company. We invest in life sciences, medical devices, but we're also a generalist investing in SaaS technologies and real estate, as well.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. NEOGOV said the new capital will go towards investments in operations and go-to-market teams, and also for expanding the company's product suite for current customers, and entering adjacent end markets. The company was founded in 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth. In an eCommerce or Internet Services business it is often the marketing costs (if purchased online) and in an enterprise software company it is often marketing plus enterprise sales reps.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2018

Customer service is critical to customer retention in the SaaS subscription model. With the advent of social media, customers have changed the way they work, play and buy, and businesses have had to change the way they market and sell. Being too early can be more dangerous than being late to market entry. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

All of the big SaaS movement was causing this problem with business processes and data. The third part we're trying to help get into this is the service provider market. I was a principal engineer facilitating the integration and connectivity of the ServiceNow platform into these other systems. That's how we started.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2010

Mindflash said it has received funding from Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), although it did not disclose financial terms of that funding. marketing, Charles Schwab, Intuit, and American Express. Tags: mindflash venture capital executive mint training online software saas. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

North Hollywood-based Yapi , a provider of paperless communications and account management software for dental practices, says it has raised a round of growth investment from M33 Growth. Financial details of that investment were not announced. YAPI's software allows dental practices to automate administrative tasks.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Those businesses have made the investments and thought around making themselves convenient to clients, and I still didn't understand why salons required you to make a call to make an appointment. So, we talked to a bunch of business owners, several hundred of them, over many weekends, and learned as much as we could about the market.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 10, 2013

Clay will share his experience on how to build a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception. Clay Collins is the Co-Founder of LeadBrite , a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception in May of 2012.

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socalTECH

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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