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MAY 13, 2016

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MAY 17, 2019

Santa Monica-based Swell Investing , a startup which lets consumers invest in companies which meet socially responsibility, and "impact goals", has rolled out a new iOS app, which lets consumers invest in companies from their smartphone. The investment app links with a user's existing bank account.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of talent management and human resources management software, is boosting its efforts to support the Los Angeles technology ecosystem, through the launch of its own incubator and investment fund. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm focused on investing growth equity in growing software-as-a-service and internet-based businesses, has launched an effort to raise $175M in its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III, LP. The firm, led by managing director Matthew J. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. Size of the investment was not disclosed. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. As part of the funding, Vision Internet said it has named David M. Nachman as its CEO.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlke Capital Group says it has made a strategic, equity investment in RSA Security, which develops encryption, cybersecurity, risk and compliance, and other related software. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based investment banking firm Siemer & Associates , which has focused on the technology and media sector, has been acquired by Chinese investor CEC Capital Group. CEC Capital Group (formerly known as Chine eCapital) says it focuses on tech, media, telecom, consumer, and healthcare investments.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum said earlier this month tht it raised $75M in an investment round from Goldman Sachs Growth. As part of the funding, Holger Staude of Goldman Sachs Growth will join GumGum's board of directors.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Santa Monica-based biopharmaceuticals startup ArmaGen Technologies announced Thursday afternoon tha tit has raised $17M in a Series A financing round. Global Investment. The funding was led by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, and also included Shire plc, Takeda Ventures, Inc., and Mitsui & Co. and Mitsui & Co.

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JULY 1, 2021

nThrive, the healthcare revenue cycle management software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, has both a new CEO and CFO, the companies said today. Clearlake made an investment and carved out nThrive earlier this year.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Santa Monica-based Wilshire Associates , which provides investment, consulting, and technology advisory services, has been acquired by a pair of private equity investors. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. CC Capital and Motive Partners said last week they have acquired Wilshire Associates.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Santa Monica-based March Capital (formerly March Capital Partners) announced on Thursday that it has raised its third fund, March Capital Fund III, which it closed at $450M in commitments. According to the firm, the new fund is focused on enterprise software companies, and included both existing and new investors.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Axiomatic gets Jordan investment; Hyperloop Transportation Technologies sets 2019 construction target; $2 million for Santa Monica solar firm

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MARCH 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based Preccelerator , the early-stage, startup accelerator associated with Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says it has opened up applications for its next class. Deadlines for applications are March 20th.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , a brand new, female-focused venture capital fund which is focused on consumer technology, has raised $10.4M The fund says it makes early stage venture capital ivnestments in female founded consumer technology companies. as part of its first fund, Halogen Ventures LP. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Clean technology venture cpaital deals hit $1.9 billion, across 180 clean technology companies in Q1, according to a report released yesterday by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. According to the report, the investment represent a new record total in the number of quarterly clean technology investments.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

The surge of technology, advertising, and media companies flocking to Silicon Beach has meant a huge win for real estate investors, particularly in Playa Vista, according to a report today. real estate investment playa vista west angeles realestate technology media growth jobs' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Santa Monica-based venture capital Troy Capital Partners and alternative investment firm Oaktree Capital announced this morning that they have spun off a new company, Quid , which will provide loans back by pre-IPO shares of stock.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). Incubators, at the core level, take basic core level technology and try to build a company around it.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Santa Monica-based Quantm Real Estate , a new startup looking to combine real estate investing with blockchain, the cryptocurrency technology behind such things as Bitcoin, said this week that it has launched a new service whih will help the average person invest in real estate.

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MAY 7, 2010

A new analysis of Q1, 2010 venture capital investments finds that two Southern California companies drove a 490 percent increase in Clean Technology Industrial Products & Services for the quarter. Clean technology investments totaled $733.3M

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MARCH 28, 2019

Earlier this month, the annual Montgomery Summit conference was held in Santa Monica, including a special portion of the conference dedicated to the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur. For myself, I'm largely focused on investments in enterprise software, primarily in the areas of application software and intelligence.

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MAY 5, 2014

Brock Pierce , the Southern California technology investor and Bitcoin mogul, is leading a group of investors looking to take over failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. According to a report , Brock--and his investment group, Sunlot--apparently are hoping to help stabilize the Bitcoin economy through its move. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners has chalked up another exit in its enterprise software portfolio, after VMware said Thursday morning that it has acquired VeloCloud , a developer of cloud-based, software-definied, wide-area-network (SD-WAN) technology. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , which runs such businesses as Saatchi Art, Society6, EHow, and Livestrong, has raised $23.3M via a registered public offering of its public stock. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners said on Thursday afternoon that it has raised a second fund, worth $300M. March Capital said it is looking to invest in AI in the enterprise, industrial IoT and infrastructure, next-gen consumer technologies, and growth in India, plus in esports and gaming.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Santa Monica-based The Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology and exchange operator founded by Frank Addante, surged in its IPO on Wednesday morning, trading up roughly 34% in morning trading. rubicon project advertising merger exchange exit technology rubi' Rubicon--which priced at $15.00 and Mayfield.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Even then private market investors can paper over valuation changes by investing at the same price but with more structure so it’s hard to understand the “headline valuation.” No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs? Bryce Maddock: It''s insane.

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MARCH 18, 2021

The Montgomery Summit, the annual gathering of technology industry luminaries, CEOs, venture and private equity investors, and others, may not have been held in person this year in Santa Monica--however, hearing insights from the conference's speakers might just be more accessible this year than it ever has been.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , the publicly traded consumer Internet company best known for running such sites as Saatchi Art, Society6, EHow, and Livestrong, said it is looking to offer and sell approximately $22M in shares of its common stock. Leaf Group says it does not have any specific acquisitions in mind. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Another, new venture capital firm, with an office in Los Angeles, NordicEye , has set up an office in Santa Monica, and has been targeting investments in the growing Silicon Beach region. The venture investor is split between Copenhagen and LA. NordicEye said it held a 30 percent stage in Weblife, which it acquired for $3.0M

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APRIL 3, 2018

Streaming game engine developer Genvid Technologies --which is backed by Santa Monica's March Capital Partners--has raised $6M in new funding, in a Series A investment, the company said today. Genvid is based in New York. Genvid has now raised $10M in total. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which uses computer vision technology to analyze the value of sponsorship of sporting events, says that the recent matches at the World Cup, featuring the U.S. Women's National Team, was a lost opportunity for the tournament. Women's National Team matches.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Wallach on investments out of a new fund, Inevitable Ventures. How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? Coincidentally, that was the exact same time in 2009 when I moved out, when Ashton Kutcher started first investing. Ron chose me to manage those investments. We brought in a third partner, Guy Oseary.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard reported a win in court late Thursday, saying that the United States District Court, Central District of California has invalidated all patent claims asserted by McRO, Inc. dba Planet Blue. READ MORE>>. activision blizzard patent lawsuit legal mcro planet blue callofduty synchronization uspto'

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Southern California technology companies raised $709.8M Los Angeles led the region in investments, with $348.6M in investments; San Diego followed, with $205.2M in venture capital raised in Q3; Orange County had $155.96M in investments for the quarter. in investment. in investment. billion, in 1005 deals.

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