L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2018

s game portfolio. Mobile advertising firm Maple Media announced Monday it acquired the intellectual property rights to San Francisco-based game developer Banana & Co.’s

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2020

gigawatt solar portfolio, being developed by Geenex Solar, LLC. San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America said on Friday that it is acquiring a 4.5 Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

San Diego 100

San Diego Acquisition Help Marketing 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, BLUE Software , to software company Esko. Financial details of the sale were not announced. BLUE Software is a developer of label and artwork management software, and is based in Chicago.

Capital 100

Capital Equity Los Angeles Design 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

Draper 153

Draper Acquisition Entertainment Mobile 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2014

Financial details of the deal were not announced, and Qualcomm did not say what it intends to do with the patent portfolio. qualcomm patent portfolio ipaq bitfone intellectual property merger acquisition wireless mobile' including technology covering "fundamental" mobile operating system techniques. READ MORE>>.

Patents 147

Patents San Diego Mobile Acquisition 147

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

In acquiring Kik, the holding company is expanding its mobile app portfolio. .” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff.

Social Network 153

Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2013

Siemer Ventures said that it added the nine companies as part of its Siemer Ventures II portfolio, with the majority of those investments in Southern California. Siemer said the investments in Q2 included 20JEANS, Ardent Capital, DFR, Ecinity, Ellie, Ringadoc, TheBouqs.com, Tonx, and Uncovet.

Santa Monica 170

Santa Monica Company Companies Southern California 170

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2015

Wish you could turn your spare change into a stock portfolio? financial finance smartphone mobile portfolio stock capital venture acorns' Well, apparently, you can--thanks to Newport Beach-based Acorns , a new startup which said today that it has raised $23M in a Series C funding round. Acorns is led by Jeff Cruttenden. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Capital Invest Funding 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures has had another exit in its portfolio, this time with the acquisition of Cetas , a developer of cloud data analytics software, by VMware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cetas was incubated in Clearstone's Palo Alto offices by Sudhakar Muddu, a Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Santa Monica UCLA Incubator 150

TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This vast pool of talent showcases a wide range of experience and portfolios, quality of work, and inquisitiveness. Here's what to consider Experience and Portfolio: What type of projects has the company completed? Consider also reaching out independently to people at companies mentioned in their portfolio, accessible via LinkedIn.

Software Development 295

Software Development Software Review Develop Development 295

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Veracyte , a portfolio firm of two, Southern California venture capital investors-- Domain Associates and Versant Ventures --has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $74.7M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Southern California 138

Southern California Venture Capital San Diego Acquisition 138

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2013

Newport Beach-based private equity firm ClearLight Partners said earlier this week that it has agreed to sell The Outsource Group , one of its portfolio companies, to Parallon Business Solutions , a subsidiary of HCA Holdings. Financial terms of the deal wre not disclosed. The OutSource Group was based in St.

Outsource 113

Outsource Equity Acquisition Services 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Southern California venture capital investors Domain Associates and Versant Venture saw a public exit of one of their portfolio companies this morning, molecular diagnostics equipment maker Veracyte. Veracyte debuted on the NASDAQ Global Market this morning at $13.00 per share, and was trading slightly down at $12.95 this morning.

Southern California 159

Southern California Marketing Venture Capital Acquisition 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

San Diego-based renewable energy developer and services provider EDF Renewable Services said on Tuesday that it has assumed the asset management and operations and maintenance on a portfolio of 200 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic projects.

Services 100

Services Outsource Development San Diego Develop 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2013

The biggest difference found in thePortfolium compared to other similar sites, is the ability to create a portfolio of all your work. Users can also view other profiles and view the various portfolio work created. Educators can showcase their students’ work and have students collaborate and build a portfolio together.

Tool 102

Tool Education Startup Ideas 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has sold one of its portfolio companies, Canvas Systems , a supplier of refurbished IT hardware and services. Canvas Systems was sold to electronics distributor Avnet. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Platinum Equity had acquired Canvas Systems in April of 2009.

Equity 150

Equity Los Angeles Sales Services 150

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2018

in seed funding; and WME expands its podcast portfolio. K-Swiss will introduce an esports shoe in a partnership with esports group Immortals; a new social network for girls founded by former Disney execs gets $2.7M

Social Network 100

Social Network Seed Funding Networking Report 100

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2012

One of the portfolio companies of Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners has filed for an IPO, according to a filing with the SEC late Friday. Silicon Valley based enterprise security and compliance software firm Qualys said it is looking to raise up to $100M in its IPO, trading as QYLS. GRP Partners owns around 10.94 percent.

Trident Capital 140

Trident Capital GRP Partners Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

A portfolio company of Irvine-based venture capital firm SAIL Venture Partners , SNTech , has made an acquisition, SNTech announced earlier this week.

Acquisition 140

Acquisition Venture Capital Capital Invest 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said today that it has agreed to sell one of its portfolio firms, Vincotech Holdings Sarl , to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Equity 124

Equity Los Angeles Sales Services 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

One of the portfolio firms of San Diego-based venture capital firm Enterprise Partners , Complete Genomics is set to debut on the market Thursday, after pricing its IPO this evening. According to a filing from Complete Genomics, it will sell 6 million shares at $9.00 per share, below an earlier estimated range of $12.00

Enterprise Partners 124

Enterprise Partners Marketing San Diego Acquisition 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity said Tuesday that it is merging two of its portfolio firms, Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. and OAO Technology Solutions. Platinum acquired Pomeroy in November of 2009, and acquired OAO Technology Solutions in January of 2010.

Equity 145

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Technology 145

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The acquisition will strengthen Rocket Lab’s space systems portfolio and gives it a presence in Colorado, which has a large aerospace economy.

Acquisition 246

Acquisition 246

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2010

One of the portfolio firms of San Diego venture capital firm Enterprise Partners is heading towards an IPO, according to a S-1 filing Friday. According to Silicon Valley firm Complete Genomics , a provider of human genome sequencing services, it has filed for an $86.25M IPO on the Nasdaq as GNOM.

Enterprise Partners 150

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital San Diego Acquisition 150

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Ligand (NASDAQ: LGND ) CEO John Higgins, in a prepared statement, said the acquisition added more “shots on goal” to the company’s portfolio. million deal netted the San Diego company eight partner programs and a 70-person R&D team in Cambridge, England, plus about $32 million in cash after deal costs.

San Diego 63

San Diego .Net Acquisition Platform 63

Xconomy

MARCH 27, 2018

I have heard all of these reasons, and more, from various leaders trying to justify the lack of diversity in their investment portfolios and business deals or leadership teams. “It’s not my fault that the financial sector doesn’t have a more varied talent pool or deals to make with non-white males.”

Invest 64

Invest Venture Capital San Diego Company 64

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

When you’ve been playing the game a bit longer or when you have responsibilities at the fund level you start thinking more about “portfolio construction.” So if you truly want to be great at investing you need all the right skills and access AND a diversified portfolio. You’re thinking about one bullet at a time.

Funding 294

Funding Startup Writing Invest 294

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Limeade , a developer of software which helps employers improve the health of their employees, has raised a big, $25M funding round, the company said this morning. Limeade is backed by San Diego-based private equity investor TVC Capital. The new funding round was led by Oak/FT Partners. TVC Capital also participated in the new funding.

Company 147

Company Companies San Diego Venture Capital 147

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008 -- Establishing An Effective Bioscience IP Portfolio. This workshop will cover basic elements of developing a commercially meaningful intellectual property portfolio for a bioscience company. See [link] (more).

IP 100

IP Invest Develop Development 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2009

A portfolio firm of Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures , Meru Networks , filed for an IPO late Friday night, saying it is looking to go public on the NYSE. The Silicon Valley firm, which is 21.0%

Clearstone 133

Clearstone Networking Santa Monica Acquisition 133

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2010

Laguna Beach-based venture capital firm Okapi Ventures , which is run by Sharon Stevenson and Marc Averitt , has seen its first portfolio exit, in Carlsbad-based Helixis. Okapi said that the first exit represented a return of more than six times the invseted capital in the firm, which it first invested in less than three years ago.

SoCalTech 133

SoCalTech CalTech Venture Capital San Diego 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

La Jolla-based genomics firm Synthetic Genomics said yesterday that it has purchased a bundle of patents from Febit Holdings GmbH. Financial details of the patent purchase were not disclosed.

Patents 140

Patents Technical Support Technology Product 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 11, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 -- Advanced Product Portfolio Management Training - Orange County. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County Training Product 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

which has purchased the interest of nineteen different portfolio firms of Rustic Canyon Ventures, and a portion of eight other firms (note: Rustic Canyon is a sponsor of this publication, socalTECH.com). Among the firms sold by Rustic Canyon were Southern California portfolio firms Cooking.com, Internet Brands, and US Renewables Group.

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon Southern California Internet Brands Los Angeles 100

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

“We like data-driven business and two-thirds of our portfolio are AI driven. We also like infrastructure for the internet… the majority of the portfolio will be around those two themes.” Those two San Francisco-based operations have been a pipeline for interesting startups that have become March portfolio companies.

Artificial Inteligence 225

Artificial Inteligence Capital Los Angeles Incubator 225

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

San Diego-based life sciences investor Domain Associates has yet another company that has filed for an IPO, after the S-1 yesterday of protein analysis tools developer Protein Simple. Protein Simple said in its IPO filing that it is looking to raise up to $86.25M as PRTN on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

San Diego 138

San Diego Tool Venture Capital Acquisition 138

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2013

With the E3 Expo wrapping up, SGN announced early this morning the acquisition of Mob Science further expanding its game portfolio and development team. The deal will include its full game portfolio which includes its most popular title Legends: Rise of a Hero. Development Entertainment E3 Expo Mob Science SGN Social Gaming Network'

Develop 76

Develop Development Technical Review Southern California 76