socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2020

The Recurring Revenue Conference , the annual conference focused on scaling software-as-a-service and subscription businesses--which is presented by Sutton Capital Partners--has been postponed until sometimes this Fall, according to the conference organizers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

Torrance-based LiveOffice , the developer of cloud-based email archiving, compliance, discovery, and backup services, reported this morning that it has rolled out a new feature for message review by customers. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise. But the company says its offering extends beyond traditional payment processing and point-of-sale software. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

the developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, said yesterday that it has launched a new, activity tracker, which helps its customers figure out who has viewed files and information in the service, filterable by date range and more.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. A lot of software startups have shied away from serving public institutions, despite a big market, due to concerns about how slow they adopt things. We saw that opportunity, and executed.

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socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based j2 Global said late Tuesday that it is raising $300M via an issue of convertible senior notes, which will be due in 2029. backup cloud saas software efax capital acquisition merger j2global' READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Motivated by the overarching mission to mitigate climate change events like wildfires, the Incline Village NV based startup has been drumming up a lot of attention throughout 2023 due to it's data-centric approach and it's software as a service (SaaS) payment model – which is unique for the ecological sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

For starters Uber itself has had to lay off 27% of its workforce due to the pandemic and has been severely impacted financially from the crisis with no immediate respite in sight. Even more likely is eventual technology disruption where drones deliver foods and make it hard for existing car delivery services to compete. Enter ChowNow.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

For customer service? Does it tap into geolocation services provided by the browser or rely on a third-party lookup table? Accounting Beyond reviewing transactions, what accounting support do you need? Customer Support Do you need specific interfaces and support for customer service? Is there a step-by-step wizard?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Our defensible infrastructure comes from the fact that we now have huge volumes of customer storage earning the equivalent of SaaS revenue and any new entrant would have to invest in the fleet of cars, bins, drivers and warehouses that we now have not to mention 4.5 years of software development.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. Jackson and Christopher Grey, said today they have launched a new PRO account level for the service.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the online service which helps startups manage their fundraising process, announced this morning that it has linked with half a dozen startup accelerators to help those firms' companies help raise their funding rounds. CapLinked is headed by Eric Jackson and Christopher Grey.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , which offers a software-as-a-service, team project management application, is being forced to swap out its spreadsheet support, telling its users today that it is switching from using EditGrid to Zoho's Sheet product. Tags: central desktop software saas project management editgrid zoho.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

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, which we co-host every year. We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p> MomentFeed also became a great way for multi-location brands to keep a pulse on customer sentiment, with visibility into online reviews.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

CapLinked , the online, cloud-based service which helps startups and others manage their fundraising, has added a new sharing feature which makes it easier for users to share their information via email, Skype, and AngelList.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

PICS Auditing , a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm sai dtoday. The minority funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. PICS said the new funding will go towards expansion into new sectors and geographies. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2012

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , the developer of sales channel management and service agreement renewal software, reported that it's expanding Down Under today. The firm said it has signed a new, value added distributor in Australia, Westcon Group Australia, who will offer its product to its resellers for free. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. We use a SaaS model, and we work with hospitality companies, such as hotels, restaurants, food service, and we help track employee performance in real time. I just didn''t have any idea, and it was too cumbersome to do all these reviews. How did you start the company?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of software-as-a-service for talent management, learning, and human resources management, said today that it has promoted three of its executives. The company said the promotions come due to recent growth and expansion at the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which operates a software service to help companies communicate with investors, is one of the firms caught by the widespread Amazon EC2 downtime today. CapLinked said in its blog that its site is temporarily unavailable due to Amazon's hosting service issues. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

To address that disaster, Ken Button and Randy Bishop�two veterans of the startup industry�created ContractSafe (www.contractsafe.com), a new online service aimed at helping companies to tame that mess and manage and store their contracts in the cloud. We have been around software for a long time. What is ContractSafe?

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TechEmpower

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!) Before we review the symptoms, though, please bear this in mind: If your team shows these signs, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re weak.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In product business it is often measured over multiple purchases and assumptions are made about the repeat rates and in the enterprise or services world LTV can be based on churn rates, which are notoriously hard to predict in an early-stage business. In SaaS (or any recurring revenue business) this is also a very difficult task.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 finance software such as Wesabe and Mint, and applied it to the corporate expense area. How did decide to start a company on focused expense software?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. The more a customer utilized WebEx’s services, the more they had to pay. Rather than encouraging users to maximize the value from their service, they effectively punished them for their increased usage.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It allows you to share private and confidential information about your company, and have a dialog with your investors, within a walled garden where you can put the documents you need for diligence. At some point, after the beta period, we may have some nominal fees for using the service. I'm a big believer in eating your own dog food.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). I didn’t have first-hand experience in document management systems other than as a user and nobody had SaaS experience – the market was too new. I learned the domain lesson myself.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

MindBodyOnline is a terrifically succesful SaaS company, based in San Luis Obispo, that provides scheduling and transactional software for Yoga studios, hair salons, and spas. I should add that Rick is hardly a starry-eyed devotee of customer service. They read product reviews obsessively. He runs a tight ship.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. But software companies often take longer to scale top-line revenue than retailers so it takes a while to cover your nut.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha served a lengthy tenure fulfilling multiple roles at Wells Fargo, most recently as VP of Consumer Financial Services, where she led the mobile payments strategy and implementation for the credit card business. She is particularly interested in applications that leverage AI to automate existing workflows or create new services.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. It's started with managing courses and grades, on to a whole array of other services. I worked as a software and hardware engineer, and did lots of software development for networking and telecom firms, mainly networking.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Cloud services. Backup Software. Blog Software. CRM Software. Help Desk Software. Monitoring Software. Project Management Software. More Software. Remote Desktop Software. Scheduling Software. SEO Software. Shopping Cart Software. Web Design Software.

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