TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. Longer term, the plan will be to look at an IPO provisionally filing the paperwork by summer 2022, Xu added. The funding is coming from a wide mix of investors.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Culver City-based PacketFabric, a provider of optical network services for the enterprise market, said this morning that it has acquired RSTOR, a Saratoga, California-based cloud-based storage and data mobility products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. PacketFabric is led by CEO Dave Ward.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based Interlaced.io, a managed IT services provider, said last week that it has acquired Three18, another local managed IT services company, also based in LA. FInancial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The two companies both serve businesses in the LA and elsewhere across the US.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The two provide planning, design, and construction services. Los Angeles-based Psomas, and engineering consulting firm, said this morning that it has acquired Seattle-based KPG. According to the two, they will now be known as KPG-Psomas.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Paso Robles-based SensibleIoT, a software developer which develops Internet-of-Things (IoT) software, has been acquired by Montrose Environmental Group, an environmental services company with more than 2,000 employees. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. SensibleIoT was founded in 2018 by Charles Beach.

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JULY 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based voice, unified communications, and SIP trunking provider Broadvoice said on Tuesday that it has acquired GoContact, a Portugese provider of contact center services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The deal will expand the company's operations in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which offers up very flexible, subscription-based leases on used cars, has acquired the Canvas subscription car service, which was owned by Ford Motor Credit. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Fair's service--unlike a traditional lease--lets users rent vehicles on a monthly basis.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

MarketerHire , a Los Angeles-based startup backed by a slew of executives from some of the city’s hottest startups, launched its new service matching freelance marketing experts with open jobs listed on its platform. . Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The company used its overdraft protection service and money management display to shift customers’ focus away from the total balance that their account would show by giving them a sense of how much was actually left in their accounts once debits were included in their statements.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Burbank-based Cast & Crew, which provides payroll software and services to the entertainment industry, said last week that it has signed a deal to acquire The Team Companies, a developer of payroll and production management services to the advertising, music and concert tours and live events industries.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Simplext develops a tool which lets shoppers text car dealerships, enabling a direct discussion with a sales or service representative. Fox Dealer also said that, separately, it has partnered with LetzChat, a text-and-chat platform which provides real time translation.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Irvine-based population and digital health services provider IBH announced this morning that it has acquired Uprise, a provider of personalized digital health software for manging mental health. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 8, 2021

Irvine-based Synoptek, a provider of global IT consulting, says it has acquired Juxto, a provider of real-time-communications services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Synoptek, it will offer up real-time communication (RTC) solutions for businesses as part of its Workforce Productivity offering.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Los Angeles-based mPulse Mobile, which develops conversational AI software for the healthcare industry, says it has acquired HealthCrowd, a provider of healthcare communications services for the Medicaid market. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Details of that funding were not announced by the company.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Financial terms of the buy were not announced, and no details of the acquisition were announced. cubesats"-- small satellites in orbit, which are providing Internet-of-Things services. Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based IT consulting, advisory, and project management service provider T2 Tech Group says it has acquired the patient access and scheduling services division from Revint Solutions. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2020

Camarillo-based Saalex Information Technology (SaalexIT), a provider of managed services, says it has acquired Eugene, Oregon-based Arctic MSP. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Saalex said the deal will expand its footprint in its western region. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Westlake Village-based Independent Technology Group , a provider of information technology services, including networking, storage, and security services, has been acquired by Santa Clara, California-based InterVision Systems. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Berkonomics

MAY 3, 2018

become economic contributors to the bottom line, there is much to be said about consistent or improved service quality by having trained employees already on the front line when the customers want and need them. Well, you may not be alone. The balance between preparedness and cost. Your reputation with your employees at risk.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

The two companies have announced a new partnership that will see Humana pushing Heal’s in-home and virtual care delivery services to the patients it covers and committing $100 million to spur the Los Angeles-based startup’s growth. “ We think we are… an accelerant for the adoption of those services.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based RepairSmith , which offers up mobile automobile repair, has acquired CarDash , a startup which offers up car repair and maintenance services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. CarDash had raised $5.3M in total funding, and came out of YCombinator in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan , which makes software to help residential and commercial contractors manage their businesses, has linked with sales finance firm Service Finance Company, LLC. Financial terms of the deal between the companies were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Irvine-based Ingram Micro said on Thursday that it has acquired Ictivity , a provider of European IT services. According to Ingram Micro, the acquisition will expand its portfolio of high value, IT services in Europe. Ictivity is based in the Netherlands, and provides consulting, implementation and managed services.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. coverage as it sees accelerated demand for direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce and omnichannel services. Whiplash provides direct-to-consumer fulfillment services for online brands. Whiplash provides direct-to-consumer fulfillment services for online brands.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company said the acquisition will strengthen its suite of products and services, plus support its cloud growth initiatives. Allocation Network GmbH was based in Munich, Germany. QAD is led by CEo Anton Chilton.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Bel Air Internet , an Internet Services Provider (ISP) which serves over 800 buildings with multi-family and commercial services in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Boston-based private equity investor M/C Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based media and entertainment research firm MarketCast says it has acquired data science services provider Deductive. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Deductive was founded by Michael Collette and Tom Weiss, both of wom will join MarketCast as part of the acquisition.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds. Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2020

When former Bill Clinton speechwriter and political wunderkind Andrei Cherny launched Aspiration four years ago , the upstart fintech startup was one of Los Angeles’ early entrants into a financial services market dominated by players from Europe and the financial capital of the U.S. in New York City.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based TotSquad , which operates a marketplace that connects new parents with various services, has sold its baby gear cleaning services to San Francisco-based BabyQuip. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. BabyQuip is a baby gear rental service. TotSquad was founded in 2010.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Material, a marketing services company that focuses on B2C and B2B brands, said this morning that it has acquired Aruliden, a global design agency also focused on brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

ServiceNow , the developer of service management software which has major operations in San Diego, has acquired Loom Systems , an Israeli company which develops artificial intelligence software used for IT operations management. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

Car shoppers now have several new options to avoid long-term debt and commitments. Automakers and startups alike are increasingly offering services that give buyers new opportunities and greater flexibility around owning and using vehicles. Cars-as-a-Service.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2022

Quality” products and services…. Fast” applies to either service speed (including delivery) or product manufacturing time. Being fast usually requires having inefficient links or spare resources in the supply chain that can be stretched at comparatively low cost in terms of your overhead cash and offering quality.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Anaheim-based technical and consulting services provider Willdan says it is buying Carlsbad-based Onsite Energy Corporation , a provider of energy efficiency services and project implementation for the industrial market. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. The deal is expected to close sometime this month.

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MAY 22, 2020

According to Ingram Micro, it has rolled out new low interest and long term financing, extended credit terms, deferred payments, as-a-service models, and pay-as-you-go options for its customers.

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