socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based j2 Global says it has completed its previously announced, $650M offering of senior unsecured notes, in a private placement, which nets the company $636.4M j2 Global is using the new funds to pay off an existing credit facility, and also for general corporate purposes, which it says may include more acquisitions.

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.Net Los Angeles Acquisition Funding 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. Our clients are everyone from fast growing, freshly funded startups, to the Fortune 100. We also have an office now in Houston as well as a result of the acquisition. Plus, they are great people.

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Acquisition Paid Search El Segundo SEO 100

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site led by Tobias Bauckhage, has sold off its German website, moviepilot.de , to French publisher Webedia. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 164

Social Media Marketing .Net Entertainment 164

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2019

Inhibrx is backed by LAV Biosciences Fund and Viking Global Investors. The company reported a net loss of $31.02M in 2018 on revenues of $8.5M; the company's current revenue stream includes both license fees and grants. Inhibrx has applied to trade as INBX.

.Net 124

.Net Research Report Funding 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

According to ResMed, it will pay $750M for MatrixCare, which it will fund primarily through a credit facility. MatrixCare is epxected to have pro forma net revenue of approximately $122M, and pro forma EBITDA of approximately $30M.

San Diego 113

San Diego .Net Software Funding 113

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. Source tell us it is now between $400 million and $500 million.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2021

Oblong said it intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. The publicly traded company--which trades on the Nasdaq as OBLG--said it sold 4,000,000 sahres of its common stock at a purchase price of $3.10

.Net 113

.Net Equity Los Angeles Pricing 113

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2010

The firm is set to list on the NYSE as GDOT in the offering, which would net the firm around $154M at $35.00 Green Dot filed for an IPO in February, and is backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, and the Tech Coast Angeles. Tags: green financial merger acquisition. and $35.00 The IPO is being underwritten by J.P. READ MORE>>.

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Pricing Tech Coast Angels Monrovia .Net 213

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Broadcom said it will pay approximately $313M, net of cash assumed, to acquire Provigent. The company said that the acquisition will expand its portfolio to more thoroughly address the microwave backhaul equipment market.

.Net 140

.Net Venture Capital Acquisition Capital 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The filing indicates that the total venture capital funding by Demand Media now totals $373.75M, across four rounds of funding. in the first six months of 2010.

Demand 184

Demand Media .Net Santa Monica 184

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Organization 94

Organization Invest Customer Custom 94

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Green Dot is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, as well as a significant number of Tech Coast Angels. The firm reported net income of $37.16M on revenues of $234.8M Tags: green financial prepaid merger acquisition tech coast angels. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank.

Tech Coast Angels 160

Tech Coast Angels Monrovia .Net Acquisition 160

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Organization 173

Organization Invest Customer Custom 173

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

per share, according to filings with the SEC this morning, netting the firm $54.1M. ReachLocal was venture backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Galleon Group, European Founders Fund, and others. Tags: reachlocal merger acquisition rloc. Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal priced its IPO last night at $13.00

ReachLocal 145

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Pricing .Net 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Cohua said it would pay $15M in cash for Kita, funded out of its cash reserves and through assumption of operating debt of $2.6M net of cash acquired. Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing.

Company 100

Company Companies .Net Design 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change? You need to quickly calculate the long-term impact on profitability of pricing and business model changes.

Startup 147

Startup Pricing Sample Customer 147

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2010

in funding and gone public through a reverse merger. The firm said it had a net loss of $6.8M Tags: image metrics facial animation reverse merger icla acquisition. Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation software and services, has raised $8.0M in its fiscal year ended September 30th, with $2.5M

Metrics 154

Metrics Santa Monica .Net Acquisition 154

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2010

Inphi is venture backed by Walden International, Tallwood, Mayfield Fund, and Samsung Electronics. In its S-1, the firm said it had net income of $7.3M Tags: inphi analog semiconductor merger acquisition iphi. on total revenues of $58.8M for the year ended December 31, 2009. READ MORE>>.

Westlake Village 133

Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Southern California .Net 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Last year was quite a year for IPOs, largely influenced by the significant rise in the number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) who went public, despite almost uniformly negative returns.

Startup 98

Startup Report IBM IBM 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change? You need to quickly calculate the long-term impact on profitability of pricing and business model changes.

Startup 123

Startup Pricing Sample Customer 123

Berkonomics

APRIL 10, 2014

This type of funding is great for startup companies, refinancing existing loans, and financing for growth, mergers and acquisitions. Asset-based financing is a specialized method of providing structured working capital and term loans that are secured by accounts receivable, inventory, machinery, equipment and/or real estate.

Report 166

Report .Net Customer Custom 166

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment Three: “VC Deals Funded this Week”. the funding and market coverage. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. LivingSocial.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

Although this is a somewhat unusual real estate transaction, it reflects a surprisingly common scenario in the business world of mergers and acquisitions, with one important distinction. There is a well-worn adage in the world of mergers and acquisitions that, “companies are not sold, they are bought.” VC Funding Alternative.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Pricing 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

Startup 77

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Course 77

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. Greg Martin: I raised a fund called LiquidStock, with three partners. Tell us what you're up to now?

Startup 113

Startup Paramount Invest Capital 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, The COGS (costs of goods sold) tells me about how big your customer acquisition costs will be. ’ Our Net Income will be $40 million.&#. 66% Net Operating Margins? They are not just for fund raising. portfolios. They are your map.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

To grow faster businesses need resources in today to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. They don’t want high burn rates but they will never fund slow growth. million to fund operations in their first year of operations. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth. Not necessarily.

Startup 227

Startup Venture Capital Sales Course 227

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2014

Very few Southern California startups make it from seed funding all the way up through an IPO, and rarely do they do so with their original founder. One of Southern California''s big success stories -- from startup, to venture funding, and a recent IPO--is Los Angeles-based TrueCar , which had its IPO in May. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 209

Truecar Entrepreneur Southern California .Net 209

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked also netted in new customers such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and Equity Partners, NextView Ventures and crowd-funding service AI Verified which will take advantage of its iPad compatibility, bulk uploading, and reporting tools. According to Eric M.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Take Home Pay – All that matters is the amount of money you net, not the size of the initial offer. Approximate valuations of each future funding round. Total options granted to employees.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Acquisition Pricing .Net 124

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Take Home Pay – All that matters is the amount of money you net, not the size of the initial offer. Approximate valuations of each future funding round. Total options granted to employees.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Acquisition Pricing 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50 percent and a net margin in the 20 percent range. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention and high revenue per employee. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Organization Invest Customer 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Invest Customer 58