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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

According to Kintara, it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for funding its clinical studies, working capital and other general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, funding acquisitions or investments in businesses, products or technologies that are complementary to the Company's businesses, products and technologies.

San Diego 113

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

Southern California 133

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

in net proceeds from the firm's IPO last week. The firm, which debuted on the NYSE as DMD, said it will use the new funding for investments in content, international expansion, working capital, product development, sales and marketing activities, general and administrative matters and capital expenditures.

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.Net Demand Media Santa Monica 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

Local angel groups have hit the jackpot again with an investment, this time with the October acquisition of Pasadena-based Bluebeam in a $100M deal by German software company Nemetschek AG. Lee founded Bluebeam as a spinoff of Alliance Spacesystems, launching its first products in 2003. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

New product process. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles.

Coach 137

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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

JANUARY 26, 2017

Irvine-based storage products maker Western Digital announced its second fiscal quarter results on Wednesday afternoon, saying that it saw revenues of $4.9 The company said it had operating income of $545M and net income of $235M, including charges associated with recent acquisitions. billion for the quarter, up from $3.3

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2015

Irvine-based business process outsourcing provider Alorica said Wednesday that it has completed its $275M acquisition of West Corporation. Alorica said the acquisition makes it the largest business process outsourcing provider in the U.S., with a net worth of $1.2 alorica merger acquisition west corporation outsourcing'

Outsource 100

Outsource .Net Acquisition Marketing 100

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2015

Irvine-based business process outsourcing provider Alorica said Wednesday that it has completed its $275M acquisition of the agent services business unit of West Corporation. Alorica said the acquisition makes it the largest business process outsourcing provider in the U.S., with a net worth of $1.2 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2015

The deal--which has been rumored since March --will combined Raytheon Cyber Products with Websense. billion in net cash for majority ownership of a new company, to be made of those two parts. billion net of cash acquiired to acquire Websense. The two said that Raytheon will invest $1.57 The deal has an enterprise value of $2.3

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2021

According to Cohu, it sold its Printed Circuit Board Test Group (PTG) business to Mycronic AB, a Swedish company involved in development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment, including atg Luther & Maelzer GmbH and other affiliated entities and assets. The deal is worth $125M in cash.

.Net 113

.Net Sales Marketing Services 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Custom Customer Entrepreneur 143

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M Somaxon was represented by Stifel Nicolaus Weisel in the acquisition. as of September 30th. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 147

San Diego .Net Equity Acquisition 147

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

OpenX said the new Revenue Intelligence product uses algorithms to figure out the total value a page generates, based on a net present value calculation--taking into account page views and clicks, traffic, and more. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

OpenX 159

OpenX Content Services Advertising 159

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? The time to start building your model is even before you incorporate the business and spend real money on building products. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 147

Startup Pricing Sample Custom 147

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

New product process. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles.

Metrics 144

Metrics Coach Social Network Competition 144

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange and technology developer OpenX said on Tuesday that its net revenues rose to $172M in 2017, as it saw 20 percent growth in its revenues for the fourth quarter. The company said it invested over $50M in R&D efforts towards its technology an product in 2017. OpenX is led by CEO Tim Cadogan.

OpenX 124

OpenX .Net Advertising Los Angeles 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Irvine-based semiconductor giant Broadcom is making another acquisition, saying Monday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquired Dune Networks , a developer of switching fabric products for the data center networking market. Broadcom said it will pay approximately $178M net of cash for Dune, in an all-cash deal.

Networking 133

Networking .Net Venture Capital Acquisition 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

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. net of cash acquired. 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

Company 100

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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 Custom Customer 94

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

If you are living your passion, you want to interact with customers, and “touch and feel” the product every day. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2016

NantHealth reported a net loss of $71.6M NantHealth is a provider of personalized medicine and diagnostics products, which uses data analysis to better tune treatments for individual patients. The IPO is being underwritten by Jeffries, Cowen and Company, First Analysis Securities Co., in total revenues for 2015.

Culver City 100

Culver City Southern California .Net Report 100

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? The time to start building your model is even before you incorporate the business and spend real money on building products. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 123

Startup Pricing Sample Customer 123

Xconomy

JULY 7, 2016

Pernix Therapeutics is slashing its headcount by more than 20 percent as the specialty pharmaceutical company tries to move toward profitability after a streak of acquisitions. That deal added Somaxon’s insomnia drug doxepin (Silenor) to the Pernix product mix. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8 million net loss.

Sales 40

Sales San Diego .Net Report 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Steve Blank via Flickr by jdlasica I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Custom Customer 98

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2009

Accordin to Schiele, it will pay $150M to acquire Victory Pharma, which is focused on acquiring, developing, and marketing products to treat pain. Victory Pharma has 182 employees, and had net sales of $57M in 2008, Sciele said. Tags: victory pharma sciele merger acquisition lifescience.

San Diego 100

San Diego .Net Acquisition Sales 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. portfolios. Do so at your peril.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Here are some of the key indications that you might be a good match for a lifestyle business, for you to compare and consider against your own objectives and strengths: Enjoy interacting with customers and products every day. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

Statistics 124

Statistics Equity Satisfaction Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2012

The firm reported a net loss of $11.1M Kythera's products are used for fat reduction. Kythera is venture backed by Versant Ventures, ARCH Ventures, Prospect Venture Partners, JAFCO, Fidelity, among others. on license income of $12.98M in 2011. READ MORE>>.

Calabasas 124

Calabasas .Net Report Marketing 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs.

Custom 114

Custom Customer Metrics Satisfaction 114

Jason Nazar

MAY 1, 2016

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. Paid Product Metrics. Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition .

Marketing 40

Marketing Metrics CPC .Net 40

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. Paid Product Metrics. Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition .

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

New product process. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Metrics Coach Competition 64

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million. ” The Details.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The firm's latest S-1 shows that the firm had revenues of $32.572M for the nine months ended September 30th, and had a net loss of $31.4M, due to an accounting charge of $24.0M The firm now says it has 410 clients using its product, up from around 390 when the firm initially filed in September. in revenues. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand 145

Cornerstone OnDemand Demand Santa Monica .Net 145