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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Green Dot has been managing Walmart's MoneyCard program since 2006. Green Dot and Walmart said the new, fintech accelerator will focus its efforts on developing tech-enabled solutions that seamlessly integrate omni-channel retail shopping and financial services, for both consumers and businesses, and will be majority owned by Walmart.

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APRIL 24, 2017

A new app, JobFlare , developed by Los Angeles-based Criteria Corp. , According to Criteria, which has been offering up pre-employment testing services to employers since 2006, its new cam allows job seekers to play a set of six, 90-second brain games, which it says are "scientifically crafted" to test key talents and cognitive abilities.

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MAY 23, 2017

Santa Barbara-based Carpe Data , a new startup developing predictive data software for the insurance industry, has raised $6.6M According to the company, the new funding will go towards sales and product development. in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG). Carpe Data is led by Max Drucker.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Calabasas-based Ixia , the network testing hardware and software developer, said Tuesday that it has named Brent Novak as its new Chief Financial Officer. Novak has been Ixia''s VP of Finance since 2006, and was appointed acting CFO of the company in March. Novak also has served at Idealab and PricewaterhouseCoopers. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2015

Pang and Zhang allegedly transferred stolen technology from Avago Technology and Skyworks Solutions related to the development of thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology that had originally been developed under a DARPA grant at USC. in 2006; Zhang received his a masters in 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Slacker was founded in 2006, and was venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. In a related move, LiveXLive apparently also has acquired New York-based social media software developer SNAP Interactive. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. KidZui had been founded in 2006 in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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MAY 17, 2017

Rocket Lab , a Huntington Beach-based startup developing launch rockets, is hoping to join SpaceX as the second, venture-backed rocket developer in Southern California to reach space with a launch on May 22nd. Rocket Lab, which is led by Peter Beck, started developing its rockets in 2006.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shotgun Software , a developer of cloud-based production tracking, review, and asset management software for the film, television and games industries, has been acquired by Autodesk , the two said Wednesday. Shotgun--which was founded in 2006--was co-founded by Don Parker and Isaac Reuben.

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MAY 2, 2017

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a developer of cloud-based, artificial intelligence software, says it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 The two brothers previously headed up Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT), and the Steelbergs had founded dMarc Broadcasting, which the two sold to Google in 2006 for what, at the time, was a $1.2

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APRIL 22, 2016

The listing on the NASDAQ returns Interlink back to the NASDAQ for the first time since 2006, when it slipped from that exchange. Interlink Electronics develops force sensing and other electronics. According to Interlink, it expects to start trading on the NASDAQ next week, on April 25th, using the symbol LINK. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2016

San Diego-based software growth equity investor TVC Capital has backed Celigo , a developer of software to integrate cloud-based applications. Celigo said this morning that it has raised $8M in an expansion capital round, its first institutional funding since it was founded in 2006. A part of the funding, TVC Capital's Steven J.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

San Diego-based LightPointe Wireless , a developer free-space optical networking equipment, said Tuesday that it has expanded in Europe, and opened up a new office in France. LightPointe is owned by Berg & Berg Enterprises, which acquired the company in 2006. Cardon was previously at MRV Communications. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Manhattan Beach-based 3PL Central , a developer of warehouse management software, announced Thursday that it has raised $17.5M 3PL Central, which was founded by John Watkins and Nancy Rohman in 2006, is used by third party logistics providers for their private warehouse management. in a funding round.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Desktone , the developer of virtual desktop software which had been founded by Los Angeles entrepreneur Eric Pulier, has been acquired by VMware. Pulier founded Desktone back in 2006; he also is founder and Chairman of LA''s SOA Software. READ MORE>>. desktone vmware eric pulier merger acquisition virtualization desktop'

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Fulgent Genetics is developing genetic testing and laboratory testing technology, and is led by Ming Hsieh, who holds the majority shares in the company. Hsieh gave $35M to the University of Southern California in 2006, which renamed its Electrical Engineering Department as the USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering.

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MARCH 21, 2014

It''s unclear how big of a stake Miven still has in A10, which develops web application security products, including appliances for dealing with distributed denial of service (DDos) and similar security issues. Miven had invested in A10 Networks way back in 2006, as part of a Series B funding round for the company.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Irvine-based laser marketing technology developer TherMark Holdings has been acquired by Cleveland-based Ferro Corporation , in a deal worth $5.5M, the two said late Wednesday afternoon. TherMark develops laser marking technology used to permanently fuse marking materials to metals, ceramics, glass, and other surfaces. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Frequency , the developer of mobile, web, smart TV, and other apps which let users find and view online video content, has inked a deal with a Chinese TV manufacturer, the company announced today at CES. Harrison is a serial entrepreneur, and co-founded IFILM, later selling it to Viacom in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is keeping the faith in one of its portfolio companies, Validity Sensors , a developer of fingerprint sensors for the PC, mobile, and tablet market. Qualcomm has been an investor in Validity since at least 2006. The new round was announced Thursday.

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JULY 31, 2013

Irvine-based Zadara Storage , which develops cloud connected, block and file-based storage devices for the enterprise, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said today. Nahum had headed StoreAge when it was acquired by LSI Corporation in 2006. Zadara said the funding came from Toshiba America Electronics Components.

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JULY 1, 2015

San Diego-based Classy , which develops cloud-based software used by nonprofits for fundraising, disclosed that it has raised $18M in a new funding round. Classy was founded in 2006 as StayClassy, and also counts Bullpen Capital and Venture51 as backers. The funding came from Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Alcatel-Lucent said its DMS unit develops technology for the areas of advance television, new media, digital advertising, retailing services, and health. As part of the acquisition, NantWorks has opened up a new, research and development center in Haifa, Israel. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Back in 2006, I posted about the Promise of Web 2.0 - Comparison to Macros, IDEs, and Visual Basic and pointed out that Visual Basic was a huge innovation that allowed many new developers to build applications. We've been using Google Apps as the basis for developing some very interesting online applications.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And this era ushered in by Amazon changed everything from the age of founders to the skill sets required to the structure of the VC industry and even to the layout of cities (yes, I would proclaim that boldly that Amazon AWS affected city development). As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based SOS Online Backup , a developer of cloud-based online backup and data protection services, said Thursday afternoon that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding round. SOS Online Backup was founded by Ken Shaw, and first launched its services in 2006. The round came from Splashpoind Investors.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , the developer of seeds for the energy and biofuels market, announced yesterday that it has added former BP Chief Scientist and Undersecretary of Energy for Science, Steven E. He also served as a professor of theoretical physics at Caltech from 1975 until 2006. Koonin, to its board of directors.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Venice-based instant messaging app developer Snapchat is at the center of a murder investigation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, after a teen allegedly stabbed and killed his girlfriend over a message sent via the service. According to reports, Matthew Joseph Fischer, 16, was angry over a message sent by Lucas Cavanaugh, 17. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2013

San Diego-based Proximal Data , which develops serve-side caching software for accelerating I/O access to virtualized machines, said this morning that it has raised $2M in a Series B round of funding. Bolt was most recently at Avamar Technologies, where he was CTO of the firm before its acquisition by EMC in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

RF Surgical Systems , a developer of systems used to keep track of surgical sponges during surgery procedures, announced Tuesday that it has raised $12M in funding. The firm's headquarters are in Bellevue, Washington, and it has been supplying its systems since 2006. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , the developer of radio frequency and mixed signal integrated circuits, said this morning that it has named Steven C. Craddock replaces venture capitalist Ken Lawler of Battery Ventures, who was the lead of MaxLinear's final round of venture capital back in 2006. Craddock to its board of directors.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Lissner joined Facebook as the firm's first Los Angeles salesperson in 2006, and also previously served at Yahoo, both in the Bay Area and in Los Angeles on Yahoo's entertainment efforts. MomentFeed said that Lissner will help in product development, recruiting, and building a sales team; Lissner has also joined the company's board.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The company said that Cooper is resigning for personal reasons, and partially because he has been commuting from the San Francisco Bay Area since 2006. Cooper will be replaced by Jay Hagan, the firm's Senior Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy, who will serve as acing CFO. Hagan has previously served at Amgen.

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JULY 26, 2011

Costa Mesa-based Emulex , the developer of storage and server networking hardware, said Tuesday that it Paul Folino , the firm's executive Chairman, will depart an active role at the company on November 29th, as part of a transition plan. McCluney has been CEO since 2006, when Folio took the Executive Chairman role. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

GOGII develops textPlus, a social messaging application which allows users to text others in community chat groups, share photos, and more. Lahman, Murray, and Norman founded JAMDAT, taking it public in 2004, and eventually selling to EA for $680M in 2006. The app runs on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Zag , which develops online car buying software, announced Monday that it has hit the 100,000 cars sold mark on its service. The firm said that the brands using its online car buying software--including USAA, AAA, American Express and Overstock--sold over 100,000 new and used vehicles since launching in 2006.

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