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JANUARY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Ad-Juster , a developer of automated reconciliation and reporting software for the digital ad market, was recently acquired by Chinese investor Innotech Capitals. Ad-Juster was founded in 2007, and was led by Mike Lewis. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition was announced last week.

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JUNE 7, 2010

A report from the WSJ Monday morning says that Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. The firm--which saw a successful launch of its Falcon 9 spacecraft into orbit Friday--apparently has nearly run out of cash a number of times between mid-2007 and mid-2009, the WSJ said, citing interviews with Musk in March. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2009

The nonprofit, economic thinktank the Milken Institute is reporting today that California is "losing a battle" with other states in retaining and attracting manufacturing jobs, including high tech, and is "hemorrhaging high-tech manufacturing jobs." The report, "Manufacturing 2.0:

High Tech 113

High Tech Report 113

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MARCH 15, 2017

The shift in leadership came as Rubicon Project reported a drop in Q4 revenues, with a loss of $21.2M For the year, Rubicon Project reported a loss of $18.1M in revenues the company reported in 2015 for the year. Addante has been CEO of Rubicon Project since it was founded in 2007. in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Yahoo 113

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

High Gear Media''s automotive publications include The Car Connection , Motor Authority , and Green Car Reports. High Gear Media had been founded in 2007. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Internet Brands was acquired itself earlier this year, by private equity firm KKR. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Online retailers are starting to see the impact of a slow economy, according to a report released Tuesday by comScore. The report found that the softness in online retail spending was driven in a big part by negative spending growth in households earning less than $50,000.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Providence Equity Partners had invested $100M in Hulu in 2007, and reportedly sold back its stake for $200M to the company this week. Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has sold its 10 percent stake in Hulu , the firm said Friday morning, getting a nice return on its investment in the online video streaming site.

Hulu 170

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

According to the report, based on December 2008 search data, there has been a huge increase in online searches for such terms as "coupons", "unemployment", "bankruptcy", and "foreclosure". comScore is a firm that tracks online web traffic and ecommerce.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

San Diego-based Websense , the developer of web security tools, reports today that it has been selected by Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, to safeguard data for the credit union's 38 branches. Websense said that Addison Avenue had actually been using the firm since 2007, but decided to roll out the solution further as part of a $4.75

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JULY 26, 2012

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which provides outsourced engineering and test services, reported this morning that it has named a new Chief Financial Officer. The firm said it has named Michael El-Hillow to the position, reporting to President and CEO William C.

Calabasas 124

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APRIL 22, 2015

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the prepaid debit card provider, reported Tuesday that it has been issued U.S. Pernikoff as inventors, and was filed by Green Dot way back in July of 2007. 8,989,778, covering secure and private location sharing for location-aware mobile communication devices. The patent names Samuel H. Altman, Nicholas T.

Patents 100

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com has scored a patent out of its acquisition of Krillion , in April, the firm reported this morning, after the U.S. Local.com's new patent was filed in April of 2007; inventors named on the patent are Roger B. Patent and Trademark Office issues patent number 8,032,427 to the company. Spreen, Michael S.

Patents 174

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A report released Friday by Internet measurement firm comScore finds that e-commerce spending reached a record of $43.4 The increase in sales bring the overall growth in the e-commerce sector closer to the gains the sector was seeing in 2007 and early 2008, before the sector was impacted by the economic downturn.

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MAY 2, 2011

In a report being released this evening, the State of Venture Capital in America, Quigley makes the argument that because venture capital has been "largely abandoned" by institutional investors, the sector is actually due to return "superior performance" to private investors.

Venture Capital 160

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based ImagineAb , a spinout of UCLA which is developing diagnostic imaging technology, reported Monday that it has been awarded $2.3M ImagineAB was founded in 2007 by three UCLA faculty. in funding, from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

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UCLA Research Los Angeles Report 124

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MAY 29, 2012

THQ said Rubin will report to Brian Farrell, the company's Chairman and CEO, and that former EVP of Core Games Danny Bilson is leaving to "pursue other interests." In addition to co-founding Naughty Dog, Rubin also was co-founder of Flektor, which was acquired by Fox Interactive Media in 2007.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has been sued by Chip Meyers, the founder of Mania.com, according to a report today from paidContent.org. from Demand, over Demand Media' acquisition of his site in 2007. paidContent said that Meyers is looking for at least $6.2M

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Demand Media Santa Monica Acquisition 133

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The firm had reported receiving some push back earlier this week after the switch, which limited free account functionality. Geni said that local libraries and organizations are eligible to apply for the accounts. The firm looks to be trying to convince its users to become "Geni Pro" users, the firm's subscription, premium service.

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MAY 4, 2011

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by technology mogul Elon Musk, disclosed today in an email to supporters that the firm has racked up over $3 billion in revenues in its launch manifest, and has been profitable since 2007. SpaceX is selling prices of a standard flight of the Falcon 9 at $54M. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

But in the United States, it was the year of the unicorn—at least according to the Venture Monitor report released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. PitchBook, founded in 2007, can’t provide. In China, 2017 was the year of the rooster. venture funding to a total of $84.2

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APRIL 1, 2010

According to Dow Jones, those eight IPOs matched the same number of IPOs throughout all of 2009, and made it the most active quarter for venture-backed company IPOs since Q4 of 2007. The firms that did make it to the markets this year, however, had a long wait: Dow Jones reported that it took a median of 10.4

Venture Capital 160

Venture Capital Acquisition Activity Report 160

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Santa Ana-based SCM Microsystems , a provider of identity management and access control electronics, reported Monday morning that it is merging with Bluehill ID AG , a European firm developing RFID and smart cards. Bluehill was founded in 2007, and has 97 employees. The firms said that SCM will pay 0.52

Acquisition 133

Acquisition Report Develop Development 133

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MAY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. in funding in 2007, from Tudor Investment Corporation and the Pilot Group, and was apparently unable to raise a second round of financing.

Layoffs 113

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AUGUST 19, 2009

San Diego-based DivX reported Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with Internet portal Yahoo!, over a contract dispute concerning a cobranded Toolbar deal made between the firms in September of 2007. The firm said the settlement would boost its earnings by $0.29

Yahoo 140

Yahoo San Diego Report Software 140

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MARCH 24, 2010

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of digital rights management (DRM) software for the set top box market, reported Tuesday that it has settled a patent dispute with competitor Widevine Technologies. The patent lawsuit was filed in August of 2007. Patent Nos. 7,165,175 and 7,376,831. READ MORE>>.

Patents 133

Patents San Diego Software Report 133

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

San Diego-based Covario , a provider of paid search and search engine optimization software, reported this week that its analysis has found that major U.S. Covario has been tracking paid search spending since Q1 of 2007, using data derived from 20 of its own, Fortune 500 clients. READ MORE>>.

Paid Search 140

Paid Search Search Engine Optimization San Diego Advertising 140

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MAY 25, 2010

The VCR Plus+ codes, originally developed by Pasadena-based Gemstar-TV Guide , are officially disappearing, according to numerous reports from newspapers, who say that Rovi--which now owns the VCR Plus+ technology--has stopped issuing the codes.

Guide 145

Guide Patents Hollywood Pasadena 145

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JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. The firm said it earned $3.1M it had in Q2 of 2009, when it lost $4.3M.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

According to SnapNames, it discovered the shill bidding by that employee in October, finding that the bids had gone on since March of 2005--well before Oversee.net bought SnapNames, in June of 2007. Industry publications are reporting that the former employee is now facing criminal charges for the shill bidding scheme. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

A spokesperson for the firm declined to comment on the reports. Classmates was acquired by United Online in 2004; United Online attempted to take the firm through an IPO in 2007.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

A new report released this morning find that retail e-commerce sales dropped in Q4 by 3 percent, as the dismal economy began to affect the online retail sector. The drop follows double digit gains throughout 2007 and the first half of 2008 in year-to-year ecommerce sales.

Commerce 100

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com is continuing to report good sales this holiday season, saying today that it has seen its revenues grow over 40 percent for the first 15 days of December, compared with 2007. Buy.com also reported that average customer orders are up by over 20 percent due to bigger purchases. READ MORE>>

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MAY 21, 2009

The Angel Capital Association reported this week that investing activity by angel investments groups dropped by nine percent between 2008 and 2007, and 40 percent of angel groups expect overall investment to decrease again this year. Tags: angel investment venture capital report.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Irvine-based Visiogen is reporting this morning that it has raised $40M in a financing round for its intraocular lens technology. The firm last raised funding in 2007. Visiogen is developing a dual-optic accomodating intraocular lens.

Funding 100

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JANUARY 20, 2009

Venture capital fundraising activity dropped significantly in Q4, according to a report released Monday by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The report, which tracks the fundraising activity of venture capital firms, found that there was $3.4 billion raised in Q4 of 2007.

Venture Capital 100

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MAY 20, 2009

reported today that it has agreed to sell the assets of its media substrate manufacturing facility in Sarawak, Malaysia to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. WD's Sarawak, Malaysia facility manufactured aluminum substrates for magnetic media, and was originally part of Komag, which was acquired by WD in September of 2007.

Media 113

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Travel search site LowFares.com , which is owned by Oversee.net, is reporting that it has seen a jump in visitors to the site of 73 percent since the beginning of the year. LowFares.com is managed by Greg Samson; Oversee acquired LowFares.com in January of 2007. READ MORE>>.

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Oversee.net Newsletter SoCalTech Sites 100