socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP.

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JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. It’s when the noise stops and you can actually get customer attention, press articles and VC meetings.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2010

According to Farmers Insurance, its eZsign initiative allows customers to settle claims using electronic signatures. Farmers said it initially launched the product in December of 2009 in three states, and has now rolled it out to a total of 16 states. Financial impact of the win on RightSignature was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the provider of cloud-based talent management software for the enterprise, and human resources management outsourcer ADP , said today that they have expanded an existing strategic alliance between the companies to target small businesses.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate and property management software, has sued Texas-based RealPage , a competing provider of software as a service for the apartment and rental market. According to RealPage, Yardi Systems sued its EverGreen Consulting division, which it acquired in 2009.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. We help our customers weave together all the data across all of their data streams,” Lunsford said.

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JUNE 25, 2015

As we went from a small band of missionaries hell bent on making our idea a reality, raising capital, getting press, and selling to customers – we were all having fun. We built a business with $36 million in bookings and real customers who relied upon our service. In other words, Why now?

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

I first met Nick Halstead in 2009 when he was running a company called Tweetmeme (the predecessor to DataSift) who had invented the Retweet button and actually helped Twitter develop its early API. Under Rob’s leadership we built out an amazing organization of seasoned enterprise software veterans in the US market.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. You are particularly vulnerable if: You have revenue concentration (few customers each providing a large total of percentage of your revenue). Growth vs. Profitability.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. For anyone that small, Ticketmaster doesn't make sense.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

We manage user login so businesses can focus on core product and engage customers faster. A bundle of software services for SMBs to manage their inventory, accounting, manufacturing, and purchasing. SaaS for Cloud application lifecycle management. Toys, treats, and training guides customized for your puppy. Fulfil.IO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software. Imagine if, say, Autodesk had purchased it in 2009 for $100 million? Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . Maker Studios?—?sold

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

But it’s now looking to be a banner year for significant advances in social software standards and technologies, many of them to address well-known shortcomings and inconveniences in today’s Web 2.0 They also come in many different types from syndication formats like RSS and Atom to custom API streams.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x Invoca was raising at the tail end of this market phenomenon at this time doing tens of millions in SaaS recurring revenue and growing at a nice clip. Total customers grew 20% year/year.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . Pedro Galván, Software Guru magazine. Jon Loyens, Bazaarvoice.

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