socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The company--which develops software-as-a-service which helps local businesses manage scheduling, staff management, point of sale, ecommerce, marketing, and more--said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, W Capital Partners and Montreux Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 147

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

San Diego-based International Technidyne Corporation (ITC), a provider of blood testing and other services, has been acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus , and also merged with venture backed San Diego firm Nexus Dx. According to ITC, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus has acquired the firm in a deal worth $55M in cash.

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San Diego Equity Acquisition Capital 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2010

El Segundo-based Wyle , a provider of systems engineering, testing, and information technology services, said today that it has agreed to acquired CAS, Inc. , The firm said the acquisition will be funded by approximately $20M in equity from Court Square Capital Partners, plus approximately $200M in incremental debt.

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El Segundo Acquisition Equity Capital 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization service firm headed by Frank Addante, is claiming this morning that the firm saw 270%, year over year growth in 2009. Rubicon Project's online advertising service helps publishers pick the best yielding ads from online ad networks. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising Equity Los Angeles 160

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. Expert mentoring and training. Facilities support.

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Incubator Technical Review Entrepreneur Mentor 146

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With those two funding rounds all equity-based, to buy up property itself and provide $10,000 cash advances to all sellers, Sundae previously also raised a debt fund from high net worth individuals, and it has a “very large” debt facility from Goldman Sachs that it also non-dilutive, Stech said.

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Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

How could it be when they always have “schlocky” ads or PSAs (public service announcements). Online text book rental service. Offers a private label service that allows campus book retailers to offer an online rental model; serves 1.3mm to-date. Online radio music service. These are both either “remnant” or free ad types.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

in capital for its online service for connecting people with nightlife venues. We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. Sam Altman: We launched in November of 2009. What is PartyEarth?

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Content Equity Startup Platform 196

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. Invidi – Provider of addressable television advertising and marketing services to cable, satellite and telco-delivered television carriers. They also avoid Reg D. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009. When this period was fresh, in Sept 2009, I wrote a very detailed assessment of what I thought had just happened.

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

I tragically lost my mom to cancer, my girlfriend (who I was living with at the time) and I broke up, and then my team and I were laid-off when the market crashed in 2009. Until I was fortunate enough to secure a job with Ron Burkle at the end of 2009. The first three years were fantastic, but my fourth year was very tough.

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Invest Startup Hollywood Echo Park 157

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. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

Custom 40

Custom Customer San Diego JavaScript 40

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. This drove Mike to follows his passion in lieu of returning to the private equity world he had been in prior to business school. The best example the company uses is Mike’s real-life tale in college.

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Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. companies made the IPO transition in 2009, out of thousands of startups. Only about a dozen U.S.

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Startup Entrepreneur Report Summary 94

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dec 26, 2009). equity debate. Video From Business Of Software 2009: Building Great Software Businesses - OnStartups , August 23, 2010 Of the several conferences I attend or speak each at each year, my favorite is the Business of Software conference organized be Neil Davidson (of Red Gate ) and Joel Spolsky (of Fog Creek ).

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

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. Gross margin (GM) is the amount of profit you make per sale of your product or service taking into account your total costs of selling that product or service.

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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. I headed up product development to build out their portal services. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Custom 245

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. Out of that, I got to learn about financial default, financial services, and banks. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com? 500 company.

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Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

You can also use the service to network to your next job. What I feel like now, in 2009, is that to be an entrepreneur who dabbles both in entertainment and technology, you need to be able to talk tech, and talk entertainment, and be pretty well versed in both languages.

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Social Network Entertainment Startup CTO Coach 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

That, plus I love the space of high-customer-service, focused eCommerce for moms worried about what their kids eat & wear.&#. He has set up an office, a process & people around him that are helpful to entrepreneurs in need of hands-on skills in a mass service way. I know this guy is a money maker.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010. It was, and still is, an incredible customer service tool. Nearly every brand we managed was on it.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world. 17, 2009 and before Jan. But I don’t think so.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

You work in (or run) a services company. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. With the advent of geolocation and fantastic payment services such as Square, the future of freelanc. The financial services industry has been shrouded in mystery for decades.

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69