socalTECH

MAY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , the electronic signature site run by Daryl Bernstein, announced today that it is powering a new electronic signature solution for Farmers Insurance Claims. 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.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara SaaS Sites Software 113

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2011

Mindflash, which is based in Palo Alto, offers a site which helps companies create online training courses. The firm said that the Investment Group of Santa Barbara also led its prior $5M funding, which closed in December 2009. The firm is led by Donna Wells, the former CMO of Mint.com.

Santa Barbara 145

Santa Barbara Training Venture Capital Invest 145

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Lookout – SaaS provider of security and data back-up services for smart phones. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The other promising startups included: Zoomorama - a zooming application that digs into the details of a site, increasing engagement and conversion rates. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media.

Incubator 40

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Scot Richardson: We started our product in the middle of 2009, and the product has been basically available since January of 2010. The problem with one of those is, as a venue, you can build a beautiful website, and click to buy tickets--and you're on a completely different, branded site. So, how long has the company been around?

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

billion to Yahoo, we did CitySearch, we invested in the largest travel site in Europe, called LastMinute.com, and also CyberSource--a number of very early stage, Internet companies. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. We invested in Overture, which was sold for $1.2

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GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 All of these approaches made major headway in 2009 and are poised for mainstream use in 2010.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29