socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

However, fast forward to today, and the two players behind the two biggest CRM software products of the desktop PC age--Pat Sullivan and Jon Ferrara--are head to head again, as Sullivan''s new startup, Contatta , announced a funding round for its launch of a new, customer relationship management software product. READ MORE>>.

Funding 222

Funding SaaS Santa Monica Customer 222

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica-based secure, text-messaging provider TigerText , which provides its services to both the healthcare and enterprise markets, has bolstered its board today with two appointments. Wallack helped found Cornerstone OnDemand, and grew the company from its early days through its IPO in 2011. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand 153

Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Software Services 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lockerz' San Diego team came from the January, 2011 acquisition of Plixi, which was formerly known as TweetPhoto, which developed software and services which allowed Twitter users to share photos.

San Diego 164

San Diego Commerce Acquisition Sites 164

socalTECH

JULY 3, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , the developer of real estate and property management software, looks to have scored a win in a patent lawsuit against RealPage , a developer of cloud-based software for the rental housing industry. READ MORE>>.

Patents 140

Patents Santa Barbara Software Services 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based Interneer , a developer of software-as-a-service for the business process management market, reports that it had "record growth" in 2011. Interneer's software helps automate business processes. Silliker, Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and Akzo Nobel, among others. Silliker, Inc., READ MORE>>.

Report 140

Report Los Angeles Software Customer 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Through two strategic acquisitions, one made in late 2011, and one made in early March of 2012. Green Dot--which launched its mobile banking app and service, GoBank , this week--apparently was positioning itself for the move in 2011, when it acquired a small community bank in Utah, with a mere $35.7M READ MORE>>.

Mobile 153

Mobile Monrovia Acquisition Startup 153

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software , which develops software for the wireless industry, said late Tuesday evening that it is suspending its 2011 annual revenue guidance, and will withdraw from a investment conference this week, after it says orders from a "key customer" will fall below expected levels. READ MORE>>.

Customer 124

Customer Custom Conference Mobile 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 18, 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 -- Economics of the Cloud Maximizing SaaS ROI in the Cloud. Join us on July 19, 2011 to learn how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions are helping organizations of all sizes and industries. See [link] (more)

Technology Council 100

Technology Council TCOSC SaaS Organization 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

San Diego-based ServiceNow , the venture-backed, privately backed developer of IT management software, said today that it has passed $125M in annual revenues, and has opened up a new, San Jose development center. the firm's new San Jose development center will be headed by Moti Eliav.

San Diego 168

San Diego Software Services Capital 168

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M. According to Wavemaker Partners, the new fund will be focused on mobile services, Internet, and software. Siemer said it will make around 25-30 new investments globally per year across its focus areas.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Funding Venture Capital Invest 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 31, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 -- Cloud Computing De-mystified. Co-Location has been the method of choice for most software companies delivering software solutions as a Service (SaaS). Attend this session and you will learn how to compare various vendor alternatives and costs. See [link] (more)

Cloud Computing 113

Cloud Computing SaaS Software Invest 113

Xconomy

MAY 14, 2019

Sunnyvale, CA-based CrowdStrike sells cloud-based security software and related services by subscription to businesses. In addition to this endpoint security approach, CrowdStrike offers more comprehensive services, including threat intelligence and incident response.

Company 46

Company Companies Networking Software 46

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 -- ExecTec - Up in the Cloud. What cloud based services are you using? Will iCloud do for Software as a Service (SaaS) what iTunes has done to traditional music sales? How many are you paying for? Is there potential for real enterprise level SaaS solutions?

Cloud Computing 100

Cloud Computing SaaS Sales Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online event promotion service Planana , the startup founded by Anna Sergeeva and Fei Xiao, said Thursday that the company has been accepted to the DreamIt Ventures Winter 2013 class in Austin, Texas. The startup said that it will be demonstrating its products at SXSW at March 8th, at the conclusion of the program.

Class 178

Class Los Angeles Ideas Startup 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The deal is worth $6M in upfront payments, plus payments linked to revenue in 2010/2011, and 2011/2012. employs approximately 600, who provide wireless product development, software engineering, and product testing for Kyocera Wireless, and also develops custom handsets for Indian service providers.

Software Engineering 133

Software Engineering San Diego Competition Acquisition 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 -- CloudCamp Los Angeles. We also have corporate sponsors that provide financial assistance with venues, food, drink, software, services and other valuable donations. See [link] (more)

Cloud Computing 124

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Content Ideas 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It's a new world out there for online marketers--users aren't just on their PC anymore, they're surfing the web, buying products, and using services across their tablet(s), desktops, and smartphone. Convertro's software then helps apply that information to retarget ads and present ads to users.

Southern California 159

Southern California Advertising Examples Web 159

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

As shown in the following chart, the overwhelming focus of investments during Q1 of 2011 was in later stage companies. SECTOR: Software, Energy, Bio Or Bust. Although clean tech is a relatively recent sector, historical concentrations in software and healthcare date back to the early 1980s. STAGE: Few Harvests, Little Planting.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies. Ten of Southern California's Top Software Companies - Also in November, we published. Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Launch Permit - In May, Virgin Galactic was.

Southern California 211

Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. We saw early on that the cloud as we know it today--utility services, software, and so on--was an entry point to do that, including with hosting.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 12, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011 -- Customer Loyalty: Creating "Raving Fans" San Diego Software Industry Council. This workshop will go through each of the 7 steps for taking a suspect (someone you suspect would be interested in your product or services) to Raving Fan (someone that does proactive selling for you).

San Diego 113

San Diego Advertising Customer Custom 113

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , a developer of PC security and antivirus software, announced Thursday that the firm has raised $2.0M According to the firm--which is traded OTC--the restricted common stock investment by Guthy-Renker also came with an extension of an agreement the two companies have until June 2011. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 100

Commerce Invest Equity Los Angeles 100

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services. Their attempts to architect software automation for physical networks were a bridge too far.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Networking Software 100

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

While Internet and startup companies have widely adopted the cloud for both their computing and storage needs, enterprise companies are only now starting to widely adopt cloud services. Nelson Nahum: What we do, is enterprise storage as a service. What''s the biggest complexity you had to handle in developing this service?

Startup 193

Startup Customer Custom SaaS 193

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. apps, and more, it continues to be a major force in automotive information and services. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. LiveNation.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

This was her pain point, back in our early days in 2011, and at that time, social was starting to become big. How has it been building an enterprise software company in Southern California? However, I think all companies now are okay with trying new software here. There were things like Yammer, Jive, and all that.

El Segundo 169

El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 9, 2014

The company launched the original program back in 2011. As part of the blogger delegation brought from Los Angeles, I attended a private demonstration session with GW Shaw, the VP of Video and U-Verse services who briefed us on the expanding feature-set of U-Verse.

Develop 72

Develop Development Mobile Entertainment 72

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Jon Ferrara was co-founder of Goldmine software, a huge customer relationship management (CRM) provider which he built into a $100M business in the PC age, and is now working on doing the same thing in the age of the cloud, with another CRM startup, Nimble (www.nimble.com). There are none of those resellers for Amazon Web Services or Google.

Startup 113

Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Bill Gross and Idealab have founded or advanced development of more than 75 companies including Overture Services, eSolar, UberMedia, CitySearch, Picasa and Internet Brands. When: Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Registration is required and if you are an outside tech recruiter you’re going to have to sit this one out. REGISTER HERE.

Idealab 95

Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. So as I get around the country speaking at college campus in 2010 & 2011 I have been preaching the same theme.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2013

Yelp, the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, has acquired SeatMe, a web and iPad-app based restaurant and nightlife reservation service. Apps & Software Business Development M&A Alexander Kvamme iPad iPhone nightlife Reservation Restaurant SeatMe Yelp' Yelp will pay approximately $2.2

Class 81

Class Web Pricing Customer 81

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

TenHands was Incorporated on January 11, 2011 and launched its first alpha service in November of 2011, private beta in April 2011 and open beta in July 2012. where he led the incubated startup to $300m in revenues as the fastest growing Service Provider for Collaboration services to include video, web, and audio.

Cloud Computing 65

Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Launched in 2011 by Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, Nest is popular for its Nest Learning Thermostat , one that learns a user’s temperature preferences, which has been also been its top seller. . As early as 2011, Fadell and Erik Charlton showed Sergey Brin a video of their early model of the Nest Learning Thermostat.

Google 86

Google Acquisition Resource Social Media 86

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again. Financial terms were not disclosed.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

Just as we launched a 2010 site they go all 2011 on us! We wanted to stay true to our roots, which were in retail and financial services, both industries in which we invest heavily, albeit almost exclusively where there is a technology core. We liked this idea so much we decided to steal it from True Ventures. I still loved it.

UCSD 260

UCSD Invest Startup Design 260

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of July 4th, 2011. wonder what that might be? to 9:30 p.m.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

To understand that assertion, let’s observe how and when Google encroached on each layer of the technology value chain required to access any web service. Web browser – even a functional computer with an OS isn’t enough to access most Google services. Google’s vision is the most ambitious of its peers.

Google 92

Google Web .Net Yahoo 92