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DECEMBER 26, 2012

2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. It was a big year for us.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to Triller, it will use the acquisition to grow its live event programming. Los Angeles-based social video sharing app Triller announced this morning that it has acquired Thuzio, which runs business-to-business premium influencer events and experiences. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

It's not uncommon for companies looking for an acquisition to leak rumors of an IPO, typically through their investment bankers or investors. ServiceTitan was founded in 2012, and offers up its software to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; plumbing; and other home services businesses. billion earlier this year.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The companys said it acquired the Snake River Tower, which was constructed in 2012. Costa Mesa-based Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Funds Management said Tuesday that it has acquired a cell phone tower in La Grande, Oregon.

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JULY 16, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Honest Buildings is based in New York City, and was founded in 2012; Procore said the acquisition will help it expand its New York City presence. According to Procore, the move will help it accelerate its efforts. office portfolio company. office portfolio company.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, Geenex was founded in 2012, and will help bring regional development expertise to EDF Renewables. San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America said on Friday that it is acquiring a 4.5

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Glendale-based LegalZoom has officially dropped its IPO bid, saying in a regulatory filing that it has withdrawn its S-1 filing for an IPO, which had originally been filed in May of 2012. LegalZoom had filed for an IPO in May of 2012, but delayed the IPO after poor market interest in July of 2012. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Barracuda Networks said the acquisition will help it strengthen its offerings in the cloud data storage market. The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. barracuda networks signnow merger acquisition electronic signature tech coast angels'

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JULY 31, 2019

OnRobot , a manufacturer of grippers, force and torque sensors, and other products that are installed on the end of industrial robots, says it has set up a new office in Los Angeles, after its acquisition of another company, Perception Robotics. Perception Robotics was founded in 2012. OnRobot is headquartered in Odense, Denmark.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. AnchorOps was based in Westborough, Mass, and was founded in 2012. The acquisition will grow FastPay's team to over 100 employees. Los Angeles-based FastPay announced today that it has acquired AnchorOps , a developer of electronic payment solutions for media buyers.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Red Hat said it will use the acquisition to bolster its existing storage offerings. Inktank had been founded in 2012, and is an offspring of local web hosting provider Dreamhost. inktank dreamhost merger acquisition redhat rhel open source ceph storage' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2014

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Everbridge said that Vocal has over 1,000 customers over 83 countries, and provided the emergency messaigng system for the London 2012 Olympic Games. everybridge vocal business emergency communications merger acquisition international' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the two companies, they have been in a partnership since 2012. Rancho Cucamonga-based NOVAtime , a developer of time and attendance tracking software, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Ascentis , the two companies announced this morning.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

According to those reports, Bumble turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group in the last two months. Bumble was founded by former Tinder executive Whitney Wolfe, who left Tinder in 2012 she alleged sexual harassment by one of Tinder's founding executives.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Irvine-based Western Digital reported this morning that it has paid $100,000 and restructured a department, in order to put to rest two, non-compliance matters raised by China''s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), related to WD''s acquisition of HGST back in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2013

The acquisition is one of the fastest exits ever for a local, content-meets-online company--AwesomenessTV had only just raised $3.5M awesomenesstv merger acquisition dreamworks exit content hollywood youtube comedy network' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the Optical Networks business of Nokia Siemens Networks, and has renamed that business Coriant. Marlin said the acquisition is its sixth, corporate divestiture acquisition since the beginning of 2012.

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MAY 25, 2017

Red Hat said this morning that it has acquired Codenvy, but did not disclosed financial details of the acquisition. billion in 2012. Codenvy was backed by both Auriga Partners and Toba Capital, and had raised less than $10M in funding since it was founded in 2013. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy. Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners.

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MARCH 26, 2014

The company had been founded in 2012. facebook acquisition merger hardware headset reality virtual oculus' Oculus VR is led and was co-founded by Brendan Iribe, and had raised around $91M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8, Matrix Partners, and Spark Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. A chunk of Dell Software is the former Quest Software , which was based in Aliso Viejo and was acquired by Dell back in 2012. Dell Software still lists a significant number of open job and positions at its Aliso Viejo location.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Guidance Software said it expects to add approximately $10M in software-as-a-service revenues from the acquisition in 2012. The acquisition brings the total number of employees at Guidance Software to nearly 500. Guidance said it was represented in the acquisition by Atlas Technology Group. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion. Acording to OpenX, it more than doubled its team in 2012 to 260 employees, and saw greater than 100 percent year-over-year growth in both 2011 and 2012. Global Investment, Inc., and Presidio Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Exact financial terms of what Ricoh described as a "multi-million" dollar acquisition were not announced. Ricoh was already an investor in PTI, having made an investment in the company in August of 2012. ricoh marketing technologies merger acquisition software collateral document' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Apple''s TestFlight service comes courtesy the acquisition earlier this year of Los Angeles-based Burstly , which was venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. Burstly, which was led by Evan Rifkin, acquired TestFlight back in 2012. TestFlight was created by Ben Satterfield.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The acquisition is not a surprise to Apple app developers, who have widely adopted the company''s tools. Burstly acquired TestFlight back in 2012. burstly apple merger acquisition evan rifkin tagworld testflight testing tools apps mobile' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

j2 Global had attempted to acquire Carbonite before, in 2012. storage hostile cloud backup online carbonite acquisition merger global' Los Angeles-based j2 Global has launched a hostile bid for online storage company Carbonite , and has offered $15.00 per share--or approximately $415M--to buy the company. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Series A funding back in 2012. AwesomenessTV''s acquisition by DreamWorks was one of the fastest and most profitable exits of a company ever in Southern California. awesomenesstv awesomeness youtube content channel network merger acquisition bigframe video' The company had a $3.0M READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising firm Airpush --which is reportedly in acquisition talks with Perion--delivered $98M in annual revenues, according to the Forbes 2013 ranking of its most promising companies. Airpush is led by Asher Delug.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui had most recently been owned by Saban Brands, which acquired KidZui in 2012. kidzui leapfrog merger acquisition saban educational tablet secure children browser kids' LeapFrog said that it is already using KidZui''s technology as part of the LeapSearch function on its LeapFrog Wi-Fi enabled children''s tablets. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2014

However, the company disclosed Monday that it had $535M in revenue in 2013, nearly double the revenues the company had in 2012, making it one of the largest companies on the Central Coast. sonos wireless music streaming revenues merger acquisition exit' and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

It looks things are definitely growing at financial software firm Blackline Systems , as the firm clarified that it actually did just over $25M in revenues in 2012, and is on track to have $40M plus in revenues for 2013. blackline systems accounting software expansion merger acquisition silver lake' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2013

The company said that it streamed more than 1 billion content videos in Q1 of this year, and doubled subscriptions to its Hulu Plus subscription service in 2012. Hulu has been very active in providing details on its traffic, subscribers, and revenues, as it has repeatedly made itself available for acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

in August of 2012, and being acquired less than a year later by DreamWorks. awesomeness hearst dreamworks merger acquisition investment' Awesomeness.TV continues to be one of the fastest and most capital efficient exits in Southern California, with the company originally raising only $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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