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JULY 16, 2019

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , the very fast growing developer of construction management software led by Tooey Courtemanche, has acquired Honest Buildings , a developer of project management software for owners and developers, the company said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America said on Friday that it is acquiring a 4.5 gigawatt solar portfolio, being developed by Geenex Solar, LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Santa Monica-based Bitium , a developer of cloud identity and single sign-on software, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Tuesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Google, the acquisition of Bitium will help it with its "Cloud Identity vision". READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Newport Beach-based SignNow , a developer of mobile signature capture and document storage services, has been acquired by Barracuda Networks. 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. READ MORE>>.

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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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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Cimaging Media develops augmented reality technology. The acquisition was first reported by a local Israeli financial daily. Cimagine was founded in 2012. Venice-based Snap, Inc. , the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly acquired Israeli startup Cimagine Media. The deal is reportedly worth between $30M and $40M.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based FastPay announced today that it has acquired AnchorOps , a developer of electronic payment solutions for media buyers. 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.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Match Group , the parent company of dating app developer Tinder , reportedly was spurned by dating app developer Bumble , according to multiple reports on Wednesday morning. According to those reports, Bumble turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group in the last two months. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Apple said late last week that it has expanded access to TestFlight , the app beta testing platform, letting developers invite up to 1,000 testers to beta test their iOS apps. Burstly, which was led by Evan Rifkin, acquired TestFlight back in 2012. apple testflight burstly beta developer testing software' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the two companies, they have been in a partnership since 2012.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based open source storage software developer Inktank , which is behind the Ceph distributed storage system, has been acquired by Red Hat , in a deal worth $175M in cash. Red Hat said it will use the acquisition to bolster its existing storage offerings. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Irvine-based virtual reality technology developer Oculus VR has been acquired by Facebook , in a deal worth approximately $2 billion. Oculus VR will remain in Irvine, and continue developing its virtual reality product, Oculus Rift. Oculus VR will remain in Irvine, and continue developing its virtual reality product, Oculus Rift.

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MAY 25, 2017

Toba Capital , the venture capital investment firm founded by Quest Software's Vinny Smith, has scored another exit, this time at San Francisco-based cloud applications tool developer Codenvy. Red Hat said this morning that it has acquired Codenvy, but did not disclosed financial details of the acquisition. billion in 2012.

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MAY 5, 2017

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. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , which develops digital forensics and e-discovery software, said Tuesday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CaseCentral , a developer of electronic discovery software. The acquisition brings the total number of employees at Guidance Software to nearly 500.

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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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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Solana Beach-based PTI Marketing Technologies , a developer of a software-as-a-service, marketing and collateral management tool, has been acquired by office equipment and technology company Ricoh Company, Ltd. Exact financial terms of what Ricoh described as a "multi-million" dollar acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the developer of app analytics and testing software, has quietly been acquired by Apple. The acquisition is not a surprise to Apple app developers, who have widely adopted the company''s tools. Burstly acquired TestFlight back in 2012. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. KidZui had most recently been owned by Saban Brands, which acquired KidZui in 2012.

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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 9, 2013

San Diego-based life sciences software maker Accelrys said Monday that it has acquired QUMAS , an Irish developer of cloud-based and on-premise enterprise compliance software for the life sciences industry. in revenues in 2012. accelrys qumas merger acquisition enterprise compliance software lifescience health healthcare'

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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 develops wireless, whole-home speakers, which can stream music from either a local PC or from across the Internet. and Redpoint Ventures.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

the Superconductor Technologies spinout which is developing radio frequency filters for the mobile industry, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $14.0M Resonant said it is developing a new technology called Infinite Synthesized Networks to build RF filters, used to filter radio signals for things like mobile phones.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia announced Tuesday that it is acquiring Net Optics , a developer of network and application analysis products. Ixia said that net Optics had $49M in revenue in 2012, and had revenues of $42M for the first nine months of 2013. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2012

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of wireless video optimization and streaming hardware and software, has been acquired by Allot Communications Ltd. , The company said that the acquisition will be accretive on a quarterly basis by the end of 2012, contributing between $3.0 in revenues for the second half of 2012.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -- Apps Alliance and MEDL Mobile Mixer. With both MMCF and Mobile Con 2012 in town we decided to throw a little "thing" to celebrate. Who will be there: Developers, Publishers, Executives and Investors that focus on the mobile market from San Diego and abroad. See [link].

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 -- Should you sell or is that a Sell Out? Acquisition lessons from both sides of the deal. 75% of acquisitions fail due to timing, out clauses, and cultural fit. 75% of acquisitions fail due to timing, out clauses, and cultural fit. Will the acquisition frenzy continue in 2012?

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MAY 6, 2015

Oculus--first raised funding for the Rift on Kickstarter back in August of 2012, and since then has only been delivering units to developers, despite a huge $2 billion acquisition of the company by Facebook in 2014. According to Oculus, it will begin taking pre-orders later this year. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2012

in cash for Loopt, which will become its Silicon Valley hub for its mobile technology and product development team. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2012. Green Dot said it will pay $43.4M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Through two strategic acquisitions, one made in late 2011, and one made in early March of 2012. in assets, and with the acquisition in March of last year of mobile software developer Loopt. in assets, and with the acquisition in March of last year of mobile software developer Loopt.

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MAY 7, 2012

Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash. in the twelve months ended March 31, 2012. Ixia said that Anue had 2011 revenues of $40.5M, with revenues of $47.6M

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Google’s acquisition of Nest gives the the co-founders an early exit and resources to up their hardware game. Nest is not Google’s first hardware acquisition. Another media report says Google has been trying to develop its own energy monitoring space with an app dubbed Google EnergySense to monitor thermostats remotely.

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JUNE 27, 2013

DriveCam develops driver management systems, used by driving fleets to monitor drivers for safety and improving driving habits. DriveCam reported in February that it had just reached $100M in revenues in 2012. drivecam merger acquisition driver monitoring investment banking' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Iirvine-based Broadcom announced this morning that it is in a deal to acquire NetLogic Microsystems , a developer of semiconductors for the networking market, in a deal worth approximately $3.7 The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2012.

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APRIL 22, 2013

Both companies develop power conversion and related products for the solar power market. Power-One has nearly 3,300 people spread across China, Italy, the US and Slovakia; the firm had sales of approximately $1 billion in 2012. powerone merger acquisition power supply solar inverter cleantech photovoltaic' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance has been acquired by BlackBerry , in a deal worth $1.4 Cylance, develops artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software, which detects and reacts to cybersecurity threats. billion in cash, BlackBerry announced this morning.

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