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OCTOBER 28, 2010

As part of the funding, Endologix said it has received a $15M investment commitment from Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, which is the majority owner of Nellix. Endologix said the new funding will go towards transition and development of the technology it is acquiring for Nellix, in anticipation of a commercial European launch in 2012.

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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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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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Tech Zulu Event

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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JUNE 27, 2013

San Diego-based DriveCam is driving towards an IPO, and has hired a trio of investment banks to manage its IPO pricess, according to Reuters. 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 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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SoCal Tech Calendar

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. This is the "got to get an invitation" event for what is shaping up to be a MOBILE Industry week in San Diego. See [link].

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. Just 10 percent of corporate investments were made to build new technological capabilities, the report says.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2017

to another private equity buyer, LKCM Headwater Investments. acquired TestEquity in 2012. Moorpark, California-based TestEquity , a distributor of electronic test and measurement equipment as well as laboratory and production supplies, has been sold by private equity investor First Atlantic Capital Ltd. , First Atlantic Capital Ltd.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were. They were effusive.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Achieving Home-Run MandA and Financing Outcomes. Investment Banking veteran Kevin Covert will share insights into achieving home-run MandA and financing outcomes for digital media and technology companies. Service providers will be asked to leave.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures , the venture investing arm of investment banking firm Siemer & Associates , reported yesterday that it saw the first exit in its portfolio recently, with the sale of company CloudTrigger. Siemer said it added five new companies in the last quarter, and had 24 new investments in 2012.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

2012: Tony Hsieh interviewed about the Downtown Project. in 2018, after its acquisition by MVF Global , and onto their next venture, Established , which manages the Startup of the Year community. They invest in early-stage startups through Established Ventures, as well as their involvement in NextGen Venture Partners.

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JULY 20, 2016

Dollar Shave Club was venture backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Dragoneer Investment, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, New World Ventures, Science Inc., led by former MySpace CEo Mike Jones, which seeded Dollar Shave CLub back in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

THQ said it has hired an investment banker to help it consider "strategic alternatives", in hopes of raising additional capital to bring a number of titles to market. for the three months ended September 30, 2012, down significantly from the similar quarter last year, when it had $146.0M in revenues.

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JUNE 27, 2019

He saw that the cost of acquisition for many, many different businesses were going through the roof, week after week. We saw that they were hitting the inflection point, where they were spending more than they were receiving from customer acquisition. That's where I saw the problem we are solving at Retina.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. How about mergers and acquisitions? We invest globally, with 20 percent of our funds outside the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. How profitable is my product or service?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in. Our Panelist Include: Brock Pierce - Starting & Investing in Bitcoin, Games, and Gambling Businesses. He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. The pressures to maintain growth patterns and meet the expectations of the investment community are typically real and intense. Loss of control.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

We organically invested in Bangalore and India, and that''s the reason we are profitable. They''re starting to look at more advanced conversion funnels, LTV analysis, and we''re seeing an overall maturity of user acquisition techniques by big buyers. We called 2011 and 2012 the years of shotgun media buying.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. Dave Terry: We originally were self funded until 2012, when we took a very low investment. That got us the attention of Bain Capital Ventures for our next round, which, combined with our prior investors, gave us another $17M, for about a total of $20M in investment.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. They invested in 2014, and asked me to meet with Dallas Imbimbo, the CEO and Founder. You have to make sure your cost of acquisition, retention rates, and conversion metrics are all in place. So where are you now?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” No less than Fred Wilson has credited Carlota’s work with having a major influence on his investment strategy at USV.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Launched in 2012 in Ontario Canada, eQuibbly wants to change the way we resolve disputes by being a quick, easy and free Online Dispute Resolution service across North America and eventually to a city near you. . According to Lance Soskin, founder and president of eQuibbly.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. is a good monthly investment?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They are on more solid footing than they were, but there’s no such thing as solid footing in this industry,” says Rajeev Shah, a managing director at biotech investment firm RA Capital, which had been a Vertex investor but no longer is. Has Vertex has learned from its past missteps?

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. We were quite surprised to learn about the extent of your operations here. How big is YP?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22, 2012.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. We were quite surprised to learn about the extent of your operations here. How big is YP.com?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In her interview, Eisnor discusses the nature of user acquisition, and the growing connection between cars and mobile apps. ” Keval Desai, InterWest Partners - a firm investing across the entire mobile stack. Waze passively collects GPS traces and timestamps and uses them for real time maps, traffic updates, and routes.

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Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71