socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

San Diego-based tag management software developer Tealium announced this morning that it has raised an additional $20M in funding, from private equity investor Silver Lake Waterman. The company says it saw 120 percent revenue growth in Q1, and has signed up such customers as Kimberly-Clark, Carhartt, Wet Seal, and many others.

Silver Lake 138

Silver Lake San Diego Commerce Equity 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2015

Irvine-based Toba Capital , the venture investment firm founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith, has made an investment in open source application development software developer WSO2. Toba Capital has investment in such companies as Sauce Labs, Alteryx, TeamSnap, and others. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital Software Development Invest Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise software developer ServiceNow has been ranked the top job creator in a listing from Inc. Magazine, the company reported today. The company added 792 jobs during the three period. The company said it was number six among all companies in California, and number 14 in the overall top 100.

Software Review 159

Software Review San Diego Software Development Software 159

socalTECH

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>>.

.Net 138

.Net Calabasas Networking Software Development 138

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile application software developer Mobile Roadie reported this week that it is powering the official app for the Denmark national football team. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 145

Mobile San Diego News Software Development 145

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. To update Marc Andreessen’s widely publicized quote from 2011, “OpenStack Software Defined Networks (SDNs) are eating the world.”

IBM 100

IBM IBM Networking Software 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

With software developed, tested and turned in, the results of UCLA Anderson School of Management’s DEV Contest were announced on Sunday afternoon to a room full of smiling faces. By Sunday afternoon, all software had been tested and submitted. I say, goal attained.

UCLA 96

UCLA Ideas Yahoo Competition 96

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. Co-founder and lead software developer Anil Kumar was a led software engineer for WebEx. When was it launched? Who are the founders and their backgrounds?

Cloud Computing 65

Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Journey is especially useful for companies that want to streamline their internal business processes. Journey was created by our company, Embark Mobile (or “Embark” for short). The whole Journey app building experience takes place inside your web browser, so there’s no software to install. Why the name?

Mobile 65

Mobile Platform JavaScript Web 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2014

The initial company, Roam Mobility Service came to market in January 2012. Most of these big US companies are public to begin with – it’s critical to consider they live and die by their average revenue per user (ARPU). As public companies, they have to answer to shareholders and follow the market.

Mobile 86

Mobile Startup Customer Custom 86

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49