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AUGUST 1, 2017

San Diego-based SUNRx , a provider of contract pharmacy administration services, said this morning that it has acquired eAudit Solutions , a provider of audit services for the 340B Drug Discount Program. SUNRx said the acquisition will help create an end-to-end solution providing 340B contract pharmacy management to hospitals.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

NextWave said it now expects the merger to occur in the first quarter of 2013. AT&T is hopin to use the bandwidth from NextWave to power a mobile Internet service. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Pluto TV , which offers up free streaming television to users through devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Chromecast, has been acquired by Viacom in a deal worth $340M in cash, according to Viacom. million of those using connected TVs. million of those using connected TVs.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online movie streaming service Netflix has stolen back an executive from Los Angeles-based Scopely, to head up its human resources and talent management efforts. Neal is a veteran of Netflix, having served Vice President Talent and Talent Acquisition at the company from 2006 until 2013; she later was VP of Talent at Coursera.

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JUNE 9, 2014

GoDaddy , the parent company of Los Angeles premium website hosting service Media Temple , has filed for an IPO--in the process, showing that the company paid $94.48M in cash for Media Temple. The company reported a net loss of $131M for 2013, on revenues of $1.13 godaddy mediatemple merger acquisition exit hosting premium'

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MARCH 4, 2014

Beats said that the acquisition will help it bring on a team of to help it bolster its service. Beats Music hired away Rogers from Topspin back in January of 2013, as it looked to transform music streaming service MOG into Beats Music. topspin beats music merger acquisition rogers musician ecommerce streaming'

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JANUARY 8, 2021

San Diego-based antenna technology provider Airgain said Thursday that it has acquired NimbleLink, a provider of cellular industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT) products and services. NimbleLink was headquartered in Plymouth, MN, and founded in 2013. Airgain financed the deal from its existing cash.

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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. According to Hulu, it now has more than 4 million subscribers to its service, the record for new subscribers. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood'

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MARCH 27, 2014

ReachEdge helps small and medium sized businesses with their online marketing efforts, including managing their website, advertising, SEO, lead management, and tracking of customer acquisition efforts. The product had been launched in September of 2013. READ MORE>>. reachlocal marketing automation customers leads software'

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

GoDaddy , the parent of Los Angeles-based website hosting service MediaTemple , said in a regulatory filing late Tuesday that is has selected the NYSE for its IPO. godaddy nyse merger acquisition exit domain name hosting private equity mediatemple russ reeder' GoDaddy said that it hopes to trade under the ticker symbol GDDY.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

has a history with Tony, as he became an investor in the company in 2013, and built a lasting friendship with us as the Tech.co Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos revolutionized the apparel industry, and e-commerce in general, by being one of the first to prioritize customer satisfaction and service. co-founders.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based software-as-a-service developer Cornerstone OnDemand said this morning that it has added former Eloqua CEO Joe Payne to its board of directors. Cornerstone OnDemand is a developer of software-as-a-service tools for enterprise, human resources and human capital management. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2015

GoDaddy , the domain name and web services firm which is a parent of LA''s Media Temple , has moved one step closer to an IPO, saying this morning that it now expects to sell 22,000,000 shares of its common stock at between $17.00 Arizona-based GoDaddy purchased Media Temple in October of 2013. and $19.00 READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based Global Eagle Entertainment , which provides in-flight, satellite-based Internet services for airlines, has named a new CEO, after the loss of both its CEO and CFO on Monday. According to the company, its board has appointed Jeff Leddy as its new CEO and interim CFO.

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APRIL 1, 2015

GoDaddy , the provider of Internet domain name and related hosting services--and which has a significant LA presence due to its ownership of LA''s Media Temple --priced its IPO late Tuesday evening at $20.00 GoDaddy acquired Media Temple‌ in 2013, as the company began its push into attracting more small business customers.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , the developer of financial close software-as-a-service, has scored an investment from private equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru. blackline systems accounting software merger acquisition exit venture capital private equity' Financial terms of the investment were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Stanson Health was founded in 2013, by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Dr. Scott Weingarten, the former CEO of Zynx Health. Premier said it will pay $51.5M in cash, plus up to $15M in earnout, for Stanson Health.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. We then spent much of 2013 proving out the merchant model in one city – Los Angeles. I’d love to get some feedback.

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JULY 6, 2015

b> Black Lotus , an operator of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation service, which had its emergency operations center in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Level 3. Financial details of the buy were not announced. The deal had been announced by the two companies last week.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

Inventus develops e-discovery services to the Fortune 1000, global law firm, and government agency markets. Clearlake Capital acquired Inventus in June of 2013. RPX said it would pay $232M in cash to purchase Inventus, which is based in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

One, high flying online document sharing site Docstoc has quietly closed its doors, as of December 1st--and now only features a simple message saying that the service is closed for business. Docstoc--which was founded by Jason Nazar--had been acquired by Intuit in December of 2013.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Goldstein was the former President of PriceGrabber, which he had led from April 2013 until its sale to Connexity last June. He also served at strategic advisory service BGT Capital Advisors, and served at Modern Luxury Media, Experian Interactive/LowerMyBills.com, and IAC/Interactive Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

What age is the service designed for? We''re really taking that to heart with Thrively, going out and exploring a range of different kinds of business relationships, marketing approaches, customer acquisition techniques, which we''re really excited about. Jon Kraft: The real core ages are from eight to thirteen.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The name of the fund—which will back startups focused on cloud computing, machine learning, and security, with an emphasis on technology that complements Microsoft’s own products and services—is Microsoft Ventures. And at the other end is where you’ll typically see our larger investments and acquisitions,” Kashyap writes.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). I think we're going to see a real shakeup in how people view social media. I also think that it spells out big consequences for the games industry.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Google Fiber plans to acquire Webpass in a deal that trims the ranks of independent Internet service providers—an industry already maligned for its lack of competition—but ultimately could boost consumer access to high-speed Internet. Six-year-old Google Fiber has had its own set of challenges.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

This gives me the confidence that our users will continue to enjoy the best service possible.” Koch now a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group says the acquisition is good for them. He says: “With its two million users ResearchGate is a widely recognized among the global scientific community. ” Dr. .

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out. Just over a year later, Jurvetson led the Series A round of venture funding for Nervana Systems.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 14, 2012

The firm will incur a severance-related charge of over $275 million, and restructuring charges due to the staff’s severance packages and job outplacement services for the 4000 employees its laying off at Motorola Mobility. The post Google Confirms Motorola Mobility 4000 Layoffs appeared first on TechZulu.

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JULY 20, 2015

By then, it was obvious that the original thesis behind the acquisition by Scripps was just not there. Gripe worked well as a social service, but it just didn't work as a business. So, in the middle of 2013, my wife came to me saying -- Farhad, I want to support you, but what exactly am I supporting? They were Flipagram LLC.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

By then, it was obvious that the original thesis behind the acquisition by Scripps was just not there. Gripe worked well as a social service, but it just didn't work as a business. So, in the middle of 2013, my wife came to me saying -- Farhad, I want to support you, but what exactly am I supporting? They were Flipagram LLC.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Date : Thursday, October 24, 2013. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media. He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. Time : 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. This revenue share comes after the YouTube split. Except for 2 things: 1.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT ) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013 , former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. This is really the technology hub for our machine learning and threat intelligence services,” Bacher said.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. It also is a burgeoning sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. Customer acquisition cost. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 02/18/2013. First of all, a definition.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Staking its claim in 2013, Surf Air became the first all-you-can-fly membership club. If so, it seems there might eventually be consolidation – either a rollup or a series of acquisitions by a commercial carrier. Are there other airlines outside of California that are deploying similar business models?

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