socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

Kyocera Solar , a manufacturer of solar modules, said today that it is planning to begin manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, to serve the U.S. The firm said it is looking to produce 1,000 megawatts of solar cells per year by March 2013 from the location.

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San Diego Marketing Product 140

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 3, 2013

On April 7-9, 2013 San Diego welcomes the top influencers of social media in an extensive networking conference, Social Media Marketing World. The conference will kick-off at the opening-night networking party which will be held at the historic San Diego Natural History Museum.

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San Diego Social Media Media Marketing 81

socalTECH

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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San Diego Services Product Technology 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Grapevine6 was based in Toronto, Canada, and had been founded in 2013. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Sales Software Development 113

Xconomy

APRIL 17, 2018

As the Xconomy Forum on Big Data Meets Big Biology draws near, one of the best arguments for understanding the significance of the convergence of data science and the life sciences may lie in what came out of the 2013 sale of San Diego’s EcoATM.

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San Diego Startup Sales Software 79

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

San Diego-based Pharmapace , a provider of clinical research services, focused on biometrics services for the clinical trial process, has been acquired by Shanghai-based WuXi AppTec , the two companies said on Sunday. The company was founded in 2013 in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

San Diego’s innovation clusters continued to grow in 2015, as local startups, funding deals, and job growth extended an economic growth spurt that began in 2013. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County.

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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. Webroot also plans to expand in San Diego, and Caldwell said he plans to stay on.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2018

EvoNexus , the non-profit startup technology incubator operator which has locations in both Irvine and San Diego, said today that it has added Bob Genthert, the co-founder of ecoATM, as a Managing Director at EvoNexus in Irvine. Genthert was a co-foudner of ecoATM, which was sold to Outerwall in 2013 for $350M.

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Incubator San Diego Startup Technology 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2018

San Diego-based Axos Financial , a consumer and business bank, said Wednesday afternoon that its subsidiary, Axos Securities , has agreed to acquire certain assets of WiseBanyan Holdings , a provider of digital wealth management software and services. Financial details of the all-cash transaction were not announced.

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Develop Development San Diego Tool 167

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

San Diego-based Raken has raised $2M in a funding round, for the company's construction reporting and compliance software. The company develops cloud-based software used to help monitor construction project progress and compliance, and was founded in 2013. READ MORE>>.

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Report Software San Diego Capital 171

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2013

in investments; San Diego followed, with $205.2M for San Diego-based Otonomy , and $39.7M The amount of venture capital investment was up 12 percent in terms of dollars, and 5 percent in number of deals compared to the second quarter of 2013. The amount raised in the region was up from Q2, when $627.4M READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2017

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity announced this morning that it has made two promotions. Chang is in San Diego, and has been at JMI Equity since 2013. Chang is in San Diego, and has been at JMI Equity since 2013. Chang was previously at Jeffries LLC.

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Equity San Diego Company Companies 113

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2019

FTD also agreed to sell both its North American and Latin American businesses to private equity investor Nexus Capital Management , in a move that includes San Diego-based Proflowers. FTD acquired San Diego's ProFlowers in 2014, paying $430M for the online flower and gift delivery service.

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Southern California Woodland Hills SoCal San Diego 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2014

San Diego-based cell phone recycling kiosk maker ecoATM -- which was recently sold to Outerwall -- reports that it has now reached more than two million phones and devices recycled in its four year history. ecoATM was acquired for $350M in July of 2013 by Outerwall (formerly known as Coinstar). READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Report Company Companies 168

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2017

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity announced this morning that it has promoted Suken Vakil and Randy Guttman to General Partner. Vakil is based in San Diego, and Guttman is based in Baltimore. He also has served at Hellman & Friedman and Morgan Stanley. READ MORE>>.

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Equity San Diego Internet Brands Invest 113

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

The firm''s founder, Nicholas Woodman, is a graduate of UC San Diego, and came up with the idea for the company while surfing off of San Diego; the company''s investors also include Steamboat Ventures--the venture arm of Walt Disney--which looks to own something around 3 percent of the company. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Steamboat Ventures SoCal San Diego 196

Xconomy

JULY 27, 2020

The San Diego-based telehealth company’s software links primary care physicians and medical specialists through virtual consultations, communication that is intended to reduce healthcare costs by slimming down the number of referrals made to specialty care providers. Telemedicine isn’t just another way to connect patients with doctors.

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Doc San Diego Software Venture Capital 84

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2014

Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal. southern california venture capital investment moneytree quarterly q42013 2013' Nationally, the report found that there was $29.4 For Q4, $8.4

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2014

In an unsurprising--albeit, still painful--move, San Diego-based fleet management software developer Omnitracs is moving its headquarters, and a significant number of jobs, to Dallas, Texas. in an investment in Omnitracs to spur the move, which takes 450 jobs out of San Diego. Omnitracs was formerly part of Qualcomm.

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San Diego Equity Acquisition Software Development 159

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2020

San Diego-based Cognitive Medical Systems , which provides services to public and private organizations services in the area of clinical healthcare delivery, informatics, UI/UX, human factors engineering and enterprise software development, said last week that it has named Christina Murphy as its CEO. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2016

Outerwall , the parent company of San Diego's EcoATM , has agreed to a private equity buyout by Apollo Global Management , about five months after Outerwall launched an effort to find a buyer. EcoATM had laid of 107 people in San Diego, as it responded to those threats and was attempted to cut its costs. READ MORE>>.

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Equity San Diego Acquisition Company 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based biotech investor Avalon Ventures has scored an exit, saying late Tuesday evening that it has entered into a definitive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to sell Sitari Pharmaceuticals to GSK. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Sitari was led by CEO Jay Lichter, Ph.D.,

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Avalon San Diego Incubator Develop 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm Incorporated said on Tuesday that it has named Larry Paulson as Vice President, and President of Qualcomm India. Paulson has been at Qualcomm since 2013, most recently heading up the company's QCT Platform organization. Paulson also has served at BrightPoint and Nokia. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Organization Platform Company 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

However, the San Diego-based company, which emerged from stealth mode in 2016, was guided through its early years by president and CEO Stephan Chenette. Chenette, now chief technology officer, co-founded the company in 2013 with Rajesh Sharma, AttackIQ’s vice president of engineering. AttackIQ said that Galloway.

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Chief Technology Officer San Diego Startup Guide 105

Xconomy

JULY 2, 2020

San Diego-based MEI (NASDAQ: MEIP ), licensed the compound, pracinostat, from a Singaporean biotech company in 2013.

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San Diego Study Help Company 86

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. Co-founder Sean Callahan was one of the 2013 socalTECH 50. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SoCalTech San Diego Incubator Acquisition 185

socalTECH

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. The two have been partnered since 2013. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The 340B program is a U.S.

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San Diego Acquisition Organization Help 113

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 29, 2013

Silicon Beach uniquely features startup and Hollywood entertainment speakers at panels, parties, hackathon, demo day, startup showcase, and more events, June 19-22, 2013 in Los Angeles. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. A one-day Silicon Beach Fest was held in Hollywood in November 2012.

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Santa Monica Startup Entertainment Los Angeles 89

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

Zoom Video Communications , a provider of cloud-based video conferencing and online meeting software which is backed by San Diego-based Qualcomm , has has raised $100M in a Series D funding. Qualcomm Ventures was the first non-angel investor in Zoom Video back in 2013. in total.

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San Diego Software Funding Angel 100

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. invested across 17 deals; San Diego was third, with $147.75M in 18 deals. Other large deals included aTyr Pharma , in San Diego, which raised $38.75M, and Aliso Viejo-based Vertos Medical , which raised $22.75M.

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Southern California Venture Capital Tech Coast Angels Capital 187

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

San Diego-based Cadence Pharmaceuticals , a biopharmaceuticals firm developing an intravenous formulation of acetominophen for treating pain, has been acquired by Irish biopharmaceuticals firm Mallinckrodt , in a deal worth $1.3 for calendar year 2013. for calendar year 2013. Mallinckrodt said it will pay $14.00

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San Diego Acquisition Funding Develop 138

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy reported last week that it has inked a deal with wind turbine provider Vestas , for up to 750 MW of wind turbine generators. projects beginning construction in 2013. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Report Develop Development 153

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

San Diego-based cell phone recycling kiosk operator ecoATM , which is owned by Outerwall, is being targeted by an investor group which wants Outerwall to sell of ecoATM--as well as other assets. ecoATM, which is still based in San Diego, was acquired by Outerwall in July of 2013 for $350M, by Outerwall subsidiary Coinstar.

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