socalTECH

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. Vinny Smith founded Toba Capital in Aliso Viejo, after selling Quest Sofware to Dell Software in $2.4

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2018

The funding came from Upfront Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Fika Ventures. Kazerani and Segil sold Edgecast back in 2013, in a deal worth around $390M. Openpath is developing cloud-based physical access control systems for businesses. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2014

The company also has an expanding base of customers in the enterprise market According to TigerText, the round comes after it more than quadrupled its sales in 2013, and will help to go towards accelerating market penetration. tigertext venture capital healthcare text texting communications enterprise software'

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

The latest numbers are out on venture capital investments in Southern California from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, finding that the region had nearly $762.88M invested in companies in the region during Q1 of 2014. was a significant increase from Q1 of 2013, when only $571.0M

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socalTECH

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. According to BlackLine, its management, Silver Lake Sumeru, and ICONIQ Capital are partnering in the deal to make Silver Lake Sumerua majority shareholder in the company.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels said that it saw five more exits in its portfolio in 2014, with the exits of AIRSIS, Allylix, Bluebeam Software, Hookit (formerly Loop''d Networks), and Mindbody Software. The investments were up by 12 percent from 2013, when the angel group invested $14.64M in its portfolio. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2018

Kazerani and Segil previously founded Edgecast, which they sold to Verizon in 2013 for around $390M. The company's other investors, who participated in this round, include Upfront Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Fika Ventures.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 million this year versus $3 million in 2013. Source: National Venture Capital Association. history (admittedly, at 2.1

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Founded in 2013 by de Haaff and Chris Waters in the Bay Area, the company announced in July it had surpassed $40 million in annual recurring revenue from the subscribers to its software-as-a-service. It’s not a “unicorn”—a business with a valuation of more than $1 billion—and it’s not even close.

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Sales Software Services Startup 100

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

APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. The report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association over the weekend, tallied up $534.3M billion in 863 deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Fifth Wall led the company’s Series A round, which also included the new investor Global Founders Capital and previous investors First Round Capital, Base 10 Ventures, Capital Theory and Village Global. When he sold that business he moved back to the U.S. “A surprising 89% of freight trucks in the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. Marc Andreessen will forever be remembered for “ software is eating the world.” Marc Benioff, “ The End of Software ” (Whatever the f**k that means.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2013

Beats said that Rogers will head up Daisy as it sets to launch in late 2013, as a stand alone company. Topspin Media said that Beats will integrate its direct-to-fan marketing and retail software in "Daisy". Beats said today that it has named Ian Rogers as CEO of a new music service it calls project "Daisy".

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Services Santa Monica Yahoo Media 164

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The working partnership with Disney (closed 2013 with $45 billion in annual revenue) and Techstars (350 funded companies to date, collectively valued in the billions of dollars) shows a strong initiative, setting the stage for a huge year of potential growth in fundraising and investments in LA-based startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? They built the software. One VC firm who decided to invest – High Peaks – liked the deal so much that one of their team members, Rahul Gandhi left to join MakeSpace! Or was it in that fracking storage facility off of the 52 freeway? What a hassle.

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UCSD Startup Ideas Course 340

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we have the thoughts of Clinton Foy , General Partner and Managing Director of Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscut.vc). Venture Capital is a Long Term Game. We've always known how important it is as VCs to invest in founders. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

In a 2013 panel discussion at Silicon Valley’s Churchill Club, the DFJ partner said “machine learning” was his pick as the most important tech trend to watch for the next three to five years. Nervana initially developed a software-based model of its technology, based on Nvidia graphics processors.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Framework Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. In the Early Days. We have also built out an amazing management team.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

With over 650 accredited investors and over 450 companies seeking to raise funds via SeedInvest, the February 2013 launched firm projects a better future than other platforms in the equity crowdfunding market. Set to Empower Angel groups and VC’s. Apps & Software Business Entrepreneurship Marketing Startups'

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Software Review Platform Equity Tool 69

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Unlike many of its rivals, Sheik said Certona had raised a total of only $7 million in venture capital (in 2008) from ABS Ventures of Waltham, MA, and San Diego’s Express Ventures. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Moderated by 500 Startups founder Dave McClure (who openly admits to knowing nothing about Bitcoin), our panel consisted of a mix of venture capitalists, angel, and accelerator investors: Joyce Kim – VC at Freestyle Capital. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2014

From huge acquisitions to fast moving VC deals and product development (hardware + software), it appears as if we’re at the starting line of a connected home future. As of December, 2013, Rocki was successfully funded at more than 4x the amount of their $50,000 goal. A(n Overwhelming) Kickstarter Success.

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Startup Software Product Venture Capital 96

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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San Diego Report High Tech Study 40

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. The San Diego office is going to become one of Webroot’s centers of analytic software, Nye added.

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San Diego Artificial Inteligence Universal City Chief Technology Officer 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Software crowd sourcing. Sites like GeniusCrowd get your ideas off the shelf, and give you the wisdom of the crowds.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

Our line-up of panelists include top VCs, Angels and Startup Accelerators. Our panelists include: KIEL BERRY – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – MACHINE SHOP VENTURES. More recently in 2015, Kiel helped launch Machine Shop Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-to-growth stage companies with a global scope.

Startup 40

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital SaaS 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

Our line-up of panelists include many of Southern California’s top VCs, Angels and Startup Accelerators. Our panelists include: Alyse Killeen – Early Stage Venture Capital Investor and Associate with March Capital Partners. Vishal Lugani – Venture Capital Investor and Associate with Greycroft.

Startup 40

Startup Artificial Inteligence Venture Capital Santa Monica 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Silicon Valley’s big VC firm’s The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway, and Anand Rajaraman have today launched Data Elite , to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges through data science. Venture lab & early stage fund for big data startups and scientists.

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Netflix Incubator Class Funding 82

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ By partnering with Javelin Venture Partners for their $1.25M seed round, they’ll be looking to support future product developments to grow and provide support for international growth. and their user-curated music sharing platform. The post Plug.dj

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Startup Platform Entertainment Sites 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. But even this is changing. ”).

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Xconomy

JULY 12, 2016

Using the company’s GPS module and software, CEO Tim Harris said, “We have to provide error correction that gets [GPS accuracy] from 15 feet to about 2 centimeters.”. They set out in the fall of 2013 to test their system and collect data, and had planned to later seek venture funding in Silicon Valley.

San Diego 40

San Diego Seed Funding Guide Technology 40