Pepper Financial Gets $5.6M For Business Management Software
socalTECH
JANUARY 15, 2020
The service is currently in beta, and free to use. The company said it is creating a "new set of tools" to help businesses grow smarter. READ MORE>>.
SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 23, 2019
Software terminology is stubbornly not following a similar evolution. It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company. ASP To SaaS To Software.
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NWP Services Corporation Acquired By RealPage For $68M
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Irvine-based NWP Services Corporation , which develops cloud-based billing, electronic payment, energy management, and back office accounting and IT infrastructure for the rental housing industry, has been acquired by fellow software provider RealPage. RealPage said NWP Services had approximately $58M in revenues in 2015.
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Pakedge Device and Software Acquired For $32.7M By Control4
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Pakedge Device & Software , a provider of home and business networking products and services, has been acquired by Control4 in a $32.7M in sales in 2015, and had been led by Victor Pak and Dusan Jankov. deal, the companies said this week. Pakedge has offices in Huntington Beach. Pakedge had approximately $18.5M
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What I Learned In 2015: Lief Morin, KeyInfo
socalTECH
DECEMBER 23, 2015
For today's thoughts, we have Lief Morin , founder and CEO of KeyInfo (www.keyinfo.com), a regional systems integrator which provides compute, storage and networking solutions and professional services for advanced software-defined data centers. Who or what do you think had the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2015?
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Reachify Rolls Out Healthtech Software for Patient Communications
Xconomy
MARCH 28, 2018
A healthtech startup founded by two doctors who set out in 2013 to improve the overall management of their respective medical practices is emerging from beta mode Wednesday to offer fellow physicians an office software suite. See below. ]
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2015 LA Investor Startup Forecast
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 12, 2015
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2015 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, January 29 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from March Capital, Greycroft, Machinima, Silicon Valley Bank and Amplify who will share their insights and forecast for start-ups in 2015. Silicon Valley Bank.
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Cast & Crew Acquired By Private Equity Investor EQT
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Burbank-based Cast & Crew , which provides software and services for both payroll and production management to Hollywood, has been acquired by private equity investor EQT Partners. The company was acquired in 2015 by Silver Lake. Financial details of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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YouMail: 4.4 Billion Robocalls In September
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Irvine-based voicemail software and services developer YouMail says its tracking of calls find that there was a record 4.4 Youmail says the number of robocalls is the highest number of monthly robocalls recorded since it launched its YouMail Robocall index in 2015. billion robocalls made in September, which it says is up 83.9
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Marlin Equity's AdvancedMD Acquires NueMD
socalTECH
JULY 11, 2018
Neusoft Technologies (NueMD) develops practice management, clinical and medical billing application software, which it offers up to independent medical practices. South Jordan, Utah-based AdvancedMD develops cloud-based software for physicians and medical billing services. Marlin Equity acquired AdvancedMD in September of 2015.
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Skyview Capital Sells Off Syncplicity
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Skyview Capital has sold off portfolio company Syncplicity , a developer of enterprise file sharing and synchronization software, to Axway. Skyview Capital had acquired Syncplicity from EMC back in July of 2015. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Axway is based Paris, France.
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Pitching access management on the fly, Los Angeles-based Britive raises $5.4 million
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
It seems Los Angeles is becoming an enterprise software hotspot. Both Poghosyan and Gudanis have long histories in identity and access management, back in 2009 Poghosyan founded Advancive Technology Solutions, which was acquired by Optiv in 2015 to bulk up its identity access management service.
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Santa Maria To Get High Speed Fiber, Hopes To Attract Tech Companies
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2018
Financial details of the deal were not announced, but according to Wave Broadband, the new high speed gigabit fiber is expected to provide service to city departments, businesses, schools, and residents. According to Santa Maria and Wave Broadband, the city sees the project as "essential" to the community's economic expansion. READ MORE>>.
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Arrowroot Capital Aims To Raise $175M In Third Investment Fund
socalTECH
MARCH 29, 2017
Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm focused on investing growth equity in growing software-as-a-service and internet-based businesses, has launched an effort to raise $175M in its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III, LP. The firm's second fund closed at the end of 2015, and was worth $50M. READ MORE>>.
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j2 Quarterly Revenues Rise To $210.1M In Q3
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
the company earned in Q3 of 2015. The company--which runs both a large set of cloud-based services business in the backup, email, and other software areas, as well as runs content businesses like Ziff Davis--is now sitting on $378.9M The revenues are significantly higher than the $178.7M in cash and investments.
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100 Causecast Acquired By America's Charities
socalTECH
AUGUST 2, 2019
The nonprofit says it has been working as a partner of Causecast since 2015, and has been servicing clients using the Causecast technology for the past four years. According to America's Charities, the acquisition will help it further strengthen its support of the "social good" sector. READ MORE>>.
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DivShot Acquired By Google
socalTECH
OCTOBER 13, 2015
Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015.
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Bionic Hands, Mind Control, and AI Oh My! | Techstars Disney Accelerator Class of 2015
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 10, 2015
Techstars Disney Accelerator class of 2015 was announced yesterday. Decisive is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that uses real time data to enable advertisers to optimize mobile ad creative and targeting based on user engagement. Techstars Disney Accelerator Class of 2015 appeared first on TechZulu.
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What Might the 2015 Holiday Season Hold for E-Commerce Retailers?
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 29, 2015
With the 2015 holiday shopping season now upon us, it’s “go time” for retailers across the country — an opportunity to put their carefully crafted holiday plans into action and deliver on their bottom-line expectations. Plus, holiday e-commerce sales are widely expected to continue rising in 2015. Focus On The Consumer.
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Citing Regulatory Uncertainty, Origin Code Academy to Close
Xconomy
OCTOBER 17, 2018
The company opened in late 2015, offering a 12-week course for $13,500 and promising graduates a software job within 90 days of graduation. Origin Code Academy, one of San Diego’s few coding schools—for-profit companies that offer short-term vocational training in computer programming—said this month it will shutter on Nov.
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80 Puls Snags $50M to Grow On-Call Repair Service for Smartphones, IoT
Xconomy
AUGUST 28, 2018
San Francisco-based Puls, founded in 2015, offers to dispatch technicians quickly to a customer’s home or office to replace malfunctioning parts, mount a widescreen TV on the wall, or install smart home devices such as security systems, voice-activated assistants, and Internet-connected thermostats. The 24/7 service operates.
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Arivale Brings Gene Sequencing Driven Wellness To Los Angeles
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2016
The startup combines whole genome sequencing and other diagnostic tests, along with data analysis software, and provides counselor-driven, health coaching services aimed at long-term health and wellness of its clients. Arivale raised $36M in 2015 from Maveron, ARCH Venture Partners and Polaris Partners.
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Zesty Reinvents Itself With New Cash for Automated Web Tech
Xconomy
MAY 24, 2017
million in seed funding to spin out its consulting business, and focus instead on providing its core Web content management technology as a subscription-based software-as-a-service. Zesty.io, a San Diego Web development firm, has raised $1.3
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The Next 5 Years: Possible Trends in Business Software
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 28, 2016
During the past twenty five years, software programs utilized by business underwent tremendous changes. The growing popularity of platforms with big data capabilities means that more business software programs will likely emphasize real time data analysis in the future, also. Other software vendors offer niche products, as well.
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40 Lytx Wins Nebraska Transport Company
socalTECH
MAY 18, 2016
San Diego-based driver safety equipment and monitoring equipment maker Lytx says that Omaha, Nebraska based TransWood Carriers, a provider of dry and liquid bulk transportation services, is using its DriveCam products as part of a fleet safety effort. Financial details of the win were not announced.
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113 Smart Cities Initiative Spurs “Gigabit Apps” for Next-Gen Internet
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
In late 2015, the National Science Foundation awarded a $6 million grant to the non-profit organization U.S. Ignite to help drive the development of next-generation “gigabit applications,” as part of a broader effort to create “smart gigabit communities” throughout the U.S. Since then, U.S.
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FindTheBest Becomes Graphiq, Shifts Into Visualization Tools
socalTECH
AUGUST 11, 2015
Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , which got its start offering up lists and ways to compare the merits of a myriad of different things (products, colleges, you name it), has rebranded itself as Graphiq , and has refocused on the visual tools behind FindTheBest's original service. READ MORE>>.
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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.
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Alto Lands $50M as Pharmacy Sector Embraces E-Commerce Lessons
Xconomy
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Alto launched in 2015 under the name ScriptDash Pharmacy, initially offering a mobile app-enabled prescription delivery service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Like others in its industry, Alto offers online ordering and delivery (including same-day delivery) of prescription drugs.
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71 Interview with Mike Whitmire, CEO and Co-founder, FloQast
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA
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124 3 Reasons SaaS Savvy Entrepreneurs Don’t Build Their Own Portals
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
SaaS-based companies grow - The SaaS market is growing 3x faster than the software market (20% vs. 7%), and this rate is expected to continue through 2020. Overall, according to Gartner, the SaaS market will top $22 billion by 2015. SaaS is bringing sexy back, in 2015 and beyond. You can follow John on Twitter: @johngreathouse.
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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital
socalTECH
JANUARY 2, 2015
Build a great team that is focused on providing a unique product or service that offers something of great value that your customers simply cannot live without. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? Then treat these customers well and great things will happen.maybe maybe even 10x. READ MORE>>.
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100 How Digsy Is Using Data, And Deals, To Drive Real Estate Sales
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2017
Andrew Bermudez , co-founder and CEO of Irvine-based Digsy (www.getdigsy.com) wasn't looking to build software to help commercial real estate brokers close more deals. However, starting in 2015, we found that creating this was really hard. What is Digsy? Andrew Bermudez: Originally, Digsy was an Uber for commercial brokers.
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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Early this year, IDC predicted that worldwide spending on public cloud services will be $141 billion in 2019, while last year Amazon Web Services achieved net sales of $7.88 The Continued Growth of Cloud. Where security concerns may have previously put companies off cloud, the tide may now be turning.
The Drone Wars: Is Same-day Delivery Realistic?
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Amazon is currently using its warehouse management software to try to improve the drone’s ability and see how it will affect package delivery. The agency has made a public promise to revisit the commercial application of small drones later this year, with potential of changing the current rules and regulations by the end of 2015.
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87 ‘Megadeals’ Dominate Q2 as VCs Invest $15.3B, and Top 10 Deals
Xconomy
JULY 14, 2016
He said MoneyTree data shows the second quarter of 2015 as one of the biggest ever in terms of venture dollars invested. A lot of money went into software, mostly because of some big, expansion-stage deals.”. It is the 27 th straight quarter in which software raked in the most funding. Financial Services. San Francisco.
California Accelerators Enroll Startups Targeting Cannabis Industry
Xconomy
OCTOBER 12, 2016
On Monday, nine startups began a 16-week program at Canopy San Diego , a new accelerator program for seed-stage companies developing new technologies, products, and services to support the legal cannabis industry. And in fact, California surpassed France as the world’s sixth-largest economy, based on 2015 economic data.
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40 TechZulu Tech W(rap) | Weekly Tech Roundup Ep. 4
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 27, 2015
From $10 wifi service to remote control mice and live streaming with GoPro via your mobile device this is episode 4 of the TechZulu Tech W(rap). Produced by PodShare’s Elvina Beck and Kera Package for July 20-26, 2015. Rise and shine to an all new Tech W(rap). Referenced Stories / More Info :: AT&T Buys Direct TV: [link].
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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2015
PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. Between the mid nineties until 2007 wireless carriers around the world religiously protected the software that went on to phones and they guarded the end consumer relationship by controlling this software. Excite, MSN and eventually Google.
8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising. The control is yours to keep.
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108 How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2016
I built my own company around marketing services, and have been around business development, marketing, custom service, and sales, and also on the consumer side of technology, a little bit a mix of the two. We're both working with music industry insiders, as well as going and talking with services. How did you two connect?
Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. Four of the companies here were founded in 2014, another three were started in 2015, and two—CureMatch and Lymber—debuted earlier this year.
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U.S. Telecom Association to Sue United States Government Over Net Neutrality
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 31, 2015
As a result of the ruling, companies that provide internet services will no longer be allowed to do the following: slow down file-sharing websites. On March 25, 2015, the FCC issued an emailed statement that indicated that the lawsuit filed by U.S. This Act was previously applied to phone companies. block video chatting apps.
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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator
Tech.Co
JULY 12, 2017
The BB-8 app-enabled Droid had such a global adoption among kids and adults that it was named the number one Star Wars toy of 2015. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy.
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