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APRIL 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which is using computer vision technology for sports media valuation, said Monday that it has named a former NBC and ESPN executive as its new VP of Sales. According to GumGum Sports, Ian Partilla has been named as Vice President of Sales, and will head up its global sports revenue efforts.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

It’s a new year – 2016. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. 2016 is going to be a tough year. We could all do better – I’m sure. Conviction. Happy New Year.

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MAY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego , which develops telematics and fleet management products, gave an update to its sale of Novatel Wireless to Chinese company Jade Ocean Global Limited , a subsidiary of T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited this morning, with more news of delays in getting the deal approved.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based Chrome River , which develops expense and invoice management software, said this morning that it had its largest first-quarter sales in the company's history. Chrome River shows up regularly on such growth rankings as the Deloitte Fast 500; the company also claimed record revenues for 2016 back in November of last year.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

The company is looking to raise roughly $200 million in the stock sale for its portfolio of burger, chicken and sausage replacements, selling 8.75 The meat processor and marketer invested in Beyond Meat back in 2016. million when it began selling its wares in 2016 to $87.9 Its operations were in the red to the tune of $29.9

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

This contribution is from John Greathouse , a longtime venture capitalist and also a professor at UC Santa Barbara, who was instrumental in Computer Motion's initial public offering and the sale of GoToMeeting to Citrix. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2017

This is the second time the companies have pulled the move, after it encountered resistance to the planned sale of Novatel Wireless. The two announced a deal to sell Novatel Wireless to Jade Ocean in September of 2016, when Novatel Wireless renamed itself Inseego.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. how to evolve our management team.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. The Continued Growth of Cloud.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Linktree has been around since 2016 and has more funding than its up-and-coming competitors. Snipfeed is free to set up, but if you make sales, the company takes 15% — this percentage is inclusive of any transaction fees. Now, Snipfeed enters the ring with its own $5.5 We only make money if they make money,” Ramdani said.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Or just a plain old tech enthusiast? Then YOU and thousands like you attend TECHSPO LA! The Best Part?

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.

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JULY 5, 2016

OneRoof Energy said it will initially received $19M, with an additional $42M being paid in additional tranches through September 2016. The company said the proceeds ofd the sale will go to repay amounts due under its current onstruction loan facility.

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MARCH 8, 2016

The report, from Recode, cited "multiple sources" in the sales target. Venice, California-based Snapchat reportedly is hoping to generate between $300M and $350M in revenue this year, according to a report published Tuesday.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Episona has been offering up its test since October of 2016. The company said the new funds go towards commercial expansion of its product, increase sales and marketing, and for further technology development. The company is led by Dr. Alan Horsager.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Financial details of the sale were not announced. L Squared Capital Partners had recapitalized Learners Edge in September of 2016; the private equity investors says it increased the company's revenues by more than 2.5x Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers. since that time.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Financial details of the sale were not announced. Gores acquired Peoplenet in 2016, through its Gores Small Capitalization Partners fund. Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group has sold one of its portfolio firms, Atlanta-based Peoplenet , to Boston-based Bullhorn. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Cohu said Kita had 2016 sales of approximately $17M. The deal was worth $15M in cash, with up to $3M in earn out. Kita Manufacturing is a designer and manufacturer of "spring probe contacts", test devices which are used in PCB board testing manufacturers. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Spiegel reported the sales numbers in an interview with Vanity Fair at its Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit yesterday. Snap first rolled out its Spectacles in September of 2016, through limited access "vending machines", but has since started selling them it its own stores, Amazon.com, and through other outlets.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 13, 2017

Head of Sony Entertainment, Michael Lynton, steps down to become Snap chairman, Rubicon shares soar after rumor of a sale, RadPad acquired after rough 2016, and more.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based, modern point-of-sale (POS) technology for the food service and retail markets, says it has doubled its employee count in the last year to 200, as it sees what it calls "exponential" growth in its business. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2020

According to Anchore, the new office in the UK will be for its sales and customer support teams, and it also plans additional hires. Anchore was founded in 2016 by Said Ziouani and Daniel Nurmi. Containers" are a software technique used to deploy and manage applications across the cloud, and are particularly popular for DevOps.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Financial terms of the sale were not announced. funding round for Docupace in 2016. Palisades said it sold its interests in Docupace to another private equity investor, FTV Capital. Docupace is led by CEO Mark Tapling; the company also is backed by San Diego-based TVC Capital. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -- Linkedin and IBM Watson presentation. Join local Inside Sales leaders: Scott Tretsky, Ken McAnall and Joshua Pittman on Wednesday, October 19th. The meeting will be held at Oracle's Santa Monica office. Joined by guest speakers: Neil Sahota of IBM to discuss cognitive computing solutions (e.g.

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MARCH 9, 2021

McAllister most recently served as VP, Enterprise Sales, North America for Everbridge, and also has served at Monster, PowerReviews, LinkedIn, and CareerBuilder. GoGuardian was acquired by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners back in 2016, and most recently acquired Pear Deck, a student engagement software developer.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Financial terms of the sale was not announced. Clearlake Capital said it expects the sale to complete in the third quarter of 2016. Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group announced this morning that it has sold Netmotion Wireless , a developer of mobile security software, to The Carlyle Group.

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JULY 20, 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 -- LA Startup Night / #TechCoLA. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the top startup, sending them to compete at Tech.Co's Startup of the Year competition in September. See https://nvite.com/TechCoLA/bd7a.

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MAY 21, 2020

K1 Investment Management said the sale is its second in the last few months; the company sold Checkmarkx LLC to Hellman & Friedman LLC back in April, in a deal that valued Checkmarkx at $1.15 FMG Suite is a developer of cloud-based marketing automation software specifically for financial services professionals and advisors.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Atom Tickets said that it tripled its users and ticket sales the year following its rollout in 2016. Atom Tickets' movie ticketing service offers up a number of social features, group ticketing, advanced ticket purchasing, concessions ordering, and more.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Monday, December 5, 2016 -- Reinventing the Supermarket Shopping Experience. Their innovative cart attached device provides meal ideas for the consumer, point of sale advertising for Food Manufacturers and Vendors, and improved customer service for the store. Softec/Santa Maria Tech Brew.

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MARCH 30, 2016

forward sales with some as high as 12x sales. Collectively we chose growth and the market was rewarding high growth rates over any other factor so we felt that we ought to bring in an experienced CEO who had taken companies public, who had led large, international sales organizations and who was poised to take Invoca to the next level.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2017

Monday, June 19, 2017 -- "Save the Sale" Santa Maria Tech Brew. Presenter is Orcutt's One Way Board Shop co-owner and Righetti HS 1996 graduate Dan Pankrantz, a man of passion, who, with his brother Dave, has now developed a mobile app for specialty retailers who want to "save the sale" - whether product is on hand or not!

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Future Media said the acquisition is its first foray into consumer sales. Oak & Jackal was originally launched and funded through an effort on Kickstarter , in June of 2016. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company also offers eyewear and wallets.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

According to At&T CFO John Stephens, the company may sell of its 10 percent stake in Hulu as part of a larger sale of "non-core" assets after it paid $85.4 Time Warner purchased its 10 percent stake in Hulu in 2016. billion for Time Warner. AT&T now owns Warner Bros., READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2016

In addition to the CEO news, Spireon said it saw "record breaking" sales in the first quarter of 2016. The company did not provide any financial details on those sales, only saying it had double digit growth in revenues and units compared with Q1 of last year. No details on the reason for the CEO swap were given by the company.

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MARCH 8, 2018

The new software is aimed at third party Amazon sellers list their products primarily in Amazon's online site, where ordering and listing of products is handled by Amazon, but sales and inventory is (mostly) handled by the seller. READ MORE>>.

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