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DECEMBER 28, 2017

What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that particularly caught your eye in 2017? To start the day earlier and value routine in the morning. The attractive by-product is that I am reading more and working out more.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Calabasas-based Ixia , which develops network testing hardware and software, has rolled out a new product specifically aimed at capturing data from public cloud installations. According to the firm, its new CloudLens Public software operates in cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? Some of the notable things that caught my eye: /p>. Snap Inc became a hardware companySpecs, drones, merchandise.

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JUNE 25, 2020

San Diego-based ClickUp , a startup which develops "remote work" software aimed at helping organizations collaborate on projects, has raised $35M in a Series A funding round. The company was founded in 2017. The funding was led by Craft Ventures, and also included Georgian Partners. Zeb Evans is Founder and CEO of ClickUp.

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JULY 12, 2017

Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Through software integrations with smart TV manufacturers, Samba recognizes content and associated viewership patterns making TV audiences more addressable and measurable while helping marketers activate cross-screen campaigns and maximize their impact.

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

Or perhaps in the case of 2017, with its litany of data security breaches, social media manipulations, and allegations of sexual harassment, to just wring out the old.

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JULY 2, 2020

Irvine-based cloud software developer Mavenlink has named a new CFO, saying this week that it has appointed Steve DeSantis to the position. DeSantis previously served at such companies as DATAllegro, Predixion Software, Cloudvirga, and Nexiant, and the company said DeSantis took ShiftPixy public in 2017, and TCI Solutions in 2004.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This shift will continue in 2017, alongside these other shifts in the landscape: 1. Attackers continue to focus more on exploiting users than technology. Users are often unaware and uneducated about the potential risks, yet have huge access to data and resources, presenting a huge area of risk. Ransomware will further diversify.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

million into 61 companies during the last three months of 2017, according to Venture Monitor data released Tuesday. Venture capital activity ended the year with a strong finish in San Diego, as investors poured $498.4 billion in 215 deals last year.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based cloud customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble rolled out a major upgrade to its sofwtare this week, saying it added major updates to its contact records, added granular activity tracking, contact privacy, and integration with Office 365, Power BI, and Azure. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Irvine-based Viant, which develops advertising software, had a successful IPO on Wednesday, selling 10 million shares of its stock at $25 per share last night, above its initial estimated IPO price of $19.00 in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017. The company jumped all the way to $47.72 per share in its first day of trading.

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JULY 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based YP.com , the provider online directories and services to help businesses get their companies online which has been remade by a number of technology executives into a provider of local business marketing and automation software, has been acquired by competing directory provider Dex Media. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2018

Irvine-based Alteryx , the publicly held developer of data visualization and analytics software, said late Monday that it is seeking to offer $200M in convertible senior notes, which it says it will use for general corporate purposes, acquisition, and other "strategic transactions". READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2017

The alert --which was erroneously repeated across multiple publications via automated "bot" postings--apparently came as a result of a software error, which occurred as researchers were looking into historic records of a 6.8 USGS (@USGS) June 22, 2017. Regarding: [link] pic.twitter.com/68Q0I2Ix2j — USGS (@USGS) June 22, 2017.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Pasadena-based QLess , a developer of artificial intelligence software for managing lines, says it has scored a number of wins with local governments, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company most recently announced a funding round back in 2017 , when it took $5.5M from Palisades Growth Capital and Act One Ventures.

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MARCH 27, 2018

AppRiver , a provider of cloud-based cybersecurity software and services which is owned by Los Angeles private equity investor Marlin Equity , has acquired Ottawa, Canada-based Roaring Penguin , the companies said this week. Roaring Penguin was a developer of email security software. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Irvine-based a href="[link] Technology, a developer of advertising software, says it has launched an IPO, intending to sell 7,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSP. in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017. The IPO will raise as much as $181M for Viant. and $21.00

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JUNE 8, 2018

In what looks to be one of the fastest Series A-to-acquisition deals in recent years, a startup backed by Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has just been acquired by HR software giant WorkDay. Rallyteam's machine learning software was used to help match their employees to skills, experiences, and interests.

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MAY 31, 2019

the parent firm of Snapchat , has sold off Placed , a developer of location intelligence and offline attribution software tools. had acquired Placed in 2017, paying $135.2M Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. , Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

According to the company, it is looking to recruit quantum computing technologists as well as software engineers experienced in AI and machine learning here at its new location, where it says it will help serve its based of industrial and academic clients here in the United States. Biercuk; the company was founded in Australia in 2017.

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JUNE 5, 2018

San Diego-based Raken , a startup developing mobile software to manage construction projects, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. the startup, led by CEO and founder Kyle Slager, develops software which is used for construction workflow management, handling such tasks as daily reporting, time tracking, and safety management.

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APRIL 11, 2018

percent from Q1 of 2017. The most active area for LA area seed investments was in media, entertainment, and gaming, with software-as-a-service businesses also bringing in significant seed funding. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based online ordering software developer ChowNow has raised $21M more in funding, in its Series C funding, according to the company. ChowNow last raised a round of funding back in October of 2017 ; the company's prior investors include Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Nigam had been Senior Vice President of Product and Technology at ID Analytics since May of 2017, when he joined the company. ID Analytics provides consumer risk and fraud analytics software, which uses consumer behavior for fraud detection. ID Analytics became part of Symantec, when Symantec acquired Lifelock in 2016. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2019

DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. The lawsuits come several years after DivX was acquired by NeuLion, in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based Saviynt , a venture backed developer of cybersecurity software for the hybrid cloud, said on Tuesday that it has added Jim DuBois, the former CIO of Microsoft, to its board of advisors.

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JULY 25, 2018

a provider of e-commerce shipping software. MetaPack offers up its enterprise e-commerce shipping software to e-commerce customers. According to Stamps.com, MetaPack supports over 450 parcel carriers that operate in more than 200 countries, and that its system was used for processing over 550 million parcel shipments in 2017.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based SMS marketing software developer EZ Texting says it has added Allison Checchi, the Chief Operating Officer of Atom Tickets, to its board of direcftors. According to EZ Texting, Checci will be the second independent member of its board of directors.

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JUNE 27, 2017

exchanges during the first half of 2017, according to the report EY Global IPO Trends. Improving economic fundamentals are stoking the IPO pipeline in the United States and elsewhere, according to a report issued Tuesday by the global consultant and accounting firm EY. Eighty companies raised a total of $22 billion on U.S.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Core Innovation's latest investments include banking API developer SynapseFi , a funding for cryptocurrency software developer Decent, and an investment in micro-savings startup Blast. The company raised a similar fund , Core Innovation Capital II, LP, back in January of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments says its software is used by over 2,500 professional services firms and corporate legal departments. Clearlake acquired NetDocuments in 2017. Clearlake Capital continues to be the majority owner of NetDocuments, which is based in Lehi, Utah. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based MediaAlpha , a developer of programmatic advertising software, said today that it is expanding into the European market. MediaAlpha said the value of media transacted through its platforms in 2017 was worth $250M. Goldsmith was previously a Sales Director at KAYAK. MediaAlpha's co-founder and CEO is Steve Yi.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Santa Barbara-based software developer AppFolio announced on Monday afternoon that it has named Jason Randall as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as new member of the company's board. AppFolio is a developer of software for the property management industry, legal industry, and elsewhere. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity software developer which has major operations in Irvine, says it has signed a partnership deal with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport team, a FIA Formula One racing team According to CrowdStrike, it has entered a "global partnership" to protect the team from cyberattacks.

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