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JANUARY 28, 2022

Long Beach-based satellite launch provider Rocket Lab announced this week that it has been selected by NASA, as one of twelve companies to provide launch services for NASA's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions. Rocket Lab did not say how much its portion of the $300M in launch contracts is worth.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services, including such services as eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Livedrive, as well as online media outlets like IGN, Mashable, PCMag, Everyday Health, and others, has acquired five more companies. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by j2.

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MAY 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the online services and publishing giant, reported on Monday that its Q1 2018 quarterly revenues grew to $280.6 According to j2 Global, it ended the quarter with approximately $400M in cash and investments, after spending around $100M for acquisition and its regular quarterly dividend.

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MARCH 4, 2019

Anaheim-based Willdan Group , which provides professional technical and consulting services, said late last week that it plans to acquire The Weidt Group , the energy practice division of EYP. Financial details of the acquisition deal were not announced. The Weidt Group was founded in 1977. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Irvine-based CalAmp , a provider of fleet tracking services, announced this morning that it has acquired Synovia Solutions , a company that operates in the fleet safety and management business for the K-12 school bus and state and local government fleet market, in a move to boost its software-as-a-service revenue.

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MAY 11, 2020

Santa Monica-based car subscription service Fair said on Monday that it has named a new CEO, Bradley Stewart, the former CEO of XOJet. Fair is reportedly in the midst of raising another round of funding to continue to grow its service. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The Scoot Moped — an electric moped born out of Bird’s acquisition of Scoot — will launch in Austin five months after unveiling the shared micromobility vehicle. Bird first unveiled the Scoot Moped in October following its acquisition of Scoot. Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the Internet services and publishing giant behind such brands as IGN, Mashable, PCMag, eFax, eVoice, KeepItSafe, and dozens of others, saw its third quarter revenues rise to $292.7 billion for its fiscal 2018, and an Adjusted EBITDA between $480 million and $505 million. billion and $1.25 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Irvine-based Acorns , a fintech startup which helps people get into investing, has acquired Portland, Oregon-based Vault , a startup developing services which had automatically helped users save for retirement. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The purchase price is 25 times MatrixCare’s pro forma 2018 earnings of about $30 million (without taking into account interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization) on anticipated net revenue of about $122 million. San Diego’s ResMed (NYSE: ticker[[RMD]]) announced its intention to buy the privately held tech company on Monday.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu and AT&T said on Monday that Hulu has acquired AT&T's 9.5 AT&T had been a shareholder in Hulu for the past two years as a minority share owner, via its acquisition of Time Warner. percent stake in the company, worth $1.43 READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

a provider of mobility, cybersecurity, cloud, and IT services to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal customers. ASGN said that DHA had approximately $50M in revenues in 2018. Calabasas-based IT and professional servies provider ASGN Incorporated announced this morning that it has acquired DHA Group Inc. ,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels said this morning that its members said a 16x return from their investment in CaseStack , the logistics and supply chain company led by Dan Sanker, after its acquisition last year for $255M. in November of 2018. CaseStack as acquired by Hub Group, Inc.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Anaheim-based Willdan Group , which provides professional technical and consulting services, said late Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Lime Energy Co. According to Willdan, the price represents approximately 10x Lime Energy's adjusted EBITDA for 2018.

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JUNE 17, 2019

Santa Ana-based Iteris , which provides data analysis in the areas of traffic, roads, weather, water, soil and crops, says that it has acquired Albeck Gerken , a provider of traffic operations engineering services. for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. Albeck Gerken was based in Tampa, Florida.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. Heyward was an early star of the budding Los Angeles startup community with the launch of the anonymous messaging service, Whisper nearly 8 years ago.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This new version of Lyft’s app, which allows users to request a shared car, find a scooter or bike, as well as see nearby public transit options, is only available in those cities where the company has launched these services. Lyft’s scooter-sharing service, which launched in Denver, is now in six cities. and Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

San Diego-based LeaseLabs , which provides oline marketing services to the multifamily housing and apartment industry, has been acquired for $103M by real estate software developer RealPage. According to RealPage, LeaseLabs projects standalone revenue of $20M for the full 2018 year. RealPage is based in Richardson, Texas.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Irvine-based HireRight , which offers up employment background check, drug testing, education verification, and other related online services, said today that it has launched a new branding effort. HireRight and GIS announced that merger effort in May of 2018. The company said the branding includes a "new look".

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Indeed, part of the reason for the financing is to accelerate the pace of its acquisitions and investments into new game development studios, according to chief executive, Walter Driver. The company raised a $55 million round of financing in 2016, $60 million in 2017 and $100 million in 2018.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos revolutionized the apparel industry, and e-commerce in general, by being one of the first to prioritize customer satisfaction and service. And removing time constraints on customer service team members so they could give customers the time they need, and delight them with special, unexpected offers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Valid social media objectives for a business should include one or more of the following: increased brand awareness, lead generation, service and support, or reputation management. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn. Implement a plan of regular strategic acquisitions. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/18/2018.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Rather than using streaming services or radio, drivers use Steereo because they get compensated to do so. Where'd you get the idea for the service? In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. The product is an app, available for them.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Rather than using streaming services or radio, drivers use Steereo because they get compensated to do so. Where'd you get the idea for the service? In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. The product is an app, available for them.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How profitable is my product or service? How long does it take me to pay back my original customer acquisition costs? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? We have been able to build deep customer insights on product, pricing, service, geography, competition, etc.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Traditional coworking spaces offer startups the ability to rent a desk, or space to measure (sqft/sqmt) and co-hab with other startups and in some cases also with investors, freelancers and service providers (some communities restrict membership to startups only). And just announced an acquisition of Meetup. Factory Berlin.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based Heal , which provides on-demand, in-home doctor's house calls, has acquired Doctors on Call (DOC), a New York-based medical house call service for the elderly. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Heal, the acquisition will help it expand its services to New York City.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW (www.joinborrow.com) recently launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, of only 3-, 6-, or 9- months. Jon Alain Guzik: Borrow is a short term, automotive subscription service. What is Borrow?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. What kinds of customers are using your service? How does your service work? The question is, if in 2008 and you've got 500,000 in donations, where will you end up in 2018--$15 billion or more?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If your phone app or service is free, then the number of users or downloads better be impressive and growing exponentially. These would include cost of customer acquisition, cost of leads, sales channel, cost of goods, and pricing strategy. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 10/04/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. billion by 2018. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Newton said his vertical SaaS company helps legal professionals be more productive, grow their firms and “make legal services more accessible.” While change has been gradual, COVID-19 forced lawyers to fundamentally reevaluate how they run their law firms and how they deliver legal services to their clients, Newton said.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2017

From Portland to Pittsburgh, it’s likely that every city in the U.S. with more than 1 million people has made its case to Amazon to locate the company’s second headquarters there. At least, hopefully they have already, because today—if you haven’t heard—was the deadline to apply.

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