socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired SpinFusion, a developer of healthcare scheduling software. The company is owned by Clearlake Capital Group and Charlesbank Capital Partners.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Happy Holidays!

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The company says it has now raised $170M in total capital. The company did not say if the financing was in the form of equity or debt; the company had announced funding from Carrick Capital Partners in 2018. The company said it will use the funding to grow its investments in R&D and personnel.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

capital has produced 241 impact startups since 2006, with 95 companies founded in San Francisco. Funding rounds including at least one North American investor made up $234 million of VC investment so far this year in London, up from $85 million in 2018, and equating to a fifth of all VC investment into London’s impact startups.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

San Diego-based finance and treasury management software developer Kyriba announed today that it has surpassed $110M in revenues in 2018, and says it expects to grow 40 percent in the new year. The privately held company said the revenue and growth were driven by more than 229 new enterprise clients it signed in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2020

SmartAction is backed by private equity firms Staley Capital and TVC Capital. The company went through a management recapitalization in February of 2018. Davis was previously the company's President, and earlier had served as Chief Operating Officer.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusively in startups headquartered in LA, with a particular fondness for B2B, enterprise and fintech companies.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

HireRight and GIS announced that merger effort in May of 2018. That deal included a full buy out of HireRight by private equity investor General Atlantic and Stone Point Capital, and was valued at $1.4 The company recently went through a merger with GIS, another background screening company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

There’s no word on whether the new money is in equity or debt, but what is certain is that JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and syndicate partners including Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Bank are all involved in the deal. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -- Global LAVA: "Exit Options in Today's Environment" Whether you are just starting a business or exploring exit options, this Global LAVA event is designed to educate entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers about the current market dynamics and opportunities to position a company for a successful exit.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The funding was led by JMK Consumer Growth Partners, and also included existing investors, including the Nordstrom family, and new investor David Kessenich, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of healthcare private equity firm Excellere Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? Capital is a lot less patient at scale. Of course we can’t. dot-com bonanza.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 24, 2019

before moving over to Bain for consulting and finally settling in to a job at Bain Capital investing in the firm’s San Francisco-based private equity shop. Bullock graduated from Stanford in 2018 and convinced Anderson to quit his job, the company raised cash through the fall and collected a cool $1.5

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Next 10 says they intend to reinvest that into a growth fund for next year’s EduCreator participants and that any equity arrangements or follow-on investments will be discussed at the end of the program. ” Applications to the incubator opened today and close November 17, 2018.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020. However, Bird has shaken up its model in recent quarters, leveraging a partner network to handle scooter deployment, which has generated more attractive results. Other figures are looking up, too.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. companies’ largest VC raised in 2018 , and no surprise here: the 10 largest rounds all topped out well north of $100 million. 2018 in perspective. 2018 is already a record year for venture funding worldwide. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

billion in 2018, a record for the region, according to data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. .” For Geder, that demographic is taking advantage of Atlanta’s surging position as a cultural and tecnological mecca in the United States. Indeed, Atlanta-area startups raised roughly $1.15

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Government grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide a million dollars or more in capital to new ventures. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 08/22/2018.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Fortunately, a t Techstars Startup Week Phoenix 2018 powered by Chase for Business , cofounders of Phoenix businesses shared their lessons learned when raising capital and using funds to hire the right talent. For early-stage founders, raising capital from friends and family might be their first step to launching their business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In fact, research by Fundable shows that less than one percent of all startups are funded by venture capital and angel investors. Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Even though initial stock has no market value today, it is extremely valuable in dividing equity ownership between co-founders, investors, and early partners. Otherwise, later stock value growth may be lost or used against you before you can capitalize on it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/12/2018.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In the days leading up to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, The Economist published the cover story, ‘Why Startups Are Leaving Silicon Valley.’ ” Venture capital investors are deploying capital outside the Bay Area more than ever before. — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) September 6, 2018. ” J.D.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity. Professional investors, and more serious entrepreneurs, are most interested in money for ownership of a portion of the business (equity), and equity crowdfunding is still a small portion of the total (less than 10 percent), but growing.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

Previous backer Initialized Capital also participated in the financing, along with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, GGV investor Hans Tung and Paradox Capital’s Kyle Tibbitts. Startups attempting to help address the shortage in a variety of ways abound.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. Two big lessons in 2018. What I realized in 2018 was that these people use kindness, empathy, logic and reason to achieve the outcomes they desire. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2018

Offer a realistic equity percentage to generate interest. They will be turned off by single-digit equity offers and loan requests with low return potential. First-round funding requests should offer equity in the twenty to thirty percent range to justify serious ROI potential.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I spent the last year at a venture capital fund, helping people to prepare broken businesses. 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? I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. What attracted you to this particular business?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

and OMERS Growth Equity. The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. The company plans to do more acquisitions with the capital, according to Newton.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused focused fund.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2019

In 2018, my Exome colleagues and I published hundreds of stories about health, medicine, the biopharma industry, government policy, and more. You’ll find a few of our favorite stories in this review of some of the year’s best from across the Xconomy network.

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