socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

SpyCloud , a startup which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers and which is backed by Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , has raised $21M more in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. March Capital Partners co-led the Series A funding round for SpyCloud in 2018.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

There were approximately 58 biotech IPOs in 2018 (excluding offerings with under $25 million of proceeds) for total gross proceeds of $6.3 billion [1], of which a significant number were early-stage companies — either in preclinical development or conducting ongoing Phase 1 clinical trials.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company’s public offering should be a nice windfall for the Chicago-based investors DNS Capital, an investment firm managing the private wealth of the Pritzker family, and Cleveland Avenue, founded by former McDonald’s executive Don Thompson; as well as the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Obvious Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 Baidu alone raised $3.2

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Savyint, which develops identity and access management software for the enterprise market, has raised $130M in a new financing, according to the company. The company says it has now raised $170M in total capital. The new funding came from HPS Investment Partners and PNC Bank. Savyint is led by CEO Amit Saha.

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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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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2021

Carpinteria-based Procore, the construction management software developer which went IPO this morning, is now worth more than $11 billion in market value, after pricing at $67.00 Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, and Jefferies, along with Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co.,

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Parts of this story might sound familiar to readers familiar with Good Eggs — when the startup raised its most recent, $50 million funding round in 2018, CEO Bentley Hall also mentioned plans for geographic expansion. And it sounds like he isn’t in a rush to launch in a bunch of new markets. Image Credits: Good Eggs.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

In a global mobile games market that is consolidating, Jam City could not be more proud to be working with JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Group to strategically support the financing of our acquisition and growth plans,” said Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how 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?

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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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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2021

Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, and Jefferies, along with Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co., The IPO is the first in the technology sector in the Santa Barbara area since Sonos went IPO in 2018. The IPO was underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co., Piper Sandler & Co.,

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies. All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops software used to manage residential home service businesses, announced this morning that it has named Guy Longworth as the company's first Chief Marketing Officer. According to ServiceTitan, Longworth has more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Santa Monica-based Super League Gaming , which operates its own e-sports competition site and community, is headed for the public markets, hoping to raise as much as $31.36M for the company, according to a regulatory filing by the firm.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

With 2017 now in the rear view mirror, we are looking ahead to 2018. Personally, I couldn't be more excited about the SoCal tech scene and burgeoning local capital market. Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (one of our sponsors) shares his opinions on where things are going in our Insights and Opinions section. Continued.).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Super League Gaming's IPO was underwritten by Northland Capital Markets, Lake Street, and National Securities Corporation. The company reported in its S-1 that it had a net loss of $20.62M for the year ended December 31, 2018, on sales of $1.04M. The company now trades on the Nasdaq as SLGG.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The company built its own point-of-sale system and commerce APIs in-house, allowing them to deliver a “seamless” customer experience, former Glossier CTO Bryan Mahoney said in 2018. billion valuation from Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia, Forerunner Ventures and others.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Los Angeles-based ProducePay , the venture-backed operator of an online marketplace for produce, has raised a big, $205M debt funding round, from Coventure and TCM Capital, the company said on Tuesday. The company, led by CEO Pable Borquez Schwarzbeck, has previously raised venture funding from Anterra Capital.

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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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Xconomy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Call them tech hubs or startup capitals, they are drawing in our nation’s venture capital dollars. The opportunities beyond these markets may be richer than many realize. We liked the market opportunity. New York City. But when it comes to new investments, venture capitalists can’t be so short-sighted.

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Xconomy

MAY 9, 2019

It will be hard to top last year’s flurry of biotech companies joining the public markets, but this week is shaping up to be the busiest for life science IPOs in recent memory. According to IPO research firm Renaissance Capital , 47 IPOs have priced so far this year across all sectors, down 27 percent compared to the same period in 2018.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

And Stackin has raised $4 million in new cash from Experian Ventures, Dig Ventures and Cherry Tree Investments, along with supplemental commitments from new and previous investors including Social Leverage, Wavemaker Partners, and Mucker Capital.

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Xconomy

JULY 31, 2020

The biotech IPO market is buzzing but Cerevel Therapeutics is showing that there’s more than one path to the public markets. Bain Capital and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) launched it in 2018 with neuroscience compounds from the pharma giant’s labs. Cerevel is young, but it’s pretty far along. Now Arya and a.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. While VR might not just be about gaming, it’s accurate to say that, in 2018, it mainly is.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 15, 2018

Verizon first announced its plans in early 2018 to begin bringing 5G to the masses. as the first market to receive the technology. would be the first of 12 cities to receive 5G technology, while Sprint is bringing its 5G services to Kansas City, Phoenix and New York City (the millennium capital of the world).

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

“There is an increasingly advantageous global marketplace available with highly trained practitioners offering quality healthcare solutions at affordable prices and, although medical and dental tourism is a safe and cost-efficient solution, the current market is extremely fragmented and challenging to navigate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I just finished a new book, “ Shortcut Your Startup ,” by the entrepreneur brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, and I like their summary of five critical changes in the market that every entrepreneur should capitalize on: Pervasive computer usage is now the great equalizer. Tools allow marketing in a much more targeted way.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Scopely said it would use the capital to continue its strategy of developing and acquiring new games as it looks to continue its run of six consecutive mobile games that will gross $100 million or more in lifetime revenue. “The barrier to entry from independent studios is to find product-market fit,” says Driver.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

providing freshly packaged salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats, raised $7 million in funding as it goes after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market. Positive Food Co., It has since expanded its locations with them and are now in Bristol Farms locations, including 86 throughout California.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 30, 2019

billion capital raise that the company believes it can close before the end of this year. asset management firm Birch Lake Associates and it is aimed at bringing Faraday’s flagship FF91 SUV to market. Both companies will own 50 percent of the JV — The9 provided $600 million in capital to secure its share.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2020

real estate market. RateMyAgent says it has been in the United States since 2018; the company said its product is used by agents who sell 80 percent of the property across Australia. According to the Australian company, the funding will go towards its growth efforts in the U.S. sales and support team.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 5, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- ACG 101 Annual Food and Agriculture Update. Today these vitally important food producers have to respond to new demands from retailers and consumers, and conduct business in a global market. This year, natural disasters have brought even more challenges to our area's food and ag industry.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018? What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?

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