socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

Further details on the potential sale of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu continue to emerge, with the firm reportedly retaining investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to represent it in a sale. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 140

Hulu Sales Report Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

Report 203

Report Technical Review Southern California Santa Monica 203

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based online humor site CollegeHumor is reportedly on the block, with majority owner IAC looking to sell its stack in the company for $100M, According to Fortune. The report cited "sources familiar with the situation" in the move. rumor youtube video acquisition merger buyer collegehumor' READ MORE>>.

Report 100

Report Los Angeles Acquisition Activity 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2010

Los Angeles- and Israel-based Qlipso , a developer of online video sharing and editing tools, announced this morning that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Veoh.com. The sale had earlier been reported in April, but had not been confirmed by the firms involved. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Veoh 145

Veoh Acquisition Los Angeles Tool 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange Rubicon Project is reportedly seeking a buyer, and has engaged investment banking firm Morgan Stanley to shop the firm, according to the WSJ on Friday. The report cited "people familiar with the matter".

Report 100

Report Advertising Los Angeles Sales 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2010

Los Angeles- and Israel-based Qlipso , a developer of online video sharing and editing tools, announced this morning that it has integrated its service into Veoh.com, after its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Veoh.com. The sale had earlier been reported in April. READ MORE>>.

Veoh 100

Veoh Acquisition Los Angeles Tool 100

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2010

operator of media site Qlipso , according to a report from VentureWire. Details on the sale have not been released. Qlipso lists its headquarters in Los Angeles, and the firm says it is backed by Jeruslem Venture Partners, with links to Israel. Tags: qlipso 2peer acquisition merger veoh. READ MORE>>.

Veoh 145

Veoh Report Entertainment Sites 145

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Maker Studios has agreed to buy Blip , according to reports today. Financial details of the acquisition have not been announced. News of the sale first came via AllthingsD. News of the sale first came via AllthingsD. Blip operates an online, video site focused on webseries.

News 168

News Acquisition Content Los Angeles 168

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based videogame maker Activision Blizzard is on the block, with majority owner Vivendi looking to sell the video game business, according to reports this week. The article said that Time Warner, Microsoft, Chinese gaming firm Tencent, as well as a number of private equity firms have been approached about the sale.

Activision 157

Activision Report Equity Los Angeles 157

socalTECH

MAY 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based online apparel and shoe company JustFab is eyeing a possible IPO, and also is in the midst of raising between $50 to $100M, according to a report. According to the report, from Re/Code, the company has hired Morgan Stanley as an advisor. JustFab is led by Adam Goldenberg, and is a spinout of Intelligent Beauty.

Invest 147

Invest Venture Capital Report Acquisition 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Financial details of the buy were not announced, however, the buy apparently was worth around $50M, according to various reports and sources. documents business acquisition merger intuit docstoc' com), and others. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 239

Rustic Canyon Santa Monica Resource Acquisition 239

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. That deals loooks to be worth around $100M, based on reports from the WSJ. Well, could be. How about IGN ? acquired IGN in September of 2005, for $650M. in a $580M deal.

News 159

News Southern California Sales Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2012

A report today from PandoDaily said that Santa Monica-based BetterWorks has terminated all of its sales and marketing staff, and half of its operations team. The move is an abrupt shift from feast to famine for BetterWorks, the high profile employee fringe benefits startup headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig.

Layoffs 187

Layoffs Santa Monica Acquisition Report 187

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2012

Human resources service provider TriNet confirmed Thursday that it has acquired Los Angeles-based expense report management software provider ExpenseCloud. Financial terms of the sale have not been announced. According to TriNet, it will incorporate ExpenseCloud's offering into its client service platform later in 2012.

Resource 150

Resource Report Acquisition Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based The Gores Group , the private equity investment firm, reported this morning that it has completed its acquisition of touch screen technology provider TE Connectivity. Gores said that Elo Touch Solutions had sales of $413M in fiscal 2011. The deal was worth $380M in cash.

Screening 140

Screening Company Companies Equity 140

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

CapLinked , the Los Angeles-based developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, is aiming squarely at legacy, virtual data room services with its latest updates. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

Services 218

Services Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles 218

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based business transactions and dealroom service CapLinked has rounded up some new investors today, saying that it has added additional investors in its Series A funding. FF Angel, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal), and others. The firm earlier had announced investments from. READ MORE>>.

Draper 178

Draper Software Engineering Platform Google 178

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. general manager ( Stefano Benatti ) — filled more orders in the first two months of 2020 than all its sales for 2019, according to Cevolini.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment. Most startup founders don’t relish the thought of managing repeatable processes, greedy stockholders, and endless regulation reports. Running a mature company is totally different from running a startup.

Startup 99

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 99

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leads360 reported today that it has linked its sales lead management software with offerings from web-based mortgage software firm Optimal Blue. Leads360 is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, and is headed by Dan Morefield, who was CIO of Overture Services before its acquisition by Yahoo. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 154

Rustic Canyon Software CIO SaaS 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2010

According to Yahoo, Levinsohn reports directly to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, and will manage the company's media group, advertising sales, and partnerships for the Americas region. News of the hiring was first reported by AllThingsD. READ MORE>>.

Yahoo 178

Yahoo Media News Report 178

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment. Most startup founders don’t relish the thought of managing repeatable processes, greedy stockholders, and endless regulation reports. Running a mature company is totally different from running a startup.

Startup 173

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 173

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around. A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock.

Funding 104

Funding Summary Entrepreneur Acquisition 104

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuance, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more. This could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more. But don’t worry.

Class 120

Class Course Report Competition 120

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. What does Chrome River's software do?

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around. A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock.

Summary 121

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 121

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuances, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more. These could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its quarterly results Wednesday afternoon, reporting that it saw 50 million monthly unique visitors to the firm's websites in June, up 35 percent from 37 million uniques in June of last year. for the quarter, mainly due to acquisitions and organic growth on its websites.

Internet Brands 100

Internet Brands .Net Commerce Report 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the CMO at HauteLook from the early days all the way through growing the business to 12 million registered users and far in excess of $200 million in annual sales. He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It’s different than working with a group like us that’s trying to optimize every small piece of the funnel, and being accountable for the entire funnel to drive as much sales or revenue. I oversee sales, marketing and partnerships, and my role is really trying to figure out which brands make most sense to partner with MuteSix.

Commerce 211

Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

MiTú, based out of Los Angeles, was founded in 2012 by three veterans from the Hispanic media world: Beatriz Acevedo ( recently named on the 25 most important digital media players on The Hollywood Reporter !) , Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin. And we’re growing our sales organization.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales. We do that methodically.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around. A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock.

Summary 79

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 79

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s online platform helps companies manage and close complex business transactions such as asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions. The Los Angeles based firm in November secured Series A financing from FF Angel, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel among others. Series A Round.

Yammer 72

Yammer Journal Networking Software 72

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment. Most startup founders don’t relish the thought of managing repeatable processes, greedy stockholders, and endless regulation reports. Running a mature company is totally different from running a startup.

Startup 98

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 98