socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

Bridg, led by Amit Jain, was venture backed by Morpheus Ventures, March Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Karlin Ventures, Mucker Capital, Richard Wolpert, as well as other local investors and angels. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Bridg, led by Amit Jain, was venture backed by Morpheus Ventures, March Capital, as well as other local investors. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Irvine-based Bitvore , the big data, artificial intelligence, and data analytics startup, has upped its latest funding round to $14.2M, as part of what appears to be an ongoing $17.75M funding effort. The company's CEO, Jeff Drake, was a founder at Access360 (acquired by IBM), and also served at IBM, Akana, and ServiceMesh.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based FanAI , a venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence software used for sponsorship engagement and analytics, has acquired Waypoint Media , the two announced this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It was an eventful year for the artificial intelligence industry. The sector saw more big venture capital deals and acquisitions , while researchers kept plugging away on technology advances. Meanwhile, A.I. developers continued to grapple with issues around transparency, trust, and ethics.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. in funding from such investors as Galeo Ventures, Goldcrest Investments, Okapi Venture Capital, and True Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2018

Veritone is a developer of artificial intelligence software used to analyze audio, video and other data sources. Wazee Digital was advised by Waller Capital Partners in the deal; Veritone was advised by GCA Advisors. Veritone said it paid $15.0M for Wazee Digital, split between $7.5M in cash and $7.5M in Veritone common stock.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Cylance, develops artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software, which detects and reacts to cybersecurity threats. The company was founded in 2012, and was venture backed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Dell Technologies Capital, Citi Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners, among others.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2016

San Diego-based Nervana Systems , a developer of artificial intelligence and "deep learning" technology, has been acquired by Intel , in a deal that is reportedly worth $350M. Nervana was working on artificial intelligence software and hardware. Nervana will continue to operate out of its headquarters in San Diego.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Emotient, which was backed by Handbag and Intel Capital, had developed applications for Google Glass and other platforms to be able to tell what a person was feeling based on their facial expression.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence and analyics software, has raised $33.0M The IPO was managed by Wunderlich, along with Craig-Hallum Capital Group and Northland Capital Markets. in is IPO on the NASDAQ. to Veritone, plus $8.0M in net proceeds related to the IPO. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a developer of cloud-based, artificial intelligence software, says it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 Veritone is looking to list as VERI on the NASDAQ Capital Market and hopes to raise as much as $20M in its IPO effort. and $16.00 per share, as it launches its roadshow.

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Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It was a year of big exits—both IPOs and acquisitions—for tech and life sciences companies. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity remained front and center in tech, as new. 2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. It is easy to invest capital, but very, very hard to exit, so don't.

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Xconomy

APRIL 4, 2018

The advent of big fundraising rounds for startup chip innovators—a class shunned by most venture capital firms only a few years ago—seems to mark a turnaround in recent VC attitudes about semiconductor investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Unlike many of its rivals, Sheik said Certona had raised a total of only $7 million in venture capital (in 2008) from ABS Ventures of Waltham, MA, and San Diego’s Express Ventures. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It It wasn’t about raising multiple rounds and burning jet fuel.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. As Amex scoops up Resy, a look at its acquisition history . Startup capital. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up. Fundraising.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

Now the five-year-old firm, with newly found significant capital in the bank , is attempting to replicate its success in international markets. Vaish is already in talks with a handful of other startups and is open to more acquisitions, he said. For that, we need team and dedicated operation there. You can’t expand in the U.S.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. Jamie is currently also co-founder of March Capital Partners, in addition to running the summit. We're also excited about the areas around artificial intelligence for certain verticals.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Eslambolchi, who had served as a LonoCloud advisor and CEO, told Caldwell he had an idea for a cybersecurity startup that would use analytic software and machine learning technology to monitor the data flowing in and out of networks for anything that looks out of the ordinary. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The name of the fund—which will back startups focused on cloud computing, machine learning, and security, with an emphasis on technology that complements Microsoft’s own products and services—is Microsoft Ventures. And at the other end is where you’ll typically see our larger investments and acquisitions,” Kashyap writes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. Scott Grimes: A lot of it is for new user acquisition. Stackin recentlyraised $12.6M What is Stackin'?

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2019

Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel, HSBC, Macquarie Capital, Piper Jaffray, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, BTIG, JMP Securities, Mizuho Securities, Needham & Company, and Oppenheimer & Co. CrowdStrike has applied to list as CRWD on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel, HSBC, Macquarie Capital, Piper Jaffray, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, BTIG, JMP Securities, Mizuho Securities, Needham & Company, and Oppenheimer & Co. The IPO is being underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel, HSBC, Macquarie Capital, Piper Jaffray, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, BTIG, JMP Securities, Mizuho Securities, Needham & Company, and Oppenheimer & Co. Crowdstrike was venture backed by Warburg Pincus, Accel, and CapitalG. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The startup was co-founded by Keith Bonnici, Omar Nicola, and Jake Moilanen, and was venture backed by TenOne Ten Ventures, Lowercase Capital, and local angels. Talk a bit about where the company was at the time of the acquisition? We were very capital efficient. Keith Bonnici: No! One of the things is, we're cheap.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

On LA’s startup scene: “Andrew provides the same level of effort, expertise and professionalism when I was a pre-seed company with no capital as he did when we had raised $100 million.” Brian Thomas, Los Angeles, co-founder, Clutter. The LA community has gotten to a point where it’s sophisticated and it’s significant.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Acquisition. Venture capital. With LaunchPad’s help, more than 61 Orange County companies have raised more than $97 million in startup capital, seed, and series A investments — and much of that money comes from Valley investors betting on their neighbors to the south. Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Enterprise.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2017

View the Slideshow Whether you think self-driving cars are the stuff of science fiction or a potentially paradigm-shifting new form of transportation, autonomous vehicles are coming—and the companies developing them are spending big money to make it happen.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. In her interview, Eisnor discusses the nature of user acquisition, and the growing connection between cars and mobile apps. It currently offers language provision for 54 languages.

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Xconomy

MAY 4, 2017

In a survey of 29 Silicon Valley venture capitalists in December, the VCs mulled whether President-elect Donald Trump would buoy up their investment prospects with lower corporate taxes and government regulations, or worsen conditions by heightening global political instability and raising the risk of a major military conflict or economic downturn.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Another week of White House chaos and American gun violence. Amid it all, we tried to parse what the Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal meant for the biomedical and life-science worlds.

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