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AUGUST 6, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners said this week that it has scored an exit at one of its portfolio companies, 8ebar, a provider of patient education for the clinical trial and other areas. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

San Diego-based private equity firm TVC Capital , which is led by Jeb Spencer and Steven Hamerslag, has closed on a new, $75M growth equity and buyout fund, the firms said today. The new fund, TVC Capital II came from private equity fund of funds, institutional asset managers and family offices.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

San Diego-based American Internet Services, a Internet data center co-location provider, said Tuesday that the firm has been acquired by an investor group lead by private equity firm Seaport Capital. According to AIS, the firm's day to day operations will continue to be run by its current senior management team.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT ) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013 , former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. Webroot also plans to expand in San Diego, and Caldwell said he plans to stay on.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Ontario, California-based SIGMAnet , a provider of IT consulting, solutions, and managed services, has been acquired by Minnesota-based ConvergeOne. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Converge One said the acquisition was backed by Clearlake Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. spencer capital 2014 reflections venture' maybe even 10x. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. Underpinning its tech is the sheer size of the operation: economies of scale in action.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

If successful, the IPO would raise around $137M for the company, which provides back-end email delivery services for other companies. SendGrid is venture backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Group, and Highway 12 Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Moonshots Capital , which is led by Kelly Perdew, has seen a big exit via the acquisition of San Diego's Harvest.ai by Amazon Web Services. The deal, which has not yet been formally announced, was reportedly worth around $20M.

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MAY 20, 2014

San Diego-based EDF Renewable Energy , the developer of solar power projects, said Monday that TIAA-CREF has made an investment in the firm. EDF Renewable Energy said it will continue to provide operations and maintenance services for the solar farm. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

San Diego-based Imagine Communications , a venture-backed developer of video transcoding and other related, IPTV and digital video streaming hardware, has been acquired by Harris Broadcast , Harris said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2008

San Diego-based American Internet Services, a data center operator, said Monday that it has acquired fellow San Diego data center provider Complex Drive. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Complex Drive has 20,000 square feet within three data centers in the San Diego Area.

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JULY 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based Global Eagle Entertainment , a developer of in-flight entertainment products and provider of broadband Internet services, has called off a $416M majority investment deal from Chinese company HNA Group , after the U.S. refused to approve the transaction.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

San Diego-based Lawn Love, an on-demand lawn and outdoor care company which is led by Jeremy Yamaguchi, has been acquired by Austin-based Lawn Starter, according to the companies this week. Lawn Love was backed by Bullpen Capital, Y Combinator, Alexis Ohanian, Joe Montana and Barbara Corcoran, and had raised $6.7M

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AUGUST 23, 2013

San Diego-based XIFIN , which develops cloud-based financial software for the healthcare industry, has acquired Irvine-based PathCentral , a developer of software for the pathology community, the company announced Thursday afternoon. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

San Diego-based wireless communications developer Qualcomm is selling off Omnitracs , its North and Latin American transportation and logistics business, to private equity firm Vista Equity. According to Qualcomm, Vista Equity Partners will pay $800M in cash for Omnitracs, which provides commercial vehicle telematics services.

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MARCH 14, 2012

San Diego-based ID Analytics , the developer of risk and identification management services, which is venture backed by Canaan Partners, Investor Growth Capital, Mission Ventures, and Trinity Ventures, has been acquired by LifeLock , the firms said today. ID Analytics had raised around $35.15M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Acquisition Equity 174

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

San Diego-based Omnitracs , the developer of fleet management products and services for the transportation and logistics market, said this morning that it has agreed to acquire XRS Corporation , a fellow developer of fleet optimization software. omnitracs corporation merger acquisition fleet logistics' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

San Diego-based Concerro , the developer of workforce management and scheduling software-as-a-service, has been acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners. According to Francisco Partners, the acquisition came via its portfolio firm API Healthcare. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence).

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MARCH 30, 2011

Last week, El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , a developer of webcasting and presentation services and software, was acquired by Polycom, in a $50M deal. The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. We're rarely involved in another round.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

San Diego-based LoanHero , which had offered up a service to help merchants offer up point-of-sale financing options to consumers, has been acquired by Georgia-based LendingPoint. According to LoanHero had been venture backed by Alsop Louie Partners and Mucker Capital, and had raised $4.2M in total funding.

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San Diego Sales Capital Funding 113

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

San Diego-based International Technidyne Corporation (ITC), a provider of blood testing and other services, has been acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus , and also merged with venture backed San Diego firm Nexus Dx. Financial details of the merger portion with Nexus Dx was not disclosed.

San Diego 140

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Xconomy

APRIL 17, 2017

San Diego-based TakeLessons set out nine years ago to create a Web-based platform that helped match music students with qualified instructors. Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

One of the portfolio firms of San Diego venture capital firm Enterprise Partners is heading towards an IPO, according to a S-1 filing Friday. According to Silicon Valley firm Complete Genomics , a provider of human genome sequencing services, it has filed for an $86.25M IPO on the Nasdaq as GNOM.

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Enterprise Partners Venture Capital San Diego Acquisition 150

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

If you measure success by exits, the Ring acquisition by Amazon and Cylance acquisition by Blackberry, each for $1 billion, were among the biggest stories of 2018. In December, the San Diego company added one of softwares biggest names, Microsoft Chairman John Thompson, to its board of directors. The answer is profit.

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MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. automotive software private capital venture investment partners equity vista dealersocket' READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2018

LendingPoint , an online provider of direct loans to consumers, has acquired LoanHero , the San Diego fintech with technology that enables merchants to extend instant financing to consumers at the point of sale. Financial terms of the buyout were not disclosed in an announcement Thursday. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Sales San Diego Acquisition Software 68

Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The buyout comes almost two years after Carlsbad, CA-based Genoptix was bought from Novartis (NYSE: NVS ) by a pair of private investment firms, Ampersand Capital Partners and 1315 Capital, and a management group for an undisclosed sum in January 2017. Joseph Limber became the CEO of the company.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Jitterbug , which operates a wireless service aimed at seniors and others, said today that it has acquired MobiWatch , a developer of mobile, personal emergency response services. Jitterbug is backed by Court Square Ventures, Steelpoint Capital, Charles River Ventures, Nauta Capital, and others.

San Diego 133

San Diego Training Mobile Acquisition 133

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The semiconductor company, founded in 2001, is based in Carlsbad, CA, a San Diego suburb. Cisco, the San Jose, CA-based tech giant (NASDAQ: CSCO ), said Tuesday that Luxtera’s advanced chips will help it offer its customers faster and better network service performance.

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JUNE 19, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying today that it anticipates an initial public offering price for the firm at between $15.00 ServiceNow, which is aiming to trade on the New York Stock Exchange AS NOW, provides software-as-a-service used for enterprise IT management. and $17.00

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Pricing San Diego Equity Software 133

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium.

Software 87

Software San Diego Startup Education 87

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JUNE 19, 2012

Reports this morning say that San Diego-based ServiceNow is planning to start its IPO roadshow this week, as the firm looks to brave a post-Facebook-IPO market. ServiceNow is a developer of cloud-based services which allows companies to manage enterprise information technology (IT) operations. READ MORE>>.

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Report Southern California San Diego Equity 145

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

San Diego-based Solera Holdings , which develops software and services for the automobile insurance claims processing industry, said this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AUTOonline GmbH Informationssyteme. Tags: solera holdings automobile insurance marketplace merger acquisition autoonline.

San Diego 133

San Diego Acquisition Software Capital 133

Xconomy

JULY 23, 2019

HireAHelper.com, an online marketplace that links people who are moving to a new home with local movers and related services, has been acquired by Porch, which operates a marketplace that connects people with a variety of home repair and improvement services. Financial terms of.

Services 56

Services Startup Sites Venture Capital 56

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JUNE 27, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow , the developer of software-as-a-service for enterprise IT management, is expected to price its IPO Thursday, as the first, technology-focused IPO since the Facebook debacle. per share, is backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. and $17.00

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