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AUGUST 14, 2013

The coworking trend--which started in part in Southern California and its high tech startup ecosystem--looks to be spreading East, with news this week that NextSpace has raised $500,000 and acquired a Chicago company, to establish its first coworking site outside of California. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2014

Action sports camera maker GoPro , which has a few Southern California connections, has filed for an IPO, saying Monday in a regulatory filing that it is looking to raise $100M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as GPRO. gopro camera action sports merger acquisition exit electronics hardware' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2010

On the automobile side, there are at least six Southern California companies also working on their own, electric or other alternative vehicles, competing against Tesla and the traditional carmakers. Car makers are not the only firms in Southern California playing a role in the alternative vehicle market.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. The firm is backed by Quadrangle Capital Partners. Did we miss your favorite, Southern California blog empire? www.buzzmedia.com). ContentNext. www.contentnext.com). Let us know!

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com). Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. So I suggest if you are fundraising, raise more now and give yourself a longer runway (i.e

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to AdviserSource, the deal was funded by additional growth capital provided by Fintech Fund II, LLLP. Fintech Fund II, LLLP is managed by Austin Capital General Partner, LLLP, which is based in Southern California.

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JULY 16, 2013

In the latest positive move for the Los Angeles venture capital market, a new investor has moved into town, to take advantage of the area''s growing startup market. core innovation capital venture investment fund' The firm''s efforts here are headed by Arjun Schutte. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2021

billion special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, according to Bloomberg, citing "people with knowledge of the matter". The SPAC--only the latest in a string of SPAC transactions in Southern California's techn industry--will see DPCM Capital acquire Jam City, as well as a Montreal, Canada-based game publisher, Ludia, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, and Allen & Company. The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 in its S-1, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

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JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2010

On March 10, socaltech.com profiled a study of the financial outcomes of 700+ southern California IT startups from 1995-2009 completed by Jon Funk of OceanRoad Partners and others. We have applied this methodology to the 67 IPO's completed from 1995-2009 by southern California venture capital-backed and self-financed IT companies.

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DECEMBER 27, 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. SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history. The answer is profit.

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JUNE 25, 2010

A little known Southern California venture capital investor is benefiting from the IPO of Silicon Valley-based Fabrinet today, after Fabrinet said it has priced its IPO and will list on the New York Stock Exchange. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition. percent of the company. Shea web site.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

A number of Southern California angel investors are undoubtedly breaking out the champagne this morning, after the successful IPO of CytomX Therapeutics , a developer of cancer therapeutics which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara. Cytomx priced its IPO at $12.00 in morning trading. The company is now located in South San Francisco.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Welltok is backed by a trio of Southern California investors, including Qualcomm Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, and Okapi Venture Capital. margolis jeff trizetto software enterprise healthy android iphone health acquisition merger mindbloom welltok' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. billion deal in 2008.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

billion in IT exits in 2011, the highest since 2000, for Southern California IT firms. Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. A new report released today tallies up $7.7 The exit was the eighth highest in the database, according to Ocean Road Partners.

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APRIL 20, 2011

10 of the 44 venture-backed companies currently filed to go public are from Southern California, according to an analysis today from the Wall Street Journal. venture-backed companies currently filed for an IPO, with 10 from Southern California and 13 from Silicon Valley. According to the report, there are 44 U.S.,

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JANUARY 3, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California. Read the rest of Jeff's post on on angel and venture capital shareholder liquidity.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Brighter was venture backed by Mayfield Fund, Benchmark, Tenaya Capital and General Catalyst. Brighter's service had allowed consumers to shop for local dentists, and also had a deal with insurers to integrate local dentists into their service directories.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Acquisition. Venture capital. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Southern California venture capital investors Domain Associates and Versant Venture saw a public exit of one of their portfolio companies this morning, molecular diagnostics equipment maker Veracyte. veracyte venture capital molecular diganostics lifescience gene thyroid cancer merger acquisition exit domain versant'

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JUNE 2, 2011

Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. However, a number of Southern California firms have been rumored to be seeking IPOs, who have not yet filed. Those firms are: 1. eHarmony [ profile ]. Those firms are: 1. eHarmony [ profile ].

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JANUARY 2, 2015

We''ve been featuring a few reflections on the last year from a number of movers and shakers in Southern California''s technology industry over the last couple of weeks, during the holidays. Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Size of the investment round was not announced, however, CAA said TPG Capital is still has the majority position in the company. CAA said the funding will go towards funding growth, including acquisition. CAA has also recently received investments from Chinese media and entertainment fund CMC, Fubon Group, and Taiwan Mobile.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Freedom Dark Fiber Networks is also based in Southern California, and is a provider of dark fiber in the region. Wilcon said it was supported in the deal by Pamlico Capital; financial details of that backing was also not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2013

In what looks to be a stunning quick exit for one of Southern California''s new YouTube networks, Awesomeness TV has been acquired by DreamWorks , in a deal worth as much as $117M. The acquisition is one of the fastest exits ever for a local, content-meets-online company--AwesomenessTV had only just raised $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

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MAY 31, 2016

Irvine-based Infinite RF Holdings , the parent company of Pasternack Enterprises and Fairview Microwave, has been acquired by private equity investor Genstar Capital. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

In a big exit for Southern California, Carlsbad-based Luxtera , a developer of optical semiconductors used in the high speed networking market, has been acquired by Cisco , in a deal worth $660M in cash and assumed equity options. According to Cisco, it will incorporate Luxtera's technology into its "intent-based" networking portfolio.

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JUNE 17, 2013

The amount of capital invested in Fisker makes the company the highest profile flameout ever in Southern California''s startup history, far surpassing the mere $375M in venture capital raised of of prior record holder Amp''d Mobile from back in 2007. billion dollars in private and public funds, according to Reuters.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

“Being the largest enterprise tech outcome ever here, we’re just one of so many great deep technology companies who are paving the way for the next generation of SoCal based start ups. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

That''s true of many Southern California ad-tech companies. That''s why the IPO markets coming back is so critical. How about mergers and acquisitions? What do you think will take Southern California''s technology community to the next level? There are just not buyers out there. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2014

Two, Southern California venture capital investors A-Grade Investments , the investment company run by Ashton Kutcher, and Karlin Ventures , which is managed by TX Zhou--have scored what looks like a nice exit over at Gyft , a mobile gift card service. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2017

The two said that, despite the failure to approve the investment, that Global Eagle Entertainment will continue to provide inflight-entertainment-and-connectivity (IFEC) equipment and services to Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Yangtze River Airlines, which are all related to HNA Group.

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