socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Pasadena-based payment services provider DoubleBeam said Friday that it has acquired GoPago , a provider of e-commerce solutions for merchants and mobile payment products. DoubleBeam said that the deal will help it deliver a turnkey mobile commerce platform that includes an integrated POS system. READ MORE>>.

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SoCalTech Commerce Pasadena Mobile 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based comparison shopping site PriceGrabber has acquired Snapette , the developer of a fashion-focused social website and mobile app. According to PriceGrabber, it will use the acquisition to bolster its mobile e-commerce efforts and to reach fashion shoppers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Commerce Mobile Acquisition Los Angeles 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based Telesign, which is headed by serial entrepreneur Steve Jillings, said that the acquisition will help it improve its fraud prevention services. The firm said that Routo will become TeleSign Mobile, the messaging services division of the company. TeleSign is backed by Summit Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Commerce Acquisition Mobile Los Angeles 213

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , a firm which provides e-commerce services and payment processing for online software sellers, claims that the firm had 500% growth in its revenues in 2009. Engel did not disclose actual financials related to the firm. Engel did not disclose actual financials related to the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Google Commerce Software 191

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Is your cell phone the secret to fixing e-commerce''s problem with abandoned shopping carts? We spoke with CEO and founder Jack Bicer --just back from DEMO--to learn more about the app and why he thinks the company has the solution to e-commerce shopping cart abandonment. So this is for e-commerce sites, not in person purchases?

Startup 214

Startup Symantec Commerce Software 214

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2016

(www.science-inc.com), the startup �studio� led by former MySpace CEO and technology veteran Mike Jones , just saw its third acquisition out of its portfolio this year�the acquisition of FameBit by Google/Youtube. What made these three companies successful acquisitions out of all your companies?

Dollar Shave Club 100

Dollar Shave Club Entrepreneur Startup Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

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Startup Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Offshore 126

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Recently, Santa Monica-based Geodelic (www.geodelic.com), the venture backed developer of location-based, mobile apps, has sharpened its focus to provide real-time offers, and has partnered with mobile operators like Verizon and Korean Telecom to offer up its services to those firm's customers. Unlike the U.S.,

Mobile 140

Mobile Santa Monica Startup Commerce 140

Xconomy

JULY 31, 2017

It’s been a long time since tech’s biggest companies could be sorted into discrete buckets according to the products they pioneered—-Google, the search software giant; Apple, the computer and mobile device innovator; e-commerce leader Amazon; business software stalwart Microsoft; and social media engine Facebook.

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Competition Social Media Web Commerce 64

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It It also is a burgeoning sector.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. As part of today’s announcement , Petnet said its mobile-app enabled SmartBowl (priced at $49) is available online as of this week at Petco.com and at select Petco stores nationwide.

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San Diego Los Angeles Mobile Equity 52

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

The company''s President and CEO, Perse Faily , told us how digital ordering now means not just restaurant kiosks (which the company has been developing even before the dawn of the smartphone), but also the Internet, mobile phones, and other devices, and how that has changed the company''s business and strategy.

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Mobile Customer Custom Platform 127

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2018

A spokesman for the Chinese Commerce Ministry said the actions by China about Qualcomm and. The lack of approval from the Chinese government was not taken well in the U.S., with speculation that it was related to the escalating trade feud between the two countries. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego Commerce Web Blogging 57

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

Doorman is the mobile friendly middleman to accept, then redeliver your packages in 1-2 hour windows up to midnight. Ohmconnect sends push notifications and reminders to their mobile app users with suggestions to turn off lights and electrical appliances at times when the power grid needs it most. Look out for this company.

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Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Users of the Instagram mobile application--which runs on iPhone and Android--are familiar with how that app has become one of the key ways people socialize and share their life with others, all via the service's photo sharing and comments. That popularity helped drive Instagram's recent acquisition by Facebook for $1 billion.

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Startup Commerce Web 2.0 Screening 174

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

Dan is now CEO of Mobile1st , makers of Mobilizer, the mobile customer experience optimization platform. He then joined Picasa and was instrumental in its acquisition by Google. Dan Engel, Co-Founder and former CEO of FastSpring, is a highly successful serial entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Email Outsource Development 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). Competition: Gilt Groupe , Ideeli , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , OneKingsLane , department stores like Saks and Neiman Marcus. -Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2015

When we started this fund in 2008, that DNA was really ad tech and e-commerce centric. That's where we're at, and we include software-as-a-service, e-commerce, ad-tech, mobile marketplaces, and gaming as our companies. Any lessons you've learned about the acquisition process, given your recent exits?

Southern California 100

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Offshore Startup Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

Offshore 55

Offshore Technical Review Entrepreneur Outsource 55

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

That means there are limits to how much it can scale, and deal with the kind of applications people need today for web applications, e-commerce applications, and cloud applications. I moved to the states with my first acquisition. We already have one customer with a mobile application, and is supporting over 2 million users.

Startup 198

Startup Yahoo Software Education 198

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. So, we''ve been looking at creating a create advertiser relationships with consumers, and enabling commerce.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment. Dan, now named as Product Manager for the Blockchain acquired Zeroblock apps, tells the audience about life after acquisition.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". The "old school" models of e-commerce, as dominated by bulky hosted storefron. Entrepreneurism / Monetization e-commerce, monetization, Selling. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Apps, content, mobile. . A powerful revolution—Citizen Commerce—is forming.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

What kind of information are you able to assess using just a mobile phone? We can see marchan transactions, and if they are making e-commerce transactions, if they are paying things at small kiosks. After working at the United Nations, I told myself that investment banking didn't look that bad, so I went back to M&A at Citigroup.

Startup 100

Startup Santa Monica Customer Custom 100

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. So, we''ve been looking at creating a great advertiser relationships with consumers, and enabling commerce.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Real-time information drives commerce. Location Aware – According to Dick Costolo’s statements at CES, up to 40% of all Tweets are sent via mobile devices, which is a hugely powerful asset for Twitter. Real-time information drives decisions about marketing spend on movie releases. We didn’t have the resources to do it all.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Predictive automation that powers modern logistics & commerce. India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. B2B Demand Generation on Auto-Pilot – Metadata analyzes your inbound signups and automates b2b user acquisition by targeting new look-alike prospects. From: India.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tiger Global backs bttn, leading e-commerce infiltration of medical supplies. To figure out those 50 washes, embedded near-field communication (NFC) technology in the garments are tracked in real time and healthcare practitioners are informed via a mobile app how many times a gown has been washed. Image Credits: MEDU.

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Develop Development Venture Capital Startup 257