L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 8, 2018

Hong Kong-based mobile gaming company Kunlun Group Limited has closed on its purchase of the remaining stake of Grindr LLC, a gay men’s dating app located in West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center, the companies announced Monday.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model. A good alternative to BigCommerce with better web design. Test Score. See Deals*.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2021

Support.com, a publicly led outsourcing company led by Los Angeles resident Lance Rosenzweig, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, says it has merged with a bitcoin mining company, Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. Support.com trades on the Nasdaq as SPRT.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

Aliso VIejo-based UST Global , a provider of IT services and outsourcing, said today that it has acquired four different companies over the past six months expanding its workforce in the US, ASia, India, Europe, and Latin America. Financial details of those acquisitions were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. For these companies, it looks like a rosy picture. But if you ask anyone in the ecosystem of customer acquisition?—?founders, no surprise?—?that’s

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

Edison says that SoCore Energy has designed, installed, and operates 80 commercial-scale solar installations in 11 states, including installations for IKEA, Walgreens, Kimco Realty, and The Simon Property Group. edison international solar power company merger acquisition socore cleantech' READ MORE>>.

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Rosemead Company Companies Acquisition 147

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2010

El Segundo-based imFORZA , an online Internet marketing agency, said today that it has been acquired and spun off from parent company The Design People. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: marketing internet acquisition merger mforza.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Aliso Viejo-based indie Semiconductor, a developer of semiconductors for the automotive industry, says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquired TeraXion, a designer and manufacturer of photonic components. According to indie, the acquisition will help it in the rapidly growing LiDAR market.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based on-demand livestreaming and podcasting company LiveOne--which until recently was known as LiveXLive Media--says it has acquired Gramophone Media, a New York-based artist and brand development company. LiveOne says the acquisition is the sixth for the company.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. begreen packaging cleantech recyclable riverside merger acquisition ecofriendly recycle compost' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2016

Goleta-based radio frequency filtering technology developer Resonant has acquired a Swiss company, GVR Trade SA , which provides design and consultation on Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) and Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) devices. The company said it paid $1.1M in stock and cash for GVR Trade, which was owned by Dr. Victor Plessky.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Material, a marketing services company that focuses on B2C and B2B brands, said this morning that it has acquired Aruliden, a global design agency also focused on brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing. The company said Kita had current year sales of estimated $17M. net of cash acquired.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2020

San Diego-based Insightful Science said this morning that it has acquired Statsols , which develops clinical trial design software nQuery. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Insightful Science has been active recently with other acquisitions--in May, it acquired another software company, Cytapex.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based Century Park Capital Partners , a private equity investor focused on family businesses, owner-operated companies and corporate divestitures, said on Monday afternoon that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Florida-based software and IT services company MCCi.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hollywood-based musical instrument manufacturer Fender Musical Instruments Corporation says it has acquired PreSonus Audio Electronics, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based brand which designs and manufactures recording and live sound hardware and software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Hollywood Acquisition Design Software 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? The company recently landed a $7.9M How did you two meet?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2021

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has acquired NUVIA, a company that develops next general CPU designs. Qualcomm said it will use the acquisition of NUVIA to help bolster its Snapdragon technology. Qualcomm said it will pay approximately $1.4 billion before working capital and other adjustments.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2020

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, the acquisition will allow Perforce to grow its platform. The two said they already had a strategic partnership to provide a solution to manage IP from design all the way through production and reuse in the semiconductor industry.

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Software Santa Monica IP Acquisition 113

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company said that FPA developers use Senseeker-designed digital readout ICs to create infrared image sensors, then utilize SE-IR's test equipment to evaluate FPA operation at cryogenic temperatures.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Design Help 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Irvine-based Devise Interactive , an interactive agency providing web design and other services, said today that it has been acquired by Vincit , a publicly traded company based in Finland. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Vincit provides UI/UX and software development services.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2012

San Diego-based CareFusion , which develops a wide range of medical products, said today that it has acquired a Brazilian company, Intermed Equipamento Medico Hospitalar Ltda. Intermed is based in Sao Paulo, and designs, manufactures, and markets ventilators and respiratory care products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

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Draper Acquisition Entertainment Mobile 153

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based livestreaming and podcasting company LiveXLive Media announced this morning that it has acquired Gramaphone Media, an artist and brand development company which was founded and is led by Eshy Gazit. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The business will continue to be led by Gazit.

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Media Social Media Acquisition Los Angeles 113

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Commerce San Diego Acquisition Equity 113

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2017

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said this morning that it has acquired Deltenna Limited , a Chippenham, United Kingdom-based wireless infrastructure company, which designs and delivers radio and antenna communications solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Training Acquisition Design 124

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Yellow , the accelerator program launched by Snap in 2018, has selected ten companies to join its latest cohort. The list of new companies include: Brightly — an Oakland, Calif.-based based media company angling to be the conscious consumer’s answer to Refinery29. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. With the help of Niantic’s recent 8th Wall acquisition , these features will also be available in mobile web browsers.

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Snapchat Platform Los Angeles Mobile 177

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2018

According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies. Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report.

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Snapchat Venice Startup Report 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Taoglas, it will add ThinkWireless as its ninth design and development center globally. Taoglas said the deal will help it grow in the trucking, bus, off-road, and motorcycle industry. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Acquisition Design Technology 133

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. As such, they are hesitant to acquire a company which has not sought formal protection of their IP for two reasons. One is obvious, without protection, such IP might prove to be of little worth, as other companies can mimic the technology without recourse.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2018

Brea-based CoolSys , which owns a large network of refrigeration and HVAC servicing companies across the nation, has acquired ‌engineering consulting company Energy Squared , the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Acquisition Design Networking 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2020

Rocket Lab said it won the contract under the NRO Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract, which will allow the NRO to explore new launch opportunities that can provide a streamlined, commercial approach for getting small satellites into space. READ MORE>>.

Design 113

Design Acquisition Sites Company 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Amptech was founded in 1980, and is based in Manistee, Michigan, where it designs, engineers, and manufactures circuit boards for the automotive, utility, and other industrial markets.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Now the city’s enterprise tech scene can claim a really big winner with Signal Sciences , the security monitoring and management company that is getting bought by Fastly , a provider of content delivery networking services, for $775 million. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2018

Pacific Palisades-based fusionZONE Automotive , a developer of website software for automotive dealers, said Wednesday that it acquired MotorWebs , a web design company that specializes in creation and management of car dealership websites. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. MotorWebs was based in Seattle.

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