Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2015

I read the declarations by industry analysts on Twitter that this was “proof that you can’t build a business on somebody else’s platform” and perhaps DataSift should have known better. Simply put: We never intended to build a business on one company’s platform and despite market perceptions – we never did

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

“Much like how Microsoft Windows defined the operating system for personal computers decades ago, Clio has developed a software platform for law firms and their clients that is cloud-based and client-centric by design,” Newton said. Clio has more than 150,000 customers across 100 countries.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , the online operator of local search advertising sites, said today that it has suspended its acquisition of LEC-billed subscribers, and will focus on providing its own, credit-card local business product, Exact Match. down and $495 per month for customers who want the firm to develop keyword-based local web sites.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

And aside from having great market power (the main reason for Twitter to own the client and the customer) advertising is one of the primary reasons that I believe Twitter needs to own the client applications. And I saw a lot of this first hand in Salesforce’s acquisition of my company, Koral, which was a content management company.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Yardi, it will be integrating CommmissionTrac's platform into its CommercialEdge suite, and will continue to support existing CommissionTrac customers. CommissionTrac was founded in 2015.

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JULY 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based, low-cost e-commerce products site Hollar is no more, and will be swallowed up by new owner Five Below , six months after the acquisition of Hollar by Five Below. Financial details of that deal were not disclosed by either of the companies. It's unclear how much of Hollar's operations remain in Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. The acquisition of Appetize extends SpotOn’s reach to the enterprise space in a major way.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Pasadena-based Fox Dealer, which creates custom websites for car dealerships, says it has acquired Brea-based Simplext Digital, a provider of texting products for the automotive industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

GrubMarket , which provides software and services that help link up and manage relationships between food suppliers and their customers — which can include wholesalers and other distributors, markets and supermarkets, delivery startups, restaurants, and consumers — has picked up $120 million in a Series E round of funding.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sherman Oaks-based BEN Group , a company which places brands into influencer, streaming, TV, music, and film content, said on Monday morning that it has acquired TubeBuddy , a platform which helps YouTube creators optimize their audience and channel growth. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Santa Monica-based Retina , a startup developing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics tools, is integrating its software into the popular Shopify e-commerce platform, the company is announcing this morning. Retina is backed by Comcast Ventures.

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MAY 17, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Oracle said it will add DataScience.com's platform to its Oracle Cloud, to allow its customers to "fully utilize" machine learning. DataScience was venture backed by such investors as Greycroft Partners, TenOneTen, Crosscut Ventures, and Pelion Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform , has already won several high profile clients in India. On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

It’s clear things have changed for good and the need for managing remote communities of employees, customers and partners has become ever more important. In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer? A new, Santa Monica startup, CampaignEQ , is hoping to help marketers better attribute increases in mobile customers and traffic to their marketing campaigns, with a new product. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2012

According to many technology pundits, including Phil Simon, in his new book “ The Age of the Platform ,” these four exemplify the rise of platforms with applications as a business model, rather than a single product or service. Seek intelligent acquisitions, extensions, and directions. True platforms are multi-faceted.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity has acquired LiveOps Cloud Platform , the companies said today, in a deal which will split LiveOps into two different companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LiveOps Cloud develops cloud contact center and customer service software. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition offer wer enot announced. As part of those acquisition efforts, DDN said on Monday that it has reached a reseller agreement with Tintri, which will allow the company to provide Tintri's customers with products, services, and system expansion for Tintri platforms. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile software developer Gumiyo has quietly been acquired by fellow Los Angeles company Talus Labs , a developer of a platform used for selling digital products to local businesses. The acquisition actually occurred in Q2 of this year, but was not formally announced. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site. “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms. You may focus only on Facebook, and missing customers who expect to see you on Instagram and YouTube. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms. Show potential customers that you care.

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JULY 24, 2013

MySocialCloud develops an online, cloud-based platform for managing the passwords, logins, and data of users. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Reputation.com, the strategic acquisition adds a valued platform, team, and new capability and customers to its portfolio. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Livefyre will migrate users of Realtidbits'' various software products to its own platform. Realtidbits had social commenting, gallery, pin boarding, forums, and other tools, and counted such customers as Dollar Shave Club, Reuters, Dow Jones, and CW. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2012

According to an email from Craig, the company decided to close down the BettterWorks perk platform, and will not longer be active after next Thursday. Craig said that the shutdown came as a result of not being able to sustain a large enough market, relative ot the high cost of customer acquisition.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Santa Clara- and San Diego-based ServiceNow said on Wednesday that it has acquired San Mateo-based SkyGiraffe , a developer of a mobile software development platform. ServiceNow said the buy will help its customers easily deliver "consumer-like" mobile experiences for applications build on its Now Platform. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

We brough all six of the companies together, along with a few other pieces of technology we have acquired, and we have brough them all together to really help humanize the work for all of our customers. There's no plan to discontinue any of our core expense platforms. We are focused on giving employees all of their time back.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. As well as major innovations like our AI-driven customer sentiment analysis, to help our clients listen and adapt to quickly changing consumer behaviors and expectations. Contact our editors for details.

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Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Now, it's dramatically expanding capacity in another area, fulfillment, with the acquisition of Deliverr. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history. We've already rated Shopify's software offering fairly highly, and this huge acquisition makes Shopify look even better moving forwards. Shopify is paying $2.1

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. I think most arguments miss the mark.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based valet parking app developer CurbStand said this morning that it has acquired another, parking app developer, Curby , and will integrate Curby''s technology platform into its software. curbstand curby valet parking merger acquisition park smartphone mobile' Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2021

According to SOCi, the deal will add additional functionality to its platform. SOCi says its customers includes such companies as Ace Hardware, Sports Clips, and Anytime Fitness. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. SOCi is led by CEO Afif Khoury, and is backed by JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

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JULY 9, 2013

ServiceNow said it has begun offering Mirror42''s products to its customers, under the new name ServiceNow Performance Analytics. ServiceNow said the buy adds advanced, predictive analytics to applications on its platform. servicenow mirror42 merger acquisition software intelligence analytics' Mirror42 was founded in 2004.

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