socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

The acquisition by Santa Monica-based Bird of fellow on-demand, scooter service operator Scoot Networks , was worth a mere $25M , according to the WSJ. Bird--which announced the acquisition of Scoot on Wednesday--did not disclose financial details of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

A report today says that the latest updates to Demand Media's S-1 are a result of government scrutiny over how the firm is accounting for content developed for its sites. Currently, Demand amortizes those expenses over five years, and apparently other publishing firms typically amortize those expenses over much less time.

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Demand Media Report Content 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand, last mile transportation company Bird is considering going public via a Special Purpose Acquisiton Company (SPAC), according to a report from Bloomberg. It's unclear how far along the SPAC might be, however, Bloomberg said the discussions "are in an early stage".

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has finally filed for its long awaited IPO. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the six months ended June 30th, the firm reported that $66.2M in the first six months of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It’s the biggest podcast industry acquisition ever, and Spotify isn’t done. Here’s what the podcast acquisitions mean for Spotify, for the entire podcast industry, and for all the tiny underdog podcasters out there. That’s because the acquisitions make Spotify a publisher, as well as platform.

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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. But if you ask anyone in the ecosystem of customer acquisition?—?founders, and you’ll hear the same thing: customer acquisition (CAC) is getting harder and more expensive.

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Product Platform Advertising Acquisition 424

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has been sued by Chip Meyers, the founder of Mania.com, according to a report today from paidContent.org. from Demand, over Demand Media' acquisition of his site in 2007. Tags: demand media lawsuit chip meyers mania merger acquisition legal.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media is continuing to see a steep drop in revenues from its content and media efforts, reporting Thursday afternoon that it had $15.9M The company reported a total, Q3 revenue of $28.5M. in revenues from its Content & Media segments, compared with $33.6M in the same quarter in 2014. in revenues.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Financial terms of the acquisition of Associated Content were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based car leasing startup Fair , led by technology veteran Scott Painter, has acquired Los Angeles-based on-demand car rental service Skurt , according to reports this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Acquisition Demand 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Ridesharing giant Uber is considering a major deal to buy either Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental service Bird , or possibly, Bird's key rival, Lime , according to a report.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, is expected to hit the public markets late next week, according to a report today from AllThingsD. Citing "numerous" sources, the report says that Demand will launch its public offering late in the week, as the firm completes its road show.

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Demand Media eHow Marketing 150

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet publishing and content effort run by Richard Rosenblatt, reported today that the firm has seen more than one billion video streams across its network of sites and branded YouTube channels. Tags: demand media video content publishing youtube. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Media Santa Monica Content 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Santa Monica-based TV Time , a developer of an app which lets users report information about their engagement with TVs and movies, has acquired New York City-based Mediamorph , according to the two companies. Financial details of the acquisition wer e not announced.

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Southern California Santa Monica Media Entertainment 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

A new report released today tallies up $7.7 The report--compiled by Ocean Road Partners--included both venture-backed and self-financed information technology companies. Compared with 2010, the report found an increase of 296 percent over exits in 2010, when $2.6 billion in liquidity was generated in the sector.

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Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Report Riot Games 187

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. ” Image Credits: Energica.

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Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird has shut down its operations in the Middle East, according to reports, shutting down Circ, which it had acquired in January, and laid off all of its employees. Bird had only just acquired Circ in January, shortly before the world was hobbled by the pandemic.

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Santa Monica Demand Report Funding 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

A new report today released by PwC finds that the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) has jumped significantly in 2010, with volumes exceeding both 2008 and 2009 levels. A number of other companies have filed but have yet to reach the markets, including Peregrine Semiconductor, Demand Media, and Cornerstone OnDemand.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Marketing Report Southern California 190

TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion dollar acquisition ) think that its time to take technology where it’s never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.

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Dollar Shave Club Chief Technology Officer Advertising Los Angeles 232

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M Leaf Group was formerly known as Demand Media. Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock. Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado.

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Design Santa Monica .Net Demand 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In what might be the most demanding CFO position in the area, Los Angeles-based BlackLine said this morning that it has named a new CFO. BlackLine recently posted a job position seeking a "Manager, SEC Reporting" seeking someone to lead filing of an S-1, along with 10-K, 10-Q, and other SEC filings for the company. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Acquisition Los Angeles Software 100

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2. decrease in automotive e-commerce revenues, related to continued weakness in demand from automotive dealerships. The total brings the amount spent on acquisitions in the first half of the year to $16.2M in Q2 of 2009.

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Internet Brands .Net Acquisition Web 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Last year was quite a year for IPOs, largely influenced by the significant rise in the number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) who went public, despite almost uniformly negative returns. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

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Startup Report IBM IBM 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2010

According to a report in the New York Times, Hulu is in discussions with investment bankers about pursuing an IPO in the fall. The latest firms with Southern California connections to file for an IPO are REVA Medical, Gevo, and Demand Media; recently IPOs have been Green Dot, RealD, Trius Therapeutics, and ReachLocal. READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Southern California ReachLocal Hollywood 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

No matter how passionately you believe that everyone needs one, and positive feedback from friends and early adopters (false positives), before you invest in scaling the business, make sure you set and meet good metrics in cost of customer acquisition, recurring sales, and margin. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2011

According to the report, there are 44 U.S., Southern California has been very active in the IPO arena, with successful IPOs recently of Cornerstone OnDemand , Demand Media , and Inphi Corp. venture-backed companies currently filed for an IPO, with 10 from Southern California and 13 from Silicon Valley.

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Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand NewEgg SoCal 167

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

“We are seeing a new generation of music services and a new era of music-related consumption, much of it driven by the global demand for independent music. A music streaming app, which TikTok has reportedly been gearing up to launch for some time , is one way that the company could help generate revenue.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The technologal demands of the fire department extend beyond the drone itself, Fields said. Back in 2018, the Department of Defense issued a ban on the acquisition and use of commercial drones, citing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The LAFD Swift Water Rescue Team. Photo courtesy of Flickr/ LAFD Mike Horst.

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Los Angeles Angel Training Startup 157

Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

A recent Silicon Valley Bank report noted that large corporations have dramatically increased pre-clinical acquisitions in the last three years under the pressure of limited supply and competition from IPOs. Yet despite relative plenty in the bio-venture community, pharma suffers from a shortage of drug candidates.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com).

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Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Think Glendale.

Southern California 140

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 140

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology.

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SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com).

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Think Glendale. GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com). Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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Networking CTO Hire CTO Coach Mobile 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology.

Southern California 113

Southern California Advertising IP Orange County 113

Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

The news reflects a slowdown in the demand for mail-in genetic testing kits and a lag in the rollout of some of the government-led population studies for which Illumina provides DNA sequencing tools. It’s a different financial story this summer. The company, which previously.

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