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SoCal Racks Up Another Successful IPO

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Not yet filed, but rumored to be filing for an IPO is Demand Media , the online media venture of Richard Rosenblatt, the former Chairman of MySpace. Tags: southern california merger acquisition gdot reald.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What have been your experiences in the past 6 months?

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SoCal Firms Still Lined Up For IPOs

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Southern California has been very active in the IPO arena, with successful IPOs recently of Cornerstone OnDemand , Demand Media , and Inphi Corp. Those firms include Boingo Wireless , Active Network , NewEgg , GameFly and Peregrine Semiconductor.

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp. Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million).

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As Groupon Files For IPO, What SoCal Firms Might Be Next?

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Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. The firm's filing had been anticipated, and follows a huge runup in the recent IPO of LinkedIn , and widespread speculation on what firms might be next to file. Those firms are: 1. eHarmony [ profile ].

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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How about mergers and acquisitions? I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. acquisition merger exits interview capital venture banking investment siemer david' That''s why the IPO markets coming back is so critical.

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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history. But its even better news for the regional SoCal innovation ecosystem. If you measure success by exits, the Ring acquisition by Amazon and Cylance acquisition by Blackberry, each for $1 billion, were among the biggest stories of 2018.