socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2017

Oceanside-based Carbon by Design , a manufacturer of composite components for UAVs, spacecraft, and rockets, has been acquired by Florida-based HEICO Corporation. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Carbon by Design was founded by Dominick Consalvi in 2003. 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. 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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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Simi Valley-based Aerovironment said yesterday that it has completed the $405M acquisition of Arcturus UAV, a designer and manufacturer of high performance, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The deal had originally been announced on January 13th.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2018

Newbury Park-based ISSQUARED , an information technology provider, said this morning that it has acquired Westlake Village-based Starnet Data Design. ISSQUARED said the acquisition is its very first since being founded in 2010. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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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? Starting on the employer side first, we put a big emphasis on design.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Urban Movement Labs and the city of Los Angeles are working on the design and access of “vertiports,” where people can go to fly on an “urban air mobility” aircraft. Archer Aviation reached an agreement in early February to merge with special purpose acquisition company Atlas Crest Investment Corp.,

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , which is led by Sean Moriarty, said on Thursday that it has acquired home decor brand Deny Designs. for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado. Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I have a few meetings with the team, perhaps about the website design, radio show structure, an event we are working on, a sponsorship (perhaps the uniforms for our youth basketball team). Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. A negative customer acquisition cost! Sometimes I make a blog entry.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the satellite communications technology developer, said today that it has acquire ASIC and FPGA design provider EAI Design Services. ViaSat said it will use the buy to bolster its capabilities in the high-speed, low-power secure space-based ASIC and FPGA microprocessor design area. READ MORE>>.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SimLab's finite element modeling software is used for computer aided engineering and design of powertrain systems in the automotive and heavy equipment industries. Tags: simlab merger acquisition computer aided engineering software design.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2021

Carlsbad-based Design Therapeutics, a company developing treatments for serious degenerative disorders, has set an expected IPO offering range of between $18.00 and $20.00 per share, the company said in a filing this week. The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSGN.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

AutoESL Design Technologies , a developer of software tools used for high level synthesis of electronic circuit designs, and a spinout of UCLA, was acquired this morning by Xilinx. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based startup The Sugar Lab , which was developing technology to print edible, 3D designs with sugar, has been acquired by 3D Systems. Financial terms of the acquisition wer enot disclosed. The Sugar Lab has been using 3D Systems'' products to print edible, food-safe 3D designs. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2010

San Diego-based Rapid Bridge , a provider of ASIC design and development technology, said today that it has acquired the assets of QuantumThink Group , a San Diego IC design services company. Rapid Bridge said the acquisition will allow it to provide clients with full front-to-back IC design services.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Wabisabi Design, Inc. Since launching the platform in 2018, startups from the Snap accelerator have gone on to acquisition (like Stop, Breathe, and Think, which was bought by Meredith Corp.) — hailing from Mexico City, this startup makes mini games in augmented reality for brands and advertisers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

The firm also said, in a separate acquisition, that it has acquired DoDTracker.com (Deal of the Day Tracker), and PursePage.com, a site that reviews designer handbags. Tags: internet brands experthub merger acquisition vertical ecommerce content. as well as two shopping web sites. Financial terms of the buys were not disclosed.

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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

MARCH 19, 2013

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Demand Media, Creativebug's library of educational videos and network of designers will help bolster the crafts-related content on eHow. The firm was based in San Francisco.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Microsemi said the acquisition will further provide its customers with critical synchronization components. The components lines that Microsemi are buying are used by electronic designers for clock distribution across electronic systems. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2011

Corona Del Mar-based Miramar Venture Partners has scored an exit in its portfolio, with semiconductor design firm Azuro. According to EDA software firm Cadence Tuesday, it has acquired Azuro to improve its systems-on-a-chip design software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Accelrys , the publicly held developer of software used to manage laboratories in the chemistry, biology, and materials area, is being acquired by Dassault Systems , the French 3D design software marker. accelrys dassault systemes merger acquisition software design chemistry laboratory management' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Software , a Kansas City, Missouri-based developer of home design and CAD software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Punch publishes titles Home Design Suite and Home and Landscape Design Studio. Tags: acquisition merger punch software encore.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2011

Intel announced the acquisition this morning, but did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition. The company's swithing silicon is used with Gigabit Ethernet designs, supporting both 10GbE and 40GbE speeds. Intel said that Fulcrum's switch silicon will complement its processors and Ethernet controllers. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

This acquisition resolved the surgical robotic IP landscape and allowed Intuitive to dominate the market. Another factor that impacts a patent’s value is its type, of which there are essentially two: utility patents and design patents. Design patents make up the majority of non-utility patents.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. As part of the funding, Livefyre said it will be opening up a new San Diego office, and all of Realtidbits'' team will join the company as part of its product, engineering, and design teams. realtidbits livefyre merger acquisition social commenting software' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

According to Phunware , a developer of mobile application lifecycle management software, it has been acquired by Stellar Acquisition II , which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2017

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW ), the Santa Clara, CA-based giant that provides cloud-based IT services, is boosting its emphasis on human-centered design with its acquisition of Telepathy , a San Diego specialist in customer experience and design. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ServiceNow likewise emphasized.

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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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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Historically, legal practice management software was limited to server-based solutions designed for enterprise businesses — not small law firms, Newton said. In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. Clio was formed to change that.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has acquired German company Atlas Hydrographic GmbH , a designer and manufacturer of marine sonar systems. The acquisition was made by Teledyne''s subsidiary, Teledyne RESON GmbH. teledyne merger acquisition atlas hydrographic marine sonar ocean international germany' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2014

Irvine-based nuclear and hazardous waste remediation technology developer Kurion , which is venture backed by Lux Capital, Firelake Capital Management and Acadia Woods Partners, said this morning that it has acquired Vista Engineering Technologies , an engineering, design and technology firm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Futuris Automotive , an automotive supplier which designs, engineers and manufactures seating and interior systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. supplier auto automotive futuris acquisition merger capital clearlake'

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2009

a provider of printed circuit board engineering and manufacturing services, said Monday that it has made an offer to acquire Coretec, a designer and manufacturer of printed circuit boards. Coretec designs prototype and quick-turn PCBs for the North American market. Anaheim-based DDi Corp. , The firm said it offered CDN $3.6M ($3.4M

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2010

Thousand Oaks-bsaed Teledyne Technologies said late Tuesady evening that it is acquiring Swindon, United Kingdom-based INtelek plc , a firm which designs and manufactures electronics systems for satellite and microwave communications. Tags: teledyne technologies intelek merger acquisition microwave semiconductor electronics.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2010

The UniSys unit provides design, development, implementation, and business process outsourcing to state governments for Medicaid management. Tags: acquisition merger information unisys healthcare molina. The firm said the buy would complement its Medicaid health plan business.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

The company tsaid the acquisitions included Atlanta-based global software services company Xpanxion, and Milwaukee-based engineering solutions company Kanchi Technologies. Financial details of those acquisitions were not announced. ustglobal global venture capital strategic investment merger acquisition outsourcing' READ MORE>>.

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