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MAY 3, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital has acquired a Cary, North Carolina-based developer of operations management software, Dude Solutions. According to Clearlake Capital, Dude Solutions has over 12,000 clients, in the education, government, healthcare and manufacturing verticals. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Carpinteria-based online video education site Lynda.com said today that it has acquired Compilr , a developer of a software coding and development environment which lets people learn how to write, compile, and test code from their web browser. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Carlsbad-based DCN Dx, which provides point-of-care diagnostics development, products, and educational programming, said this morning that it has acquired IVD Vision, a developer of custom instruments and software for diagnostics systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi announced today that it has acquired We Are Forge Ltd., a Bristol, UK-based software company which focuses on vivistor management and smart access control for the real estate market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. We Are Forge Ltd.

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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. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners said this week that it has scored an exit at one of its portfolio companies, 8ebar, a provider of patient education for the clinical trial and other areas. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company did not say if this deal was a debt or equity investment.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2018

Sherman Oak-based Payscout , a provider of payment processing services, said on Thursday that it has acquired cloud and mobile software developer Paywire. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. payscout is led by CEO and co-founder Cleveeland Brown. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2019

San Diego-based GraphPad , which develops data analysis and visualization software for the life sciences industry, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Biomatters , a provider of DNA data analysis software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based educational content management software developer Edlio said late Tuesday that it has acquired Sangha , the developer of a personalized, mobile parent interaction app. Sangha Co-Founders Pavan Batchu, Srivatsan Srinivasan and Srikanth Thadakamalla have all joined Edlio as paret of the acquisition.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2014

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said this morning that it has acquired Intific , a developer of game software used in modeling, simulation, training, education, cyber-waefare, and neuroscience. virtual education software gaming game intific acquisition merger cubic' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Dude Solutions , a developer of operations management software, which was based in Cary, North Carolina. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned. Clearlake Capital acquired Dude Solutions from another private equity firm, Warburg Pincus.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Peachjar , which develops software used in the K-12 market to help get flyers and information to parents, has named Joyce Whitby as its new Vice President of Sales, and Tom Motter as Vice President of District Relationships. Motter also served at NextLesson and Social Sentinel.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Irvine-based DecisionInsite , a developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software and enrollment analytics software for the education market, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Hoonuit , the two companies announced this mroning. Financial details of thea cquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Lead Edge Capital says it plans to make equity investments of between $20 million and $150 million per portfolio company from the new fund, which will continue to focus on growth-stage software, internet, consumer, and tech-enabled service businesses globally. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2021

Pasadena-based codeSpark, which develops applications which help children learn how to code software, has been acquired by New York-based BEGiN. Financial terms oft he acquisition were not announced. According to BEGiN, the acquisition will help it in fulfilling its vision to "create the most comprehensive program in early learning."

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The new company has emerged from a three way merger of Reliam, Stratalux, and G2 Tech Group, following an acquisition of the three companies by Great Hill Partners. 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. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

ReachEdge helps small and medium sized businesses with their online marketing efforts, including managing their website, advertising, SEO, lead management, and tracking of customer acquisition efforts. reachlocal marketing automation customers leads software' READ MORE>>. reachlocal marketing automation customers leads software'

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2015

The company said it will use the new funding for accelerating acquisitions, growth, and new content intiatives. lynda.com offers up an online education site where users can learn about a huge library of topics, ranging from everything from web and graphic design software to business topics, 3D animation, and more. in the deal.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

60% of all software is bought in the U.S., Vaish is already in talks with a handful of other startups and is open to more acquisitions, he said. Besides, the chatbot space is so nascent currently that any effort from any giant helps educate the market, he said. so for us that market is critically important,” he said. “We

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JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2019

According to the two, Insight will pay $35 per share for PCM, which provides hardware, software and services to small, mid-sized and corporate/enterprise commercial clients, state, local and federal governments and educational institutions across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Irvine-based Analytix On Demand , a developer of business intelligence software for the healthcare market, said Tuesday that it has acquired healthcare consulting and education firm Integrated Revenue Management, Inc. As part of the acquisition, Analytix On Demand said it has renamed the company CentraMed.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2012

San Diego-based Essential Learning , which develops interactive education and learning software for behavioral and community health, substance abuse, corrections, developmental disability and child welfare organizations, has been acquird by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In mid-2018, Tom Bogan was the leader of business planning software company Adaptive Insights as it planned its own next steps. But like Dustin Hoffman in “The Graduate,” the big enterprise software company Workday lured Adaptive Insights away from the IPO altar with a more attractive deal—a $1.55 billion acquisition offer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Since these usually require a large investment, and more time, including customer education, they need to be started while your current business is still healthy. Apple did this with the introduction of the smartphone, which altered the value chain for computers, video, and software, which were already staples that they knew well.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

One of the hottest areas in enterprise and cloud software has been the move by the industry to adopt technologies like NoSQL, a way to tap into the distributed nature of the cloud to accelerate distributed applications. Ian Miller: FatCloud is a data management and software platform company with a NoSQL database.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Irvine-based TITAN School Solutions , a developer of software used for managing school district meal programs, has been acquired by LINQ , a developer of school district management software. Series A funding round back in 2018.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The new CEO, Max Carnecchia, was most recently chief executive at Illuminate Education, an Irvine, CA-based company that makes software for. (Read more about the takeover bid here, and Mitek’s rationale for turning it down, here.) Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian , a startup which develops Chromebook management software for schools, disclosed last week that it has raised a majority round of private equity from Sumeru Equity Partners. Size of the investment were not announced. GoGuardian is led by founder and CEO Advait Shinde.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Value Prop Twitter Style: Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software.

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