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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. One more deal soon followed. billion valuation.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cinq Music ,  which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile, and physical channels, has raised a round of funding, according to GoDigital Media Group, the investor in the company. Size of the funding was not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2 That number could reach $81.3

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Costa Mesa-based Strategic Wireless (Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Funds Management, LLC) said this week that it has acquired two, separate portfolio of cell towers, real estate, and other related assets. Financial terms oft he acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

” Kindbody operates a fleet of vans — mobile clinics, rather — where women receive a free blood test for the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which helps assess their ovarian egg reserve but cannot conclusively determine a woman’s fertility.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications , a venture backed provider of ringtone and mobile music products, was acquired last week by Zad Mobile. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: emotive communications mobile merger acquisition ringtone phone. Emotive was venture backed by Mayfield, D.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. Our clients are everyone from fast growing, freshly funded startups, to the Fortune 100. We also have an office now in Houston as well as a result of the acquisition.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Everyone wants leaders who get things done and meet commitments.

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JULY 11, 2013

FreedomPop , the Los Angeles-based provider of free mobile wireless and home broadband Internet service, has raised $5M more in funding, the company is announcing this morning. FreedomPop said it raised the additional, A1 funding from its existing investors, bringing its total raised to $16M. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2018

Carlsbad-based TC Technology , an IT services provider which develops mobile software for the utility market, has been acquired by SSP Innovation , a provider of IT services and software to the electric, gas, and water utilities, the two said on Friday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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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JUNE 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , which develops mobile app design and development software, has acquired Buildbox , a developer of mobile game development software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2010

As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com. The same is true of Twitter, and as a VC I would personally never fund a company that looked to simply plug a functional gap in Twitter. So how does this all relate to the upcoming Twitter Chirp conference next week?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. ” In terms of capitalization, no other mobile gaming studio comes close.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality. 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.)

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to Surf Air, it will use the acquisition to create a new company, called Surf Air Mobility Corporation , which it says will focus on making "flying a viable alternative to commercial airlines and driving on short routes." Surf Air--now led by CEO Sudhin Shahani--did not detail financial aspects fo the acquisition deal.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based RepairSmith , which offers up mobile automobile repair, has acquired CarDash , a startup which offers up car repair and maintenance services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. in total funding, and came out of YCombinator in 2017. CarDash had raised $5.3M

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

It's not all that often that you hear of a local startup being acquired after only raising less than $1M in funding, because the company was growing so fast, rather than because an idea didn't pan out. Kixer develops mobile advertising software which helps publishers and connects mobile web users with apps.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

To figure out those 50 washes, embedded near-field communication (NFC) technology in the garments are tracked in real time and healthcare practitioners are informed via a mobile app how many times a gown has been washed. The funding gives the company fuel to grow as it expands into the U.S. Image Credits: MEDU.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Los Angeles- and New York-based SURE , which offers up personal insurance, on-demand, via a mobile app, has raised $8M in a funding round. The Series A funding was led by IA Capital, and also included Menlo Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Assurant and AmTrust. Wayne Slavin is founder and CEO of SURE.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

textPlus , the maker of the popular texting application by the same name, said today that it has raised $18M in a new funding round, led by The Raine Group. Prior investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Matrix Partners and GRP Partners also participated in the funding. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Newport Beach-based SignNow , a developer of mobile signature capture and document storage services, has been acquired by Barracuda Networks. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Barracuda Networks said the acquisition will help it strengthen its offerings in the cloud data storage market. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Culture Genesis , the venture-backed "digital studio" funded by Mucker Capital, betaworks, plus actor T.I., Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Culture Genesis, the acquisition is the company's first. Culture Genesis is led by Cedric J.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Mersive develops software used for collaboration and meetings, based on both laptops and mobile devices as well as immersive in-room displays. Mersive was backed by 3M New Ventures, and was originally created as a research project funded by DARPA. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers optimize their credit card spending, hsa been acquired by Bankrate. Wallaby was venture backed by Founders Fund Angel, Karlin Ventures, MuckerLab, SLP Ventures, and WI Harper Group. in funding in total. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. Jam City said the new funding will help it continue its global expansion, and also help further its strategy to build out its portfolio of studios.

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JUNE 26, 2013

As part of the acquisition, EMN8 said it raised $50M in a new funding, to both acquire Snapfinger and expand its platforms. The new funding was led by Sid R. emn8 snapfinger merger acquisition venture capital restaurant ordering dining food point sale' EMN8 is led by Perse Faily. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising firm Airpush --which is reportedly in acquisition talks with Perion--delivered $98M in annual revenues, according to the Forbes 2013 ranking of its most promising companies. airpush mobile advertising native forbes ranking growth' Airpush is led by Asher Delug. Airpush is led by Asher Delug.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based Virtual Greats , a provider of licensed, virtual goods for online and mobile games, has been acquired by fellow virtual goods company Iconicfuture , the two announced this week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. in funding from Omnicom and others. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile rental marketplace app developer Radpad said Tuesday that it has raised $2M in a funding round, which came from existing investors SG VC, L.P., The company claimed the round came after it "turned down two lucrative acquisition offers." eppers jonathan market capital venture marketplace rental mobile'

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

According to ecoATM, Cowen Sustainable Advisors acquires the stake from Apollo Funds, which are managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, the company's majority owner. Apollo Funds remains the majority owner of ecoATM. and Germany as part of an expansion into Europe. and Germany as part of an expansion into Europe.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

YP , the local search, media, and advertising firm spun out of AT&T which has significant operations in Glendale, said today that it has acquired venture-backed Sense Networks , a provider of mobile advertising and location-based services. sense networks yellow pages merger acquisition cerberus' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. in its seed funding round. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

a mobile communications network engineering support and staffing provider, based in Swindon, UK. The acquisition came via Gores' Small Capitalization Partners fund. Gores said that DMN provides engineering and project management services to the mobile communications industry in the UK.

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

The report last week that Snapchat is raising a new funding round at $3.5 billion--and turned down a $1 billion acquisition offer from Facebook --has some wondering if we''ve returned to 1999-era, dot-com valuations for companies. snapchat valuation venture capital mobile social teenager startup' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2014

disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>.

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