SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. This post looks at the implementation details of HTML 5 video.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. But rest assured valuations get reset. Except the music stopped.

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MAY 5, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal has updated its IPO pricing range, indicating this week in an updated S-1 that it expects the initial pricing of its IPO to be between $17.00 The firm is venture backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Galleon Group, European Founders Fund, and others. and $19.00 READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

ASG Technologies, the Florida-based software company backed by activist hedge fund Elliott Management, has upped its offer for San Diego’s Mitek Systems to $11.50 The stock price of Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) rose nearly 9 percent on the news, closing at $9.75. per share from $10 apiece. That’s according to a Nov.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. The Series G round was led by Permira and also included JMI Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, Ameriprise, and funds and accounts advised by T.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

the developer of high speed switching chips which has major operations in Westlake Village, said late Friday that it has set its anticipated pricing range in its IPO. The firm said it anticipates its initial public offering price will be between $10.00 Tags: inphi iphi switching semiconductor merger acquisition exit debut.

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MAY 20, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal priced its IPO last night at $13.00 The IPO pricing was significantly below the estimated $17.00 ReachLocal was venture backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Galleon Group, European Founders Fund, and others. Tags: reachlocal merger acquisition rloc. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

According to Helios, it acquired Balboa Water Group from investment funds affiliated with AE Investors LP. The company also said it expects the acquisition to be accretive from day one, with the $218.5M purchase price representing a 2020E Adjusted EBITDA transaction multiple of 9.3x on a pro forma basis.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - People want to invest in people they trust – once you’ve made money for someone you can always go back, and even get better pricing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2021

GigCapital2, the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) which is merging with Los Angeles-based Cloudbreak Health, said it has raised $285M in capital, which is part of its business combination with UpHealth Holdings and Cloudbreak Health. at a conversion price of $11.50.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

Preparing for the game… If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Semicoa , which was spun back out of semiconductor firm Microsemi on August 24th, has raised $16M in funding associated with the private equity deal. The funding came from Vance Street Capital. Tags: semicoa microsemi venture capital private equity merger acquisition. military and space programs.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The company said it is offering of 7,711,284 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.45, with an expected close on January 25th.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2011

in funding in RayTracker a developer of solar tracking technology. The disclosure of the sale price came at a solar power conference, from the firm's former founder, who said the investors scored a multiple of 12.8 Idealab, Quercus Trust, and Phoenix Fire had invested $3.5M RayTracker was a spinout of Idealab's Energy Innovations.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Just over three months after its last funding round, European fintech giant Klarna is announcing today that it has raised another $639 million at a staggering post-money valuation of $45.6 They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. The new valuation represents a 47.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

However, although they are providing such significant value, a lot of them operate with limited funding and resources, which ultimately affects the customer experience. All of the stylists are independent contractors and set their own pricing. The price a consumer pays depends on the stylist chosen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

In my experience, the top candidates will include the following: What if you have to cut your targeted price? Pricing is always a tricky issue. You need to quickly calculate the long-term impact on profitability of pricing and business model changes. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Even if you work every day in the world of new-venture funding, as I do, the options are confusing, and their meanings seem to change on a regular basis. Crowdfunding is rapidly becoming the major source of funding for seed-stage startups. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Receptos is trading flat after its initial public offering, after pricing last night at $14.00 The developer of biopharmaceuticals for treating immune and metabolic diseases priced at the low end of its estimated IPO range, which was $14.00 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based FIGS, which makes medical scrubs and other apparel, has surged in its IPO debut, pricing on Wednesday night at $22 a share, and ending Thursday up 36% in its debut to 30.02. The IPO priced above an earlier estimated IPO price of $16.00 The IPO raised $1.02

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APRIL 7, 2014

Based on Rubicon''s current price (around $19.24 rubicon project merger acquisition clearstone news mayfield winners frank addante' Who were the biggest winners in the successful IPO of Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project ?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The median VC exit price for deals is $70 million (FLAG Capital via Bryce.VC). There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” So entry price matters a lot. Often it does.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

Other Supreme apparel sells in the aftermarket for hundreds more than their retail prices, including box logo hoodies which typically sell for between $500 – $1,000. A Veblen good does not adhere to the traditional laws of price and demand. This growth is often funded via debt. Popular, rare items are expensive.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2020

Carlsbad-based Qualigen Therapeutics said on Friday that it has raised $8M in new funding, from a single institutional investor. The company--which trades on the NASDAQ as QLGN--said it sold 1,140,570 shares of its Common Shares, 780,198 Pre-Funded Warrants and 1,920,768 Common Warrants at a combined purchase price of $4.165.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

If Bird has thousands of scooters in a neighborhood (and if it can acquire these scooters at cheaper prices due to scale advantages) then it’s significantly more difficult for new entrants to launch without serious capital and it’s hard to get serious capital from investors who perceive you’re late to the game.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Viewdle , a developer of computer vision technology which is venture backed by Anthem Ventures and Qualcomm, among others, is in the midst of an acquisition by Google , according to reports today. TechCrunch said the acquisition is worth around $30M. The rumored price for the firm is around $30M. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Achaogen had set an initial IPO pricing range earlier of $10.00 Other investors include Venrock, The Wellcome Trust, Arch Ventures Partners, Omega Fund, and 5AM Ventures. antibiotic biotech biopharmaceuticals acquisition merger exit lifescience achaogen' Domain Associates owned 18.7% of the company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Bev , a canned wine business that recently raised $7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, thinks marketing in the alcohol industry is the problem. pic.twitter.com/DMEg88t4iO.

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MARCH 28, 2014

The company--which runs online degree programs for the University of Southern California (USC) and many other schools--had been backed by Redpoint Ventures, which funded the company out of its Los Angeles office. 2U priced at $13.00, at the high end of its $11.00 2U priced at $13.00, at the high end of its $11.00 READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, and an old one long out of favor, the so-called “reverse merger.” Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The publicly held pharmaceuticals firm--which is developing treatments for glaucoma--said the funding came from a current shareholder, Deerfield Management Company LP. Aerie said the notes accrue interest at $1.75% per annum, and also provide conversion at a 30 percent premium over its closing stock price as of yesterday. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a big round of funding as it continues to grow. The funding is coming from a wide mix of investors.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, said this morning that it has raised $200M in new debt and equity financing, plus acquired a company. TrueCar said the funding was structured as a one-for-one conversion from preferred stock to common stock.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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