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AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. Tell us about the acquisition of Cottonseed, the clothing company. Wittleebee is backed by Science Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Torrance-based Pelican Products , which is best known for its protective cases and flashlights and other lighting systems, said late Monday that it has acquired UK-based Cool Logistics , a developer of temperature controlled packaging products. Pelican Products is owned by private equity firm Behrman Capital. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

A portfolio company of Irvine-based venture capital firm SAIL Venture Partners , SNTech , has made an acquisition, SNTech announced earlier this week. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. RBC is selling the unit to clear the way for its own, acquisition of another electric motor business, of A.O. Department of Justice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This is the stage where you move from building a product or solution, to building a business. Here you need a team, people with disparate but complementary skills bonded by your leadership, to ship product and go live. The launch – deep dive into building a great team. The scale - expand to reach your full potential.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Platinum did not disclose financial details of the buy, however, said that it is looking to expand Quark's product breadth and depth, plus create an acquisition strategy. Quark's software is used by publishers to help lay out the design of their pages; publish data in XML; automating publishing of page layout, and more.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. When product vision is truly clear, then it makes sense to execute it, and hiring follows.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public companies looking to acquire your growing enterprise usually have a few financial measures that help them weed out those candidates that will be too expensive in terms of effort or of too little financial attractiveness. Facilities may become redundant or oversized after these efforts, allowing for consolidation of facilities as well.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

El Segundo-based aerospace and defense products distributor FDH Aero said last week that it has acquired Madison Aerospace, a Texa-based manufacturer of aerospace hardware. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. FDH saaid the acquisition will help broaden its reach with additional product offerings in the OEM segment.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Other common scenarios that we’ve seen: Scaling and new markets: Your company and product are established, and now you’re scaling or going after new markets. A technical review can help your development team adopt new processes and strategies to maximize their speed and efficiency. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Those products are now being heavily used in autonomous vehicle systems. According to indie, the acquisition will help it in the rapidly growing LiDAR market. The company produces low noise lasers, Bragg gratings and integrated photonic elements which are used for automotive light detection and ranging (LiDAR).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Zadara said that the acquisition will help boost its edge cloud services offering. Simon Grinberg, the CEO of NeoKarm, and former head of product for Stratoscale, will join Zadara as Head of Product via the acquisition.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Jon Kraft: Our mission is to help kids discover and pursue their passions in life. I actually convinced Girish to help me with that other project, and worked together. One of our goals, is to help kids understand their unique strengths, and find things that they really can be passionate about. Tell me about your new company?

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JULY 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based, low-cost e-commerce products site Hollar is no more, and will be swallowed up by new owner Five Below , six months after the acquisition of Hollar by Five Below. Five Below--which runs a chain of "dollar store" style retail stores--acquired select assets of Hollar back in January of 2020.

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APRIL 22, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to PSA, the acquisition will help assist in its backlog of trading card submissions. According to PSA, the acquisition will help assist in its backlog of trading card submissions.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company said the buy will help it expand its product portfolio. Irvine-based venue management software developer Clubspeed announced on Monday that it has acquired Vantora, a developer of online booking and waiver management software.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

North Hollywood-based UNest , which operates a mobile app which helps parents set up saving plans for their children's college, has acquired Littlefund , an app and service which helps parents with collecting gifts, and tracking and saving towards a child's goals. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 30, 2020

Irvine-based NetObjex , which is developing products in the AI, IoT, and Blockchain area, said today that it has acquired VitalGrid , a provider of business technology and management consulting. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 5, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. according to Targus, the acquisition will help it diversify its accessory portfolio geared towards Apple and PC consumers. Sanho's products are mostly aimed at the Apple market.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Wave Broadband--which itself is part of Astound Broadband--the acquisition will help expand its West Coast fiber network. Wave said all existing Digital West services, products, and customer support will continue without interruption.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

San Diego-based Quake Global a provider of Internet-of-Things automation and process automation products and services, has acquired Skynet Healthcare Technologies Inc. , a provider of real-time-location-systems (RTLS) products for the senior care market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Torrance-based Pelican Products , the manufacturer of protective cases, flashlights and portable lighting systems, and other products, has acquired Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS) , a developer of temperature controlled packaging solutions. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Every entrepreneur tries to maximize his startup growth by building and selling more product and services for the widest geographic area that he can support. Actively pursue mergers and acquisitions. Overreliance on acquisitions drains resources and de-motivates internal teams. Partial acquisition.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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MAY 5, 2020

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Lassoff, Love Goodly's subscription box will continue unchanged, and the company will continue to deliver cruelty free and nontoxic products to help women discover healthier personal care, and with the same team. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo is going public via a reverse merger, in a move that it says will provide it with approximately $600M to help support production and launch of its electric vehicles. IV --which trades on the NASDAQ as HCAC--for the business combination.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company said the acquisition will help bolster its existing platform. Medsphere's flagship product is CareVue, an electronic health records (EHR) software product which provides clinical, financial and patient accounting, as well as end-to-end revenue cycle management.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital has made another acquisition this morning, via its portfolio company, Sargent and Greenleaf. According to OpenGate Capital, Sargent and Greenleaf, which develops high security locks, has acquired Delaney Hardware Company , a provider of security related hardware products.

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JULY 16, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Procore, the move will help it accelerate its efforts. Honest Buildings develops software which helps manage construction products, and counts such clients as Brookfield, Oxford Properties Group, and EQ Office, Blackstones U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

There are several key performance indicators that help new generation company management see more clearly their progress and corporate health. CACR (Customer Acquisition Cost Ratio). The lower the ratio, the more successful the customer acquisition campaign. CPA (Cost per Acquisition).

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which develops software-as-a-service products to help home service and contractors manage their business and service calls, is reportedly looking to file for an IPO. According to reports, the company has "kicked off preparations" for an IPO in early 2022. billion earlier this year.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Wolters Kluwer said the acquisition will help strengthen its existing portfolio of legal and compliance products and services.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Financial details of the acquisitions and sale were not announced by the company. According to J2 Global, the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide access to new markets, and to expand its product lineup. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2020

says its software is used by banks to help launch products and solutions faster, simplifying banking processes. Financial term sof the acquisition were not announced. is based in Kerala, India. Murali Gopalan is CEO of Cleareye.ai. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Venice, California-based StackCommerce, which develops a white-label marketplace which is used by publishers and brands to help connect people with products, has been acquired by Integrated Media Company (IMC), itself owned by private equity investor TPG. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. onPoint Oncology's service include products to improve drug reimbursement for oncology providers, and also helps connect cancer patients to financial assistance and services.

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