socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2012

The acquisition of Los Angeles-based Savings.com is apparently worth over $100M, plus an unspecified additional amount based on future performance of the firm, according to new numbers provided to the press by acquiring firm Cox Target Media. Savings.com is a provider of online coupons and deal information. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car pricing information, has been acquired by AutoTrader.com , which is based in Atlanta. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Morgan in the deal; AutoTrader.com was advised by Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kelly blue Book was advised by J.P. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2012

Torrance-based LiveOffice , the provider of online, cloud-based email archiving services led by Nick Mehta, has been acquired by Symantec , in a deal worth $115M. Symantec said the acquisition would extend its intelligence information governance offering. LiveOffice was venture backed by Summit Partners.

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Symantec Torrance Email Acquisition 145

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Ridesharing giant Uber is considering a major deal to buy either Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental service Bird , or possibly, Bird's key rival, Lime , according to a report. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2010

Chatsworth-based DataDirect Networks , a developer of data storage arrays for the high performance computing (HPC) market, appears to be in the midst of a possible acquisition deal, according to documents uncovered by PEhub. DataDirect, which is headed by Alex Bouzari, denied a deal was in the works, according to PEHub's reporting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I realized that he and I see several common patterns that account for a large percentage of new venture failures. If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. Growing too fast kills many new ventures, due to staffing costs, inventory, and funding delays.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

in cash, in a deal which is expected to complete by July 28th. Language Weaver was spun out of University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and venture funded by Athenaeum Fund, In-Q-Tel, Palisades Ventures, Sulphur Creek Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Now, Thrive Global is adding a tech tool to its arsenal of cognitive behavioral therapies with the acquisition of the Los Angeles-based startup, Boundless Mind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the stock and cash acquisition will see all nine members of the current Boundless team join Thrive Global.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The new, subscription service offers up such enhancements as allowing users to message users outside their network, get real time notifications when people view their deal rooms, special reports and analytics on people interested in their profiles, as well as upgraded customer support.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2015

While you are busy building your high growth venture, you may have occasionally thought about which large companies might be the ultimate buyer of your company – a buyer that could optimize your idea, customer base, and team. Many large companies have a preferred template from which their deal teams rarely stray. By John Huston.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? We also discussed the following deals of the week. Venture Financing.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Flixster operates an online social network and community for fans; Rotten Tomatoes provides film reviews, information, and news. Flixster was backed by Lightspeed Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures. Flixster was backed by Lightspeed Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

eBay said Thursday that it has sold Rent.com to PRIMEDIA , the publisher of apartment and rental home information and listings. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. One of Southern California's big startup successes-- Rent.com --which was sold to eBay back in 2004, has just been sold. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. In 2011 the company was sold to Nordstrom for $270 million in a deal that has been widely seen as a success for both buyer and seller.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2011

Santa Monica-based The Wrap News , an online news site covering entertainment and media, said this week that it has acquire ItsontheGrid.com , an online, subscription service providing information on ongoing movie projects. Financial terms of the cash and stock deal were not disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development. Either of these are obviously fine in angel deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. We had a great hour-long chat about the industry and the deals of the week. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. Why did you start LiquidStock rather than a more traditional venture fund? We feel very good.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”. LivingSocial.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car sales information and pricing, is now officially part of automotive site AutoTrader.com , AutoTrader said Wednesday. The deal was originally announced in October. Financial terms of the sale have not been announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive.

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Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 55

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It might just be Tradesy (www.tradesy.com), a brand new service which lets women sell their unwanted clothing via a mobile app or website--and even takes care of dealing with shipping and returns. I read everything online I could about customer acquisition, marketing, design, and coding, and every part of the business I could.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Other deals. Really!).

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 19, 2016

The round is led by Subtraction Capital, and includes investments from PayPal co­founder Peter Thiel , Indicator Ventures, and venture debt lender Western Technology Investment (WTI). Given the nature of the venture capital industry, we understand the need for a secure deal management and stakeholder communications platform.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

Stuart Frost is head of Frost Venture Partners (www.frostvp.com), and the founder of DatAllegro, which he started in Orange County and eventually sold to Microsoft for $275M in 2008. I enjoyed my time there, and it was part of the deal, but it wasn't a long term career for me. he's been spinning out of his incubator. It's been great.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

In an ideal world, and from the perspective of a venture investor, this would absolutely be the case. In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

The deal also reflects Petco’s expanding interests in technology following the company’s $4.6-billion billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing Raising Venture Capital (VC) series. When people refer to a strategic investor they are usually talking about an investor that comes from the industry you serve as opposed to an independent venture capital investor. But the venture guys don’t make the calls on what the product / business guys do.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked, Cloud-based enterprise platform for deal management and investor reporting, Wednesday announced a new suite of enterprise features in a move to take transactions mobile. The new features launched include business tools for reporting, file management, discussions and first-of-its-kind functionality for managing deals on an iPad.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Venture capital isn’t right for many business but if you do want to raise from a VC at some point you need to understand that often investors care more about growth than profits. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth. Are you looking to potentially sell the company in the next year or two? What did they actually do?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2010

Although this is a somewhat unusual real estate transaction, it reflects a surprisingly common scenario in the world of mergers and acquisitions, with one important distinction. Senior management was more concerned with ensuring a cultural fit with our acquirer, rather than squeezing the last dollar out of the deal. Do Nothing.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, The COGS (costs of goods sold) tells me about how big your customer acquisition costs will be. portfolios. How much will you pay?

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Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). Put it this way – Upfront Ventures spend on PR per year = $0.

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