socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based Ascent Funding, a provider of student loans, says it is targeting the coding bootcamp market, with a new set of loans for those programs. As part of the move into the market, the company says it has acquired the Skills Fund, a firm which has provided over $200M in tuition funding for bootcamps for over 16,000 students.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based Centerfield , a company which provides marketing and customer acquisition to the residential services, business services, and telecommunications markets, says it has launched a new product, called Insights by Scout. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. What does the business do?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no no surprise?—?that’s

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2020

Boingo Wireless has been in the midst of a restructuring , having cut 16% of its staff in December; the company has been digesting an acquisition of a competing company, Elauwit Networks. Elauwit is a provider of Wi-Fi to the student housing and other markets. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

El Segundo-based FDH , hardware and replacement parts to commercial and defense aircraft manufacturers, subcontractors, and others, has announced another acquisition--its second this week--of BTC Electronic Components. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. FDH is owned by Audax Private Equity. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

And n ow, even with the economy continuing to collapse, the company is on the prowl for new acquisitions and expects to spend tens of millions of dollars on new deals. The PlayerFM deal stands out as an example of what the company looks for in an acquisition target, said Ritter. ”

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. To put it simply, Amazon is getting instant access to a market it used to operate in. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Focus upon you as marketing genius. Let’s focus not upon the process of marketing and positioning, but on you. How should you become the best marketer you can be, even if you are a first-time entrepreneur or a seasoned CEO? The first rule of marketing and positioning is to listen to the marketplace. . Hire consultants.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Thousand Oaka-based Teledyne Technologies says it has completed its acquisition of the Scientific Imaging businesses of Roper Technologies , which included the acquisition of Princeton Instruments, Photometrics and Lumenera. The deal, which had been announced in December, was worth $225M in cash. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Everhart distills his leadership insights from many decades in one of the largest business-to-business marketing agencies, working with companies across the country. Don’t forget it.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based Faraday Future is now a publicly traded company, after a successful acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Property Solutions Acquisiton Corp., the company said on Wednesday afternoon. Faraday Future will begin trading today under the ticker symbols FFIE and FFIE.WS.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2018

DataDirect Networks , the developer of high performance computing (HPC) and enterprise storage products, says it expects to finalize its acquisition of data storage array maker Tintri , in what it says is "the next few days". DDN says it expects the acquisition to close this month.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave says it expects an acquisition by special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III to occur in January, after approval of a special proxy by VPCC.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, let’s recall the four “P’s” of marketing. Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. More we are taught in marketing classes. I= increase revenues.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2013

San Dimas-based search and digital marketing firm WebMetro is now officially part of TeleTech Holdings , TeleTech said this morning. The companies had announced the acquisition in July. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. According to LLR Partners, its investment will be used by Edlio to support its market expansion, via organic growth and acquisitions.

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TechCrunch LA

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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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2016

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear announced late Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Irvine-based Broadcom's wireless infrastructure backhaul business. The company said the acquisition will help it expand into the wireless infrastructure market. The deal was worth $80M in cash, and had been announced earlier in the year.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to Canoo, it has entered into an agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. and will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CNOO. IV --which trades on the NASDAQ as HCAC--for the business combination.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Federal Network Systems (FNS), the Ashburn, Virginia systems integrator in the communications, information technology, and data security market. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

DataDirect Networks , which develops high performance data storage for the enterprise and high-performance-computing (HPC) market, has completed its acquisition of Tintri , the bankrupt flash data storage developer. According to DDN, the acquisition came after an "extensive" bidding process, where DDN was declared the auction winner.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric automobile developer Faradyay Future is hoping to make a move to the public markets, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), according to reports. The company's CEO, Carsten Brietfield, disclosed the possibility of the SPAC move on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2019

San Diego-based Mapp , a developer of cloud-based digital marketing software, has completed its acquisition of European marketing analytics software developer Webtrekk , the company said this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Mapp is led by CEO Steve Warren.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2017

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and UK-based e2v technologies plc said today that the two have completed the $789M acquisition of e2v by Teledyne. The deal had been announced in December. e2v develops machine vision products, including image sensors and custom cameras and applications.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands said Friday that the acquisition of the firm by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has closed. The acquisition, which had originally been announced in September, was worth $640M. JMI Equity also invested in Internet Brands as part of the sale.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer Rubicon Project said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Chango , which develops intent marketing technology. Rubicon had announced the acquisition on April 1st. The deal was worth $122M. Chango was based in Toronto, Canada. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It’s the biggest podcast industry acquisition ever, and Spotify isn’t done. Here’s what the podcast acquisitions mean for Spotify, for the entire podcast industry, and for all the tiny underdog podcasters out there. That’s because the acquisitions make Spotify a publisher, as well as platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2022

Unfortunately, without your proactive efforts to counter predictable market challenges , early growth can quickly stall. No matter how excited your initial customers appear to be, every market has a saturation point on new and repeat sales. Start today with new customer acquisition efforts.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave said this morning that it is going public, via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsred by Victory Park Capital.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based NKP Medical Marketing , a provider of digital marketing and search engine optimization services focused on the specialty medical area, has been acquired by private equity investor MB Growth Advisors. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Emulex announced its acquisition of Endance in December, in a deal worth approximately $130M. Emulex CEO Jim McCluney said in a statement that the buy will double its total addressable market. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week El Segundo-based Wpromote acquired fellow marketing agency Standing Dog, in a deal which brings the company to 260 employees, and continues to grow the company. Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

In my role of business advisor to startups, I often recommend these to increase initial brand identity and market penetration. With the rate of market change today, and the advent of worldwide competitors, you need every strategy you can muster to keep up, and respond quickly to new threats.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The San Diego-based genomics giant (NASDAQ: ILMN ) dominates the market when it comes to technology for sequencing, or “reading,” the genetic code. PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB ) is an attractive acquisition target because of its prowess with. Illumina machines read short pieces of DNA that have been chopped up, copied, then reassembled.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2011

The acquisition of Newport Beach-based semiconductor firm Conexant by private equity firm >b>Golden Gate Capital has completed, the firm said today. The acquisition takes Conexant private, with the firm no longer trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2021

Santa Monica-based Inspire Energy Capital, a provider of renewable energy to the residential market, has been acquired by oil and gas giant Shell, the companies said Tuesday afternoon. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Inspire offers up renewable energy subscriptions to customers.

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