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MARCH 28, 2013

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider OpenX announced this morning that it has named Matthew Reid as its new Vice President of Marketing. Reid previously was SVP of Marketing for Gehry Technologies, and also served at Eucalyptus Systems and Expertcity (Citrix Online), where he was responsible for launching GoToMeeting.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Costa Mesa-based Emulex reported Tuesday that it now owned 89 percent of Endance Limited , the developer of network performance management and monitoring appliances it said it would acquire in December. Emulex announced its acquisition of Endance in December, in a deal worth approximately $130M. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social media app Triller, is now looking at hitting the public markets via a direct listing, according to Reuters. Triller competes directly against TikTok. The company is currently led by CEO Mahi de Silva, and reportedly is expecting revenues of more than $250M in 2021.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Aliso Viiejo-based Microsemi reported this morning that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired, for the company''s acquisition of Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor. The regulatory hurdle means that U.S. regulators do not intend to conduct any kind of review of the transaction.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science said today that it has hired on Matt Monahan as its new Vice President of Social Media Marketing. Monahan was most recently at AlphaBoost, a startup which was building Facebook advertising reporting software.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Quibi is shutting down and has hired a restructuring firm to help it wind down the company, with co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg confirming to investors on Wednesday that the company will shut down, according to a report from the WSJ. Quibi has raised more than $1.75 READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. If you have growth marketing agencies or freelancers to recommend, please fill out our survey !). Why do you think that performance marketing is the right fit for DTC?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom reported MOnday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Percello Ltd. , Broadcom had announced the acquisition of Percello on October 26th. Broadcom had said the acquisition will help it accelerate its time to market to deliver femtocell technology. The deal was worth $86M in cash.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand, last mile transportation company Bird is considering going public via a Special Purpose Acquisiton Company (SPAC), according to a report from Bloomberg. It's unclear how far along the SPAC might be, however, Bloomberg said the discussions "are in an early stage".

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Santa Monica-based online healthcare marketplace operator GoodRx has reportedly filed for an IPO, according to a report. Reuters--citing "people familiar with the matter"--said GoodRx submitted paperwork with the SEC last week on a potential IPO, and is only now in the process of hiring advisers for that IPO effort.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The acquisition by Santa Monica-based Bird of fellow on-demand, scooter service operator Scoot Networks , was worth a mere $25M , according to the WSJ. Bird--which announced the acquisition of Scoot on Wednesday--did not disclose financial details of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

A new report today released by PwC finds that the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) has jumped significantly in 2010, with volumes exceeding both 2008 and 2009 levels. IPO market to generate liquidity for their investors. PwC tallied up 154 IPOs completed this year so far, raising $37.5

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Los Angeles-based apartment rental marketplace RadPad , which was founded by Jonathan Eppers, has been acquired by LandlordStation , according to a report. Financial details of the acquisition were not anounced. RadPad had been venture backed by Altpoint Ventures, Goldcrest Investments and AmplifyLA.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

otherwise known as SnapChat , is aiming at a March IPO, according to a report on Thursday afternoon. The WSJ reports that the company is looking to hit the market as early as March , in a deal which would value the company at $25 billion. Venice-based instant messaging company Snap Inc.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Machinima , which had been the poster child for Southern California's multi-channel-network (MCN) boom, has laid off most of its employees and ceased its operations , according to reports. in 2016, in a deal then reported as worth less than $100M. Machinima had been acquired by Warner Bros. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based Canoo, an electric vehicle startup which has announced a number of futuristic looking vehicles--but has yet to deliver one to the market--is now under SEC investigation, according to a number of reports. special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) acquisition last year. Canoo went public in a $2.4M

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MAY 6, 2014

Epicor Software , the supply chain management software company whose roots are in Orange County, has been put up for sale by private equity firm Apax Partners, according to reports Tuesday. epicor software merger acquisition private equity exit apax' billion, and has hired investment banking firm Jeffries to handle the sale.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. To put that into context; Affirm’s financial report in May projected it would process $8.04 It is planning to expand into a number of new markets this year.

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JULY 8, 2013

A report Monday says that satellite television provider DirecTV has finally made a bid for Los Angeles online video company Hulu , and that Time Warner Cable is also mulling an offer, according to Bloomberg Monday. Hulu has been on the market for months, with DirecTV looking at Hulu since at least mid-May. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

A new report released this morning from PricewaterhouseCoopers says that U.S. billion on the markets, compared with only 14 deals and $2.3 billion on the markets, compared with only 14 deals and $2.3 Of those deals, the most amount raised in the markets was for Energy, where there were four IPOs which raised $1.3

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MARCH 21, 2016

A new report, issued Monday, says that IPO activity has slowed significantly in Q1, with a 39 percent drop in volume and 70 percent decline in total capital raised versus Q1 of last year. The report, from Ernst & Young, said that companies are likely exploring other options or waiting for confidence to return for their IPOs.

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APRIL 2, 2014

How can marketers make better decisions and get better results from their online marketing? Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market.

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MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd.

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MAY 11, 2017

was hammered on the markets on Wednesday, after reporting $2.2 The terse earnings report was the first for the company as a publicly traded company. Newly public tech startup Snap Inc. billion of losses on $149.65M in revenues for its quarter ended March 31, 2017. Snap is now trading as SNAP on the NYSE. Most of the $2.2

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APRIL 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based Demand Media just passed up a deal to go private, according to a report over the weekend from the WSJ's AllThingsD, which says that the firm--headed by Richard Rosenblatt--ultimately decided to pass on the offer from private equity shop Thomas H. Lee Partners. Apparently, T.H. Lee offered up to $1.2 Lee offered up to $1.2

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AUGUST 19, 2021

The startup--led by founder and CEO Traven VanderZanden--is now reporting its results as a result of recently hitting the public markets, via a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) transaction. In addition to the results, Bird also said it has launched new e-bike aimed at the consumer products market, the Bird Bike.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Venture capital investor optimism rose slight in Q4, according to a report released this morning from the University of San Francisco.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Mobile games developer Seriously , which has offices in Los Angeles and links to the local technology ecosystem, has been acquired by social gaming company Playtika , according to reports. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced, however, the deal is rumored to be around $275M.

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JANUARY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Ad-Juster , a developer of automated reconciliation and reporting software for the digital ad market, was recently acquired by Chinese investor Innotech Capitals. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition was announced last week. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Irvine-based data storage developer Western Digital has been named as one of the companies potentially looking at a deal for flash memory maker SanDisk , according to a report late Tuesday. Flash memory maker Micron is also apparently looking over the deal, according to the same report. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

billion in capital to bring its automobiles to market. fisker automotive cleantech auto hybrid bankruptcy merger acquisition' Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive , the highly troubled electric car maker, spent over $1.4 But it appears, the company is possibly being acquired for just $25M , by a group of German investors. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The long awaited IPO of Glendale-based LegalZoom apparently has been delayed , according to reports Thursday afternoon. According to Reuters, citing an "underwriting source", LegalZoom has delayed the offering due to marketing conditions. LegalZoom had been aiming to list on the New York Stock Exchange as LGZ.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for reported $1B value. The company was founded by Dave Fink and Jonathan Neddenriep, two former principals at the startup studio and early stage investor, Science.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. Social media as a marketing tool is here to stay, and is now widely accepted. Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push. Focus first on the social media trinity.

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APRIL 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based videogame commerce technology developer Xsolla says it has acquired Slemma, a developer of data analytics and visualization and reporting software. The company said Slemma's web-based tools allow users to create simple, easy-to-use and dynamic data reports with customizable dashboards.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. But there is one overwhelming method of appraising the effectiveness of a business leader. What is your leadership end game goal?

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