socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan, which develops software used by contractors and the trades to manage their businesses, says it has acquired FieldRoutes, a developer of cloud-based software for the pest control and lawn care industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Epicor , the big enterprise software developer which has extensive operations in Orange County, said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible , the developer of e-commerce and order management software. No financial details of the acquisition deal have been announced by either of the companies.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. XIFIN supplies its software in the molecular diagnostics, pain management/toxicology, anatomic pathology, radiology, hospital outreach, medical device and clinical laboratory markets.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2015

Irvine-based Kareo , the developer of cloud-based, medical office management software which is led by Dan Rodrigues, announced today that it has acquired DoctorBase , a developer of medical practice marketing and patient communications software. kareo doctorbase merger acquisition cloud medical office management software saas'

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The new company has emerged from a three way merger of Reliam, Stratalux, and G2 Tech Group, following an acquisition of the three companies by Great Hill Partners. According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network said today that it has expanded into the faith market, with the acquisition of church management software firm Fellowship Technologies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Fellowship Technologies provides its software to more than 1700 churches. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops partnership management software, said this morning that it has acquired ACTIVATE , an influencer marketing platform which provides influencer discovery, program workflow, measurement, and analytics. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as BL. earlier this week. and $15.00

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2019

San Diego-based digital marketing software provider Mapp announced this morning that it is acquiring German software developer Webtrekk , a developer of marketing analytics and customer intelligence software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Webtreek is based in Berlin.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Zingle, a startup whose software is used by hospitality, travel, and retail industries to more easily and quickly connect with their customers via messaging, has been acquired for about $42 million in cash by Medallia, a publicly traded software company in San Francisco. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare , which provides practice management software for the medical, behavioral and dental providers, has made another acquisition, saying today that it has agreed to acquire OTTO Health , a provider of software used for virtual visits. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

When people talk today about buying food, alongside traditional grocery stores and other physical food markets, they increasingly talk about grocery delivery companies, restaurant delivery platforms, meal kit services and more that make or provide food to people by way of apps. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which develops online, software-as-a-service to help entrepreneurs connect with and keep their investors updated, is opening up its public beta today. Jackson helped bootstrap marketing for PayPal, and eventually served as interim Vice President of Marketing at PayPal after its acquisition by eBay.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

ShootQ is a developer of web-based software for managing the business of professional photographers, including handling workflow, marketing, and selling their work. Tags: pictage shootq merger acquisition photography photo saas. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , a provider of online training software for small businesses, said today that it has named Donna Wells as its new President and CEO. Wells was CMO at Mint.com until its acquisition by Intuit in 2009; she has also served at Expedia as Senior Vice President of U.S. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

Isaac told us a bit about how he thinks his company can help solve the recruiting issues with hiring software sales repsand also tells new entrepreneurs that sometimes, you just can't have it all, and the challenges of balancing a startup, family life, your health, and the rest of your life. Why software sales reps?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

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Xconomy

MAY 8, 2018

In the eight years since it was founded, Seismic has become a leader in the market for Web-based software used by corporations and other big customers to manage the online marketing materials created to support sales reps in the field. Financial terms of the deal are being withheld, according to Seismic CEO Doug Winter.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? When SAP acquired Concur this fall for $8.3

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? Industries are being shaken up by technology and SaaS companies at an incomparable rate. Lexus upended the US car market with vehicles that were light years ahead of the junk Detroit was producing. I doubt it. Just maybe.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tags: cornerstone ondemand merger acquisition exit software saas.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Email marketing and cross-channel interactive marketing saas solutions provider ExactTarget has acquired Pardot, a marketing automation provider and iGoDigital, web personalization provider in a move that will revolutionize its marketing platform. Pardot to Redefine Marketing Automation.

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Platform Marketing Social Media Web 56

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. As brick-and-mortar businesses closed and re-opened at limited capacity, our team of digital marketing strategists updated hours on more than 1.3 Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate?

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. So, I cam on board. What were you doing before this?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

when a technology startup, its investors or the market believe in robust growth rates writ large. “the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. __. faux·men·tum.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the developer of location intelligence software, said this evening that it has acquired Navtrak , a provider of mobile resource and fleet management products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Telogis said the buy will help it gain greater reach into small- and mid-sized markets.

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Resource Acquisition Mobile Software 140

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Startups in a world of massive markets can be confusing. The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

For our Friday interview, we thought we'd catch up with Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the Elevation Partners-backed software provider, to hear where the firm is nowadays. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2011

Orange-based Alteryx , a developer of spatial intelligence software for business, said today that it has raised $6M in a Series A investment round. Alteryx develops mapping software used by Fortune 500 companies, the government, and researchers. The round came from SAP Ventures Fund I. Alteryx is headed by Dean Stoecker.

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Research Acquisition Software Funding 145

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. READ MORE>>.

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Invest Newsletter Social Media Equity 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: For TVC, closing on our new $115 million software focused growth equity fund at the end of last year made for an exciting 2015.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting close software, soared in its IPO debut on Friday, and was trading up more than 45 percent in morning trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. BlackLine was trading around $24.79 at around 12:50PM EDT, up $7.79 from its IPO debut price of $17.00

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