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JANUARY 24, 2020

Broadcom's RF chips are used in mobile phones and elsewhere. Broadcom is reportedly looking to sell its radio frequency chips business--which has significant operations in Orange County--to either Qorvo or Skyworks Solutions, according to a report on Friday from Bloomberg. The report says the deal could be worth a much as $10 billion.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills- and Berlin, Germany-based Fox Mobile Group , which offers mobile content distribution and mobile entertainment products, has been sold to Jesta Group , Jesta said Wednesday. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings. on the sale.

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News Beverly Hills Mobile Entertainment 133

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JUNE 26, 2013

As part of the acquisition, EMN8 said it raised $50M in a new funding, to both acquire Snapfinger and expand its platforms. The company said that its products now include products for online, mobile, tablet, kiosk, group and call center ordering, loyalty programs, email marketing and mobile marketing products, and more.

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Allegis Venture Capital Acquisition Mobile 164

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MAY 11, 2015

Bloomberg said that Grindr has hired investment banker Raine Group to advise the company on a sale. Los Angeles-based gay dating app and website developer Grindr is looking for a buyer, according to Bloomberg. Grindr was founded by Joel Simkhai. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Tustin-based mophie , the developer of cell phone cases and other mobile accessories, is being acquired by fellow mobile case maker ZAGG , the two said late Tuesday. According to ZAGG, it will pay $100M, plus earn out, for mophie, creating a new mobile accessory company with 2015 net sales of approximately $470M.

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MAY 7, 2015

Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Playhaven is a mobile ad network, which Science had acquired in September of 2014. RockYou said it will use the acquisition to "turbocharge" its expansion into mobile.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely is buying mobile game studio FoxNext Games Los Angeles , the studio behind the mobile game Marvel Strike Force. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Disney acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles when it purchased 20th Century Fox.

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APRIL 21, 2014

Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Oversee.net said the move would allow it to focus on "more aggressively" developing its portfolio of web properties and mobile applications--and in particular, the many branded websites the company now owns in the areas of travel, consumer finance and comparison shopping. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. general manager ( Stefano Benatti ) — filled more orders in the first two months of 2020 than all its sales for 2019, according to Cevolini.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Encinitas-based Verve Wireless , which develops mobile applications for local publishers, said today that it has acquired Deconstruct Media , a mobile advertising technology firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Verve said that Deconstruct's team will be based of it its Washington, DC office.

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Media Press Advertising Mobile 145

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group announced this morning that it has sold Netmotion Wireless , a developer of mobile security software, to The Carlyle Group. Financial terms of the sale was not announced. NetMotion Wireless develops mobile security software for mobile devices, and was based in Seattle.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. Customer Acquisition. On measurement. Is it 4/1,000? lowering $1.50

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AUGUST 26, 2015

Financial details of the spectrum sale were not announced. The spectrum is allocated for helping mobile network operators handle mobile data traffic. Qualcomm said it was advised by Akira Partners LLP in the sale. READ MORE>>.

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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. Business intelligence analyst IBIS World estimates that VDR industry sales will grow by 16% this year to nearly $730 million. iOS Compatibility.

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MARCH 1, 2019

According to Inside Secure, the two companies have a complementary, large global customer base across the entertainment, mobile, and IoT industries. Steve Oetegenn, who was President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Verimatrix, becomes Chief Operating Officer for the newly combined company. Inside Secure paid $138.1M

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JUNE 10, 2010

El Segundo-based iSuppli announced Thursday that it has acquired UK-based Screen Digest , a firm which provides market research covering film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, TV technology and video games. Tags: isuppli merger acquisition screen digest market research adams media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

One or more of the following parameters are viewed by most investors as traction indicators, but good entrepreneurs are often creative and define their own to supplement these: Start with sales to-date for a priced offering. As an investor, I would like to see one month of sales, and see how that compares to your projections.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Our mobile phones are capable of doing almost anything these days. We haven’t had any capital to really test customer acquisition strategies. I have three sales guys, who are on commission only. To pay for convenience and to value how mobile can shape your every day. What about the good times? We are building a team.

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Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

All you hear about these days is Mobile. Companies are spending more time and money on their mobile sites than their full-fledged website. It’s hard to even watch a TV commercial without some sort of mobile app shout out. I bet there is a lot that would surprise you about the mobile world. Download Apps From the Web.

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Mobile Search Engine Optimization SEO Startup 82

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JUNE 5, 2012

Financial details of the sale were not disclosed. According to THQ, the sale resulted in an undisclosed cash payment to THQ, and allows THQ to continue to publish its existing console and mobile titles through March 31, 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also built two very high-quality mobile apps that we were experimenting with in terms of building better customer acquisition toools. We at Upfront Ventures enthusiastically led a $7 million round of funding in a combined company on track to top $10 million in sales soon and geared up for growth.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. 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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AUGUST 27, 2014

We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales. Plus, we have mobile optimized sites, and those are just scratching the surface now, there''s a huge amount of growth potential with mobile traffic available today. It sounds like you''re completely boostrapped.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

40% of all of YouTube is viewed on mobile devices and of high-quality content I believe it is between 60-70% based on my insider data. Best is if you have a combination of ad revenue, sponsorships and some forms of non ad revenue (subscriptions, merch, music sales, etc.). This is 14% of world population and 33% of all people online.

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SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. ” I always felt the same.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Recently, Santa Monica-based Geodelic (www.geodelic.com), the venture backed developer of location-based, mobile apps, has sharpened its focus to provide real-time offers, and has partnered with mobile operators like Verizon and Korean Telecom to offer up its services to those firm's customers. Unlike the U.S.,

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Mobile Santa Monica Startup Commerce 140

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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Networking CTO Hire CTO Coach Mobile 100

Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

The new funding will enable Petnet to expand its product line and sales and marketing capabilities. billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The deal also reflects Petco’s expanding interests in technology following the company’s $4.6-billion

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San Diego Los Angeles Mobile Equity 52

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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JUNE 28, 2013

It''s focused on mobile optimization and LTV tracking, and also has a pretty big focus on algorithms that try to protect advertisers from excess attribution. Companies need a way to roll up all that data, and understand their cost of customer acquisition in a detailed way. What is CampaignEQ? What''s the story behind CampaignEQ?

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Advertising CPC Tool Startup 203

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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. It's as easy as Instagram, and takes no technical knowledge or sales knowledge. It was a crash course. We're now driving over 1.5

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Startup Education Acquisition Funding 236

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Garth Holsinger, VP of Global Sales and Business Development, Klout. Krishna will speak about the future of mobile advertising, and how to maximize its potential.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Foursquare. -A

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. You’ve got a REALLY diverse background. What’s the short version?

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Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

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APRIL 2, 2014

Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web. It''s unique in that we can integrate that into CRM systems, email systems, point-of-sale. What''s your background, and how did you get into this? READ MORE>>.

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Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

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JULY 15, 2015

With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. It's not about pouring those dollars into a hundred new sales reps and just selling the heck out of things--as an enterprise player, you have to grow sales in accordance with engineering and our QA department, with implementation services, and support.

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Software Report Startup IBM 100