socalTECH
AUGUST 16, 2016
Venice-based Snapchat is reportedly near a $110M acquisition of mobile search startup Vurb , according to reports. Neither Snapchat nor Vurb have yet confirmed the deal, which apparently has yet to be signed. The original report cited a "person famliar with the deal". READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
In a very bold move, Venice-based Snapchat has apparently turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook , according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal. snapchat merger acquisition exit facebook tencent mobile' READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2017
Who are the big winners after the IPO pricing of Venice, California-based Snap Inc. Of particular note is the involvement of Laskey, who made his first fortune with another, Southern California mobile app maker--Jamdat Mobile--which he took public in 2004, and later sold to EA in 2006 for $680M. on Wednesday afternoon?
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2017
Who are the big winners after the IPO pricing of Venice, California-based Snap Inc. Of particular note is the involvement of Lasky, who made his first fortune with another, Southern California mobile app maker--Jamdat Mobile--which he took public in 2004, and later sold to EA in 2006 for $680M. on Wednesday afternoon?
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California. There are big companies being build around the mobile phone. We're working with a company in Venice Beach which is trying to solve that problem.
socalTECH
JUNE 25, 2015
That's where we're at, and we include software-as-a-service, e-commerce, ad-tech, mobile marketplaces, and gaming as our companies. Any lessons you've learned about the acquisition process, given your recent exits? For the new entrepreneurs, what's the best way to approach you?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d.
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