Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Ecommerce company Shopify supports small businesses with technology like ecommerce website builders and retail Point of Sale systems. Now, it's dramatically expanding capacity in another area, fulfillment, with the acquisition of Deliverr. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history. Shopify is paying $2.1 newsletter.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Given SVBs market position, that is great news. The answer is profit.

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JUNE 12, 2014

Technology giant Google is reportedly looking to take a stake in Mojave, California-based space tourism and spaceship developer Virgin Galactic , according to a report Thursday evening. google virgin galactic merger acquisition rumor goog richard branson' READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

ASG Technologies, the Florida-based software company backed by activist hedge fund Elliott Management, has upped its offer for San Diego’s Mitek Systems to $11.50 The stock price of Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) rose nearly 9 percent on the news, closing at $9.75. per share from $10 apiece. That’s according to a Nov.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Battery-technology business Maxwell Technologies has agreed to be acquired by Silicon Valley electric car company Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) in an all-stock deal valued at about $218 million, the San Diego-based company announced Monday. Maxwell (NASDAQ: MXWL ) said Palo Alto, CA-based Tesla would buy its shares at $4.75

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. Our radio show, Tech News, powered by Make It Work has been a great success. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Covert was previously head of Montgomery's Technology and Media Groups. Covert said that his new firm will provide premium M&A and financing services to Internet, media, and technology companies in the U.S. Covert was involved in such deals as MySpace's acquisition by News Corp., and internationally.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? However, there was a prolonged clash of egos that delayed implementation and added costs.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Framingham, MA, audio giant has incorporated the Hush technology in a prototype product that Bose is testing in a new product category that might best be described as “health and wellness audio.”

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Happy Holidays!

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

He had the idea that as a comedian and performer making videos, someone needed to create technology to add personalization and discovery around how we laugh, exactly as you get those things now for music and other forms of content. The first app we're applying this technology to is Mock The Vote, a one-stop destination around the election.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This is the fifth company I've run as a CEO, and I've always thought that technology is about making complex problems simpler. We are heavily standardized on AWS, and are using a lot of AWS technology, including the database, Elastic Search. In these times, people are turning to technology like POD. I have a STEM degree, a Ph.D.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Viddy has lost its CEO, Brett O'Brien, in a shakeup that reported has to do with either not accepting (or not getting) an acquisition offer from Twitter. However, that strategy appears to have backfired as the firm's user count has plummeted, dropping to 4 to 5 million uniques a month down from over 30 million last spring.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

We went back to all the VCs and said, 'We have good news and bad news. The bad news, we've been sued in the US. The second major challenged faced by MySQL was the surprise acquisition of one of its key partners, InnoDB, by Oracle. Marten learned the news late on a Friday, "I was thinking, 'This business is over.'

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 20, 2019

As it looks to modernize its operations, the Los Angeles Fire Department is turning to a number of new technologies, including expanding its fleet of drones for a slew of new deployments. next to New York and Chicago, the LAFD has a budget of roughly $691 million, employs more than 3,500 and responded to 492,717 calls in 2018.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2010

The angel group also said it made investments in OLFactor , a firm developing technology for insect repellent and trapping, HitFix , an entertainment news site, and Vokle , a live video site. Tags: tech coast angels exit merger acquisition venture capital investment angel. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

News today that AOL has acquired technology news blog TechCrunch highlights the growing place of blog publishers in the online world. Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. www.buzzmedia.com). The firm is backed by Quadrangle Capital Partners.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He started the call by telling me he had exciting news. He was about to be featured in a major US news magazine as one of their “hot&# picks. A positive news story means NOTHING about the core performance of your business. We plan to continue to use PR as an ongoing part of our customer acquisition strategy.&#.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Richard Wolpert , the co-founder of HelloTech (www.hellotech.com), an in-home, technology and IT support service. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This holiday season, we are sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology community. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? His career also includes working at MTV Networks and Univision.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. They most often really just need either a Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor , and then some combination of hiring and/or outsourcing (on-shore or off-shore).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? I think that the biggest news for StartEngine this year is our productivity. That's huge.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Kevin McDonald is the new TCVN President, a position Foley held for the past year and Greenberg held before that. TCVN, a nonprofit technology group, was founded in 1984 to educate and assist entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in Orange County and to connect them with money, advice and other resources to help their businesses grow.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2015

El Segundo-based children's tablet maker Fuhu has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in surprising news from what had been one of LA's fastest growing technology companies. The filing was made in the U.s. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. Fuhu is reportedly in a deal to be acquired by Mattel for $9.5M

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

According to the two, Outcast will be responsible for advertising sales and marketing of the network, and AdtekMedia will provide software and systems development, as well as focus on product and technology innovation. Tags: outcast pumptop adtekmedia advertising station network video screen merger acquisition.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Blockbuster drugs from Alexion and Tesaro gained expanded approvals, but bad earnings news from Celgene and Biogen brought stocks down. and China made progress with the gene editing technology CRISPR. For a broader swath of the week’s news, read on. Academics in the U.S.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. That gave me the general landscape view and understanding of online technology businesses. How did the acquisition come aboutwere you looking for a buyer at the time?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. What was the big news for your company this year? In automation news, Google's Deep Mind AI taught itself to walk last summer.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. These hero brands were pushing into uncharted territory, testing and finding new ways to serve and satisfy customers when their businesses were upended by Covid.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

24/7, which is part of WPP, said it will incorporate Panache's digital video ad technology and formats into its Open AdStream platform. Panache offers up a variety of video ad formats to marketers and advertisers, and counts Fox News, CBS, and MTV Networks as customers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Without all of you, we wouldn't be able to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Technology. Advertisers.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Technology.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. Technology investing is the best job in the world, but it can be fraught with failure. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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