socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Moonshots Capital , which is led by Kelly Perdew, has seen a big exit via the acquisition of San Diego's Harvest.ai by Amazon Web Services. The deal, which has not yet been formally announced, was reportedly worth around $20M.

San Diego 100

San Diego Web Acquisition Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

San Diego- and Los Angeles-based video sharing site veoh Networks has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to web site Mashable. Tags: veoh networks merger acquisition bankruptcy failure. Veoh had raised over $67.5M READ MORE>>.

Veoh 172

Veoh SoCalTech Report San Diego 172

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

A report today says that the latest updates to Demand Media's S-1 are a result of government scrutiny over how the firm is accounting for content developed for its sites. Currently, Demand amortizes those expenses over five years, and apparently other publishing firms typically amortize those expenses over much less time. READ MORE>>.

Demand 145

Demand Media Report Content 145

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based TSi Auto Solutions , a provider of web-based auto dealership management software, said today that it has acquired AutoSoft , a Seattle firm which develops financial reporting and analytics products for the automotive OEM market. TSi Auto Solutions said the acquisition increases its customer base by 30 percent.

Manhattan Beach 150

Manhattan Beach Software Acquisition Web 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2018

San Francisco-based Cloudflare , which provides a service which helps web site and web application developers manage caching and access to their websites, protecting against cyberattacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS)--and which is backed by Qualcomm--is heading towards an IPO. billion.

San Diego 113

San Diego Google Web Report 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

With over $100 million from its investors including Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others, Nest is reported to have been on the verge of another $150 million raise in a Series D round and would have eventually gone public. Nest is not Google’s first hardware acquisition.

Google 86

Google Acquisition Resource Social Media 86

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2. Internet Brands--which has been an aggressive acquirer of web sites--also revealed that it acquired six websites in Q2, for a total of $8.6M. Tags: internetbrands internet brands merger acquisition. in Q2 of 2009.

Internet Brands 160

Internet Brands .Net Acquisition Web 160

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results, reporting that--despite the recession--the firm saw an increase in its fourth quarter revenues of 8%, or $27.0M The firm also reported it had acquired GrooveJob.com, which it had previously announced back in October. versus $24.9M a year ago.

Internet Brands 124

Internet Brands Acquisition Web Sites 124

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Financial terms of the acquisition of Associated Content were not disclosed. Associated Content, much like Demand Media, pays users to "crowdsource" articles about various topics which might be of interest to Internet users and web searching. Reports from AdAge place the acquisition of Associated Content at over $100M.

Yahoo 150

Yahoo Demand Content Media 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Burbank-based Be Jane , the angel funded, online home improvement site focused on women, told its users that it has sold the web site to an undisclosed buyer, according to reports. Tags: acquisition merger content improvement home online jane bejane. Be Jane said it would be announcing the buyer in the weeks ahead.

Newsletter 150

Newsletter Burbank Sites Content 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Placebase , a developer of interactive mapping and mashup tools, has quietly been acquired by Apple Computer, according to a report from Computerworld. Placebase operated Pushpin.com, and online mapping web site, and was headed by Jason Waldman.

Web 124

Web Acquisition Los Angeles Tool 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leads360 reported today that it has linked its sales lead management software with offerings from web-based mortgage software firm Optimal Blue. Leads360 is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, and is headed by Dan Morefield, who was CIO of Overture Services before its acquisition by Yahoo. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 154

Rustic Canyon Software CIO SaaS 154

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Drew Massey, the founder of ManiaTV, has reportedly purchased the assets of defunct Internet web content firm ManiaTV, says the New York Times. Details on the buyback were not disclosed, but the Times says that the acquisition did not include ManiaTV's Los Angeles production studios. Tags: maniatv merger acquisition content.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Content Web Acquisition 100

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. BGR was formerly known as the Boy Genius Report. READ MORE>>.

Blogging 133

Blogging Content News Sites 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security software, reported today that it has received a U.S. Green as inventors; it appears the patent stems from M86 Security's acquisition of Avinti, a malware detection firm, in March of 2009. Patent for its malware detection technology. Marsden and David E.

Patents 133

Patents Email Web Acquisition 133

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

In many cases, I can break it down into: Customer Acquisition Cost – how will you reach prospects, how will you convert them and how much will it cost to convert them Customer Lifetime Value – how much will you make off of each converted customer This very simple model works for a surprising number of business models.

Metrics 225

Metrics Startup Web 2.0 Slides 225

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County.

San Diego 40

San Diego Report High Tech Study 40

Xconomy

JULY 3, 2019

Broadcom is once, twice, three times a multi-billion-dollar dealmaker (well, basically) in the past year if it follows through on its reported talks to acquire Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity giant Symantec.

Symantec 48

Symantec Report Acquisition Software 48

socalTECH

MAY 1, 2009

Looking to figure out how much your niche web site is worth? Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported earlier this week in its quarterly results that it spent $1.6 The five sites were up from three reported by the firm last quarter, when it spent $2.7m Tags: internet brands merger acquisition ecommerce. READ MORE>>.

Internet Brands 100

Internet Brands Sites Report Web 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. This is astounding and myopic in my view.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. The firm's chairman, Brett O'Brien, told socalTECH that, contrary to other reports, the firm is not shutting down, but that they are in the process of selling the company. "We

Media 100

Media SoCalTech Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. The firm's chairman, Brett O'Brien, told socalTECH that, contrary to other reports, the firm is not shutting down, but that they are in the process of selling the company. "We

Media 100

Media SoCalTech Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent.

Sales 133

Sales Santa Monica News Blogging 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Technology. Advertisers.

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology. Advertisers.

Southern California 133

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

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. He walked me through both the logic and the math.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network.

Southern California 140

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 140

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology. Advertisers.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network.

Advertising 113

Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

My point was that Amazon continues to dominate the web services business because AWS continues to cut prices & margin in the same way a hypermarket does to control market share. And contrary to media reporting, YouTube has been incredibly supportive of networks like Maker & MiTú in building out our businesses. I wasn’t.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology. Advertisers.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

First, I believe that Seesmic has an excellent product – especially the web version of their product and that having another senior and experienced exec like Loic Le Meur would be great for Twitter. And I saw a lot of this first hand in Salesforce’s acquisition of my company, Koral, which was a content management company.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

socalTECH

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. With Smartify, users opt in and self report data, providing authenticity of that data, granularity, and relevancy, which allows us to be even more effective. READ MORE>>.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2017

Improving economic fundamentals are stoking the IPO pipeline in the United States and elsewhere, according to a report issued Tuesday by the global consultant and accounting firm EY. exchanges during the first half of 2017, according to the report EY Global IPO Trends. Eighty companies raised a total of $22 billion on U.S. markets.

Report 55

Report Marketing San Diego Company 55

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. Klout measures influence on topics across the social web to find the people the world listens to; assigns a Klout score to Twitter members. Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Having followed the firm since its early days as a spinout of USC, we thought we'd talk with CEO Mark Tapling to get the back story behind the acquisition, and where the firm is going form here. What's the story behind the acquisition? Tags: translation language acquisition merger interview weaver tapling mark. READ MORE>>.

Equity 168

Equity Startup Acquisition Funding 168