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LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M

TechCrunch LA

Fastly said that the acquisition of Signal Sciences’ business will boost its ability to provide better security for applications and APIs — the connective fabric between different services that knit different technologies together behind the scenes. Morgan Stanley & Co.

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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. What does the business do?

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HCAP Partners Backs TCS Healthcare Technologies In Acquisition Deal

socalTECH

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners announced today that it has provided a follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies, a provider of managed care softare, as part of an acquisition effort by TCS. Financial details of the acquisition and investment were not announced by HCAP Partners.

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j2 Global Raising $300M In Convertible Notes For Acquisitions, Growth

socalTECH

The publicly held company--which owns a significant number of Internet services, in addition to publisher Ziff Davis--said it will use that debt funding for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. backup cloud saas software efax capital acquisition merger j2global' READ MORE>>.

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Why GoToMeeting’s SaaS Playbook Wouldn’t Work Today

InfoChachkie

During the early 2000’s, my team grew the company to one of the largest SaaS businesses of its day, with sales of $70 million. At approximately $600 million in recurring, annual revenue, the new GoTo Company will rank as one of the largest pure SaaS companies on the planet. I couldn’t spend money fast enough. Share and Enjoy.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise.

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Parallax Capital Partners Buys SaaS Firm Daptiv

socalTECH

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. As part of the acquisition, Parallax Capital said it has appointed John Baldwin as CEO of Daptiv. Tags: parallax capital partners daptiv merger acquisition software project portfolio management.

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