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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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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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ServiceMesh Acquired By CSC

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based ServiceMesh , the developer of enterprise, cloud management tools headed by Eric Pulier, has been acquired by CSC , the two said late Wednesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. servicemesh merger acquisition eric pulier software enterprise cloud saas' READ MORE>>.

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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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ServiceTitan Acquires FieldRoutes

socalTECH

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company offers up office management, route optimiation, payment processing, digital sales and marketing, and other tools. FieldRoutes was previously known as PestRoutes and Lobster Marketing. FieldRoutes is based in McKinney, Texas.

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Portfolium Acquired By Instructure

socalTECH

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.