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JUNE 6, 2017

Irvine-based data analytics software developer Alteryx has acquired New York-based Yhat , a developer of data science software, the company announced on Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 8, 2018

In the eight years since it was founded, Seismic has become a leader in the market for Web-based software used by corporations and other big customers to manage the online marketing materials created to support sales reps in the field.

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APRIL 25, 2016

Los Angeles-based Stratalux , a provider of cloud-based, managed services for Amazon Web Services (AWS), said it has acquired Tojo Media , a company which specializes in building software for media and entertainment clients to be used in the Amazon AWS public cloud. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Cloud Takes founder Daryll Strauss has been hired by Technicolor as Vice President of Software Development. Cloud Takes'' software was used to manage digital assets, track project progress, and more, and ran on Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Jonathan Siegel , who co-founded Santa Barbara-based startups RightScale, RightCart, and RightSignature, has scored an exit today, and has sold Exceptional Cloud Services , his latest cloud software startup, to cloud hosting provider RackSpace. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced by the companies.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

San Clemente-based software developer DealerSocket has acquired web-based, auto dealership software maker FEX DMS , the company said Thursday. DealerSocket provides software for marketing, sales, service, and other functions for auto dealerships, and says it currently has over 6,500 dealers using its software.

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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. in Harvest.ai, which develops cybersecurity software aimed at data loss prevention.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers optimize their credit card spending, hsa been acquired by Bankrate. Wallaby was founded by Matthew Goldman, and says it has more than 100,000 users who have been using its apps and service. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

a Boston-based software developer which develops self-service, publishing tools aimed at magazine publishers, catalog publishers, and others. Zmags helps those catalog, magazine, and other publishers convert their media into tablet, mobile, social, and web form. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

HealthFusion is a developer of web-based, cloud software used by physicials, hospitals, and medical billing services. Quality Systems is funding the acquisition with $200 million in financing from J.P. Quality Systems said HealthFusion has an annual run rate of around $30 million. Morgan and U.S.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

DRX , a provider of web-based shopping and enrollment software for Medicare health plans, which was based in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Wisconsin-based Connecture , the companies said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. DRX was formerly known as DestinationRX. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2016

Los Angeles- and Toronto-based audio and web conferencing provider iotum says it has announced Internet broadcasting and podcasting tools maker TalkShoe.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. iotum is led by Jason Martin. iotum is led by Jason Martin. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Specialized services, such as accounting, require skilled people, training, and tools, and do not scale well. This reduces the cost of customer acquisition, allows easy upgrades for service and new features, and improves customer loyalty in the face of new competitors in the market. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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JUNE 18, 2009

San Diego-based The Active Network , an operator of a network of services for community, sports, and other organizations, said today that it has released a new product focused on event management. Tags: active network event management activeevents ondemand saas software. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

If you measure success by exits, the Ring acquisition by Amazon and Cylance acquisition by Blackberry, each for $1 billion, were among the biggest stories of 2018. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that you found most interesting in 2018? Given SVBs market position, that is great news.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. The deal was worth $125M.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Michael Jones , CEO of MySpace and former founder of Userplane, has another exit under his belt today, as AOL announced it has acquired Thing Labs , a San Francisco maker of web-based, social software. Thing Labs makes the Brizzly web-based software for sharing and discovering content.

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JULY 7, 2010

San Diego-based BrightCloud , a developer of Web content classification and security services, has been acquired by Internet security software firm Webroot. Tags: brightcloud webroot merger acquisition software security. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. BrightCloud was led by Quinn Curtis.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Irvine-based HireRight , a provider of online, employment background and drug screening services, said Monday that it has acquired a provider of drug testing and physical exam services, National Diagnostics. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. National Diagnostics is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Google’s acquisition of Nest gives the the co-founders an early exit and resources to up their hardware game. Nest is not Google’s first hardware acquisition. “Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally.”

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JULY 13, 2010

Mehdi Daoudi is CEO of CatchPoint Systems (www.catchpoint.com), a new Los Angeles startup focused on the web site and web application monitoring industry. What does CatchPoint's software do? We're trying to make monitoring of web sites and applications sexy and simple. Daoudi was previously an executive at DoubleClick.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online , the firm behind the popular GoToMeeting software, said today that it has acquired Paglo Labs , a developer of IT search and management tools, and launched its own IT management platform called GoToManage. Financial terms of the acquisition, which occurred earlier this year, was not disclosed.

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MAY 25, 2010

Rubicon develops an online service which optimizes which online advertising and online ad networks are used on a web publisher's web site. Tags: advertising online software security acquisition merger sitescout project rubicon. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife.com is further expanding its services this morning, saying that it has launched a new, "social dashboard" product which helps users centrally manage all of their social and email accounts. The new service comes as a result of the acquisition of Threadsy in March by MyLife. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015.

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JULY 16, 2010

One of the questions we get most from entrepreneurs is how companies reach an exit event, and the thinking that goes into acquisitions. Quinn is now VP of Hosted Security Services at Webroot (www.webroot.com). What's the story behind the acquisition? How long was BrightCloud around for before being acquired?

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JANUARY 12, 2010

San Diego-based Covario , a developer of search advertising and web site optimization software and services, said today that it has acquired Netconcepts, LLC , a website search engine optimization firm based in Madison, Wisconsin. Tags: covario merger acquisition netconcepts. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 8, 2010

Torrance-based Pictage , which operates an online service for professional photographers, said today that it has acquired ShootQ. ShootQ is a developer of web-based software for managing the business of professional photographers, including handling workflow, marketing, and selling their work. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2019

HireAHelper.com, an online marketplace that links people who are moving to a new home with local movers and related services, has been acquired by Porch, which operates a marketplace that connects people with a variety of home repair and improvement services. Financial terms of.

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JULY 3, 2019

The potential acquisition, which was first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, represents Broadcom’s continued (NASDAQ: AVGO ) interest in broadening its business beyond semiconductors. Though it is one of the largest cybersecurity software providers, Symantec is.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

To understand that assertion, let’s observe how and when Google encroached on each layer of the technology value chain required to access any web service. Web browser – even a functional computer with an OS isn’t enough to access most Google services. Search is just another web application.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service which automatically pulls up and links to related content on web pages. Pluck was a developer of social media software for web publishers. READ MORE>>

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APRIL 17, 2017

San Diego-based TakeLessons set out nine years ago to create a Web-based platform that helped match music students with qualified instructors. Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services. The company’s last VC round in early 2014 raised $7 million.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Shea's Southern California headquarters in Walnut--apparently invests in early stage investments in the computer software, semiconductors, biotechnology and medical devices area, according to the J.F. Shea web site. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition. Shea Ventures--which is based out of J.F.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

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