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JUNE 14, 2017

Irvine-based SmartLabs , the parent company of smart home controller brand Insteon and home automation e-commerce site Smarthome , has been acquired by private investment firm Richmond Capital Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced, however, Richmond Capital Partners said it is investing $7.3M READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Financial details of those acquisition were not announced by the company. Los Angeles-based OpenX has acquired Mezzobit and PubNation , two companies in the programmatic advertising space, the company said on Monday. According to OpenX, it plans to integrate Mezzobit and PubNation's tools into its platform. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2021

Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion. Kajabi says it is profitable, and will use the funding to scale its team and build out its products, expand internationally, and explore strategic mergers and acquisitions.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Los Angeles-based Workpop (www.workpop.com) thinks so.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based market research provider MarketCast said on Monday that it has acquired Fizziology , a software developer focused on social insights and analytics for the media and entertainment industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 14, 2017

San Diego-based StackIQ , a developer of "bare metal" provisioning software, has been acquired by Teradata , Teradata said on Thursday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. StackIQ was venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Grayhawk Capital, Avalon Ventures, and crowdfunding site OurCrowd.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Cloud Takes , an online project collaboration site focused on feature films, post production, and other content work, has been acquired by Technicolor. Cloud Takes founder Daryll Strauss has been hired by Technicolor as Vice President of Software Development. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has acquired Vhoto , a developer of computer vision and machine learning software, according to reports. News of the acquisition first came from GeekWire, a Seattle area news publication. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2012

In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st. BetterWorks--and Paige Craig--have been one of the companies driving the growth in Santa Monica's Silicon Beach.

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APRIL 17, 2013

j2 Global , the operator of both a cloud services business and online publishing business, has made another acquisition, this time of Netherlands-based online backup provider Backup Connect BV. connect netherlands software cloud backup acquisition merger j2global' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of online software used to manage financial deals, said Monday that it has added a new feature which lets its members download entire folders from the site.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Santa Barbara-based AppFolio , which develops cloud-based business management software, has acquired RentLinx , a developer of software to help syndicate rental housing listings to apartment search websites. RentLinx also runs the apartment rental search site Show Me The Rent. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ReachLocal said it will use the acquisition to enable SMBs to publish multimedia content to business profile pages on its site, as well as social media and other Internet sites. Tags: reachlocal smblive merger acquisition software local advertising.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Lockerz , the Seattle-based social shopping and e-commerce site backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has axed the company's San Diego office, in addition to laying off around 30 percent of its staff.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace has acquired Threadbox , a developer of email messaging software, according to Threadbox. Rumors of the acquisition had first been reported in July. Tags: myspace threadbox email software messaging merger acquisition. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Mixx operates an online site which allows users to find social content. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. UberMedia said the acquisition would add to its family of applications, which now include UberTwitter, Twidroyd, and Echofon. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion. That growth was driven by its real-time-bidding exchange, plus the acquisitions of two companies, LiftDNA and Jumptime. Global Investment, Inc., and Presidio Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Two, Los Angeles area companies--Ecwid and NuORDER--are in a deal to be acquired by Canadian point-of-sale software developer Lightspeed, Lightspeed announced on Monday. According to Lightspeed, it will pay approximately $500M for Ecwid, split between $175M in cash and $325M in shares of the company. in cash plus sahres worth another $212.5M.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Offering one more social media site (over 200 already exist on Wikipedia) probably won’t work. 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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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which develops online, software-as-a-service to help entrepreneurs connect with and keep their investors updated, is opening up its public beta today. Jackson, who was one of the very early employees at PayPal, the site is now taking signups for the service. READ MORE>>.

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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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JANUARY 14, 2015

The company said it will use the new funding for accelerating acquisitions, growth, and new content intiatives. lynda.com offers up an online education site where users can learn about a huge library of topics, ranging from everything from web and graphic design software to business topics, 3D animation, and more. in the deal.

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai. The list goes on and on. Most cities have something that they are particularly good at.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

DealOn , the developer of white label group buying software which was acquired by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , has just been sued over patent infringement by group buying site Tippr. another group buying site, over patents held by Kashless. ReachLocal announced its acquisition of New York-based DealOn on February 15th.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

So this is for e-commerce sites, not in person purchases? Jack Bicer: Any e-commerce site can be enabled for Sekur.me. Jack Bicer: We have already launched, and have production sites. Jack Bicer: I''ve been in the software development business for over 30 years. We started because of abandoned shopping carts.

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MAY 12, 2010

Torrance-based Foodlink Online , a provider of supply chain software for the perishable food market, said this week that it has named Eric Peters as the firm's new CEO. Peters previously served at Acosta TrueDemand as President, and also served at TrueDemand Software, where he was a co-founder before its acquisition by Acosta.

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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

ShootQ is a developer of web-based software for managing the business of professional photographers, including handling workflow, marketing, and selling their work. Pictage operates an online site for wedding and portrait photographers, which allows clients to browse and order photos. Financial terms of the buy were 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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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. The site offers up deal rooms to share documents and due diligence information, as well as ways to provide updates to investors, connect with other investors, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Move explained the acquisition will help extend its lead generation product set. Move runs real estate sites Realtor.com, ListHub, and other related businesses. Los Angeles-based TigerLead Solutions , a developer of lead generation and lead management systems for the real estate industry, has been acquired by Move, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 27, 2009

San Diego-based Interacasting Corporation , a provider of mobile social networking software, has been acquired by Good Technology, the firms said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: telecom mobile acquisition merger technology good interacasting. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2010

San Diego-based Metaplace , the virtual worlds software firm started by Raph Koster and John Donham, has been acquired by social gaming firm Playdom , Playdom said Thursday afternoon. Tags: metaplace playdom merger acquisition videogame content virtual world. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. WebSense said the buy would extend the firm's capabilities by providing visibility into spam posted on blogs, user forums, and social networking web sites. Defensio founder Carl Mercier joins Websense as Director of Software Development. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps. BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. site in Texas, garnering some of the highest traffic this year on an article.

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