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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. In the Spring we publicly released the Boston Consulting Group's extremely thoughtful strategic assessment of the SoCal region. Their report crystallized the opportunity and pathways to moving SoCal forward as one of the leading global innovation ecosystem.

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What You Missed On Your Holiday Vacation, SoCal Technology Edition

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Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware.

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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history. But its even better news for the regional SoCal innovation ecosystem. 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.

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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets/devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2019?

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Welltok, Backed By Trio Of Socal Investors, Buys Mindbloom

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margolis jeff trizetto software enterprise healthy android iphone health acquisition merger mindbloom welltok' Welltok''s CEO, Jeff Margolis, founded health management firm TriZetto in Orange County, and later sold TriZetto to Apax Partners in a huge, $1.4 billion deal in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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The Acquisitions Option

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- The Acquisitions Option. Growth by acquisition can be a viable strategy for smaller or even very small software companies. SDSIC C-Level Execs BIG. See [link] (more).

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GoTV Networks Acquired By Phunware

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Sherman Oaks-based GoTV Networks , the provider of mobile applications and content, has been acquired by a Texas mobile software developer, Phunware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Phunware, the acquisition will add offices in San Francisco, Sherman Oaks, and San Diego. READ MORE>>.