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MARCH 20, 2014

Welltok is backed by a trio of Southern California investors, including Qualcomm Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, and Okapi Venture Capital. margolis jeff trizetto software enterprise healthy android iphone health acquisition merger mindbloom welltok' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. billion deal in 2008.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine is at least the sixth major technology IPO in Southern California in the twelve months.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The number of IPOs of companies on the Journal's list from 2011 from Southern California matched the number of IPOs of Silicon Valley companies. Of the other four IPOs, two were from Silicon Valley firms (Imperva, Jive Software); and one from Utah (Fusion-io), and the other from Indiana (ExactTarget). READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2010

A little known Southern California venture capital investor is benefiting from the IPO of Silicon Valley-based Fabrinet today, after Fabrinet said it has priced its IPO and will list on the New York Stock Exchange. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition. percent of the company. Shea web site.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Honey was acquired by PayPal in November of 2019 for $4 billion, one of Southern California's biggest acquisition in the last few years.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Acquisition. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Editor’s picks.

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JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ansible > , a developer of IT automation software, has been acquireed by Red Hat , to help bolster Red Hat's management capabilities for hybrid and OpenStack clouds, and container-based services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, reports say the deal was worth around $100M.

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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. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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MAY 7, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group both in Southern California as well as across the venture ecosystem, says it backed a total of 53 companies in all of 2018, putting in a total of $10.8M across those companies. million in Tourmaline Labs. million in Tourmaline Labs.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. We know at a very granular level, by software sector, what a likely acquirer is going to pay.

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JULY 26, 2016

LeEco and Vizio said that Vizio's hardware and software business will become wholly owned subsidiaries of LeEco, and Vizio's data business, Inspace, will spin out as a separately owned company. According to the two companies, LeEco will pay $2 billion in cash for Vizio, which is privately held. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2014

In a move that might not surprise many in Southern California''s music and technology world, Santa Monica-based Beats Music said this morning that it has acquired Topspin Music , the music marketing startup which was--until recently--run by Beats Music'' CEO Ian Rogers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Without all of you, we wouldn't be able to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Startups Made Simple.

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MARCH 6, 2012

El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , the developer of data aggregation and analysis software which was a spinout of USC's Information Sciences Institute, has been sold to New Jersey-based Connotate. According to Connotate, former Fetch CEO Ryan Mullholland becomes President of the firm with the acquisition. in funding. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies.

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Language Weaver , the University of Southern California spinout which provides statistical machine translation software, has been acquired by UK-based SDL. Tags: language weaver merger acquisition translation. According to SDL, it has signed an agreement to acquire Language Weaver for $42.5M READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of enterprise IT monitoring software, has been acquired by VMware , according to VMware this morning. Although VMware did not announce financial details of the acquisition, sources close to Integrien said the acquisition was worth $102M. Clearstone owned about half of the firm. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

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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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The acquisition significantly bolsters j2's media properties. j2 Global said the acquisition will more than double its digital media business. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Once again, we'd like to thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Amid hand wringing about an IPO slowdown in 2015, there's one shining region which had a banner IPO and acquisition year last year: Santa Barbara. billion acquisition of lynda.com by LinkedIn last April, and three companies-- MindBody , Appfolio , and CytomX Therapeutics (founded out of UCSB)--all had their IPO on the NASDAQ in 2015.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. They include: Sponsors. Technology.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. They include: Sponsors. Startups Made Simple.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In what looks to be a banner year for IPO filings for Southern California, Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand filed for an IPO this morning, saying that it is looking to raise up to $115M in an IPO. Tags: software saas exit acquisition merger ondemand cornerston. on revenues of $29.3M READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. They include: Sponsors.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Vinny Smith , the former CEO of Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software , appears to have become one of the most active investors in recent months in enterprise software, after starting up a new venture capital firm, Toba Capital. Vinny Smith formed Toba Capital from his gains for selling Quest Software to Dell in September, for $2.4

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

WeWork , the co-working space operator which has a significant presence across Southern California, with nineteen locations in the Los Angeles area plus a location in San Diego, has acquired Teem , a software startup backed by active LA venture investor Greycroft Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

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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APRIL 24, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. They include: Sponsors.

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JULY 12, 2011

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>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The report put the acquisition in the "low teens" of millions of dollars. Rapportive is a direct competitor to Mingly, the Gmail contacts management software firm headed by Tyler Koblasa and backed by Idealab. Calacanis has been a fairly active angel investor across companies in both Southern California and Silicon Valley.

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MARCH 23, 2011

El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , which develops presentation and webcasting management software for the enterprise, has been acquired by Polycom , Polycom said today. Polycom said it will use the acquisition to enhance its offerings. Accordent's 50 employees will remain in Southern California. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 -- Software MandA: 2010 Update and Forecast plus Provocative Insights About Exit Timing. No question, the economic downturn took its toll on software industry mergers and acquisitions in 2009. The market got eerily quiet.until the fourth quarter when there was a flurry of software MandA activity.

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