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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of a contact activity tracking tool for Office 365 and G Suite which is led by Jon Ferrara, says it has enhanced its browser extension for helping teams with their sales prospecting efforts. 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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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Santa Monica-based Wavemaker Ventures has raised a new, $66M venture capital investment fund, for its Southeast Asia efforts, the company said this week. Wavemaker, which is one of the Southern California's most active investors, already was active in Southeast Asia with an earlier investment fund.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Santa Monica-based HelloSociety , which provides analytics for brands about activity on Pinterest, said yetserday that it has named Dennis Chang as Chief Revenue Officer. hellosociety chief revenue officer executive turner pinterest analytics software brands' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Nimble , the developer of contact management software-as-a-service, told its users today that it has released a beta of a new, iOS application. Santa Monica-based Nimble has develops contact management software which lets users better track their business contacts and contact activity, in addition to tracking social media activity.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Santa Monica-based InvolveSoft , which develops software to help companies encourage their employees to volunteer for events and help contribute to their local communities, has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops mobile marketing software which lets marketers understand correlate the activities of mobile users with the physical locations of those consumers, said this morning that it has raised $5.5M in a Series A funding round. MomentFeed is led by Robert Blatt. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, customer relationship management and contact management software, has debuted a new dashboard feature, the firm announced Tuesday. nimble contact management software saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18798% San Diego Pedro Lichtinger 22 Phone Power 7642% Winnetka Ari Ramezani 23 TeleSign Corporation Software 7534% Marina del Rey Steve Jillings 26 FastSpring 6742% Santa Barbara Dan Engel 30 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

General Assembly , the provider of technical skills training, which has an active campus in Santa Monica, says it is will be opening up a new location in Irvine. General Assembly offers up courses on everything from software coding to web design and marketing. General Assembly is headquartered in New York. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Santa Monica-based cloud-based contact relationship management software developer Nimble has integrated its software with three new partners, the firm said late last night.

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AUGUST 8, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management tools, has tied its CRM tools into the popular Dropbox file storage service, the company said this morning. Nimble''s software helps people track their contacts and contact activity, and was created by CRM pioneer Jon Ferrara. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the location analytics and marketing software development firm headed by Rob Reed, said today that it has partnered with location check-in company Foursquare. MomentFeed's software makes it much easier for those brands to handle very large numbers of those locations. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of human resources and talent management software-as-a-service, said today that it has agreed to acquire Auckland, New Zealand-based Sonar Limited (Sonar6). Sonar6 develops cloud-based, talent management software focused on small businesses. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2018

Santa Monica-based venture inestor March Capital Partners is again the lead on an investment round this morning, in Silicon Valley-based Xage Security , a new startup focused on industrial internet-of-things (IoT) security. Xage, which is based in Palo Alto, said this morning that it raised $12M in a Series A funding round.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

The industry with the largest amount of investment was in Software, with $229.6M in funding for its location-based intelligence software. for Santa Monica-based EdgeCast , $45.9M for Santa Monica-based EdgeCast , $45.9M in investment. Other big rounds included $54.0M for San Diego-based Otonomy , and $39.7M

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Santa Monica-based AirMap , the startup developing airspace management software for drones, said on Thursday that it has added integration with the FAA, to automate what had been a very cumbersome process to gain authorization to operate near U.S. airports, all via its iOS and Android apps. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the provider of analytics software for tracking location-based check-in and other activity from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Gowalla, said Monday that it has scored an investment from Rockfish Brand Ventures , the venture capital arm of Rockfish Interactive.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the location analytics software developer which helps brands analyze how location-based app promotions are working on a location-by-location basis, said today that a promotion incorporating Instagram and foursqure seemed to help a local restaurant chain.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Palomar Ventures has re-upped its investment in a security software firm Damballa , which is based in Atlanta, as part of a new $12M funding round for that company. Palomar's Jim Gauer sites on the board of Damballa.

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MAY 4, 2012

Santa Monica-based Engrade , a developer of online classroom management tools, said today that it has raised $3M in a funding round. Engrade's online software is used for tracking grades and other classroom activities and communications. Matthew Greenfield of Rethink Education joins the company's board with the funding.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

SpyCloud , a startup which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers and which is backed by Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , has raised $21M more in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. March Capital Partners co-led the Series A funding round for SpyCloud in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In a sign of how large of an effect Santa Monica-based TrueCar has had on the automotive industry, the company said Tuesday afternoon that its dealer partners have just surpassed 700,000 new and used vehicles sold using its sites. However, the firm launched into an active dealer outreach last year to address those issues.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the startup developing location based analytics software aimed at retailers, said late Tuesday that it has partnered with Retailigence , which provides information on local store inventory to shoppers. The integration deal provides insights and analytics into searches for those products.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Financial Analysts primary functions include data base query, financial planning, data analysis, and reporting of DreamHosts financial activities. Enervee is a Santa Monica based startup focused on bringing the MPG Rating to online shopping. Some of the most recent listings: Financial Analyst , DreamHost.

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JULY 27, 2020

Our interview today is with Nick Hedges , the CEO of Santa Monica-based MomentFeed. What our software does, is optimizes every signal the discovery algorithms look at when they decide to show results for those terms. The reason is because that we ensure the information about a local business is completely active and visible.

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APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. We''re making investments, and are based in Santa Monica, and although we have a small team, we''re looking forward to becoming part of the local scene here in Silicon Beach.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The largest deals for Los Angeles were Coda Automotive in Santa Monica, which raised $40.375M, KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals in Calabasas, which raised $37.425M, and JustFabulous in El Segundo, which raised $33.1M. In terms of industries, Software gained the most investments with a total of $165.7M Los Angeles received $260.0M

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APRIL 5, 2010

billion in venture activity here in Q1, up significantly from around $997M tallied in Q4. Biopharmaceuticals continues to drive the investment totals in Southern California, with $222M in investments; followed by Medical Devices, with $120M in investments, and Software, with $119M. Father north, in Santa Barbara, Sonos scored $25.0M

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JANUARY 23, 2013

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JUNE 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Geodelic announced today that the firm is shipping a new application for local discovery, along with T-Mobile USA. According to the venture backed firm, the new software for T-Mobile's myTouch 3G, learns a user's favorite locations and helps them find local retailers, restaurants, and attractions.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Particularly when you consider the activity around Silicon Valley, you see the activity in Silicon Valley revolves around Stanford and Sand Hill Road, which is just geographically very close. Here, if you look at a school like USC, it''s just a long way from Santa Monica. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2014

One local company-- Edmunds.com (www.edmunds.com)--has been very active looking to tap into the innovative spirit in the community through its own hackathons -- days-long, endurance events where teams come together to quickly built and prototype software around a central theme. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We looked at other sites, such as Cross Campus Santa Monica, and we saw the events they were running, which we went to a lot before they opened a location here. We looked around the country at other co-working spaces, and see how it's been the hub for lots of growth and activity. For example, Orange County with medical devices.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Anyone who has been in sales, business development, or just works a lot with others is familiar with contact management software--tracking who you have been talking to, when, notes, and more for sales teams. He's again set his sights on contact management with a new company, based in Santa Monica, called Nimble (www.nimble.com).

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

And, if you're a social platform, is there a way to monetize all that activity happening on your service? San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging.

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MARCH 4, 2021

Our software is also able to optimize workflows and speed, so that the robot is not just taking orders, it's also doing a better job coordinating the kitchen. We were sitting at Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica, and I asked him if labor was a big problem for his business. Obviosuly, venture has a high alpha.

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