socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shotgun Software , a developer of cloud-based production tracking, review, and asset management software for the film, television and games industries, has been acquired by Autodesk , the two said Wednesday. Autodesk said it will help the company accelerate solutions to its creative customers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of deal room and business transaction software, has launched new file management tools for the service, saying it has rebuilt its file manager "from the ground up." CapLinked''s software is used by companies doing due diligence and managing business transactions.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 17, 2021

A California-based medical startup that provides COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles has pulled down a website it used to allow customers to access their test results after a customer found a vulnerability that allowed access to other people’s personal information.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

the developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, said yesterday that it has launched a new, activity tracker, which helps its customers figure out who has viewed files and information in the service, filterable by date range and more. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Los Angeles-based deal room software-as-a-service provider CapLinked recently rolled out a new feature which captures version information between documents uploaded to the service, adding even more functionality into the company''s service. caplinked version history deal room software' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which develops virtual data room software for managing deals, said last week that it has launched a new, Live Document Editing feature for its software. The company said the new feature lets users update and edit all of their documents while working within the software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 3, 2018

All of the benefits of a cryptographically secured, publicly verified, anonymized transaction system can be erased by errant code, malicious actors, or poorly defined parameters of an executable agreement. Hoping to beat back the tide of bad contracts, bad code and bad actors, Sagewise , a new Los Angeles-based startup has raised $1.25

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community. There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help). Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Review the code being built. They were making some significant choices that were going to have lasting impact on their company. We are producing the right functionality, but is the code that's being produced the right product? Third party products are used appropriately. Plan for past the initial MVP.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the provider of secure document sharing and virtual data room software, has linked up with document sharing service Box , according to the company. Both companies provide secure cloud storage, however, CapLinked said its customers use the two products in very different and complementary ways.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2017

LA's technology startup industry has saw a surge in new companies and efforts from its serial entrepreneurs in the last few months. Here's a quick look at just a few of the new companies who are led by serial entrepreneurs from the LA ecosystem. Entering Startup image courtesy Mike @ flickr. AppOnboard.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. The company said the convertible note offering was made to qualified institutional buyers. The notes are due in 2026.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX said today that it has launched a "next generation" traffic quality monitoring platform, which it is using to help eliminate fraud in programmatic advertising. READ MORE>>. openx advertising fraud detection quality exchange programmatic'

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the online service which helps startups manage their fundraising process, announced this morning that it has linked with half a dozen startup accelerators to help those firms' companies help raise their funding rounds. CapLinked is headed by Eric Jackson and Christopher Grey.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2021

Gates’ call is being met by startups and public companies hailing from everywhere from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, London to Los Angeles, and Berkeley to… um… Chicago. The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2014

However, Egg Baby--the title from newly funded Nix Hydra (www.nixhydra.com)--seems to have cracked the code for how to get new, young, female consumers to become game players. The company just raised a $5M funding round for its efforts, from Foundry Group and a number of angels. How did the company start?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. What I didn''t discuss was how you should go about selecting the right company. They''ve been in talks with some consulting companies, but don''t quite the know the criteria for evaluating them and things like references(and where to get them). References.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based educational software provider Age Of Learning said today that it is opening up free access to its software to families, whose children are in school that are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine reports that its recent switch to a "virtual" user conference was a success, drawing nearly 1,100 attendees--twice what it had expected at its in-person conference. The company had converted its event from in-person to virtual in a hasty one week conversion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in Angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Use them and win.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

We caution all readers to review the source code of each test when interpreting the plaintext numbers. However, in some cases due to custom core components in a framework or implementation particulars, a framework may exceed 100%. In particular, a great deal of effort was provided in reviewing the ASP.NET MVC tests.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 11, 2021

As the vaccination campaign to counter COVID-19 gets underway (albeit with a rocky start), a number of companies are attempting to support its rollout in a variety of ways. Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity is acquiring online ratings and reviews software provider Bazaarvoice , in a deal worth $521M in cash, the two said this mroning. The company said Marlin Equity will take Bazaarvoice private, by paying $5.50 per share for all of Bazaarvoice's outstanding shares.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A receiver thin enough to be a sleeve on a phone and small enough in surface area requiring the right materials (they can transmit & receive with devices thinner than 5 millimeters), Precision tracking software so they can focus the sound beam to concentrate the sound wave exactly to your receiver and avoid inefficiencies of diffusion.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. Companies use CapLinked to help manage the fundraising process in angel, venture capital, and other fundraising efforts. According to CapLinked, the PRO accounts start at $39 per month.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. The latest company to attract venture capital is Nowadays , a company founded in San Francisco in 2020 as a Public Benefit Corporation by Max Elder and Dominik Grabinski.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. Great companies are built by having great products.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which operates an online platform for managing fundraising by startups, has linked with the Startup America Partnership. CapLinked's site allows companies to manage due diligence documents, shareholder communications, finding investors, and more; the firm said it now has over 135,000 users using its site.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

As more people spent time at home last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup saw its contract revenue spike by 5x, Wu says. For now, Eano is operating in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, with plans to expand to Seattle and Houston this year. The company plans to take its new capital and “go deep into the product side.”.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. “There was an abandoned vehicle parked there and the station was surrounded by mud,” said Terry who is CEO and co-founded the company with Evette Ellis. Hiring approach.

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