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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Join local entrepreneurs, SaaS innovators, leading VCs, private equity/angel investors February 23 at the Recurring Revenue Conference, 8-5pm with cocktail reception after. Presented by Clear Capital Advisors.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based Leonardo247 , which provides remote monitoring of onsite, multifamily operations, has raised $9.5M The funding was led by private equity investor Level Equity. Charles Chen of Level Equity joins the company's board with the funding. in a funding round, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Symplr , a healthcare risk and governance software developer which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has acquired API Healthcare , a provider of healthcare human capital management software. API Healthcare was owned by another private equity investor, Veritas Capital.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based educational software developer GoGuardian , a developer of. The company is owned by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners. software for the K-12 market, said it has named Mike Jonas its new Chief Financial Officer. Jonas was most recently CFO of ThriftBooks, and also had been at Microsoft for 14 years.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which provides software used by contractors and the trades to manage their business, has acquired another company, Aspire Software, which develops software for the commercial landscaping business. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Aspire Software is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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JULY 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based Scalefast , a developer of direct-to-consumer, e-commerce software, has raised $22M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from Xplorer Capital, Stereo Capital, FJLabs, Benhamou Global Venture and Credit Mutuel Equity. Scalefast's software is specifically used by brands to scale direct-to-consumer sales.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Our Panelist Include.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. Rock Solid is owned by private equity investor Strattam Capital. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Those local funds are on top of a massive injection of funding from out of area venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, and strategic investors. Fund size: $250M growth fund Los Angeles Partners: Dana Settle, Mark Terbeek, Dylan Pearce, Paul Bricault, Jon Goldman. List ordered by fund size). Upfront Ventures.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The Los Angeles-based private equity firm provided funding from its Kayne Partners Fund Group, which invests in high-growth technology businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. At Upfront we have always done 40% of our investing in Greater Los Angeles and it’s precisely for this reason. So he covers a ton of ground for industry knowledge and M&A chops.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project has launched an updated sales and pricing application aimed at premium advertisers, the firm said today. Rubicon is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and Peacock Equity Fund. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing online network saas. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based ringDNA , which develops sales engagement software, says it has launched a new, artificial intelligence (AI) product, which it says helps recommend actions for sales reps, to increase success. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Our guest, Aaron Levie, built a successful SaaS business in Box, and now he’s on a mission to beef – respectfully – with web3 stans all over Twitter. debt, equity, derivatives) or sectors (e.g., Block’s Jack Dorsey announced this week that he’s ready to cancel web3 and move on to his vision of the internet, which he’s calling “web5.”

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JUNE 13, 2012

Mission Viejo-based OptionEase , the developer of stock option tracking and accounting software-as-a-service, reported Wednesday that it has inked a strategic alliance with a provider of equity compensation plans administation, AST Equity Plan Solutions. Financial impact of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Mission Viejo-based OptionEase , the developer of software-as-a-service for tracking stock options and equity, as well as valuation and compliance, has been acquired by Solium Capital Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Solium Capital is a developer of cloud software for equity administration, financial reporting and compliance.

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MARCH 6, 2013

CapLinked , the Los Angeles-based developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, is aiming squarely at legacy, virtual data room services with its latest updates. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based MediaPlatform , a startup developing enterprise video and webcasting software aimed at corporate customers, has raised $12M in a growth equity funding. The funding was led by TVC Capital, and also included Barshop Ventures and the company's CEO.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based enterprise software developer Chrome River , which develops cloud-based expense management and supplier invoicing software, says it grew its user base by 82 percent, year over year. Chrome River is backed by private equity investor Great Hill Partners, which invested $100M in the company in June of 2015.

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MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. Sales tax compliance is not a typical sexy startup area.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Irvine-based Kareo , a developer of cloud-based practice management and medical billing software, announced today that it has raised $10M in an equity investment round. The round was led by Greenspring Associates, and also included OpenView Venture Partners, Western Technology Investment, and angel investor Travis Kalanick.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are. It was a viable option for us.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

In a related announcement, CapLinked also said it has launched a new tool on the site, to help companies raise capital, called DealRocket, which will make companies' private deal rooms available to over 1,00 qualified, professional investors, including venture capitalists, angels, private equity firms, and hedge funds.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. He comes from a SaaS background, and enterprise software. It's a matter of continuing to sell, and scale.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will.

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MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $8mm in Series B from RRE Ventures (Will Porteous)(lead), SoftBank, Hearst Interactive Media, SV Angel (Ron Conway), Founder Collective.Total raised: $11.5mm.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium , founded in 2008, has raised close to $113 million since its inception, according to Crunchbase , although that number includes both debt and equity deals. He was an early angel investor in Tealium, having worked with founders Ali Behnam and Mike Anderson at San Diego-based WebSideStory.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. The board is where large equity investors get their representation. It’s why the best angels and seed investors are local and why the best independents are, too. not debt where they have to be paid back) they are actually co-owners in the business you created.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Pitch Session, Startups / Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital (VC) / Angels / Investors. . Angels in the Infield. Angels - investors that put both their time and their money into early stage companies - are taking.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

“10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? In the case of startups the “buyer” is the VC looking to part cash for “purchasing” equity in your startup. forward revenue for SaaS businesses when in the years before it had been less than 5x.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

and OMERS Growth Equity. Newton said his vertical SaaS company helps legal professionals be more productive, grow their firms and “make legal services more accessible.” In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. Rowe Price Associates Inc.

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