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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which develops artificial intelligence powered, sales conversation tools and call tracking products, says it is launching a certification program for its agency customers.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board.

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APRIL 10, 2017

Santa Monica- and Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners is one of the investors in Saleswhale , a Singapore startup developing artificial intelligence software for managing sales leads and sales conversations. Saleswhale said it raised $1.2M

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JANUARY 9, 2018

According to REX co-founder and CEO, Jack Ryan, it has developed a technology platform which helps homeowners sell their homes, without going through a traditional agent or MLS. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides software for call and sales tracking, said on Monday that it has acquired DialogTech, a developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered call tracking and analytics product. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2018

Greycroft Ventures , which has a big presence in Los Angeles, has backed Silicon Valley-based BlueCart , a developer of machine learning software and other tools for the hospitality industry, to the tune of $5M. BlueCart said this week that it raised $5M in its Series B-1 funding, bringing its total raised to $22M.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based Bridg, a venture backed company which develops software to help e-commerce retailers improve their sales, has been sold for $350M in cash to Cardlytics. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based Bridg, a venture backed company which develops software to help e-commerce retailers improve their sales, has been sold for $350M in cash to Cardlytics. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch.

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JULY 22, 2020

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of brand protection software, has raised $5.1M According to TrackStreet, it is developing brand protection technology, which uses artificial intelligence and automation to help brands monitor brand, MAP (minimum advertised price), and resale pricing violations.

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JULY 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , a startup which develops artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit underwriting, has scored a win in Brazil, with Brazilian retailer Via Varejo. According to ZestFinance, it is in a partnership with Via Varejo to power credit underwriting for point-of-sale microfinancing for the retailer.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said on Wednesday that it has acquired GRIDSMART Technologies , a developer of video tracking technology for the traffic management market. Cubic said GRIDMSART is expected to add $35M in sales and $8M in Adjusted EBITDA for the 2019 calendar year. Cubic develops traffic management systems.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2019

San Diego-based fintech startup Trovata.io , which is developing software to automate cash management, has raised $5.5M According to Trovata.io, the funding will go towards ramping sales and accelerating product development for its treasury management software. in a seed funding round, the company said this week.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based AdQuick , a new startup which is developing software tools to help enable out of home (OOH) advertising, has raised $6M in its Series A, the company said this week. The company says it is using both machine learning and "high-touch" campaign building technology. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance has raised $100M in a Series D funding, the company said this morning, in a round led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Insight Venture Partners.

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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. Fetch Technologies was advised by Siemer & Associates in the sale. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. in funding.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a home is most likely familiar with the Multiple Listings Service (MLS), the big database of homes for sale used by traditional real estate agents. We've also developed technology to target them, once we've found them, across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or Waze, whatever they are using most frequently.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. What is Digsy?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs. New offerings which build your brand will increase acceptance and sales of all solutions, not just the new one. Solution may require new category development time.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. Then the company needed to develop other technologies like vacuum conditioning. “The energy is super tiny.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Any business, small or large is vulnerable today. Chui is an intelligent access control company that utilizes machine learning and facial recognition to provide seamless access control and analytics. How do cloudy days affect sales? How do windy days affect sales? Chui (San Francisco, CA).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars. billion.

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MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. What's your role at March Capital?

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

. —Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) paid over $400 million in August to acquire Nervana Systems , the two-year-old San Diego startup offering its machine learning technology as a cloud-based service. million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2019

As CTO and vice president of Research and Advanced Engineering, Washington leads Ford’s worldwide research organization, oversees the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy and plans and plays a key role in its expansion into emerging mobility opportunities. Students, you can grab your tickets for just $45.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 20, 2020

Berkeley on March 3, we’ll be speaking with a pair of founders developing offerings for precisely these needs. The company has developed the Moxi robot to help assist with chores and other non-patient tasks, in order to allow caregivers more time to interact with patients. At TC Sessions: Robotics+AI at U.C.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Glendale-based Reveleer (www.reveleer.com) is a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, and recently announced a Series C funding round from investors Boston Millenia Partners and Upfront Ventures. I've been a sales leader, a Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Customer Success. What's your background?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Irvine-based Kofax , which develops document imaging software and systems, has acquired the Document Imaging division of Nuance. Nuance said the sale of the division will help it focus on its conversational AI and cloud-related technologies; Kofax said the deal will help it bolster its "Intelligent Automation" technologies.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. When you get all that data and analyze it, you get interesting insights,” Sheik said.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. Ours is automated, and uses machine learning in the background.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie (postie.com), backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, is applying machine learning and other techniques to direct mail. We spoke with Dave Fink , CEO and co-founder of Posite, and Jonathan Neddenriep , co-founder and CTO of the company, to learn more. That has been very good for us.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2016

The Series C round will be used to continue their research and development with a greater focus on machine learning, product integrations, and hardware integrations. Beyond research, the capital injection will allow the company to bring their new 4K camera to a wider market with the expansion to global marketing and sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

If I use Invoca as an example: we handle tens of millions of phone calls for customers who want to drive sales calls into call centers. For start, there are many types of businesses that are large or complex “considered purchases” that have higher close rates over the phone than on a web form. Why does that matter?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2016

Self-described as a recruitment data store, RelinkLabs molds data science, machine learning and recommendation algorithms into one tasty package in order to aggregate and make sense of publicly available data about candidates and employees. RelinkLabs. RelinkLabs is a pioneering HR SaaS tool based in Scandinavia.

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