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DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which operates an online platform to help small businesses bring their business online, has raised $40M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Left Lane Capital, and also included Longley Capital, Cove Fund, Stage 2, Ankona Capital and Serra Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Search for “CEO books” on Amazon, and the search results from the world’s largest Internet-based retailer return just over 8,000 titles. A search for “CTO books,” on the other hand, yields about 540 titles. As a software engineer and self-described “tech guy,” de Bruin says he is more interested in.

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JUNE 12, 2019

San Diego-based Housecall Pro announced on Tuesday that it has rolled out a brand new product, aimed at home services businesses, which helps them build their own website. annually for domain renewal. annually for domain renewal. Housecall Pro is led by co-founder and CEO Ian Heidt. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The inaugural class of four companies in the the accelerator includes two different companies with founders in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2016

In contrast to some alternative lenders, the San Diego firm said it is growing fast and is consistently profitable. Gilbert instead describes National Funding as “a balance sheet lender,” explaining that it retains loans on its books instead of selling its loans to another financial institution or individual investor at a discount.

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MARCH 7, 2016

Amazon.com is getting set to open its second, bricks and mortar store in La Jolla this summer, according to a sign posted at a location in the Westfield University Towne Center Mall in San Diego. The sign says that Amazon Books will open in this summer.

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JULY 12, 2017

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Arena Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday that it is looking to raise $150.0M and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering, with JMP Securities as co-manager. in a public offering.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Lymber was barely a year old when Mindbody (NASDAQ: MB ) announced recently that it acquired the San Diego mobile app developer. Lymber, named as a 2017 Xconomy San Diego startup to watch , has developed a technology platform that enables mobile users to book openings in fitness and wellness classes.

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MAY 22, 2014

San Diego-based sports activity registration and software provider ACTIVE Network reported two wins today at YMCA centers. That software helps organizations with managing facility booking, memberships, communications, and running community programs. Financial impact of the two wins were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

San Diego-based Email Copilot , which develops visualization, monitoring, reporting, and analysis of email deliverability data, has been acquired by Return Path , a New York-based developer of email data software. Return Path said it acquired all of Email Copilot, including technical ssets and existing book of business.

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MARCH 14, 2017

San Diego-based startup Envy has launched a new, visual search engine, which takes Tinder's swipe left and swipe right approach to the world, to reviewing products and services. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

San Diego-based Slacker said today that it has launched a complete redesign of the site and service, adding a number of online personalities to the service and focusing in on artists, personalities and musicians. The new app and UI is initially available on the web and on iOS. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

San Diego-based online flower retailer ProFlowers said late Tursday that it has launched a new, mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

San Diego-based online lesson marketplace TakeLessons said yesterday that it will offer up its tutors, music teachers, and performing art instructors via the new service, Google Helpouts , which launched Tuesday. Google has tapped a number of partners for sourcing those experts. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based XOKind , a new startup focused on building artificial intelligence software for the travel market, has raised $1.6M Section 32 is the venture capital fund led by former Google Ventures CEO and founder Bill Maris, which is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. ” my colleague Aisha notes.

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APRIL 27, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has released a platform for developing augmented reality (AR) software for Android, the firm announced this morning. Qualcomm's software allows users to build interactive, 3D experiences which interact with real world images on printed media, such as books, magazines, tickets, signs, and product packaging.

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JULY 20, 2011

San Diego-based Awarepoint Corporation , the developer of real-time location systems for the hospital market, claimed today that it had a record quarter, booking over forty-six hospitals and health systems. The firm said the number of bookings in Q2 exceeded all of 2010.

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APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M As part of the funding round, the firm said it saw a 185 percent increase in its sales bookings in the quarter, compared with last year, which resulted in a 245 percent increase in its non-GAAP revenue.

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JULY 22, 2010

San Diego-based Huntington Capital , a provider of mezzanine capital provider to lower middle market companies, is backing a Seattle manufacturer of custom photo books and other printed products. Tags: huntington capital venture automated photo books.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm MEMS Technologies , which is a subsidiary of Qualcomm, reports today that it is powering a new e-reader from Taiwanese manufacturer Koobe. Qualcomm said its mirasol display technology is being featured in Koobe's Jin Yong Reader, an electronic book reader named after a Chinese author.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 6, 2012

Book your free exhibit pass to LEDs 2012! Network with LED and solid state lighting professionals from all over the world at LEDs 2012, taking place October 11-12 at The Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. and is included with your exhibit pass if booked online before Wednesday, October 10.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Book your free exhibit pass to LEDs 2012! Network with LED and solid state lighting professionals from all over the world at LEDs 2012, taking place October 11-12 at The Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. and is included with your exhibit pass if booked online before Wednesday, October 10.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm MEMS Technologies , a subsidiary of Qualcomm, said today that its products have been used in a new e-reader product from Korean bookseller Kyobo. Qualcomm said that Kyobo is the largest seller of books in Korea. Kyobo is also using Qualcomm's Snapdragon S2 processor, with the Android operating system.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Santa Monica-based membership-based airline Surf Air is telling potential customers that it recently reached 1200 members for its service, which allows members to take all-you-can-fly trips between the Los Angeles, Bay Area, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, San Diego, and other areas via its own fleet of turboprops.

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MAY 3, 2012

San Diego-based cloud storage provider Nirvanix announced this morning that it has raised over $25M in a Series C funding round, which it says will go to "significantly expand" its engineering organization. In a statement, Nirvanix CEO Scott Genereux said that the company booked more revenue in Q1 of 2012 than nearly all of 2011.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Initially, Canoo will target customers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, with additional plans to expand to San Diego and Seattle when the company brings its commercial vehicles to market in 2021. and China, according to one person with knowledge of the company’s plans.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Neil Senturia is a well known San Diego serial entrepreneur and investor, who is publishing a new book, I'm There For You Baby , next month. Neil let us republish an excerpt from his book for our Insights and Opinions section today. Rule #284: Listen to the words, but more importantly, focus on the meaning behind them.

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MARCH 30, 2010

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless is expanding its product lineup, saying today that it has added a new embedded module for the 3G mobile data market. Among other features, the new device includes integrated GPS functionality.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Southern California is once again the target expansion market for a Bay Area startup offering cleaning services via the web this morning, as EXEC said it is expanding beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, and launching its cleaning service in San Diego.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. ” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. ” Booked it. Thank you.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Pasadena-based ABetterStay.com , the branded vacation rental booking site run by LeisureLink, and San Diego-based SaveOnResorts.com , which sells vacation packages online, are announcing this morning that they have partnered.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. One startup, SwoopThat (www.swoopthat.com)--started by a recent college grad Jonathan Simkin --has made it much easier to buy books for student, by pulling up books based on a student's schedule. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. San Diego has Qualcomm. Here are mine: 1.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 27, 2011

San Diego Tech Coast Angeles. Based on the book by Basil Peters, Early Exits is a perfect fit for the entrepreneurial environment early in the 21st Century, which can be characterized as follows:  The traditional venture capital model is not working. Thursday, June 2, 2011 -- Early Exits.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Echo Labs’ hybrid microscope. million in nine months. Echo Labs image).

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JULY 1, 2016

federal and financial regulators recently advised banks nationwide to assess the strength of their safeguards against cyber fraud. The warning comes after a string of cyber heists and attempted heists against banks around the world, including the $81 million theft from the Bangladesh central bank.

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