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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. Invoca has grown its enterprise customer base 550% in the past three years including major customers like Microsoft, Allstate and SunTrust. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep. Nothing fancier.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tillster , which develops digital ordering and engagement platforms used by quick service and fast casual restaurants, said yesterday that it is integrating its tools with mobile marketing company Kahuna. Kahuna is backed by Sequoia Capital. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

The ideal business model is to establish a direct-to-consumer service that enables you to bill the customer directly. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. Position yourself to capitalize on the next frontier. Make your app support all platforms. Be aggressive and alert.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

San Diego-based OneRoof Energy , the provider of solar financing for residential solar projects, has rolled out a new mobile app for solar monitoring. The company said its new mORE Power app, which runs on iOS, lets its customer remotely monitor their solar system''s production in real time. The new app is free. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based HouseCall , which develops mobile software to let consumers book home services appointments, along with offering up home services contractors with scheduling and related tools, has raised $6M in a funding round. The company disclosed the funding on Tuesday, saying that August Capital led the funding. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

” Kindbody operates a fleet of vans — mobile clinics, rather — where women receive a free blood test for the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which helps assess their ovarian egg reserve but cannot conclusively determine a woman’s fertility. “The majority of women who froze their eggs haven’t used them yet.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

And Stackin has raised $4 million in new cash from Experian Ventures, Dig Ventures and Cherry Tree Investments, along with supplemental commitments from new and previous investors including Social Leverage, Wavemaker Partners, and Mucker Capital.

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MAY 3, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has renewed its investment in Visage , as part of a Series C funding for the enterprise mobility management software provider. Qualcomm was the lead on the February 2010 round for Visage, whose software is used to manage the security and mobile policy for enterprise customers. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

San Diego-based mobile form and data capture app developer GoFormz said this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series A funding. The round was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included existing investors Cloud Apps Capital Partners and Glynn Capital. The company is led by CEO Rob Brewster.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based mPulse a developer of mobile software to help health plans better communicate with their clients, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The company's mobile software is used by health plans and pharmaceutical companies, and counts the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and Kaiser as customers.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. One is the mobile app. What is ChowNow all about? It's designed just for our system.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based ISBX , a developer of a cross-platform, mobile development product, said today that it has scored $750,000 in funding. Tags: isbx venture capital mobile software development angel phone. The round came from The Chen Group, a group of Taiwanese angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. Here’s why that is important: when users are on your website you want to convert them to become paying customers.

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APRIL 4, 2019

The seed funding was worth $800K, and led by Moonshots Capital, and also included individual angels from the pet industry. eTailPet lets pet stores create their own websites, post their catalog, accept orders for in store pickup or delivery, and more, offering up a number of templates, mobile optimization, and outsource customer support.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

The two-ounce bottles will be donated to local restaurants and bars that remain open for delivery, so that employees can use them and distribute them to customers. ” Formlabs, which already has a robust business supplying custom-printed surgical-grade healthcare products, is pushing to bring its swabs to market quickly.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

The funding was led by RPS Ventures, and also included GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures, and PayPal. The company has now raised a total of $215M. The funding reportedly values the company at over $500M. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The ideal business model is to establish a direct-to-consumer service that enables you to bill the customer directly. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. Position yourself to capitalize on the next frontier. Make your app support all platforms. Be aggressive and alert.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The company’s round was led by Vulcan Capital with additional participation from Madrona Venture Group, Tenaya Capital and Marubeni Corp. Given the competition coming into the market, it’s no wonder that Wrench is raising additional capital to expand its footprint into new markets.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Kofax said the deal includes an OEM agreement where it will gain exclusive rights to Mobiflex technology for develop, market, and deploy mobile capture applications for customers using smartphones and tablet computers. Mobiflex is based in Boston.

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APRIL 4, 2019

The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. eTailPet lets pet stores create their own websites, post their catalog, accept orders for in store pickup or delivery, and more, offering up a number of templates, mobile optimization, and outsource customer support. Size of the funding was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception. The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Santa Monica-based CARD.com , the online financial services provider led by Ben Katz, is announcing this morning that it has raised $9M in a growth capital facility, from Columbia Pacific Advisors' Growth Capital Strategy and Fenway Summer Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. mm in Series A; IdealLab ( Bill Gross ), Index Ventures ( Danny Rimer ), Revolution LLC ( Steve Case ), First Round Capital , BetaWorks , Jason Calcanis. He’ll discover the value. He’ll get deals done. M&A Discussion.

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JULY 29, 2014

Kixer develops a native advertising platform which helps mobile app developers reach users via online publishers. B The funding came from TenOne Ten Ventures, Lowercase Capital, as well as angels, including Clark Landry and other local investors. kixer venture capital mobile publishing advertising smartphone native'

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

All of Ordermark’s previous investors came back to provide additional capital for the company’s new funding, including: TenOneTen Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners, Mucker Capital, Act One Ventures and Nosara Capital , which led the Series A funding. “We

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MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. The company said its tools are used by such brands as Caesars Entertainment and Casio to collect and analyze data from their customers, in real time.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch. Brett Markinson is Chairman of The OIX board of directors and Managing Director of Innovent Capital. According to The OIX, Sotsky was selected after an extensive search in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch. Brett Markinson is Chairman of The OIX board of directors and Managing Director of Innovent Capital. According to The OIX, Sotsky was selected after an extensive search in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s Big banks rush to back Greenwood, Killer Mike’s Atlanta-based digital bank for underrepresented customers.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

The funding was led by Galaxy Digital via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund with investments from Breyer Capital, Blocktower Capital, Boost VC, Ken Howery, Blockchange Ventures, Cross Culture Capital, Troy Carter, Mitch Kapor, Peter Diamandis, Blake Mycoskie, Justin Rosenstein, and others.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based Bridg , which is backed by March Capital Partners, Morpheus Ventures, and Visa,b has named Gerrine Pan as its new Chief Brand Officer. The company, which develops technology that helps bricks-and-mortar retailers track and market to their customers, said that Ms. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

According to Eat Club, it has expanded its coverage to the Los Angeles area, offering up both in-house meals and restaurant delivery to corporate customers, who let their employees select meals using the company''s website or mobile app. eatclub venture capital startup angeles expansion mobile' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

According to CARD.com, it is offering up prepaid debit cards aimed at providing a mobile alternative to traditional banking. CARD.com offers up its prepaid debit cards and associated Android and iPhone apps, and has a number of partnerships with brands and causes for custom branding of those cards. in funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software tools that helps multi-location brands manage the customer experience of mobile consumers, says it is making it easier for its customers to build landing pages for their locations. MomentFeed's CEO and Chairman is Robert Blatt.

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