socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Kajabi , which develops a platform that helps both individuals, as well as small- and mid-sized businesses monetize online courses, training materials, and other content, has receive an investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems , a developer of software for credit investors and alternative asset managers, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Black Mountain Systems was previously owned by another, private equity investor, Stone Point Capital LLC , which acquired Black Mountain in 2015.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments , the developer of a cloud-based platform for managing the documents of law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments which is backed by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has scored a new, strategic funding. Size and terms of that investment was not announced by the companies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 14, 2020

Monday, July 20, 2020 -- How Equity Crowdfunding helps achieve Success. Join JJ Richa in a fireside chat with Bruce Virga to discuss how funding platforms connect everyday investors to growth-focused businesses, helping both parties to achieve success. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead backer of a developer of artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Health Enterprise Partners (HEP) and Health Velocity Capital (HVC). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2019

Rancho Santa Margarita-based Virtium , a developer of ruggedized, industrial, embedded solid state drives and memory, has been sold to private equity investor Court Square Capital Partners , by its existing private equity owner, L Square Capital Partners. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used for partnership automation, said this morning that it has raised $75M in an investment round. The funding round was led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners, and also included Silversmith Capital Partners, an existing investor.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

JMI Equity , a private equity investor which has one of its two offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in HackerRank , a startup which operates an online platform to help companies identify and evaluate technical talent. Suken Vakil of JMI Equity joins the company's board as a result of the funding. in funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. Pixellot has now raised more than $40M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based Bevo Media , an online ad exchange and ad tracking platform developer, has been acquired by private equity investor Vize Capital. Bevo Media was founded in 2010, and plays in the performance marketing area.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2014

San Diego-based growth equity investor TVC Capital has boosted portfolio company Levels Byond , and invested an additional $2.5M Levels Beyond, which develops a content management software platform called ReachEngine, said the $2.5M more in Series A funding in the company. Levels Beyond is based in Denver. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

According to the company, it received an equity investment from the Bernard J. Size of that investment was not announced. Tyson Impact Fund invests in organizations that operate in under-resourced communities, providing capital to help organizations improve health equity. According to the two, The Bernard J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusively in startups headquartered in LA, with a particular fondness for B2B, enterprise and fintech companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based PR0HBTD , a startup which says it is developing a "cannabis lifestyle media and brand platform", announced this week that it has raised a Series A investment round worth $8M, bringing its total raised to $12M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2021

Irvine-based GoDocs, a developer of legal document preparation software, said today that it has raised round of investment from private equity investor M33 Growth, and appointed a new CEO. Size of the investment round was not announced. According to the company, it has appointed Steve Butler as CEO of the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. Three Arrows Capital, Pantera Capital and Dragonfly Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Previous backers include Sequoia Capital, SilverLake, Dragoneer and Ant Group, among others. and plans to use its new capital in part to continue to grow there and globally. Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Carlsbad-based NextWave Ventures , a venture capital investor which focuses on commercializing early stage technology, said it has launched a new artificial intelligence start, Apical Technology. Size of the investment in Apical Technology was not announced. Simoni was previously Managing Partner of Halcyon Capital Partners.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

They’ve also had suppliers sell perishable goods as well — a vendor sold 80,000 dates on the platform a month ago. “We’re million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3 Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based Criteria Corp , a developer of a software-as-a-service employment analytics and pre-employment testing platform, said today that it has raised $56M in a strategic investment round, from private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners. According to Criteria Corp.,

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. What was the biggest news for you or your firm this year?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2019

billion in new capital commitments from institutions to purchase loans on its platform. According to PeerStreet, the equity funding round was led by Colchis Capital, along with an un-named consortium of institutional investors.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Domio , a startup that designs and then rents out apart-hotels with kitchens and other full-home experiences, has raised $100 million ($50 million in equity and $50 million in debt) to expand its business in the U.S. “Domio is capitalizing on the global shift in short-term travel and the consumer demand for branded experiences.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 25, 2019

And it’s why the company has raised $7 million in financing led by Casa Verde Capital — the investment firm launched by legendary cannabis aficionado, Calvin Broadus (AKA Snoop Dogg). It’s backed by around $200 million in venture capital and debt financing. .

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socalTECH

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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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2018

San Diego- and New York-based Kyriba , which develops cloud-based treasury management software, said today that it is expanding its investment in Latin America, and has named Alex Canale as its new General Manager for the region. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. The investment environment at large in light of the JOBS Act. Total investment interest in startups on SeedInvest?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

This is the final part of a 3-part series on the major changes in the structure of the software & the venture capital industries. With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. But … Downsizing Venture Capital. The series started here if you want to read from the start.

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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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Review your current investment in “creating goodwill.”

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Y Combinator, the popular accelerator program and investment firm announced this week that it has promoted longtime partner Geoff Ralston to president.

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