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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a developer of a digital healthcare and prescriptions service, has set an IPO pricing range of between $24.00 billion through its IPO on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. and $28.00 The company is looking to raise as much as $1.1 GoodRx has filed to trade as GDRX. Seelaus & Co., LLC and Ramirez & Co.,

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MAY 10, 2021

Carpinteria-based construction management software developer Procore has set its estimated initial IPO pricing, saying in a filing today that it now expects an initial offering price of betweenn $60.00 Morgan, Barclays, Jefferies, Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co., and $65.00

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

Beyond Meat , the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has priced its initial public offering. The meat processor and marketer invested in Beyond Meat back in 2016. Another winner from the Beyond Meat public offering is the corporate investment arm of Tyson Foods.

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JUNE 11, 2021

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals startup Janux Therapeutics said early this morning that it has priced its IPO, offering up 11,400,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 The company begins trading this morning on the Nasdaq Global market under the ticker symbol JANX. Janux Therapeutics is developing T cell engager immunotherapies.

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JUNE 8, 2020

La Jolla-based Avidity Biosciences , which is developing oligonucleotide-based therapies for rare and serious diseases, has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying it is looking to sell 10 million shares at between $14.00 The company said it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as RNA. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Me: At what price? Him: It wasn’t priced. So you did raise with a price. It’s just a maximum price. Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. How will you price the next round? Your A round?

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

San Diego-based Odonate Therapeutics , a pharmaceuticals startup focused on chemotherapy drugs, has priced its IPO, saying on Wednesday afternoon that it has priced its IPO at $24.00 per share was on the low end of its initial estimated pricing range of $24.00 The $24.00 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity software developer which has a significant research and development presence in Irvine, has set its IPO pricing range, saying on Wednesday that it looking to sell 18,000,000 shares of its common stock at between $19.00 The company has applied to list as CRWD on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Valuations are out of control” is the mantra of others.

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MAY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has priced its IPO, saying last night that it will sell 7.8 The pricing was below the company''s earlier, estimated IPO range of $12.00 TrueCar is trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TRUE. The company offers up online pricing of news cars as well as powers affiliate car buying programs.

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JULY 18, 2014

TubeMogul , which develops software to help advertisers with their online video buying, priced its IPO last night, offering up 6,250,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 The company will starts trading this morning on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TUBE. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow priced its IPO on Thursday, at $18.00 ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners. The firm's IPO performance is being closely watched, as it is the first, technology IPO to hit the markets since the Facebook IPO debacle. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. Sonos has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as SONO. and $19.00 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant , which is developing radio frequency filters (RF) used for mobile devices, has priced its IPO, saying it is offering up 2,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $6.00 The company is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market as RESN today.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? People were building.

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MAY 2, 2017

Veritone is looking to list as VERI on the NASDAQ Capital Market and hopes to raise as much as $20M in its IPO effort. Veritone's IPO underwriters are Wunderlich, Craig-Hallum Capital Group, and Northland Capital Markets. billion price tag. and $16.00 per share, as it launches its roadshow. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2014

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ambrx has set its initial estimated pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing this morning that it expects to price its IPO at between $12.00 Ambrx has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as AMBX. and $14.00 The offering will raise around $86.94M for the company.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Auspex Pharmaceuticals has priced its IPO, saying it will offer up 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at $12.00 The company will begin trading this morning as ASPX on the NASDAQ Global Market. The company''s IPO was underwritten by STifel, BMO Capital Marketings, Robert W.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

SendGrid , the developer of email delivery tools and back-end email services with operations in Irvine, has set its estimated IPO pricing range this morning, saying it is looking to sell 7,700,000 shares of its common stock at between $13.50 and $15.50 The company has been approved to list on the NYSE as SEND.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider Rubicon Project priced its IPO last night, saying that it is selling 6,770,995 shares of its common stock at $15.00 Rubicon Project priced at the lower end of its initial estimated IPO range, which was $15.00 Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as BL. earlier this week. and $15.00

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how 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?

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MARCH 14, 2014

San Diego-based precision medicine developer Ignyta has priced its IPO, saying last night that it is offering up 5,245,000 shares of its common stock at $9.15 Ignyta will trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market as RXDX, starting today. The IPO will raised $48.0M for the company.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Carlsbad-based Obalon Therapeutics , which is developing a balloon-based medical device for assisting in weight loss, has set the estimated initial IPO pricing range for its public offering, saying it now expects an initial public offering at between $14.00 if it prices at the high end of its estimated range. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2022

million last year, is among hair businesses aimed at women and people of color, like Rebundle , Morado and theCut , attracting venture capital dollars. The other side of the business is a new monthly subscription service for stylists that helps them market their handcrafted wigs, beauty and other digital products and services.

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MAY 15, 2020

Traditional marketing may be adequate for linear growth, but it likely won’t catapult you to Amazon’s unicorn status , or make waves in the business world. For example, I usually hear about an aggressive marketing budget, with a plan to penetrate a few big retail chains, and some videos to catch your attention on YouTube.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , the developer of specialized seeds for the biofuels market, has priced its IPO, saying that it will offer up 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at $13.00 The firm will start trading today on the NASDAQ Global Market as CERE. The IPO was underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & CO.,

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Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2011

They are: Price. Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality. Internet resellers have a better chance to combine price and quality than those with much more fixed overhead occupying a bricks-and-mortar physical presence in the community. Innovation.

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based 3D movie technology provider RealD said late Thursday evening that it has priced its IPO, offering 12.5M The IPO priced above the firm's initial estimated IPO pricing of between $13.00 William Blair & Company, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and BMO Capital Markets Corp.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Santa Monica-based online car buying technology provider TrueCar said this morning that it has raised $30M in a new round of funding, from Vulcan Capital, the venture funding arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. TrueCar said the new funds will go towards market expansion, product development, and to build its brand. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2015

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY priced its IPO last night at $14.00 MINDBODY said it will sell 7,150,000 shares of its common stock, and will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market this morning as MB. Morgan, along with the Tech Coast Angels, Frontera Capital, and the Pasadena Angels. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2016

Impinj , a developer of RFID technology which has engineering offices in both Rancho Cordova and Newport Beach, has set the estimated IPO pricing range for its stock at between $12.00 The company's IPO is being underwritten by RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray, Needham & Company, and Canaccord Genuity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market research data. Conduct your own customized market research. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Lynwood, California-based NEXT Trucking , which operates an online marketplace which connects carriers to shippers, says it is planning a big hiring push in Southern California, after a big $21M funding round from Sequoia Capital. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2019

billion in new capital late Thursday as it priced an initial public offering that set its market capitalization at $82.4 That price is near the lowest end of the range Uber set at $44 to $50 in the amended prospectus it filed on April 26. Ride-hailing giant Uber secured $8.1

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AUGUST 8, 2012

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor priced its IPO last night, saying that it will offer up 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 The firm will start trading today on the NASDAQ Global Market as PSMI. Peregrine priced at the low end of its initial estimated pricing range, which was $14.00 READ MORE>>.

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