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JULY 15, 2013

According to uSamp, the Series D round came from OpenView Venture Partners and DuPont Capital Management, and will go towards accelerating the development of the company''s Instant.ly uSamp''s services and software is used by marketers for surveys, sampling, and market research. uSamp has now raised somewhere around $29.0M

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

San Diego-based SOCi , a developer of social media management and marketing software, has raised $2.25M in funding, the company said Wednesday. SOCi is taking aim at competitors such as Hootsuite, with what it says is a "next-generation" social media content discovery and marketing product. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based Speakr , which provide social influence marketing to brands, said today that it has raised $2.9M The company said its other investors also include Toba Capital and Aber Whitcomb, former Co-Founder of Myspace. speakr venture capital social marketing influencer tools brands' in a seed funding round.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Vesica Technologies, a developer of a product which provides information on financial markets, including daily market movements, volatility, and major trades, has raised $2.1M The company's technology competes against tools like the Bloomberg Terminal and Refinitiv Eikon. in a seed funding.

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JULY 16, 2015

Woodland Hills-based Readz , a new startup that is aiming to help marketers quickly create microsites, landing pages, white papers, and other content, said today that it has raised more than $7.15M in funding, and launched its products. Readz is led by Bart De Pelsmaeker. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based Conversion Logic , a developer of marketing analytics software, announced this morning that it has raised $9M in a Series A funding. The company said it will use the new funding for sales and marketing, data science and engineering efforts. in total funding. in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. Only a few really understand the process and value of inbound marketing, for pulling customers to your brand. Pull marketing is less expensive than push marketing.

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AUGUST 30, 2019

San Diego-based Housecall Pro , the startup which provides a number of different software products for home services contractors, announced on Friday that it has launched a new set of finance tools for its customers. Housecall Pro is backed by August Capital. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Santa Barbara-based AnsibleWorks announced today that it has raised $6M in a Series A round, to go towards the company''s open source, IT automation tools. Ziouani was most recently VP, Vertical Markets at Red Hat; DeHaan was previously also part of Red Hat, as part of the open source company''s Emerging Technologies Group.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. The latest of these is Luxury Presence , which pitches digital marketing services to real estate agents and has raked in $5.4

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JUNE 17, 2014

Revee said its tools and analytics help departments across publishers--ranging from operations, sales, marketing, and editorial--beter predict current and future revenue. revee venture capital seed content analytics publishing publisher advertising' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Everyone has some degree of strengths blindness, and will likely benefit from one of many tools, such as the Clifton StrengthsFinder. Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business. Without a store of this psychological capital, your performance and leadership will wane, and your satisfaction will dwindle.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

The startup said the funding was led by Sigma West, and will go towards fortifying its team and to expand its product for the financial services and insurance markets. software reports reporting platform capital venture tools presentation seismic' Seismic is led by Douglas Winter. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based I.am+ , the tech startup started by pop star will.i.am , said on Monday that it has raised $117M in a venture funding round, and has launched itself into the artificial intelligence tools market for the enterprise. According to I.am+, the round includes Salesforce Ventures, along with other.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The equity investment was led by Carrick Capital Partners, and the credit facility came from Silicon Valley Bank. Mavenlink''s business software is aimed at project management, particularly in the ares of marketing, IT services, software implementation, management consulting, and similiar areas. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

San Diego-based AttackIQ , a developer of continuous security validation tools for the cybersecurity market, has raised $8.8M According to the company, it will use the new funding for partner, sales, and marketing initiatives, plus for building out its services and engineering team. in a Series A funding round.

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. The funding, which was led by Two Sigma Ventures and included existing investors like Plexo Capital, Amplify, and BoldStart values the company at over $100 million.

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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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APRIL 24, 2019

The investment came from TVC Capital. According to Perspectium, the new funding will help it continue expansion to global markets, and launch new products. San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm.

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JULY 31, 2023

If your numbers work out, then scaling becomes a question of capital. Don’t overcomplicate things with reporting tools. Another thing that Dave has done well is to look at the value of different marketing channels: There’s a lot of value in this presentation. Don’t worry about scaling just yet.

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APRIL 23, 2019

million from investors led by the Los Angeles investment firm March Capital Partners. Previous investors Vertex Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Moment Ventures and the Slack Fund also participated in the funding, which brings Astound’s total capital raised to $27 million.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Walnut, California-based Zarget , a developer of A/B testing tools for marketing automation, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. Zarget's software is aimed at small businesses, helping them to optimize their web pages based on marketing performance.

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JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software.

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MAY 15, 2019

The funding was led by Octopus Ventures, and also included Partech Ventures, Notion Capital, and Tribal VC. to build out its Los Angeles headquarters, and add new products in the enterprise and franchise market. According to Glofox, it will use the funding to continue expansion efforts in the U.S., READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Tagger, a startup focused on influencer marketing and social listening, says it has raised $8.5M The funding came from Five Elms Capital. The startup, led by CEO Dave Dickman, said it will use the capital to grow and scale its platform, features, and resources. in its Series A funding round.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , which provides tools for publishers to better create value from their content, is announcing today that it has raised $9M in a new funding round. The round was led by Comcast Interactive Capital, and also included Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a developer of analytics software aimed at the virtual reality and augmented reality application market, has raised $4.4M It's unclear if the round includes the $3M announced by the company in a seed funding in January or is all new capital. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. First Round Capital’s Tools, Techniques, Processes.

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MARCH 14, 2021

Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. Luck and timing are inevitably less certain than product build schedules or marketing programs. Social relationships are built around zealots and their disciples who ultimately engage a wider congregation and perpetrate the culture shift.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The funding came from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Initialized Capital, and Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six. According to Fourthwall, it is developing tools to help creators turn their passions into full time businesses. Will Baumann is co-founder and CEO of Fourthwall.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Unity Influence is using machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to connect advertisers with "micro-influencers". Los Angeles- and South San Francisco-based Unity Influence , a developer of influencer advertising software, has raised $1M in funding, according to the company. Source of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2010

This is the market that Wonga serves and they are killing it! Peer-to-peer lending service; started on FaceBook; claim to own 79% of the US peer lending market in March 2010 with a whopping $8,664,750. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Everbridge , a developer of emergency notification tools which was founded and still has major operations in both Glendale and Pasadena, has had an IPO, raising $90M for the company and marking another major, SoCal linked technology startup exit in what has been a busy year for deals. per share, after pricing at $12.00 per share last night.

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MAY 25, 2021

Monrovia, California-based SiLC Technologies, a developer of machine vision tools, says it has raised $17M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alter Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital and also included Fluxunit -- OSRAM Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Epson, UMC Capital, Yamato Holdings and Global Brain.

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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 funding was led by Initialized Capital, and also included WndrCo, Shrug Capital, The Todd & Rahul Angel Fund and Michael Kassan's MediaLink.

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