Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium.

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Software San Diego Startup Education 87

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AUGUST 12, 2021

San Diego-based JUNO, a company developing collaborative learning software for virtual environments, says it has raised $3.5M According to the company, it is developing software that connects and educates people in virtual environments. in a seed funding.

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Seed Funding San Diego Education Organization 113

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MARCH 23, 2021

San Diego-based TuSimple, which is developing self driving truck technology, has filed for an IPO, saying it is looking to raise up to $100M in a public offering. TuSimple says its software and hardware enables autonomous vehicles which are Level 4 autonomous, and work both on highways and surface streets.

San Diego 113

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT ) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013 , former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. Webroot also plans to expand in San Diego, and Caldwell said he plans to stay on.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital.

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San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

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APRIL 24, 2012

Zui.com, which is based in San Diego and headed by Cliff Boro, said the new featuers allow users to create their own avatars, "like" and "favorite" features, ability to make friends with others, and to share content with others. Zui is backed by Emergence Capital, Mission Ventures, Maveron and the Scholastic Corporation.

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Social Network Networking Screening Mission Ventures 186

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MAY 1, 2017

Kyriba , which develops cloud-based treasury management software, and was founded in San Diego, said over the weekend that it is in an expansion in Southern Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain. Kyriba now has its headquarters in New York, but started in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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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. Nervana Systems was acquired in 2016 by Intel.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Seed Funding Social Media 100

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MAY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online sports registration, team website, and related sports businesses, has set the trading range for its IPO. and $18.00 and $18.00 The firm has filed to list as ACTV. Venture investors in the company include ESPN, Canaan Partners, and ABS Ventures, among others. READ MORE>>.

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Activity Networking San Diego Pricing 159

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JULY 26, 2017

San Diego-based nonprofit EvoNexus has launched a new class of companies to its startup incubator, the group said on Tuesday, for both its San Diego and Irvine locations. According to EvoNexus, it has added 16 new companies to its portfolio of startups, split between both locations.

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Incubator Class San Diego Software 124

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JANUARY 29, 2013

DB Networks , a developer of a firewall specifically designed to counteract SQL injection and database denial of service attacks on websites and web applications, has raised $4.5M The San Diego company said it raised the Series B round from Khosla Ventures. in a funding round.

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Networking San Diego Web Design 157

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

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JULY 19, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm has backed Particle , the developer of hardware- and software- toolkits for helping connect their products into the world of the Internet-of-Things (IoT), as part of a $20M funding round today. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing mobile security software maker Lookout , as part of a big, $55M funding round for Lookout which was announced Thursday. Lookout develops mobile device and network security technology. Lookout is based in San Francisco. qualcomm lookout venture capital mobile security software'

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Mobile Tool San Diego Venture Capital 170

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Rio SEO , the local search software development arm of Covario, said Wednesday that it has raised a new round of funding to take the company independent. The new funding comes after the rest of Covario was sold to Dentsu Aegis Network. Size and details of that investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEO Funding San Diego Content 138

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MAY 19, 2014

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the app install platform developer headed by Darrius Thompson, said last week that it has launched a new app install platform aimed at Android devices. The new offering includes an app ad server, app ad network, analytics tools, and more. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Platform Google Mobile 147

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MARCH 20, 2014

Phunware , a developer of mobile advertising, application, analytics, and other tools for brands which has operations in both Newport Beach and San Diego, said this week that it has raised $26.25M in a Series E funding. phunware venture capital mobile advertising analytics software' The company is headquartered in Austin.

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Mobile Platform San Diego Advertising 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm , via its venture capital arm, Qualcomm Ventures , is the lead investor in a developer of software for applying cloud technologies to networks. PowerCloud is a spinout of PARC. READ MORE>>.

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Invest San Diego Venture Capital Networking 147

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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 According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures. in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning.

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Funding San Diego Commerce Entertainment 164

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JANUARY 7, 2013

In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). Did we miss a big story over the holidays?

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Wildlink is backed by Mucker Capital. How does this work? What does that look like?

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

San Diego-based Kyriba Corporation, a venture-backed provider of software-as-a-service used for treasury cash management, said this morning that the firm has rolled out an enhancement to its offerings. The firm is venture backed by American Express, BIH, BRED Banque Populaire, Coface, GRP Partners, and Mangrove Capital Partners.

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Software GRP Partners San Diego Report 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

San Diego-based Aira.IO , a developer of assistive technology aimed at helping the blind and visually impaired, has raised $2.5M The funding was led by Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, and also included Felicis Ventures, Larry Bock, Scott Belsky, and a number of other angels. READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding San Diego Google Funding 100

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AUGUST 1, 2016

San Diego-based PacketSled , a developer of cybersecurity monitoring software, has raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company announced today. PacketSled uses networking traffic monitoring to measure cybersecurity threats within an enterprise and for breach detection. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Sales Networking Software 100

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APRIL 13, 2015

Is the world ready for another event management software provider? Gregg Parise What we are doing, is we are going into the event management software space, and doing it through a platform technology. People are spending their capital in a social manner, engaging with others. The world today is not about that.

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Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

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APRIL 13, 2010

San Diego-based TweetPhoto , an online site which allows users to share photos through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, and other social networking sites, said today that it has raised $2.6M Tags: tweetphoto venture capital twitter social networking software photo photography tweet. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Anthem San Diego Venture Capital 160

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JANUARY 2, 2013

San Diego-based Independa , the developer of electronics products and software to help seniors live independently longer, has raised $5M in its Series A funding round, the firm announced this morning. The firm said the funding came from City Hill Ventures, strategic partner LG Electronics USA, and other investors.

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San Diego Sales Funding Networking 200

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APRIL 28, 2011

San Diego-based JMI Equity , the private equity firm investing in software and business services, has re-upped its investment in Wellesley, Mass.-based in additional capital, from Bain Capital Ventures, Egan-Managed Capital , JMI Equity, and Business Development Bank of Canada. based AppNeta.

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Equity San Diego Networking Invest 140

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a venture-backed startup which develops a kid-safe Internet browser, said Monday that it has added new social networking features and homework help to the firm's suite of services.

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Social Network Help Networking San Diego 124

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As a software engineer and self-described “tech guy,” de Bruin says he is more interested in. 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.

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San Diego Software Engineering Software Startup 45

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Software Review Technical Review IP 157

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MAY 11, 2011

San Diego-based Proximetry , the developer of wireless network and performance management software for the smart energy market, said Wednesday that it has named Andres Carvallo as its EVP and Chief Strategy Officer. Carvallo was most recently Chief Information Officer at Austin Energy. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Networking Software Capital 145

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. Both companies have attracted a lot of attention – both positive and negative. OpenCandy.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

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MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. automotive software private capital venture investment partners equity vista dealersocket'

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Equity Invest San Diego Activity 100

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JULY 2, 2019

San Diego-based Mercato , which provider online ordering and delivery services to independent grocery stores, has raised a round of funding from Greycroft, the company said this week. Size of the investment was not announced. Mercato says it already has 750 independent grocers using its services. READ MORE>>.

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Funding San Diego Services Invest 124

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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Google Sales Social Media Draper 140