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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a venture-backed startup which runs a prescription drug pricing marketplace, has named Jody Mulkey as the company's Chief Technology Officer. GoodRx is backed by Founders Fund, Upfront Ventures, Highland Capital, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Dawn Lepore (drugstore.com), and Mike Ovitz.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. This happens slowly because while public markets trade daily and prices then adjust instantly, private markets don’t get reset until follow-on financing rounds happen which can take 6–24 months.

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APRIL 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based WiFi network operator Boingo Wireless has set its pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing late Wednesday evening that it is selling 5,770,000 shares of its stock at between $12.00 and $14.00 Boingo has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as WIFI. percent of the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Tuesday evening that it has priced its IPO, as well as increased its IPO offering size, and will sell 8,900,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 The firm's investors include Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

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MARCH 16, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has priced its IPO at $13.00 The firm, which develops software-as-a-service for the human resources and employee talent management sector, is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. and $11.00 per share, raising $136.5M READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based Anthem Ventures has made an investment in the Series A funding for affinity buying program Rollick Outdoor , in a Series A funding. Series A funding was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, and also included Anthem Venture Partners and ManchesterStory Group, plus Silverton Partners, Autotech Ventures and Capital Factory.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has filed for an IPO, saying Friday that it is looking to raise up to $125M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TRUE. TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has officially launched its new car pricing site today, saying that it is now providing consumers with details on the prices paid for people on cars in their area. Tags: truecar automotive pricing shopping information price. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today in an S-1 filing that it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 and $16.00 The firm plans to offer 7,500,000 shares of its stock in its IPO, which has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange as DMD. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based cloud-based learning and human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said today that it has launched a new, subscription content offering, which it calls Cornerstone Content Anytime. Pricing on the new offering was not announced.

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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. Pricing on the new product were not announced. MomentFeed's CEO and Chairman is Robert Blatt.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Santa Monica-based Honk has launched a service for you, specifically to let you summon roadside help using your smartphone--without a membership. Honk said it offers up roadside services for prices as low as $49, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week--and also claims to be 50 percent faster than services like AAA. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a new startup backed by Founders Fund, GRP Partners, Highland Capital, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Dawn Lepore (drugstore.com), and Mike Ovitz, has launched its services, saying that it will allow users to compare pricing from pharmacies nationwide via its service and iPhone app. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops online learning and talent management software, said Wednesday morning that it expects its IPO to price between $9.00 Cornerstone OnDemand is headed by Adam Miller, and is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. and $11.00

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APRIL 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based online dental marketplace Brighter , founded by serial entrepreneur Jake Winebaum, has raised $21M in a Series D funding round. The funding was led by General Catalyst, and also included DAG Ventures, Mayfield, Benchmark Capital, and Tenaya. Winebaum previously founded Business.com, eCompanies, and others.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Santa Monica-based advertising analytics startup SHIFT launched a new product Wednesday, aimed at helping marketers analyze social advertising campaigns. Pricing on the new service was not announced. READ MORE>>. shift social advertising analytics software tools grapheffect'

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JUNE 27, 2013

Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. But in Los Angeles, Santa Monica is akin to SoMa in San Francisco, Cambridge in the Boston area or Flatiron / Union Square in NYC. We have long wanted to move but wanted to wait for the perfect space.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Who were the biggest winners in the successful IPO of Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project ? Based on Rubicon''s current price (around $19.24

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Santa Monica-based Aircam , founded by serial entrepreneurs Evan and Ryan Rifkin, has raised $6.5M The service works with certified professionals -- "Aircam Pros" -- who take the photos, with Aircam handling editing and providing those photographers guaranteed pricing for shooting events.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand is expected to debut Thursday in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The firm, which has applied to list on the Nasdaq as CSOD, had earlier said it estimated pricing at between $9.00 Barclays Capital, William Blair & Company, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray, and JMP Securities.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Santa Monica-based Brighter , the dental care and referrals business started by Jake Winebaum, the founder of Business.com, has raised $8M more in a Series B funding round, the firm said Monday. The round was led by Benchmark Capital, and also included Mayfield Partners. Mayfield had invested $5M in the firm in January.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Santa Monica-based HONK , the on-demand, roadside assistance app startup led by Corey Brundage, said this morning that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Altpoint Ventures, and also included Structure Capital, Karlin Ventures, Expansion VC, and Venture51. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Another investor has surfaced in the latest funding round for Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automotive pricing and research firm headed by Scott Painter. According to Colorado-based Keating Capital, it participated in a $50M, common stock financing round in TrueCar which closed on September 26th. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, said this morning that it has raised $200M in new debt and equity financing, plus acquired a company. TrueCar said the financng round included USAA, Capricorn Investment Group and GRP Partners, all existing investors in the firm.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Tecca said today that it has launched a new, personal electronics shopping and information service with the backing of Best Buy Co. and Fuse Capital. Tecca's chairman is Ross Levinsohn, and the firm is headed by Mickie Rosen, who also is a partner at Fuse Capital. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand debuted on the markets Thursday in a strong showing, trading as high as $20.25 The firm was trading around $19.60, or 50 percent above its debut price in morning trading. The firm priced last night at $13.00, well above its initial $9 to $11 estimated initial pricing range.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures was among the big winners Wednesday in the IPO debut of Sunnyvale-based Meru Networks , a developer of virtual wireless LAN products. Shaw Group, Tenaya Capital, and CID Group. to $15.00, and closing at $19.17 for the day--up 27.8%.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, has scored a new, equity investment and partnership with direct marketing firm Guthy-Renker , the firm announced today. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Santa Monica-based Hollar , a startup which offers up a wide range of low cost, bargain priced gifts, has raised $17.5M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing. The funding came from Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others. Hollar's executives were previously at Honest Co.,

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MAY 20, 2011

Santa Monica-based Brighter.com , an online site focused on helping consumers find and compare dentists, has scored $5M in a Series A funding. Brighter.com is aiming at helping uninsured Americans find discounted pricing on dental procedures, providing upfront, pre-negotiated prices on major dental procedures nationwide.

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MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based Near Networks , a new startup, said today that it has launched a production studio aimed at the online video channel. Rogoway also runs Brave New Ventures, a seed stage venture capital investor focused on the media industry. Rogoway was the founder of TripUp, which was acquired by SideStep (now Kayak).

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MAY 4, 2011

Santa Monica-based wireless network operator Boingo Wireless slipped in its initial public offering on Wednesday, as the overall markets dropped on economic worries. The firm's venture backers are New Enterprise Associates, Mitsui & Co, Steelpoint Capital, Sternhill Partners, among others. The firm had sold 5.8

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MARCH 17, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of talent management and human resources software headed by Adam Miller, were up nearly 47 percent Thursday in its initial public offering. The robust reception for Cornerstone--trading as CSOD--came after the firm priced above initial estimates of $9 to $11 per share.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, is expected to hit the public markets late next week, according to a report today from AllThingsD. Demand Media priced its IPO on January 12th, saying it hopes to debut on the NYSE at between $14.00 and $16.00

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based ShopNation has raised $800,000 in a seed funding, and launched a new fashion discovery site today. ShopNation's web site allows users to find fashion products, including clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, and lingerie, sort-able by brand, features, price, and other options. READ MORE>>.

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