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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception. SpotOn’s goal is to be a “one-stop shop” by incorporating tools that include things such as custom website development, scheduling software, marketing, appointment scheduling, review management, analytics and digital loyalty.

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DivShot Acquired By Google

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Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

The recent firing of Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason is a cautionary tale of the increased scrutiny and heightened expectations that come from accessing increasingly larger amounts of investment capital. Is outside capital really required? Who should you approach, “friends and family”, passive investors or value added institutions?

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What Lynda.com Plans With Its $103M Funding, with Eric Robison

socalTECH

We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development. Eric Robison: What's led to the growth is an amazing product. I think part of the answer is the product's strength, and the investment we've made in building our online library of courses.

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What Lynda.com Plans To With Its $103M Funding, with Eric Robison

socalTECH

We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development. Eric Robison: What's led to the growth is an amazing product. I think part of the answer is the product's strength, and the investment we've made in building our online library of courses.

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Map of VC Investments

SoCal CTO

Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.