socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. BlockFraud is led by CEO Massimo Cristini. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 168

Artificial Inteligence Software Santa Monica Venture Capital 168

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Goleta-based Procore , the develops of mobile-enabled, construction management software led by Tooey Courtemanche, appears to be headed for an IPO, and reportedly has hired Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, according to a report. Tiger Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Great Pacific Capital, and ICONIQ Capital.

Report 113

Report Invest Software Mobile 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2017

Newport Beach-based CAD/CAM software maker MSC Software is reportedly in play, with current private equity owners Elliott Associates and Symphony Technology Group potentially selling the company to CVC Capital Partners, according to a report. MSC Software went private back in 2008.

Software 100

Software Equity Report Technology 100

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 7, 2017

Clearlake Capital sells software firms to Centerbridge Partners for $1.26 billion, SpaceX and ULA asked to bid on five launches by U.S. Air Force, and VP Pence is bullish on SpaceX.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Capital Software Report 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Ad-Juster , a developer of automated reconciliation and reporting software for the digital ad market, was recently acquired by Chinese investor Innotech Capitals. Ad-Juster and Innotech Capitals said that Ad-Juster will retain its current management team and business model. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital San Diego Acquisition Report 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

San Diego-based Measurabl , a provider of sustainability reporting software, disclosed this morning that it has raised $2M in a seed funding from CrossCut Ventures. green cleantech capital venture crosscut software reporting sustainability measurable' READ MORE>>.

Software 113

Software Seed Funding San Diego Report 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. Pixellot has now raised more than $40M in funding.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Capital Funding Organization 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. billion invested in 780 venture capital deals for Q3. Nationwide, there was $4.8 in investments.

Southern California 195

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based eSub Construction Software , a startup developing construction project management tools, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The company specifically targets its software to subcontractors in the area of electrical, mechanical, HVAC, drywall, plumbing, and other specialty areas.

Tool 113

Tool Software San Diego Report 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Vadio , a startup which had been developing software to synchoronize music and advertisements with online videos, is winding down, according to a number of reports on Tuesday. The company had been backed by Mucker Capital, Amplify.LA, as well as along list of local Southern California angel investors.

Report 113

Report Southern California Advertising Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Mission Viejo-based OptionEase , the developer of software-as-a-service for tracking stock options and equity, as well as valuation and compliance, has been acquired by Solium Capital Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 140

Tech Coast Angels Capital Miramar Pasadena Angels 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

According to a report today from VentureWire, Aliso Viejo-based Predixion Software has added $3M to the firm's Series A funding round, from Palomar Ventures. Predixion is developing data mining and analytics software, and is headed by Simon Arkell, formerly of Triton Pacific Capital Partners and Gramercy Ventures.

Software 185

Software Palomar Miramar Venture Capital 185

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes. The startup is led by Robert Shulte, who was founder of sales tax software provider Taxient, which was based in San Diego, and who he sold to tax software developer Avalara in 2010. READ MORE>>.

Software 100

Software San Diego Report Sales 100

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2014

San Diego-based TaxJar , a developer of online software which helps manage sales tax payments for online retailers, said this morning that it has raised $600,000 from angel investors. software saas compliance government state online ecommerce sales funding angel capital venture taxjar' READ MORE>>.

Sales 159

Sales Software SaaS Seed Funding 159

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com). Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

Capital 100

Capital SoCal Southern California SaaS 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. The most successful of these businesses will still need venture capital to scale their businesses.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year. The company said its software protects more than 25,000 applications. READ MORE>>.

Report 150

Report Web Software Development Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2018

Manhattan Beach-based SPIDR Tech , which is developing software for law enforcement which provides customer relationship management (CRM)-type features for police departments, has raised $2.5M SPIDR Tech's software provides one-to-one communications with victims of crimes. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

Manhattan Beach 100

Manhattan Beach Software Activity Report 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

San Diego-based MellMo , the developer of the Roambi mobile business reporting application, has tied with an Italian developer of business intelligence software, the company said today. Tageik provides business intelligence, performance management, risk and compliance, and governance software for enterprises.

Software 160

Software San Diego Mobile Report 160

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2018

Irvine-based Restaurant365 , a developer of cloud-based tools for accounting, back office, and reporting for restaurants, has raised $20M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

Software 113

Software Tool Report Funding 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2022

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which develops software-as-a-service products to help home service and contractors manage their business and service calls, is reportedly looking to file for an IPO. According to reports, the company has "kicked off preparations" for an IPO in early 2022. billion earlier this year.

Report 113

Report Acquisition Los Angeles Services 113

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. The report comes every quarter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. in investments across 90 deals. invested across 45 companies.

Southern California 187

Southern California Venture Capital Tech Coast Angels Capital 187

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast said this morning that it has raised $110M in its Series D funding round, with its latest valuation putting the company into unicorn territory, at $1.2 The company develops financial close management software, used for financial reporting.

Redpoint 113

Redpoint Software Development Los Angeles Software 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology.

Report 133

Report SaaS Los Angeles Commerce 133

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2016

Vinny Smith , the founder of Orange County's Quest Software , has put his backing behind a new data integration sofware startup, Grow. Grow said this week that it has raised $11M in a Series A funding, which came from Toba Capital, the investment funding company run by Smith. Grow is based in Utah.

Orange County 100

Orange County Software Funding Capital 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Venture capital investments in Southern California for Q3 of 2011 are up from last year, but down from last quarter, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. The latest MoneyTree report from the three find that $603.2M

Southern California 212

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Capital 212

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Greg Martin , the partner heading up Redpoint Ventures ' Los Angeles office, has reportedly left the firm, according to a report from the Private Equity Insider. Martin had actually disappeared from Redpoint's site in February, when Redpoint announced it had closed its $400M, Redpoint IV early stage venture capital firm. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 160

Redpoint Report Venture Capital Equity 160

Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. It was the fifth straight quarterly decline in the number of companies getting VC funding, according to the report. Dallas, TX.

Venture Capital 86

Venture Capital Activity Report Funding 86

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2015

San Diego-based software developer Tealium , which develops software used to manage enterprise "tags", those snippets of codes used for tracking advertising, marketing, analytics, and other efforts, said today that it had 100% growth in the first quarter of 2015. in funding from Georgian Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and others.

Report 100

Report San Diego Advertising Software Development 100

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2011

A report released today by Silicon Valley Bank said that 83 percent of startups plan to hire this year, up from 73% of startups that had hiring plans in last year's survey. based private, venture capital backed software, hardware, life science, and cleantech companies.

Report 188

Report Startup Study Research 188

Technology Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

By Peachtree Capital Advisors Economic Backdrop – It was not the best of times, it was not the worst of times…2012. Not since the great depression has a sluggish economy and a stubborn unemployment number represented pretty good economic conditions for companies to chart their strategic courses.

Report 100

Report Software Course Capital 100

Technology Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

By Peachtree Capital Advisors Economic Backdrop – It was not the best of times, it was not the worst of times…2012. Not since the great depression has a sluggish economy and a stubborn unemployment number represented pretty good economic conditions for companies to chart their strategic courses.

Report 100

Report Software Course Capital 100

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A huge number of tech companies have made layoffs in 2022 , whilst others have taken advantage of video conferencing software and other remote collaboration tools to offer flexible working arrangements and retain the best talent. Survey Says: Go Your Own Way. Challenges for New Businesses. But this isn’t necessarily the case.

Layoffs 142

Layoffs Report Tool Software 142

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. Rock Solid is owned by private equity investor Strattam Capital. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

Technology 160

Technology Equity Los Angeles Mobile 160

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , a software developer which develops software used by entertainment and activity centers to manage their business, has raised $20M in a funding round, according to investor Bellwether Financial Group. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Tool Software Development Software 113

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do?

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2021

Carpinteria-based construction management software developer Procore, which just launched an IPO effort, said today that it plans to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PCOR. Morgan, Barclays, Jefferies, Canaccord Genuity, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co.,

Software Development 113

Software Development Report Software Capital 113