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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The company said the new funds will go towards expansion of its sales and marketing efforts, as well as for product development. San Diego-based Trust & Will , which operates an online estate planning service, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based, modern point-of-sale (POS) technology for the food service and retail market, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said on Wednesday morning.

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MAY 29, 2020

THe funding was led by Temasek Holdings, and also included Anterra Capital, Formation 8, and Cavallo Ventures (venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis), as well as angels. The company's technology is focused on identifying the beneficial microbes that naturally occur in an animal's G.I.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Santa Monica-based venture capital Troy Capital Partners and alternative investment firm Oaktree Capital announced this morning that they have spun off a new company, Quid , which will provide loans back by pre-IPO shares of stock.

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MAY 13, 2010

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JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. in a Series A from TVC, to invest in expanding sales, marketing, and business development. Levels Beyond said it raised $4.5M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

LeafLink , a startup that develops e-commerce software for the cannabis dispensary market, has expanded its operations into Los Angeles ahead of the sales of recreational marijuana in January, with a $10M funding. LeafLink's software helps cannabis dispensaries with branding, marketing, and e-commerce sales. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing products for small- and medium-sized businesses, reported today that it has named Jeff Hagins as Chief Technology Officer, and promoted Steven Power, former Australia CEO, to Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations. Edwards, and Lockheed Martin. and also at PMP.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Lynwood, California-based NEXT Trucking , which operates an online marketplace which connects carriers to shippers, says it is planning a big hiring push in Southern California, after a big $21M funding round from Sequoia Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The funding was led by CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group. The deal also includes a strategic partnership with the national sales force of CUNA Mutual. Details on the sales deal between CUNA Mutual and Happy Money were not announced. Happy Money is led by CEO Scott Saunders. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tray , a developer of Android-based, point-of-sale (POS) terminal software, has raised a round of funding, according to lead investor Bonfire Ventures. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). I'm a bit of an anti-VC, as you know. It was really the same business, but with less capital.

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APRIL 26, 2018

In a study which belies the opt-cited preference for "young" entrepreneurs in the startup and venture capital industry, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology find that the mean age of the founders of the 1,000 fastest growing new ventures in the U.S. is actually 45.0.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The round was led by Volition Capital, and also included Rustic Canyon Partners. Leads360's software is used for managing and tracking sales leads. Los Angeles-based Leads360 , the developer of leads management software headed by Nick Hedges, said this morning that it has raised $15M in new funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Venice, California-based venture capital investor Fifth Wall says it has made a $135M investment in San Francisco-based real estate sales startup Opendoor , as part of a combined equity and debt funding.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

The new funding came from Grayhawk Capital, Keshif Ventures, DLA Piper, and OurCrowd, as well as Anthem Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. The company said the new funding will go toward scaling sales and marketing. stackiq venture capital automatoin software enterprise hadoop' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The company is targeting the software for companies working on asset sales, financing, and mergers. caplinked venture capital investment dealroom virtual document collaboration saas software' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital investment firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett, has re-upped its investment in fashion site Fab.com. Fab was previously Fabulis, a gay social networking site; the firm has since refocused into a daily deals and flash sales site. Fab.com is based in New York.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The funding was led by Wildcat Venture Partners, and also included Mohr Davidow Ventures and MassMutual Ventures LLC, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. says so far that it has signed up such clients as Live Nation, Staples and Fidelity Investments to its programs.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based AlphaTrAI , a fintech startup which is backed by venture capital investor Analytics Ventures, says it is launching its own, extrenal fund, and is expanding its leadership team. the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board. the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The funding was led by new venture capital fund Handbag, which is led by Seth Neiman, and also included Intel Capital. Along with the funding, Emotient also said it has launched a new application for Google Glass, which helps sales people measure the emotions of customers using the Glass camera. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm First Beverage Ventures , which specializes in investing in beverage brands, has made an investment in vitamin-infused coffee and tea company VitaCup. Size of the equity funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The round was led by Toba Capital, and also included Frost Venture Partners and Miramar Venture Partners. The company said the new funds will go towards product development, sales, marketing, and scaling of its business. Cirro is one of the big data companies which was incubated out of Frost Venture Partners.

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JULY 8, 2014

RetailNext''s venture backers, including Nokia Growth Partners. Activant Capital Group, August Capital, StarVest Partners and Commerce Ventures, also participated in the funding. retailnext qualcomm data analytics retailer retail store sales analysis strategic venture capital' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2020

According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Invoca provides call marketing software used for inbound sales call management and analytics. invoca call marketing automation ringrevenue venture capital accel' Invoca said the new funds will go towards scaling operations and increasing its revenue growth. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2014

The company said the funding will go towards expanding sales and marketing. sente skincare aesthetics skin medicine sales marketing venture capital lifescience biotech dermal repair' The funding was led by PharmaBio Investments, and also included existing and new, individual investors. The company is led by Michael York.

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JULY 7, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online automobile buying service headed by Scott Painter, is reporting today that it had what is calls its "strongest sales so far this year" in June. The firm did not say what drove the growth, and did not provide any financial details on its sales or profitability. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

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MARCH 3, 2015

The company''s operations in Irvine look to be mostly focused on sales and sales operations for the company. booker venture capital sales online appointment booking service' The company focuses on businesses such as spas, massage therapists, skin and hair care, and other similar service focused industries.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Costa Mesa-based venture capital investor CerraCap Ventures says it has seen an exit out of its investment portfolio, saying that the sale of digital gifting and exchange company Swych resulted in a 4.3X return for the firm in less than two years.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. Despite the Q1 correction in valuation, and subsequent drop in VC funding, we saw numerous LA companies not only survive, but thrive - despite the macroeconomic trends. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

San Diego-based ProfitLine said today that it has appointed Kurt Bloxdorf as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at the firm. ProfitLine is a provider of telecom expense management for large enterprises and government agencies; the firm is backed by venture capital from FTVentures and Menlo Ventures.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this. These companies don't traditionally get venture capital.

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JUNE 8, 2021

The funding came from Round One Capital. According to Emerged, Jay Love, the co-founder of Round One Capital, will join its board of directors. Emerged said the new funding will go to scale its software platform and for sales and marketing. Size of the investment was not announced.

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JULY 9, 2013

The funding came from Double M Capital, Pegasus Capital, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups, Clark Landry, Paul Bricault, and others. The company, founded by Adam Glickman, said that the new funding is going to automate its processes, sales, and marketing. in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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