socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Pasadena-based e-discovery software developer X1 has raised $5.1M more in a Series B funding round, the company said Wednesday, in a round led by Palisades Growth Capital. The round also included angel investor George Kadifa, the former head of HP Software. X1 is led by CEO Craig Carpenter and CTO Brent Botta.

CTO Hire 124

CTO Hire Idealab Pasadena Software Development 124

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based online ordering software developer ChowNow has raised $21M more in funding, in its Series C funding, according to the company. The funding came from 3L Capital and Catalyst Investors, and brings the company's total raised to $60M. Chowow is led by co-founder and CEO Chris Webb. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Funding Software Development Capital 113

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Product Marketing Resource 296

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2014

San Diego-based e-commerce software developer Ecwid said this morning that it has closed a $5M, Series B funding round. According to Ecwid, the funding was led by iTech Capital, and also included Runa Capital. Ecwid said that Gleb Davidyuk of iTech Capital joins the company''s board with the funding. READ MORE>>.

PHP 138

PHP Commerce San Diego Software Development 138

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

Sales automation software developer Leads360 said Wednesday that it has renamed the firm to Velocify , saying the new name better reflects its focus on "high-velocity" sales environments. Leads360 is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Volition Capital. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 164

Rustic Canyon SaaS Sales Software Development 164

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Irvine-based data analytics software developer Alteryx said on Tuesday afternoon that it plans to launch a follow-on offering to its IPO, with some of its existing stockholders proposing to sell 8,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, and up to an additional 1,200,000 shares to underwriters.

Class 100

Class Venture Capital Sales Software Development 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based cloud-based human capital and resources management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand announced this morning that it has opened up a new office in Utah, where it expects to hire up to 350 people.

Cornerstone OnDemand 124

Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Resource Software Development 124

socalTECH

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. According to Rio SEO, it has raised additional funding from FTV Capital, Dubilier & Co., Size and details of that investment were not disclosed.

SEO 138

SEO Funding San Diego Content 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance has raised $100M in a Series D funding, the company said this morning, in a round led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Insight Venture Partners. Cylance, which is led by Stuart McClure, said the funding also included its other prior investors. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Software Development Software Capital 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based application security monitoring software developer Prevoty said this week that it has expanded into Silicon Valley, and has opened up a new office in Menlo Park which will serve as its headquarters. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Software Development Sales Capital 100

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. The company did not disclose any actual revenue numbers.

Report 100

Report San Diego Advertising Software Development 100

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

The company said the new funding will go towards sales, marketing, and software development. evconnect connect funding venture capital electric vehicle cleantech energy' The firm is led by Jordan Ramer. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 180

Tech Coast Angels Keiretsu Funding Venture Capital 180

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , the cloud computing software developer headed by Marten Mickos , has raised $30M in a Series C round of funding, the firm announced this morning. in capital. The firm will use the new funds for product innovation, sales, and customer support.

Cloud Computing 154

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara News Software 154

Xconomy

MAY 9, 2017

San Diego’s Edico Genome, highlighted in Monday’s media debut of Dell Technologies Capital , said today it has raised $22 million in Series B financing led by the Dell investment arm. The new cash, which brings Edico’s total funding to $32 million, will be used to fuel expansion and further development of Edico’s Dragen technology.

Web 77

Web Services Software Development Sales 77

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

In a loss to the Los Angeles technology industry, Voice over IP software developer Fonality has relocated its headquarters to Texas, the firm said today. The firm said it has bolstered its staff in Texas by more than 75 since August of 2010, including executive staff, finance, sales, and marketing. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 168

Los Angeles Angel IP Software Development 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. RingRevenue said that in 2012, advertisers have generated more than $200M worth of sales using its technology. RingRevenue is headed by Jason Spievak.

Marketing 174

Marketing GRP Partners Santa Barbara Advertising 174

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional.

Startup 164

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 164

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Founded in 2013 by de Haaff and Chris Waters in the Bay Area, the company announced in July it had surpassed $40 million in annual recurring revenue from the subscribers to its software-as-a-service. Aha makes a program that helps project managers develop new product roadmaps, which are used by others in the customer’s business, from sales.

Sales 100

Sales Software Services Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Customers today quickly get beyond these, and put a competitive priority on the experience of others, reflected in reviews and social media, and their own total experience with your sales process, delivery, returns, and support on their schedule. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem. These tolerate negative cash flows for growth.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. His new site, Mahalo, is focused on people-based, online search, with backing from Seuqoia Capital and Elon Musk, among others. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). That died with waterfall software development.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

What do you get when you combine a charitable pub crawl, the movie Anchorman, and a software developer randomly hired off Craigslist? In the case of San Diego's Classy (www.classy.org), you get an extremely popular piece of software-as-a-service to help you manage a nonprofit and its fundraising efforts.

Help 100

Help San Diego Organization Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 212

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 212

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

That's the story behind Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com), which saw a great exit last week as it was acquired by content management software developer Lakana. The startup was co-founded by Keith Bonnici, Omar Nicola, and Jake Moilanen, and was venture backed by TenOne Ten Ventures, Lowercase Capital, and local angels.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Content Advertising 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Services Startup Social Media 56

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

MyShape 150

MyShape CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2015

If Smucker’s can annually generate hundreds of millions in sales for a variety of food products, there is little risk that a mediocre company or product name will preclude you from achieving similar success. However, if this is true, “Aardvark” would have been a more clever choice and equally as relevant to online book sales.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Technical Review Software Review 100

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

We don't have any outside investors, venture capital, or private equity. Dan Yomtobian: We already have 25 employees here in our Los Angeles office, and we have another office in India with some of our software development operations--18 people out there. That's how I was able to fund and start ABCSearch.

PPC 113

PPC Sherman Oaks Advertising Yahoo 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Spencer Fry, Carbonmade, LLC.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

At the margin you can make yourself better at sales, product design, marketing, leadership, capital raising, etc. You’re not born into being a world-class software developer. So going into a startup scenario you bring these innate skills or you don’t. so it’s not pointless to want to improve.

Startup 289

Startup Statistics Entrepreneur Study 289

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285