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JANUARY 2, 2020

Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years.

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MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. What is TaxJar? What''s the story behind the company?

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring, which develops e-commerce software used by software-as-a-service companies to manage sales and VAT taxes, prevent fraud, and more, says it has opened up new operations in Belfast, Ireland.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Epicor , the big enterprise software developer which has extensive operations in Orange County, said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible , the developer of e-commerce and order management software. epicor shopvisible merger acquisition retail order saas software ecommerce' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based Scalefast , a developer of direct-to-consumer, e-commerce software, has raised $22M in a Series B funding round. Scalefast's software is specifically used by brands to scale direct-to-consumer sales. According to Scalefast, it will use the new funding to expand its team, footprint, and product offering.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2011

San Luis Obispo-based Shopatron , which develops e-commerce software for retailers, said today that it has made a major upgrade to its software. The firm said that Shopatron 3.0 provides an upgraded customer experience, targeted at increasing sales for its customers.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team. Pricing on the new software options were not announced.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , the e-commerce and payment processing software firm headed by Dan Engel, said this week that it has launched a new online subscription management and payment service called SaaSy. Engel said that the service is aimed at SaaS and Web 2.0

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MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based Shopatron , a developer of e-commerce software platforms, said this week that it now has over 200 clients using the firm's products. Tags: shopatron ecommerce software clients saas. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based DRINKS, a startup which is developing software which helps companies sell alcoholic beverages online via e-commerce, has named two executives, according to the company. According to the company, it has named Amber Roberts as Vice President of Enterprise, and Blake Hunter as Senior Director of Data Science.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Irvine-based Digital Motors , which develops software for the automotive industry, said this morning that it has received an investment from investor Autotech Ventures. Digital Motors develops software which is used by car dealerships to create their own, online e-commerce sites. Size of the investment was not announced.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Managing Director: Kelly Perdew Investment interests: Direct to consumer and consumer focused Internet, Saas, video, mobile, mobility, transportation, and in particular founders with a military background.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. What is TrackStreet? We evolved and expanded from there.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of e-commerce software headed by Roy Rubin, has been acquired by eBay , eBay said this morning. Magento's open-source, e-commerce software will become part of X.Commerce, eBay's newly created integrated open commerce platform group.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A lot of those brands, on the e-commerce side, are becoming more data driven. The challenge a lot of those businesses have, is likely have built their sites and are using a lot of different software-as-a-service platforms. In 2014, there were a few hundred stores running on Shopify, as the e-commerce market was quite fragmented.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Active Network , the San Diego provider of software-as-a-service for recreation and registration management, said today that it has partnered with its hometown, the City of San Diego, to help the city manage its park and recreation assets. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

MINDBODY provides online, software-as-a-service which lets health, wellness, and beauty businesses manage their businesses, including everything from e-commerce, payment processing, marketing, to staffing and scheduling.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Cloud-based, email infrastructure provider SendGrid , which develops cloud software to help businesses more easily deliver emails to customers, has set up shop in Anaheim, California, the firm said Wednesday. SendGrid said it opened up the new office to tap the local talent pool in the greater Los Angeles Area and to centralize R&D there.

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MAY 25, 2012

San Luis Obispo-based Shopatron , a provider of e-commerce software and services, reported Thursday that it has signed on VSI Products , which manufactures a range of products for cycling brands. Financial impact of the deal was not announced. Financial impact of the deal was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

ACTIVE NTEwork said that it will power ticketing, point-of-sale, and other zoo operation efforts via its RTP|ONE commerce engine. San Diego-based ACTIVE Network , the provider of online, activity, ticketing, and registration services for sports and other recreation providers, reported today that it has been selected by the Philadelphia Zoo.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. My own background, is I built and sold two software-as-a-service companies. Why do I say that?

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Also, because of the internal dynamics of the talent pool, it effectively lead to more companies in the preponderant areas, which at the time were e-commerce, ad-tech, and disruptive media or media-related companies�such as game companies, companies that were in music, or companies related to the distribution of content.

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