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JULY 12, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has backed an online e-commerce company in India, Big Shoe Bazaar India Pvt Ltd. According to Big Shoe, it has raised INR 100 Cr. approximately $1.8M US) in a Series C funding round, which was led by Fidelity Growth Partners India, and Qualcomm, via Qualcomm Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

San Diego-based Global Village Concerns , which provides an online service which helps school with their branding and marketing--via online e-commerce shops with branded merchandise and gear--has raised ar round of debt funding. Size of the funding was not announced. Details on the terms of the debt were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online e-commerce giant Amazon announced this morning that it is expanding at its "tech hub" in San Diego, and plans to create 300 new high tech jobs at the location. The new San Diego office is led by General Manager Nate Wiger. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2010

San Diego-based e-commerce firm ProFlowers.com was the top ranked U.S. ProFlowers.com, which is a unit of Provide Commerce, saw visitors grow from 2.7M web property for May, based on percentage change in unique visitors, according to the latest comScore Media Metrix numbers. million visitors. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Amazon.com has begun offering up on-demand, restaurant delivery services in San Diego, via the company's Prime Now mobile app, the e-commerce giant said this morning. Amazon launched Prime Now to San Diego in November , and has been offering up restaurant delivery in Los Angeles since last year.

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JUNE 4, 2019

San Diego-based pet supply retailer Petco has named Darren MacDonald as the company's new Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, according to the company, to head up its e-commerce, app, prescription fulfillment, as well as employer wellness benefits offerings.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

“There’s the LA region, northern San Diego, Orange County — those areas collectively are the size of two or three Bay Areas. “The grocery market is undergoing fundamental change and the shift to e-commerce and higher quality products and services is accelerating,” Van Arsdale said in a statement.

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MAY 14, 2015

Los Angeles-based NantBiosciences , one of the group of companies created by billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, has raised $100M in San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise "tag" management software led by Jeff Lunsford, said today that it has connected its software into IBM Commerce.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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MARCH 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , the developer of video product guides for e-commerce sites, said today that it has named Anthony 'Tony' Wyatt as its EVP Sales and Marketing. Wyatt joins the firm from Indyme Solutions.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

San Diego-based GovX , which operates an online, e-commerce site specifically serving active, reserve and veteran U.S. Military, law enforcement, fire, emergency rescue, and government employees, has raised $11.5M in combined Series A and B funding. The funding was led by Alestra Ltd.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

San Diego-basd Miva Merchant , the provider of e-commerce software, said this morning that it has acquired MerchantTutorials.com , a website featuring videos about Miva's own e-commerce software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Miva Merchant said it acquired the site from founder and owner Chuck Lasker.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

San Diego-based GreenRope (www.greenrope.com) is just that, and to figure out how it got to where it is, we spoke with Lars Helgeson, the firm's CEO, about what exactly GreenRope provides, how it grew out of email marketing, and where it is going. Those resellers include customers like chambers of commerce.

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JUNE 24, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has re-upped its investment in product database provider Indix , as part of a $15M Series B funding. The funding round came from Nokia Growth Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

The latest e-commerce subscription service to launch out of Southern California? PawBox, which is basd in San Diego, said it will send out monthly gift boxes with pet food, treats, and supplies for $10 a month, to let users try out "high-end" pet products. PawBox , an online gift box subscription service aimed at pets.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

San Diego-based SkinIt , the maker of protective "skins" for electronic devices, said today that it has expanded its leadership team. O'Loughlin is VP Human Resources; Lewis Chang VP of E-Commerce and Marketing; Billy Crotty as SVP Global Operations; and Rick Foukes is VP Coatings Engineering.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Online e-commerce giant Amazon.com just announced a new service this morning, which looks to be one of the biggest moves the company has made in digital music recently: it is now automatically providing MP3 format tracks for CDs sold on its site, including every single CD a user has purchased since 1998.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the e-commerce video firm headed by Kim Folsom, is demonstrating new QR code support on the firm's iPhone app today.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

San Diego-based ACTIVE Network , the online sports registration site, and LeftLaneSports.com , a members-only e-commerce site based in San Luis Obispo, said today that they have tied to launch a new, private sales website called ACTIVE GearUp. ACTIVE Gearup replaces Active's earlier attempt in the space, Schwaggle.

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MAY 28, 2014

San Diego-based e-commerce software developer Ecwid said this morning that it has closed a $5M, Series B funding round. Ecwid develops e-commerce software specifically aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses built their own, e-commerce stores. The firm got its start as X-Cart, a PHP shopping cart.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

San Diego-based Tealium , a startup developing software which automatically loads tags onto web pages, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.1M in its Series A financing. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Wednesday that it has launched a new, $150M strategic venture fund in China, which will invest in Chinese companies working on mobile technology.

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APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures.

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MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the startup headed by Kim Folsom developing video-based product guides for e-commerce sites and manufacturers, has rolled out an Android version of its platform. The firm said the Android mo bile application gives users access to its content via the mob ile platform.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

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. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm has put its weight behind a developer of software used for Big Data analysis of physical retailers, in a strategic funding. Activant Capital Group, August Capital, StarVest Partners and Commerce Ventures, also participated in the funding. RetailNext''s venture backers, including Nokia Growth Partners.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. Andrew Connell: I was previously at Nokia, and ran Nokia's e-commerce business globally in fourteen markets. What's your background?

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AUGUST 19, 2014

San Diego-based ID Analytics , the developer of risk management software and technology, said today that it has named Daniel Rawlings as the company''s Chief Revenue Officer. Rawlings also has served at Oracle, LogicalApps, Perfect Commerce, KhiMetrics Software, and SourcingLink. ID Analytics is now owned by LifeLock.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

San Diego-based Classy, which develops software for nonprofits, says it has added new ways for nonprofits to receive donations in the form of cryptocurrency. The company said the new funds will allow donors to make take-deductible crypto donations to a variety of nonprofits in the food relief, health, and community support sectors.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

San Diego-based auto parts e-commerce provider BuyAUtoParts.com has named a new CFO, saying that it has appointed former JC Penney and Amazon executive Chris Struempler to the position. Struembler was most recently Senior Finance Director for JC Penny''s Digital Commerce business.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus , based in Thousand Oaks. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2014

San Diego-based tag management software developer Tealium announced this morning that it has raised an additional $20M in funding, from private equity investor Silver Lake Waterman. Tealium''s software is used to manage "tags" on a company''s e-commerce websites. READ MORE>>. tealium management software enterprise ecommerce'

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MARCH 31, 2014

San Diego-based ID Analytics has updated its fraud detection tools, saying that it has released a new version of its ID Score product. The company said that its updated product--which is used by businesses to detect e-commerce fraud--provides a 30 to 50 percent improvement in fraud detection over its prior release.

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MAY 14, 2010

San Diego-based Confident Technologies , the new startup which is using image authentication technology originally developed by Vidoop, has rolled out its image-based CAPTCHA tools, the firm said this week. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. According to BVAccel, the acquisition will help it expand and strengthen its e-commerce service offerings.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. How was it you ended up in San Diego?

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