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JANUARY 31, 2020

The Westlake Village, CA-based biotech sold about 9.4 The company joins the public markets with four product candidates in its pipeline, all topical non-steroidal treatments being developed for seven dermatological indications. In July 2018, the company licensed. million of its shares at $17 apiece.

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JULY 5, 2017

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals , a startup biopharmaceuticals firm developing products for the medical dermatology and aesthetics market, has filed for an IPO. in an offering on the NASDAQ Global Market. The company has applied to list as SNNA. Morgan, Cowen, and BMO Capital Markets.

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JULY 28, 2017

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals saw a healthy bump on its firs tday of trading as a public company, closing at $19.25 Sienna, which debuted on Thursday as SNNA on the NASDAQ Global Market, had priced at $15.00 The company is developing aesthetic medicine products. per share, or up 28.33

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Westlake Village-based PureSpectrum , a startup which operates an online marketplace to help buyers collect survey panels, has raised $1.6M in a funding round, according to the company. The company was founded by Michael McCrary. The funding came from multiple, un-named strategic partners. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 -- State of the Capital Markets. The economic upheaval of the past several years had made it difficult for companies of all sizes to find the capital needed for growth and shareholder liquidity. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

CoverHound , which has offices in Westlake Village, and is also one of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture investor Core Innovation Capital , has raised $33.3M The company now reportedly has a valuation of over $103M. in a Series C funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Westlake Village-based electronics developer Interlink Electronics said late Thursday that it plans to voluntarily delist its stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market, and deregister its common stock. Interlink says it has fewer that 300 holders of record of its shares.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 27, 2020

So far this year four privately held companies have made the transition to trading on the public markets. Two are clinical-stage biotechs: Cambridge, MA-based Black Diamond Therapeutics, which is looking to raise $151 million, and Westlake Village, CA-based Arcutis Biotherapeutics, which aims to add $125 million.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Inphi , the semiconductor developer which has a major part of its operation in Westlake Village, has sold off its Memory Interconnect Business unit to Rambus , the companies said this morning. Inphi said that the move will allow it to better focus on opportunities in the communications markets. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Westlake Village-based GlobalWide Media , a provider of online affiliate marketing, display marketing, search engine marketing, and other services, has acquired Canadian firm Neverblue Media Company and AKMG , the firm said last week. The deal was worth $40M in cash. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

Westlake Village-based AltaSens , which develops CMOS image sensors, said today that it has launched a new, CMOS image sensor specifically aimed at the automotive market. The company develops CMOS sensors for use in videoconferencing, telepresence, surveillance, broadcast, cinematography, medical, and industrial markets.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The next IPO of a technology company with Southern California roots is expected next week, as SendGrid now appears to be planning its IPO, on Wednesday, November 15th. According to the upcoming market IPO calendar, SendGrid is planning on its IPO on Wednesday. The company has been approved to list as SEND on the NYSE.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Westlake Village-based online marketing and advertising company ValueClick said late Monday that it has rebranded itself as Conversant, with a new focus on providing an "integrated marketing personalization platform". The company trades on the NASDAQ. Goodbye, ValueClick , and hello, Conversant. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Westlake Village-based online advertising and marketing firm ValueClick said late Tuesday that it is planning to divest its "Owned & Operated" websites segment, the company''s division which runs such sites as Investopedia, PriceRunner, Smarter.com, SymptomFind, and CouponMountain.com. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Westlake Village-based Conversant , the online advertising and marketing technology company which was until recently known as ValueClick, has hired on the former head of Bing Shopping as a VP. Conversant said this week it has named Raju Malhotra as Senior Vice President of Products, to drive its product strategy.

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JULY 13, 2016

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals has had a second close on its Series A funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $46M, the company said on Tuesday. Sienna is initially targeting the medical dermatology and aesthetic market, with a product used for acne and permanent hair removal. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Westlake Village-based J.D. Power , the unit of McGraw Hill Financial which measures consumer opinions of automotive manufacturers, said Wednesday that it has acquired digital advertising company Korrelate. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Westlake Village-based online advertising company Conversant --which until recently was known as ValueClick--is now officially part of Alliance Data , after the completion of Alliance Data''s acquisition deal with the company. ValueClick had renamed itself as Conversant in February in an attempt to rebrand the company.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Westlake Village-based ValueClick Media , the ad network division of ValueClick, is taking advantage of the runup to the Presidential elections with a new product. ValueClick said it has launched GoVote, a new advertising product aimed at political marketers. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2010

Westlake Village-based Pragmatic Solutions , which develops data analytics software for the computer gaming market, said Monday that it has launched a new product called mygameIQ. The company also said the product is the official download management client for AOL site Big Download.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Westlake Village-based J.D. Power and Associates , a market research firm, has snagged a ReachLocal veteran to establish a new, digital research team, the firm said today. He also co-founded companies PurePhoto and Opendisc, and also had a stint at Andersen and Deloitte & Touche. According to J.D.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Westlake Village-based Blue Microphones , the manufacturer of both professional and consumer microphones, has scored a new, $2.5M line of credit from Wells Fargo & Company. According to Wells Fargo, the funding will go towards growth at the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a startup developing a service to help companies sent electronic notices based on physical, postal addresses, reported today that it has signed on Mother Earth News as a customer. Tags: zumbox postal mail marketing mother earth news. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the developer of in-flight wireless systems, said today that it has added Howard Lefkowitz as the firm's Chief Commercial Officer. Lefkowitz was most recently CEO of Vegas.com, and also joins the company's board.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Inphi Corporation , the manufacturer of high speed analog semiconductors which has major operations in Westlake Village, said Tuesaday afternoon that the company has revised its business outlook, due to delays in shipments and slower-than-anticipated rate of orders. in after market trading.

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MARCH 28, 2011

million of those shares are owned by certain stockholders of the company, with 0.5M Inphi--which has major operations in Westlake Village, but is based in Santa Clara--said it will not be receiving any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares. on Monday at close of market, which is well above the $12.00 Inphi Corp.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Westlake Village-based AltaSens , a developer of HD CMOS image sensors, announced Tuesday that the firm has rolled out a new, 1/3-inch, 1080p60 HD sensor. The firm's sensors are used in broadcast/professional video equipment, camcorders, videoconferencing, telepresence, medical, and other markets.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Westlake Village-based Cynvenio Biosystems , a developer of high speed, bioseparation instruments for the life sciences market, has raised $1.96M in a Series B funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The firm was co-founded by Frederick W.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The list of Southern California companies who have filed, have been rumored to file, or have successfully completed IPOs has gotten a little longer this morning, after Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand filed for an IPO. Other firms currently in registration include Santa Monica-based Demand Media ; San Diego-based Zogenix ; Inphi Corp.

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JULY 22, 2010

In recent months, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal and Carlsbad-based MaxLinear also have managed to reach the markets via an IPO, and there are at least seven other Southern California companies waiting in the wings for the public markets.

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JUNE 17, 2010

In the latest Southern California firm to target the public markets, Inphi Corp. , Inphi--which lists its headquarters as Sunnyvale, but has most of its operations in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks--is looking to list on the NYSE and IPHI. In its S-1, the firm said it had net income of $7.3M on total revenues of $58.8M

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Westlake Village-based Inphi , a developer of high speed, analog semiconductors, announced today that it has hired on a new VP of Operations, Atul Shingal. Inphi develops high speed analog semiconductors used in the server, storage, and networking markets. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a developer of a system for sending electronic mail to postal addresses, announced today that it has raised $8M in a funding. Zumbox develops a service--aimed at marketers and businesses--to target individuals with electronic mailings, based on their street address, rather than their email inbox.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Westlake Village-based Move , which operates a network of online real estate-focused web sites, said late Wednesday that it is in a joint venture with Builder Homesite focused on new home builders. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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