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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based FloQast , which develops software to help accountants manage closing their books, has connected its software to Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft with a new software product. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Tekelec , a developer of telecommunications switching equipment which had its roots in Southern California, has been acquired by Oracle , Oracle announced this morning. Tekelec's former Southern California executives are well represented as advisors, investors, and executives at local high tech companies. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , knows the answer and he delights in telling the story of how MySQL ate Oracle's lunch and dinner. spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together.

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MAY 14, 2012

The UC Santa Barbara has received a big boost to the firm's technology programs with a $50M gift from the Chairman of Oracle and his wife, Jeff and Judy Henley. Jeff Henley, who is a UCSB graduate, is currently Chairman of the Board of Oracle, and served as Chief Financial Officer of the company from 1991 to 2004.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sophoi , a developer of media IP mananagement software, has been acquired by Oracle, Oracle said Monday. Oracle said that Sophoi's products will become available as Oracle Media Intellectual Property Management. Sophoi was backed by Oracle which had funded the firm to the tune of $17.5M

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MARCH 23, 2009

Irvine-based Relsys International , a developer of drug safety and risk management software for the health care industry, has been acquired by software giant Oracle. Oracle said this morning that it has agreed to acquire Relsys, which will become part of its Health Sciences Global Business Unit. Relsys was founded in 1987.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2019

As federal agency employees miss their first paychecks today due to the partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22, federal contractors and their workers—including technology professionals—face a loss of income that they may never recover.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Excited about Oracle Open World? I’ve been invited to attend this year by Dun & Bradstreet to learn about how their data solutions power the Oracle Cloud Platform. I’ve been invited to attend this year by Dun & Bradstreet to learn about how their data solutions power the Oracle Cloud Platform.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Gaydos was previously CMO at Nlyte Software, and also was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Engine Yard, in addition to serving at Oracle and SAP America. The company said Gaydos will lead worldwide marketing strategy, go-to-market execution, branding and demand creation.

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Marketing Oracle Demand Software 113

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer Blackline has promoted Mark Woodhams to the position of Chief Revenue Officer, the company said on Wednesday. BlackLine develops software which automates account reconciliation and other typically manual operations for accounting departments.

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Oracle Software Development Los Angeles Software 113

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APRIL 11, 2014

Irvine-based SecureAuth , which provides two-factor authentication software, hsa named Darin Pendergraft as its new Vice President of Marketing, the company said this week. Pendergraft was most recently at Oracle, and had also served at Quest Software (which is now part of Dell). READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Awatramani has previously served at such companies as Adobe, Marketo, Oracle, and Siebel, and was most recently Head of Product and GTM at Adobe; he had joined Adobe after the company acquired Marketo in 2018. Cornerstone said that Awatramani will lead its product strategy, management, and design.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Product Oracle Santa Monica 113

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JULY 24, 2020

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Sensi Ag , which was founded by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and Dr. David Agus, founding director of USC's Lawrence J. The new company was split off from Sensei Holdings, the combined leisure and agriculture company run by Ellison on the Hawaiian island of Lana'i. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based advertising software and exchange operator The Trade Desk said this week that it has named Michelle Hulst as the company's Chief Operating Offier. According to The Trade Desk, Hulst will be responsible for global operations, data, commercial enablement, and client services in her new role.

Oracle 113

Oracle Advertising Los Angeles Software 113

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Entertainment Data Oracle Inc., or EDO, a company that uses data collection and analysis to measure the effectiveness of TV ads, announced Nov. 1 that it raised $12 million in its first round of outside investment.

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Startup Oracle Entertainment Invest 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Los Angeles-based OpenMethods , a developer of software for the contact center and telephony market, has raised $5M in a funding round, according to the company. The company's software connects the Oracle Service Cloud software, Oracle's CRM suite, with telephony software from Genesys, Cisco, Avaya, and Interactive Intelligence.

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Oracle Software Los Angeles Capital 100

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Companies like Google, Yahoo, Oracle and PayPal attract top talent for years; when they reach maturity or a major liquidity event, their talent disperses and germinates into the next generation of companies. If you were to write a history of Silicon Valley, you could do it by looking at a series of major diaspora. Read More.

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Snapchat Los Angeles Oracle Yahoo 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The publicly held company said the investment came from Jack W. Schuler, Oracle Partners, L.P. and other Oracle funds, three funds managed by Camber Capital Management, LLC, Eagle Growth Partners I and II, Birchview Capital L.P., The company said it would use the funds to fuel its growth and innovation efforts.

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Oracle Equity Report Capital 138

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MAY 26, 2017

Tarbet previously served at such companies as UnboundID, RightNow Technologies, and Oracle. The company is backed by Providence Equity Partners. Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor said Thursday that it has named Michael Tarbet as its new Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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Sales Santa Barbara Oracle Equity 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2018

According to BlackLine, it has created a subsidiary in Tokyo, where it will help companies in Japan with their automation of their accounting and financial operations. The new joint subsidiary, Blackline K.K. , is a joint venture between BlackLine and Japan Cloud, a Tokyo firm which provides professional services to help U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Software Development Los Angeles Software 124

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2014

Vora is the CEO of Acrolinx, and also had served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Foundational Capital, as well as a VP at Oracle and Adobe. Vora also founded Oblix, which was acquired by Oracle, and sits on the boards of Get Satisfaction and NextPrinciples, among other positions.

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Oracle Satisfaction Pasadena Software Development 140

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2018

According to the company, it will use the new funding round to expand its U.S. Savyint's product work with such third party systems as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, EPIC, and Workday, and are used to manage access to those systems as companies go through re-roganizations, mergers and acquisitions, process changes, and more.

Oracle 113

Oracle Los Angeles Acquisition Funding 113

socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2018

According to BlackLine, Woodhams previously had been Vice President of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at NetSuite, and also had worked at Oracle, Hyperion, CapGemini and Citicorp. The company said Woodhams has more than 35 years of experience in the cloud financial and professional services area. READ MORE>>.

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Sales Oracle Software Development Los Angeles 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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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 joins the company from Smith Micro Software, where he had been Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Revenue Officer.

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Oracle San Diego Commerce Tool 138

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed said on Tuesday that it has named Carey Bettencourt as the company's new Chief Client Officer. Bettencourt previously was Founder and Managing Partner of management consulting firm Propelus; she also served as SVP of Customer Solutions at Accruent, and was at Oracle, ChannelPoint (now Trizetto), and J.D.

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Oracle Santa Monica Custom Customer 100

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems has hired its first, Chief Marketing Officer, the company announced today. Downing also previously served at such companies as SAP, Informatica, Oracle, Adobe, Seagate and Hill and Knowlton. The company is backed by private equity firm Silver Lake.

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Silver Lake Marketing Oracle Equity 138

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Grupo ACAO is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and carries products from IBM, Oracle, Red Hat, EMC and VMware. The company serves Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador. Ingra Micro said the acquisition will contribute more than $300M in annual revenues to the company. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle IBM IBM Acquisition 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. I have to admit that I was greatly encouraged by Jamie’s outlook for venture backed companies, which if true will be a welcome relief for our industry.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

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MAY 12, 2015

Los Angeles-based Velocify , the developer of sales automation software which is led by Nick Hedges, has snagged ZEFR Chief Technology Officer Manoj Goyal as its new Chief Operating Officer, the company said this morning. Velocify said Goyal will lead the company's product, technology, and client success teams. READ MORE>>.

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Chief Technology Officer OpenX Oracle Sales 100

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AUGUST 4, 2015

BlackLine said that Smith was CFO of Salesforce for seven years, taking the company from $750M in annual revenues to more than $5 billion. Smith also was CFO of Advent Software, Vitria Technology and Nuance Communications, and served at Oracle. Smith also sits on the boards of Splunk, MINDBODY, and Xero. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Software Development Los Angeles Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The company's clients include Whirlpool, Zuora, Docker, MakerBOt, Remington, and many others.

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Customer Custom Software Services 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Irvine-based Solarflare is bolstering its marketing expertise, the company said this week, and has hired Scott Woolsey as Director of Brand Development. Woolsey has most recently been at RealtyTrac, CJ Patrick Company, neoBrands, and Shafer Advertising. READ MORE>>.

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Marketing Oracle Mentor Advertising 160

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2015

jBase is a cloud-based, database product which connects applications built on the Pick operating system with SQL Server, Oracle, and the cloud. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Temenos is based in Switzerland.

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Cloud Computing Oracle Acquisition Product 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

We partnered up with the Digital Family Reunion to bring together the technology community for the night, for a night of networking (and more networking), live music, food, drink, and great company. And we also want to thank you--our readers--who turned out in huge numbers to celebrate the region''s rise.

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SoCalTech Oracle Southern California Pasadena 205

socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2015

In the latest, Central Coast IPO move, Santa Barbara-based Invoca , a maker of call marketing automation tools, says it is prepping for an IPO in 2017, and has hired a new CEO with experience running two pubicly traded software companies. Woodward also served at Legent Corporation, Mcafee, and Oracle.

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Santa Barbara Oracle Acquisition Tool 100

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APRIL 2, 2013

Frantz was most recently a partner at TPG Capital, and also served at Oracle Corporation and Morgan Stanley. The company said it added the two to its board in collaboration with investor Elliott Management, which is the largest shareholder of Emulex. and Certance Holdings. and Certance Holdings.

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Oracle Networking Capital Technology 147