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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Irvine-based endpoint protection software developer CrowdStrike said today that it has appointed Michael Carpenter as President of Global Sales and Field Operations. Carpenter joins the company from Tanium, where he was President Global Sales and Field Operations. He also had served at Intel Security.

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JULY 31, 2014

Santa Barbara-based call marketing automation software developer Invoca , which is led by Jason Spievak, said yesterday that its systems have converted $2.5 billion in sales for its customers since the company was founded. billion of those sales came in the last 12 months. Invoca said that $1.7 READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

Southern California has a growing number of companies in the customer relationship management area, including a fairly new company in the area, Pipeliner CRM (www.pipelinersales.com). We spoke with Nikolaus Kimla , the CEO of Pipeliner CRM, to learn more about the company, its move here, and its software.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Pasadena-based forensics investigation software developer Guidance Software named Jay Ackerman as its new Chief Revenue Officer this morning. Ackerman joins the company from ServiceSource, and also had served at WNS North America and Exult. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Irvine-based data analytics software developer Alteryx said yesterday that it has named Seth Greenberg as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and Scott Jones as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Jones was previously Senior Vice President of America Sales at Tableau Software, and also served at SAP and E.piphany. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Rowe Price, according to the company. Rowe Price, according to the company. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The surge in Southern California, cloud-based software investments continues today, as Irvine-based Kareo said this morning that it has raised $29.5M The company--which develops cloud-based, medical office software--said the funding was led by Greenspring Associates, and also included OpenView Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

San Diego-based sales software developer Seismic has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, to go towards its sales content management software, the company said this morning. As part of the funding, JMI''s Peter Arrowsmith joins the company''s board of directors. Seismic is led by Doug Winter.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this week that it has backed field sales software developer SalesRabbit. SalesRabbit offers up both native mobile and web-based software aimed at field sales organizations. The company is based in Utah.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan, which develops software used by contractors and the trades to manage their businesses, says it has acquired FieldRoutes, a developer of cloud-based software for the pest control and lawn care industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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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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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based software developer Bridg said this week that it has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) software product specifically aimed at restaurants. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax , a new startup has offices in both San Diego and Seattle, Washington, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said on Thursday. LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes. The company is initially launching its product in California.

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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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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. How about young or pre-revenue companies?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” If you’ve been involved with a number of software projects you already have an intuitive sense for this. ” Answer: As long as you have scheduled for the design phase.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based media measurement and optimization software developer VideoAmp has raised $275M in funding, giving it a $1.4 billion valuation, the company said onn Thursday. The funding included The Spruce House Partnership, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, EPIQ Capital Group and Ankona Capital Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Burbank-based Final Draft --which is owned by software developer Cast & Crew --says it has named Shelly Mellot as President of the company. Final Draft is a developer of screenwriting software. According to Cast& Crew, Mellott has been at Final Draft for 14 years, having joined the company in 2006.

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MAY 21, 2021

Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx says it has launched a program which allows educators, students, and life-long learners to access its training, software, and certifications for no cost.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this week that it has named a new Chief Product Officer. Seismic said it has named Krish Mantipragada as its new Chief Product Officer, joining the company from Medallia, where he also was Chief Product Officer and an Executive Vice President.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Two, Los Angeles area companies--Ecwid and NuORDER--are in a deal to be acquired by Canadian point-of-sale software developer Lightspeed, Lightspeed announced on Monday. According to Lightspeed, it will pay approximately $500M for Ecwid, split between $175M in cash and $325M in shares of the company.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. The financing will be used to help students finance their Entity Academy tuition, which typically costs $15,000.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based identity and access management software developer Saviynt announced this morning that it has named Todd Rotger as the company's new Chief Revenue Officer. Rotger was previously at ServiceNow, where he was serving as Vice President of Global Sales, Security and Risk. East at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

San Diego-based sales enablement software developer Seismic said this week that it has named Donna DeBerry as its new Vice President, Inclusion. According to the company, DeBerry will lead efforts to build an even more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce and company culture.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this morning that it has named Heather Cole as the company Vice President, Market Growth. Cole was previously VP and Research Director at Forrester-SiriusDecisions. Seismic is venture backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, T. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based education technology developer GoGuardian says it has named a new Chief Revenue Officer. According to the company, it has named Brandon McAllister to the post, to help shape its long-term strategy for scale, as well as to oversee day-to-day operations of its Revenue team.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Los Angelees-based Velocify , the cloud-based sales automation software developer headed by Nick Hedges, said this morning that it has snagged former Microsoft General Manager Chandra Shekaran as its new Senior Vice President of Engineering. velocify microsoft engineering executive software sales automation leads'

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Santa Monica-based customer relationship management software developer Nimble , led by CRM software veteran Jon Ferrara, has launched a new, add-in for Microsoft Outlook on Android. According to Nimble, the new plugin for Outlook provides information on people, company profiles, and more for Android users. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. The company said the revenue performance was the best in its history. READ MORE>>.

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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>>.

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MAY 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based customer relationship management software developer Pipeliner CRM has rolled out a new set of upgraded apps for both Android and iOS, according to the company. Pipeliner's software is used by sales people and sales teams to track their sales process and manage opportunities.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

22 the sale of its portfolio company Vision Technology Solutions, a website developer for government organizations in the U.S. and Canada, to cloud-based software developer Granicus for an undisclosed amount. Caltius Equity Partners announced on Feb.

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MARCH 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse said this morning that it has named two new executives at the company. According to SteelHouse, it has named Dan Weiner as SVP of Enterprise Sales/CTV, and Rory Mitchell as VP of Client Success, Head of Accounts.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Santa Monica-based sales and marketing CRM software developer Nimble , which is led by longtime CRM vet Jon Ferrara, has added a new reseller, the company said today. According to Nimble, Velosio, a "Microsoft Master VAR", will offer up its software through Microsoft's Partner Center Third Party Software Offers pilot.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

El Segundo-based online postage and shipping software developer Stamps.com reported its second quarter results on Thursday, saying it saw a 49 percent increase in its revenues for the quarter, to $206.7M, as a result of a surge in e-commerce activity. million, up 182 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.

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