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MARCH 6, 2014

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , which develops cloud-based collaboration software, has scored a $5.0M line of credit from SaaS Capital, SaaS Capital said Thursday morning. Saas Capital provides alternative financing to SaaS businesses. Central Desktop is led by Isaac Garcia. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2013

The new startup--founded by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson--said the funding was led by Mike Hirshland of Resolute VC, and also included Alex Bard (Desk.com), Michael Lazerow (Buddy Media), Hank Vigil (Microsoft), Rob Glaser (RealNetworks), Hiten Shah (KISSmetrics), Sean Ellis (Qualaroo), Double M Partners , Social Leverage , and Karlin Ventures.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Irvine-based Mavenlink , a developer of a software-as-a-service offering for project management and project accounting, has raised $7M in funding. The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. mavenlink venture capital saas software project management cloud collaboration' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? She has a quote from literally every major VC from whom you’d want to hear. million to launch a SaaS software company and we took $2.5 Please watch this.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. On reflection of the role that I want to play as a VC it is clearly in the camp of passion. I’m a VC.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the developer of route planning and fleet management software led by David Cozzens, said today that it has raised a strategic investment round. The funding came from Fontinalis Partners, the venture capital investment firm founded by WIlliam Clay Ford, Jr. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

According to the firm, the new round of funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners and Catalyst Investors, and is made up of an immediate $11M initial tranche, plus an additional $3M option that may be exercised anytime within the next 36 months. Tags: mindbody software saas venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is backing the developing of software to help home care agencies manage their workers and operations. clearcare home care agency software back office saas venture capital qualcomm' ClearCare is based in San Franciso. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors. auditfile venture capital cloud software auditing accounting saas ucla dorm room student'

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Steve goes on to note that Chuck Eesley , one of his Stanford compatriots, has performed quantitative studies of the VC industry, finding that firms which have operationally experienced partners tend to generate superior financial results. The Alchemy Of A Great Venture Capitalist. 1 Dose Of Depth + 1 Dose Of Breadth > 2.5.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners --the new investment firm led by longtime Southern California venture capital veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken, and Jamie Montgomery--has made an investment in cloud application infrastructure developer Appcito.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

San Diego-based Anametrix , a developer of cloud-based business analytics software, said today that it has received new funding and added a slate of well known advisors. Bourgeois is currently head of "Team FREDNET", which is developing a robotic Lunar Lander for the Google Lunar X Prize. Robertson is the outspoken founder of MP3.com,

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JULY 23, 2013

It is simply the most important way to proactively control your career development and how the market perceives you. It will affect your ability to get the right jobs and promotions as well as your ability to attract talent and capital. I talked with a few VCs and batted around the idea of becoming a VC. It is neither.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Beverly Hills-based The Snowball Factory , the developer of Awe.sm , a URL shortener for domains, and tweetpo.st , software for updating Facebook from Twitter, has raised $562,600 in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Tuesday. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Product Manager at Yahoo!

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

San Juan Capistrano-based OptionEase , a developer of software-as-a-service for managing stock options and fair value accounting and compliance, announced today that it has raised another $1.0M in venture funding in its Series A round, bringing the total to $3.5M. The round came from Miramar Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The startup--which was founded by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson--said the round came from Polar Partners, Amplify, Resolute VC, Double M Partners, Social Leverage, Karlin Ventures, Lazerow Ventures and Rob Glaser. The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing activities.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

in a growth capital financing. 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. kareo venture capital cloud medical office software enterprise saas' Kareo is led by Dan Rodrigues.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Solana Beach-based Service-Now , a developer of software-as-a-service for incident and service management, has raised $41.3M The filing indicates that the new funding came from Sequoia Capital, and that a significant part of the funding was used to purchase the stock of the firm's executives. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in a round for a developer of cloud-based, business collaboration software today. teambox avalon ventures cloud software collaboration saas venture capital' Avalon''s Rich Levandov was involved in the funding effort. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which develops online, software-as-a-service to help entrepreneurs connect with and keep their investors updated, is opening up its public beta today. Tags: management investment investor saas software venture capital entrepreneur interview paypal caplinked jackson eric. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2014

Incentive Corp , a developer of private, intranet services aimed at small and medium sized business users, said this morning that it has raised $1.8M incentive incentivecorp sweden venture capital social software saas cloud intranet sharing business enterprise' in a funding round, and set up shop in Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Huntington Beach-based Data Impact , a developer of software-as-a-service for electronic invoicing, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The round came from Zon Capital partners and other private investors. Tags: data impact saas software venture capital financing invoice.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software-as-a-service tools for managing investors communications and exchanges between startups and their investors, told its users today that it has added a number of new features to the site. Tags: caplinked saas software investor venture capital financial. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are.

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MAY 17, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software , the developer of enterprise software tools, has backed a maker of SOA middleware. According to WSO2 , a Silicon Valley-based developer of middleware software, it raised $6.5M The investment also included Intel Capital. WSO2 develops cloud-enabled middleware software used by enterprises.

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MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Paths to SaaS and cloud computing that will work for your enterprise.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Santa Barbara-based AppFolio , a developer of software-as-a-service for property management, is announcing today that it has raised $8M in additional funding for the firm. the firm has previously also raised capital from Cisco Systems and BV Capital, in addition to the Investment Group of Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based PayEngine, a startup developing a white label, payment platform for software-as-a-service companies, has raised $1.6M The funding came from Mucker Capital, BAM Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, HIVE Ventures and other strategic investors, according to the company.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. A decent showing, but well below a number of larger schools, as the ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured VC funding.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

San Diego-based Kyriba , a developer of software-as-a-service for cash and treasury management, claimed today that it has "strong" results for the third quarter. Kyriba is venture backed by GRP Venture Capital and BRED Banque Populaire. Tags: kyriba software saas financial cash treasury. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). I didn’t have first-hand experience in document management systems other than as a user and nobody had SaaS experience – the market was too new. I learned the domain lesson myself.

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JULY 22, 2020

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of brand protection software, has raised $5.1M According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The funding was led by Okapi Venture Capital and also included Saas Ventures. Chargezoom develops a software platform that helps businesses automate accounts receivable, billing, and payments. The startup is led by CEO Matt Dubois.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. By definition, you read blogs.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

It soaked up all of our development resources and didn’t allow us to focus on what we felt our company strategy was. On some level we felt we did because being a SaaS company in 1999 was trailblazing. And know that VC will be hard to come by. In short, servicing the elephants consumed us. So you chase them.

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