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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Perdue, is stepping down. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be stepping down to spend more time with his family.

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MARCH 19, 2020

Ventura-based advertising exchange The Trade Desk and mobile video app developer TikTok are in a new, advertising partnership covering Asia Pacific markets, the two said this morning. According to the two, the partnership will allow advertisers to directly access premium TikTok inventory across Asia-Pacific via The Trade Desk platform.

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MAY 20, 2021

Carpinteria-based construction management software developer Procore Technologies priced its IPO last night, saying it will sell 9,470,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $67.00 The company starts trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCOR.

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APRIL 15, 2021

The company--which develops self driving truck technology--said its underwriters also have a 30-day option to purchase an additional 5,067,567 shares of its Class A common stock at the IPO price. The company will begin trading this morning on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as TSP.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Vesica Technologies, a developer of a product which provides information on financial markets, including daily market movements, volatility, and major trades, has raised $2.1M in a seed funding. The funding came from Mercury Digital Assets and Miami International Holdings, Inc.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave will start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as DAVE, starting Thursday, January 6th, after stockholders of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III approved the deal to merge with Dave in a SPAC deal.

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JULY 25, 2019

The Trade Desk , the programmatic advertising platform developer led by technology veteran Jeff Green--and which got its start at the Ventura Venture Technology Center, the incubator behind Ventura's city hall--is planning a major expansion in Ventura , according to the company.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

San Diego-based AlphaTrAI , a fintech startup backed by Analytics Ventures, says it has connected with QuantConnect, the developer of an open trading engine, to run its AI software. AlphaTrAI says it has developed artificial intelligence software which can pick, trade, and manage stocks better than humans. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the real time, demand-side advertising platform developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said today. According to The Trade Desk, Alex Kayyal of Hermes will join the company''s board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk said today that it has named Susan Vobejda as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Vobejda joins The Trade Desk from fashion brand Tory Burch, where she had served as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer. Vobejda will be based in The Trade Desks's New York City offices.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising platform provider The Trade Desk said on Wednesday that advertising technoloy platform developer PubMatic has selected the company's unified IT solutions on its sell-side platform. Financial impact of the win were not announced.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Ventura- and New York-based online advertising firm The Trade Desk announced Thursday that it has named Rob Perdue as its new Chief Operating Officer. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be based in The Trade Desk's New York offices. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be based in The Trade Desk's New York offices.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which develops an advertising technology platform, says it has appointed Mark Kirschner as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Kirschner will be based out of The Trade Desk's New York offices. Kirschner will be based out of The Trade Desk's New York offices. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Sientra , a developer of aethetic medicine implants, rose in its IPO on Wednesday, trading as high as $17.90 during morning trading. The company priced last night at $15 per share, selling 5 million shares of its common stock on the NASDAQ as SIEN. last night.

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MAY 1, 2013

Ventura-based advertising exchange The Trade Desk is moving into real time, video advertising, the company announced this morning. The Trade Desk said it has launched full RTB video advertising capabilities on its platform, so that it now supports display, video, and social advertising. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2016

However, The Trade Desk , the advertising software developer led by Jeff Green, has quietly pushed past $202M in revenues, to become one of the faster growing firms in the region. It's unclear when The Trade Desk actually passed that milestone, or what the company's 2015 revenues were. Trade Desk has raised only $22.5M

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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 The company is developing aesthetic medicine products. per share, or up 28.33 Sienna, which debuted on Thursday as SNNA on the NASDAQ Global Market, had priced at $15.00 per share on Wednesday evening.

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MAY 11, 2016

Ventura, California-based The Trade Desk , the advertising technology developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $125M in a credit facility, according to the company. The revolving credit facility was led by Citibank N.A., and also included US Bancorp, East west Bancorp, and City National Bank.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the newest Internet advertising startup of Jeff Green, former co-founder of AdECN, said today that it has tapped an eBay vet for its new Director of Platform Solutions. The Trade Desk said that Adrienne Buhmann, who previously was at eBay, will head up the new position. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2018

The cash, awarded last Thursday, was the grand prize in the annual MetroConnect contest organized by the World Trade Center San Diego, an affiliate of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , a new online Internet advertising exchange firm headed by AdECN co-founder Jeff Green, has raised $2.5M The Trade Desk operates an Internet advertising marketplace which uses various, in-depth data sources to better target and match advertisers and publishers. in a venture funding round.

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APRIL 22, 2021

Newport Beach-based Professional Sports Authenticator, a company that provides rading card, autograph and memorabilia authentication and grading services, said yesterday that it has acquired software developer Genamint, which develops technology to automatically grade trading cards.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Trade Show Guerilla Marketing Done Right . Be Economical, Not Cheap – Guerilla marketing should never be expensive and trade show guerilla marketing is no exception.

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MARCH 16, 2015

Trade show veterans know that the louder you scream at an industry event, the less your voice is heard. Why am I writing an article about a trade show that occurred nearly four months ago? I am a trade show skeptic. How can a relatively small company make itself heard, while ensuring a clear return on its trade show budget?

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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 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based biomedical products developer Second Sight Medical Products says it raised $57.5M The publicly traded company, which trades on the NASDAQ as EYES, is developing implantable visual prosthetics that are intended to create an artificial form of useful vision for blind individuals.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Goleta-based gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion semiconductor developer Transphorm says it has received $12.9M The publicly traded company (OTC) said the funding came from MCM Investment Partners, as well as Boardman Bay Capital Management. in a private placement.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Irvine-based Viant, which develops advertising software, had a successful IPO on Wednesday, selling 10 million shares of its stock at $25 per share last night, above its initial estimated IPO price of $19.00 per share in its first day of trading. in trading on its first day of trading.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Inc. SPAQ), a special purpose acquisition company formed by Apollo Global Management, nad will start trading this mroning on the New York Stock Exchange. Fisker says it will commence trading this morning under the ticker symbols FSR, with its warrants trading as FSR WS.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Carlsbad, California-based Leading Biosciences , a biopharmaceuticals comapny focused on restoring normal gastrointestinal function following major surgery, has merged with Maryland-based Seneca Biopharma , a publicly traded biotech company. Seneca trades ont he Nasdaq as SNCA. which will trade ont he Nasdaq Capital Market as PALI.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

According to the company, if approved, the deal will make Dave a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Global Market, trading under the ticker symbol DAVE. The app developer says it helps customers budget, avoid overdraft fees, find work and build credit. Dave is led by CEO Jason Wilk.

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JUNE 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based Oblong, which develops futuristic collaboration systems, said on Monday that it has raised $12.4M The publicly traded company--which trades on the Nasdaq as OBLG--said it sold 4,000,000 sahres of its common stock at a purchase price of $3.10 per share.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

billion— a huge win for the company’s privately held owner, the power development and investment company LS Power. The deal sent shares of the SPAC company, trading under the ticker SNPR, rocketing up 31.9% in trading earlier this week to $17.01. The stock is currently trading around $15 per-share.

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MAY 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based recruiting software developer ZipRecruiter rose in its first day as a public company, up as much as 8.5% The company is now trading on the NYSE as ZIP. Bloomberg says the trading price on the NYSE, which was around $20.00 in its first day on the markets.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based Second Sight Medical Products, a developer of implantable visual prosthetics which it intends to use to provide artificial vision to blind individuals, says it has raised $27.9M The publicly traded company--which trades as EYES on the NASDAQ--said it sold 4,650,000 shares of common stock at a price of $6.00

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2021

Thursday, August 12, 2021 -- Entering the Japanese Market by Partnering With The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Please join Biocom Los Angeles and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) for a virtual webinar to learn how Life Science companies in the Greater LA area can enter the Japanese market. Biocom California.

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APRIL 13, 2015

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Product development at this stage is the process of scaling up for manufacturing and marketing rollout. business entrepreneur funding research and development startup'

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