socalTECH

JULY 16, 2018

Rancho Cordova-based AMPAC Fine Chemicals , a contract development and manufacturing organization for the pharmaceuticals industry, has been acquired by SK Holdings , the holding company run by South Korean company SK Group. AMPAC Fine Chemicals was previously owned by private equity investor H.I.G. AMPAC was led by Aslam Malik.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based Elevate Services , a developer of enterprise, legal management software, has received $25M in an investment round, from private equity investor Kayne Partners, according to the two companies. According to Elevate, it has now deployed almost $60M in total for its efforts.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2010

San Diego-based Althea Technologies , a provider of contract development and manufacturing for the life sciences market, has raised $17M in debt funding, according to financing provider Hercules Technology Growth Capital. HTGC is a provider of both venture debt and equity to VC and private-equity backed firms.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2014

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Tolt Services Group , an outsource, IT services company, and merged it with Kyrus Solutions , to form a new company called Tolt Solutions. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2011

If you enter into a development or trial partnership for free, you are allowing the BDC to forestall its ultimate determination of the value of the partnership. As noted in Private Means Private , in order to ensure a healthy partnership, avoid becoming the BDC’s Corporate Beyotch. Oh, but you scoff. Press Release Rights.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

What we do, is we build them private, cloud infrastructure, and make it available in an easy to consume web portal. Companies were saying--we want to outsource these kinds of things, because they''re not our core competency. We want to be synonymous with private cloud, as Amazon is with the public cloud.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

SpaceX , the privately held, Southern California developer of spacecraft and rockets, said Friday that NASA and the firm have announced October 7th, 2012, as the target launch date for its first resupply mission to the International Space Station. According to SpaceX, the launch of its Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft will be 8:34 p.m.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Commercial spacecraft and rocket developer SpaceX is getting set to launch its first, official resupply mission to the International Space Station Sunday, to deliver 1,000 pounds of supplies to the station's crew. The launch--the first actual supply run to the ISS by SpaceX--is expected to takeoff at 8:35PM EDT on Sunday, October 7th.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2010

SpaceX is looking to launch its Dragon space capsule -- its privately developed unmanned cargo delivery capsule for the International Space Station -- from Cape Canaveral sometime tomorrow, a demonstration flight which will bring SpaceX closer to its goal of fulfilling a $1.6 billion resupply contract with NASA for the ISS.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

In many cases, agreements crafted by BDC lawyers resemble ConTraps rather than mutually beneficial contracts. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. BDCs often ask to “private label” or “white label” a smaller company’s technology.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. According to the new report, San Diego now has more than 104 private cybersecurity firms that employ 4,230 people in the region, according to the analysis. —In 2014, 27 percent of the companies reported a mix of government and private customers.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

In many cases, agreements crafted by BDC lawyers resemble ConTraps rather than mutually beneficial contracts. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. BDCs often ask to “private label” or “white label” a smaller company’s technology.

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Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 124

socalTECH

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. The privately held firm did not disclose any actual financials. Kyriba is venture backed by GRP Venture Capital and BRED Banque Populaire. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 31, 2008

Chris Gammil and I just spent some quality time together with a new, private group that is advising start-ups here in Los Angeles. how much product development is enough to get in the market and start getting feedback and what should I focus on in the early stages of the product? So, far it's turning out great. What is 'good enough'?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. It also doesn’t hurt that the company has developed sophisticated manufacturing technologies that have terrestrial applications, if the rocket business fails to take off.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I am not a government contracting expert. In the parlance of government contracting, this approach is termed a “prime and sub-prime relationship.” The Downside Of Government Contracting. Many a small business has been driven out of business attempting to satisfy a marginally profitable government contract.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. I've been in product, product development, marketing, and management.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. eSolar, the solar thermal utility plant developer started by Idealab's Bill Gross, has a sizeable chunk of capital and notable support of Google and others, not to mention a number of contracts with utilities.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. The development community and web developers, who tend to be our customers, like that flexibility, and the quick time to market. That might be debt, or public and private markets. We're privately funded today, with some equity from Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A San Diego civil engineer who has developed an alternative technology for automating the measurement of water flow gave the best presentation at EvoNexus Fall Demo Day, an event that drew nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters late Thursday to Qualcomm’s corporate headquarters. was founded as Catalyst eClinical.).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2012

When I started my first tech company in 1999 I had pretty good tech chops and had led teams but had very little exposure to many other things that matter in a startup including sales, marketing & business development. And those long contracts they want you to sign with terms that seemed more like Latin than English.

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

The company operated for over 10 years as Intellisis, raised about $100 million from private investors, and maintained a low profile as a government contractor with special expertise in signal processing and machine learning. We went to where some of the hardest problems were in both computation and in speaker authentication,” Dilligan said.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Traditionally, these between a rock and hard place problems have been solved with a limited pool of expensive options – usually associated with long contracts and high billables for “MBA quality” work. What if you could combine the flexibility of outsourcing with the quality level of highly skilled strategists?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Glendale-based Reveleer (www.reveleer.com) is a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, and recently announced a Series C funding round from investors Boston Millenia Partners and Upfront Ventures. Our team wants to get better at making sure they are satisfied, and growing the business.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

For example, if a contract is disputed, you have various layers of protection--there's a digital archive of the original and the completed contract. He had a contract which went South, where they couldn't find a paper copy, and they really got hurt in the settlement of a legal challenge. Obie Fernandez gave us a good one.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

We quickly found that government has a much different process of hiring than the private sector. In the private sector, you can hire anyone. Companies here are really held accountable to what is in the contract, and how their products are implemented. Their goal at the time was to accept resumes online. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2016

He oversees a web of government computer networks that enable city residents to pay their parking tickets, submit bids on city contracts, and make online payments for city taxes and sewer fees. They get to use the city as a test bed, and my team works with their teams to help develop their technology. Gary Hayslip.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans. At NextGen Venture Partners, Ashley discovers and vets potential investments.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Gene Dolgoff: After years of research and development, we have developed technology which converts two dimensional video to 3D. It was a series of different technologies we had ot develop and apply for patents on, and now that we have it, we're working on a prototype.

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Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

Agencies are Used as a Perpetual Crutch – Large companies spend an ungodly amount of money outsourcing everything. However, this is a huge mistake when overpriced and underperforming 3rd party agencies supplant core competencies and skills that need to be developed internally. Many times this is a great use of capital resources.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

They offered me a contract job at the intersection of science and graphics, which is satellite imaging, a dream come true. One of those tips, is a half an hour walk, five times a week results in 33 percent less risk of developing Alzheimers. Elizabeth Amini: We're privately funded by the founders. How is the firm funded?

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

They just need a little help in navigating the opportunities, they're interested in learning more about contract manufacturing, and they want to connect with capital. Z Hollywood: I think it's really valuable to have a liaison, who lives at the intersection between government and the private sector.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

It is no secret that the number of private companies with valuations in excess of one billion dollars has skyrocketed since the start of 2014. Social Contracts Are The Foundation Of Successful Partnerships. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

You only call them typically when you need some particular thing done, like a big contract, or some major corporate transaction. At one point at LegalZoom, I stepped away from day-to-day duties, and spent some time developing real estate. Some people want a Ferrari, some people want a private jet. I was really miserable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. Amazon allowed 22-year-old tech developers to launch companies without even raising capital.

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