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SoCal Sees Summertime Surge In Exits

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billion--include the recent sales of Vizio , Dollar Shave Club , Nervana Systems , TouchCommerce , and Orbitera , and Aurrion. The exit activity has been far and wide across the region, ranging from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and providing stunning returns for a large list of venture and angel investors in those companies.

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Realtidbits Acquired By Livefyre

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San Diego-based Realtidbits , a developer of social sharing software for publishers, has been acquired by Livefyre , the two companies announced Monday. Realtidbits had social commenting, gallery, pin boarding, forums, and other tools, and counted such customers as Dollar Shave Club, Reuters, Dow Jones, and CW.

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PawBox Rolls Out Subscription Gift Service For Pets

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PawBox, which is basd in San Diego, said it will send out monthly gift boxes with pet food, treats, and supplies for $10 a month, to let users try out "high-end" pet products. The latest e-commerce subscription service to launch out of Southern California? PawBox , an online gift box subscription service aimed at pets. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Los Angeles investor Mark Suster, a general partner with Upfront Ventures , has been beating the drum for Los Angeles as a new tech hub for a while — and billion dollar exits for Ring and Dollar Shave Club, in addition to the public offering for Snap, lend credence to his position.

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Loot Crate Tops Deloitte Technology Fast 500

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There were a lot more of the region's technology companies farther down the extensive list.

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Here's Who Is Funding Companies In Southern California Today

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Here are the venture firms who have been most active in SoCal (Santa Babrara - Los Angeles - Orange County - San Diego) in the last twelve months, based on the number of deals: 1. Local exits: Dollar Shave Club, Telogis. Upfront Partners - 11 deals. Local exits: TrueCar, Gravity, Maker Studios.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).