socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian, which develops software for the K-12 education market, said on Monday that it has named Michael Jonas as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jonas has been the CFO of GoGuardian since 2019. Jonas was previously CFO of ThriftBooks and spent 14 years at Microsoft.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

Burbank-based testing software and services provider PSI Services announced this morning that it has acquired Software Secure , a provider of cloud-based, online testing services for the higher education, K-12, and certification markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

Woodland Hills-based online local online marketing provider ReachLocal is bragging today that it has signed up 1,000 clients for its new ReachEdge marketing automation product. reachlocal marketing automation customers leads software' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has a new marketing chief, saying on Wednesday that it has named Adrianna Burrows as the company's new Chief Marketing Officer. Burrows was previously at Stack Overflow, and previously also served as General Manager of Windows marketing at Microsoft.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based educational software developer GoGuardian , a developer of. software for the K-12 market, said it has named Mike Jonas its new Chief Financial Officer. GoGuardian recently [link] software to help identify possible suicidal thoughts in elementary school. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Irvine-based DecisionInsite , a developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software and enrollment analytics software for the education market, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Hoonuit , the two companies announced this mroning. Financial details of thea cquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based influencer marketing software provider CreatorIQ said this week that it has named Max Powers as the company's new Chief Customer Officer. Powers was most recently SVP, Business Operations at TeleSign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2020

Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Exciting new technologies these days range from the niche social media software platforms I see almost every month, to new transportation models, like consumer space travel and driverless autos. Your passion isn’t enough to create a market.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 14, 2014

Over the years, as I managed my several computer companies as CEO or executive chairman, I made the decision to go to market with a brand new product that had never before been exposed to my customer’s marketplace. Best possible press: too early to market. As a product marketing effort, it was a failure.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi announced today that it has acquired We Are Forge Ltd., a Bristol, UK-based software company which focuses on vivistor management and smart access control for the real estate market. We Are Forge Ltd. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners said this week that it has scored an exit at one of its portfolio companies, 8ebar, a provider of patient education for the clinical trial and other areas. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company did not say if this deal was a debt or equity investment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

El Segundo-based GoGuardian , which develops software for the education market, has expanded into new offices in El Segundo, at the former Raytheon site. According to GoGuardian, the new office is in Raytheon's building R23, an industrial warehouse that previously had held engineering design and prototyping for Raytheon.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Pasadena-based MobLab , a new startup which develops personalized learning software for the education market, has scored a round of funding, the company said today. The funding came from the Andrew Nikou Foundation (ANF), which is the foundation of entrepreneur Andrew Nikou. Size of the investment in MobLab was not announced.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2021

San Diego-based Ascent Funding, a provider of student loans, says it is targeting the coding bootcamp market, with a new set of loans for those programs. The company said it is aiming to provde those loans to underserved students to give them access to higher education. Financial details of that acquisition were not given.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio. But that also speaks to potential opportunities.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. My tenure at Teach For America cemented my commitment to education, motivating me to devote myself to navigating young minds through the captivating landscape of mathematics.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based Edlio , a developer of a cloud-based, software product used by schools and school districts to build and manage school websites, has raised $40M in a funding round. According to L Square, the investment in Edlio will go towards sales and marketing, international growth, new product development, and strategic acquisitions.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Peachjar , which develops software used in the K-12 market to help get flyers and information to parents, has named Joyce Whitby as its new Vice President of Sales, and Tom Motter as Vice President of District Relationships. Motter also served at NextLesson and Social Sentinel. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

But underlying all that, in a sense, is education. We have long run stories about STEM education, educational technology, and more—and even put out a special Xconomist report on the future of education. Now we are bringing that coverage even more front and center with the launch of a national Education channel.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2016

Carlsbad-based Nimble Software Systems , the maker of NimbleSchedule , a cloud-based software product for employee scheduling and tracking tools, has raised $4M in a Series A funding. Nimble Software said the funding goes towards technology development, marketing, and global expansion. The funding came from SEEK LTD.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Costa Mesa-based Utelogy , a developer of audio/visual control and analytics software for the higher education and enterprise market, has raised a Series A funding round, the company said Tuesday. According to Utelogy, it will use the funding to hire software developers and additional support staff.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Brentwood Associates announced this morning that it has made an investment in Credentials Solutions , a provider of software-enabled transcript, verification and parking services to the higher education market. Size of the investment was not announced.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? When SAP acquired Concur this fall for $8.3

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2012

Boston Startup School set out to leverage the renewable resource of graduating seniors in Boston to fill that gap by adding to the education of entrepreneurial-minded Gen-Yers. The school has been designed to provide hard skills and develop soft skills that one would only receive on the job at a startup, and to do so well before being hired.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2015

Carpinteria-based lynda.com , the online learning and education company backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity, TPG Capital and Meritech Capital Partners, has bolstered its executive staff in the enterprise area, saying this morning that it has named Erik Nierenberg as General Manager of its Enterprise business. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of social relationship management software, reported yesterday that it has tapped a Salesforce.com veteran to head up its content and product marketing strategy. Nimble said that Stone also served at Assistly, in addition to having over 20 years of experience at startups and large companies.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

Now the five-year-old firm, with newly found significant capital in the bank , is attempting to replicate its success in international markets. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S., so for us that market is critically important,” he said. “We We have done some business in the U.S.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award. Winning Combination.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Founded over a year ago, Stacksocial’s CEO Josh Payne , found the task of sifting through page after page in the hunt for software daunting and decided something had to be done. Not much unlike STEAM, the bundles assist people with discovering new software they’d likely not have found otherwise.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2016

Irvine-based cloud software developer Numecent said today that it has launched a new product aimed at the enterprise, and inked a distribution partnership in Japan. which will distribute Numecent's products to the engineering and construction, automotive and manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and higher education markets.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. In today’s market, so much focus is placed on transacting business online. 10) Rob, why does the world need RingRevenue? . “In

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We caught up with Michele and Dan to better understand why they founded the company, and why this market was such an interest to them. Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. What is BiasSync?

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2016

Appetize develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) systems which is used in the sports and entertainment, parking, leisure and education markets. FreedomPay offers up a payment gateway which runs on Appetize's Android-based tablet software, and eventually will also be rolled out on iOS. Appetize is led by Max Roper.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

San Diego-based KidZui , the web browser startup aiming at the children's market, said Wendesday that it has upgraded its software, launching KidZui K2. The software also provides access and email reports on what kids are using online. The software also provides access and email reports on what kids are using online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2023

Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Exciting new technologies these days range from the niche social media software platforms I see almost every month, to new transportation models, like consumer space travel and driverless autos. Your passion isn’t enough to create a market.

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