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JULY 25, 2018

San Diego-based software developer TriTech , a developer of public safety software for 911 dispatching, crime mapping, emergency medical services, and other related areas, has been rolled into single company with another two companies, Superion and Aptean. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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JULY 8, 2019

Perforce Software , a developer of software used by developers to manage their software source control and DevOps--which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group--has scored a new round of funding, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

San Diego-based ultrasound education and training software developer Sonosim has received an equity investment from GE Healthcare , GE Healthcare announced on Monday. Financial details of the funding deal were not announced.

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APRIL 17, 2018

San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management focused on private equity investments.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

San Diego-based Tourmaline Labs , a startup developing location-aware smartphone software for mobile apps hsa raised a round of funding, and appointed a new CEO. According to Torumaline Labs, it has received an investment from ClearVision Equity Partners, and appointed Marc Brungger as its new CEO.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Seismic has now raised $440M in total funding. Rowe Price, according to the company. Rowe Price, according to the company.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Santa Monica-based drone data management software developer DroneBase announced on Wednesday morning that it has raised $7.5M in a Series C funding. DroneBase has now raised a total of $32M in funding. DroneBase is led by CEO and Founder Dan Burton. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2021

Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion. Scott Wagner of Tidemark will join the company's board with the funding; Wagner is the former CEO of GoDaddy. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Kyriba , the financial software developer which got its start in San Diego, where it still has major operations, said today that it has raised $45M more in a funding round, led by Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP). The funding also included Bpifrance, Iris Capital, Daher Capital and HSBC. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Lake Forest-based Higher Ground Education, which operates a network of Montessori schools in the US and China, says it has acquired software developer Altitude Learning LMS. According to Higher Ground, it has acquired the Altitude Learning LMS technology, along with Altitude's product and engineering teams.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this morning that it has named Heather Cole as the company Vice President, Market Growth. Rowe Price, plus General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures; at the time of its last funding, in 2018 , the company was valued at more than $1 billion.

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APRIL 17, 2019

San Diego-based cloud treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of FiREapps , a developer of enterprise currency management software. That majority private equity funding came from Bridgepoint. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

According to Ingram Micro, its new Comet Competition is aimed at early stage, independent software vendors (ISVs), which will award $5M in money and funding to a total of 60 ISVs, through a series of 16 competitions, which it will conduct internationally. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2019

Los Angeles-based Mission , a startup providing managed services and consulting for Amazon Web Services, has raised $15M in a funding round, from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. According to Mission, it will use the new funding to expand its team, technology, system, and go-to-market.

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MAY 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based Assembly , a developer of e-commerce tools and software, has received what it says is a "significant investment" from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth. According to Assembly, the new funding will go to both build and acquire e-commerce software and services.

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MAY 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital has invested $38M in big data and analytics software developer ClickFox , according to a regulatory filing from ClickFox this week. The funding, without financial details, was announced on April 30th. in the funding round.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

San Diego-based Classy , the online software developer which helps nonprofits and other social enterprise raise money, has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Bullpen Capital, Galileo Partners, Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

San Diego-based finance and treasury management software developer Kyriba announed today that it has surpassed $110M in revenues in 2018, and says it expects to grow 40 percent in the new year. The privately held company said the revenue and growth were driven by more than 229 new enterprise clients it signed in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Often speakers will donate their fees to scholarship and childcare funds, she added.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital has acquired Denver-based collaboration software developer Mersive , OpenGate said this mroning. Mersive develops software used for collaboration and meetings, based on both laptops and mobile devices as well as immersive in-room displays. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Santa Monica-based enterprise software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has raised $300M in a strategic investment from private equity investor Silver Lake, according to the company. Joe Osnoss of Silver Lake joins Cornerstone's board with the funding, and Silver Lake will also appoint another member of the board at a later date.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based educational content management software developer Edlio said late Tuesday that it has acquired Sangha , the developer of a personalized, mobile parent interaction app.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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APRIL 29, 2014

San Diego-based tag management software developer Tealium announced this morning that it has raised an additional $20M in funding, from private equity investor Silver Lake Waterman. Tealium, which is led by Jeff Lunsford, said it plans to use the funding for global expansion. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

San Diego-based sales software developer Seismic has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, to go towards its sales content management software, the company said this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Sigma West. seismic content management sales software' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based e-commerce software developer Assembly has joined the ranks of the local unicorn startups, according to the company, after getting a "significant capital injection" from Advent International. The company said it now surpasses $1 billion in valuation after the round. Assembly is led by co-founder and CEO Sandeep Kella.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , a software developer which develops software used by entertainment and activity centers to manage their business, has raised $20M in a funding round, according to investor Bellwether Financial Group.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

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APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group announced this morning that it has acquired Zmags Corp. , a Boston-based software developer which develops self-service, publishing tools aimed at magazine publishers, catalog publishers, and others. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Overtone , a developer of social media monitoring software for consumer brands, announced this week that it has raised $7M in a Series C funding round. Overtone said it will use the funds to grow its customer base, expand its professional services organization, and for software development.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Apple pulled ahead of other mobile phones in its early days largely because it cultivated an ecosystem of software developers who created iPhone apps to meet every consumer niche and need. These have the vision and the resources to fund long-term digital success. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based CoreObjects Software , a provider of software development to both startups and other firms, has been acquired. a provider of software product engineering services based in Bangalore, India, it has acquired CoreObjects and its delivery centers in Bangalore and Pune, India. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Go to user groups.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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