socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and also included Susquehanna Private Equity Investments, Eden Global Partners, and existing investors SignalFire, GLP Capital Partners, and GV (formerly Google Ventures). The company said the funding gives it a more than $1 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Privacy is important, so inventory owners can choose the restrictions on who can see the liquidation, like competitors, and it doesn’t appear in Google searches, Kaplan explained. Ghost itself closed on a Series A equity round of $13 million, along with $7 million in debt, in June. Buyers then can bid on the goods.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

In this capacity he worked with U2′s Bono, as well as Steve Jobs and a number of other notable celebrities whom Len encouraged to lend their brand equity to bolster RED’s cause. “So much power has ended up in Google’s search box. Basically Google is a TV without a remote control. They are in control.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital announced on Friday that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, RBmedia , to another private equity company, KKR. RBmedia's audiobooks are available via smart phones, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Amazon Echo, Google Home, and smart watches. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Digital Map Products was owned by private equity investor Silversmith Capital Partners, and had over 160 employees. According to the company, its users included Zillow, Google, Apple, CBRE and the State of California. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the companies. The deal had been announced in May.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Social analytics and personalization platform GraphDive has closed $2 million in its first ever equity round from Crosslink Capital, Correlation Ventures, Plug & Play Tech Center, Start Capital and angel investors Pejman Nozad, Ullas Naik and Scott Banister. $2 2 million equity round. Social login tools.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups. Startup Boost Los Angeles says its program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google, in Venice.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2017

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy announced early Friday moring that it has sold off 50 percent of the Great Western Wind Project, a 225 megawatt wind energy project it is developing in Oklahoma for Google. Financial details of that sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Irvine-based Ten-X , an online real estate marketplace, is now officially owned by private equity investor Thomas H. Ten-X, formerly known as Auction.com, was venture backed by Stone Point Capital, and CapitalG (formerly Google Capital), who continue to hold minority stakes in the company. Lee Partners , T.H. Lee said this morning.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2019

Taketa was most recently President and CEO of York Risk Services, an insurance services company; he also served at DLA and an un-named private equity firm, and is a director of Palomar Insurance, Alphaeon Corporation, and the Hoag Hospital Foundation. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

GoGuardian is owned by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners; the company's other software, with works on Google Chromebooks, is used for filtering content and classroom management, as well as theft recovery. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Irvine-based Ten-X , the operator of online real estate marketplace Auction.com and other sites, has been acquired by private equity investor Thomas H. Lee Partners , the two said this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced by the companies.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2010

in an equity funding round, according to a filing from the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed, however, the firm has previously raised funding from Esenjay Investments, Google, Idealab, The Beall Family Trust, and The Simons Family. Vista-based electric vehicle manufacturer Aptera Motors has raised $9.8M

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Wpromote said the event, in El Segundo, runs from 8am to 5pm, and will help nonprofits learn about things like paid and earned social media, boosting a charity's visibility on Google, increasing open and click through rates on email campaigns, and more.

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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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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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Investor agreements should always be reviewed by an attorney who is familiar with startup equity investment deals.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

The company said the new office will help support its Bay Area client base, plus provide it with local access to agency representatives at Google and Yahoo. The firm is backed by private equity firm JMI Equity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Hollywood-based ZestCash , a startup offering up short-term, consumer loans online, has scored $19M in funding today, including $11M in a Series A equity round plus $8M in venture debt. The equity came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Microsoft when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t accept an offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

New York-based UiPath is the latest such company to score a haul, announcing Tuesday it raised $225 million in a Series C funding round co-led by earlier investor CapitalG —the growth equity investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet—and Sequoia Capital, a new investor.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2016

Size of the equity investment round was not announced by the company. The company's advisors include Google's Eric Schmidt; former IBM President Sam Palmisano; WME | IMG's Ariel Emanual, and economist George Gilder. OTOY said it is currently workings with Jon Stewart on upcoming content for HBO, built on its platform. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t fall for the offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. There you can get in for as little as $20, or even less.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2013

From the annual search statistics from Google and Bing , it''s clearly information about celebrities. Britton is a serial entrepreneur, who was last head of ResourceWebs, which he recently sold to a private equity firm. What are the most searched for things on the Internet? The design just went live in the last couple of weeks.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

According to recruiters, it''s because Silicon Beach doesn''t have the giant employee vacuum cleaners in the form of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and many others, who apparently in recent years have made it very difficult to attract employees to startups. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based Demand Media just passed up a deal to go private, according to a report over the weekend from the WSJ's AllThingsD, which says that the firm--headed by Richard Rosenblatt--ultimately decided to pass on the offer from private equity shop Thomas H. Lee Partners. Apparently, T.H. Lee offered up to $1.2 Lee offered up to $1.2

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Companies living on the edge or losing money often cannot make those vital promises, affecting its reputation, security and equity value. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We own the celebrity birthday niche--we''re first in Google for searching for celebrity birthdays on every day of the year. We also sold one of our largest sites to a private equity firm in the real estate niche, and narrowed our focus down to FamousBirthdays.com. I think that''s what Google wants, and that''s what Panda was all about.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. Google's just-launched fleet vehicle tools are aimed at helping with same-day last-mile deliveries, and we've ranked all the more established fleet management systems over here as well. For example, Walmart Grocery charges $9.99

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Bank as well as many startups like Gusto and MakeSpace and innumerable massive clients that weren’t on my approved list of clients I could disclose ;) but we partner with Google, Adobe, Salesforce and many others. When you think about what makes Google so valuable?—?it’s But here’s the big “aha.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Investor agreements should always be reviewed by an attorney who is familiar with startup equity investment deals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. Investors want entrepreneurs to be aggressive, but don’t make projections that make you look like the next Google. Investment requirements should always be based on financial projections and cash-flow calculations, not on what you think you can negotiate.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical to the development of the core technology that make Alphabet’s Google and the social media giant Facebook so profitable… and Zappos. — Balaji S.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

funding led by Level Equity. That allowed us to bring in a new investor, Level Equity, and we raised a little over $16M in capital to scale the business. Once you get past Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, and maybe Yelp and Bing, you've counted for 90 percent of all interaction. What is MomentFeed up to nowadays?

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

Oftentimes that will be Google, sometimes that will be Apple, sometimes it will be another network. Nick Hedges: Level Equity led the most recent round, have Sigia Ventures in Menlo Park, and we have DFJ Frontier, those are the main investors, but we do have a variety of other investors. Google triangulates a lot of information.

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