Forward Slope Gets Investment
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2022
San Diego-based Forward Slope, a provider of software for the defense industry, has received an investment from private equity investor Trive Capital. Size of the investment was not announced.
Apposite Gets Private Equity Investment
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DECEMBER 13, 2016
Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies , a developer of enterprise network simulation software and test tools, has raised a round of growth investment from private equity investor Ranch Creek Partners. Ranch Creek typically takes controlling positions in the companies it invests in. READ MORE>>.
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Fair Raises $100M In Debt Facility, Equity Investment
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AUGUST 27, 2019
Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. Details on the equity portion were not announced.
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8 Keys To Starting A Venture With Minimal Equity Loss
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Don’t rationalize a big investment in basic equipment with long-term requirements thinking.
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139 Shift Media Acquired By Marlin Equity Partners
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NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Los Angeles- and Boston-based Shift Media Holdings , a developer of software tools used for collaboration by entertainment enterprises, brands and agencies, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm Marlin Equity Partners.
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Assembly Gets Investment Round
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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. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.
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Edlio Snags Investment for K-12 Education Software Acquisition
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OCTOBER 17, 2018
Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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Clubspeed Acquired By Private Equity Investor Nadavon
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APRIL 15, 2019
Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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JMI Equity Backs CampusLogic In $55M Funding
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APRIL 25, 2018
JMI Equity , the private equity firm which has one of its main offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in a round for Phoenix, Arizona-based CampusLogic. CampusLogic said it will use the new investment for product development, customer success, and sales and marketing. READ MORE>>.
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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments
TechCrunch LA
MAY 12, 2020
The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. Snap investment Hardworkers. Yellow investment SketchAR. Earlier Yellow bets skewed more toward content investments as Snapchat was scaling Discover.
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LEHR Gets New Private Equity Funding
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Los Angeles-based LEHR , which develops propane-fueled tools and engines, has received a round of private equity funding from Newport Beach-based Solis Capital Partners, according to the firms. Size of the investment was not disclosed. lehr venture capital private equity propane engine powered' READ MORE>>.
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Inhibrx Finds $40M For Protein Engineering Tools
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MAY 21, 2019
San Diego-based Inhibrx , a biopharmaceuticals startup working in the area of protein engineering, has raised $40M in an investment from Viking Global Investors, the company announced this mroning. Inhibrx said it has now raised approximately $205M in total, including $135M in equity and debt and $70M in licensing and grants.
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Mavenlink Finds $19M For Project Management Tools
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FEBRUARY 25, 2015
The funding was split between $15M in equity, plus $4M in a credit facility. The equity investment was led by Carrick Capital Partners, and the credit facility came from Silicon Valley Bank. mavenlink project management tools venture capital software corporate business' READ MORE>>.
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VC investors: Don’t be greedy even if you can.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 6, 2022
Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists or angels have put in substantial money, and the sales price is not enough to give them a reasonable return for the time and money invested, these investors can be – in a word – greedy. No-one complains if the sales price is ten times the investment since there is plenty to go around.
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With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 27, 2021
The company’s massive mint comes thanks to a new $500 million financing round led by Sequoia’s Global Equities fund and Tiger Global Management. Rowe Price, Dragoneer Investment Group, and ICONIQ Growth.
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You name the price; I’ll name the terms.
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The most striking example was the one hundred million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. Don’t rule a too–high negotiated price out until you think carefully about the terms of purchase as a tool for leverage.
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Share Ventures, an LA-based studio for company creation, is MoviePass co-founder Hamet Watt’s next act
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 8, 2020
For Watt, the studio model represents the next iteration of startup investing. Rather than invest in companies and management teams that are unknown quantities, Watt thinks the studio will be able to create discrete companies much faster in the same way that companies today iterate on new products and services.
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SecureAuth Raises $200M
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DECEMBER 8, 2017
El Segundo-based SecureAuth , a developer of identity management tools, has raised $200M in a funding round from private equity investor K1 Investment Management. K1 said the investment comes as part of a merger with Core Security , a provider of vulnerability discovery, identity governance and threat management software.
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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products
TechCrunch LA
JULY 19, 2022
Ghost itself closed on a Series A equity round of $13 million, along with $7 million in debt, in June. The investment was led by Union Square Ventures and included participation from Eniac Ventures, Human Capital and Flexport. The equity will go toward hiring more talent to join Ghost’s 25-person team. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M
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191 Kajabi Collects Massive $550M Round
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MAY 4, 2021
The company said the round was led by Tiger Global Management and included TPG, Tidemark, Owl Rock Capital and Meritech Capital, along with existing investor Spectrum Equity. The investment round firmly vaunts the company into unicorn territory. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.
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Sunstone Backs Lucira Health In $15M Funding
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AUGUST 5, 2019
Lucira Health is developing diagnostic tools which use DNA and RNA to identify infection diseases. Sunstone Management say it focuses on investments in U.S. based small businesses and lower middle markets, and makes both senior short term debt as well as longer term equity, growth capital, and venture capital investment.
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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? I have the weeks to follow to make mine.
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136 Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? I have the weeks to follow to make mine.
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StartEngine Chalks Up 25 Companies Raising Funding Since Start Of 2017
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JUNE 8, 2017
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.
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GraphDive Closes $2M Equity Round | Sees 10x Growth
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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Empirico Raises $17M, Inks 3-Year Antisense Collaboration with Ionis
Xconomy
JANUARY 9, 2020
Empirico, a biotech that has developed tools to analyze genomics data and use those insights to identify potential therapeutic targets, has signed a collaboration deal with antisense drug developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals that includes a $10 million equity investment.
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8 Ways To Get Your Business Going Without Investors
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 18, 2020
With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Don’t rationalize a big investment in basic equipment with long-term requirements thinking.
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How More Women Are Becoming Angel Investors, with Eva Yazhari
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Venture and angel investing has long been considered a man''s world--with domination of the industry, executives, financiers, and others by men, with only a few exceptions. The Pipeline Fellowship--founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera--says it has been running angel investing bootcamps for women, looking to active more female angel investors.
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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. Her newest venture, Moe Assist, claims to be the first project management and payments tool for influencers. First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat.
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4 Keys To A Successful Integrity Check With Investors
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2023
If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. Make yourself available to answer any questions, show your enthusiasm, and explain both the positives and negatives of the external investment process.
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Could you achieve ten percent net income each month?
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
[Email readers, continue here…] We are not taught to think this way, but rather to find the month in which we break even in our plan, then calculate the accumulated losses to that point, add all the cash needed for investment in fixed assets, and end up with the amount needed to finance the business through equity or debt financing.
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After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. StackCommerce was advised by investment bank CG Petsky Prunier, part of the Canaccord Genuity Group.
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Be careful about equity and options!
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.
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Los Angeles Investor Backs DoughMain
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2012
A new, financial education and family organization website, DoughMain , said yetserday that it has raised funding from a private equity fund managed out of Los Angeles and Boston. DoughMain provides a combination of financial education and online organizational tools for families. DoughMain is based in Princeton, New Jersey.
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What is the real goal for our management and company?
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. But some of our own small businesses have even higher percentages of return on investment and percentage of net to gross. Comparing ourselves to the giants. An easy response to “world domination”.
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Will Crowdfunding Be In Your Company?s Future?
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 4, 2016
this new capital formation pathway needs to be balanced with safeguards to prevent fraud and protect the investing public. Thankfully, newer (and crowd-based) tools to monitor online reputations are emerging. In addition, while the advent of Crowdfunding may well find a welcome home in business plans throughout the U.S,
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100 Government Grants Cost No Equity, But are Not Free
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.
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Steamboat Re-Ups On Mobile Measurement Firm Ground Truth
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2011
Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of Walt Disney, has re-upped its investment in a provider of mobile and Internet usage analytics and measurement tools. The new funding came in conjunction with the merger of the company with Umber Systems, based in Massachusetts.
The Gores Group Buys Zmags
socalTECH
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. Rigney as CEO of Zmags.
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How To Prepare Your New Venture For Investor Scrutiny
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2021
If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. Make yourself available to answer any questions, show your enthusiasm, and explain both the positives and negatives of the external investment process.
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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital
socalTECH
JANUARY 2, 2015
Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? READ MORE>>.
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You name the price; I’ll name the terms.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 26, 2017
The most striking example was the one hundred–million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. Don’t rule a too–high negotiated price out until you think carefully about the terms of purchase as a tool for leverage.
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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2023
It’s still considered high risk for investment, since manufacturing and quality issues are likely. Business equity investors are buying a portion of your business, so they are looking to fund a specific business with a specific offering, not a generic technology. Product verification and clinical trials.
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102 Interview with Wil Schroter, Fundable
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2012
That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. We allow startups to raise money, both based on equity, as well as rewards. What's Fundable?
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