socalTECH

JULY 29, 2021

San Diego-based marketing software developer SOCi annoucned on Thursday that it has acquired Brandify, a provider of location-based digital marketing. SOCi is led by CEO Afif Khoury, and is backed by JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity.

San Diego 113

San Diego Equity Software Development Platform 113

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Image Credits: TechCrunch.

Marketing 246

Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

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. The company did not say if this deal was a debt or equity investment.

Equity 113

Equity San Diego Education Acquisition 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity has backed a developer of website security tools this morning. That funding came from both JMI Equity and existing investor Investor Growth Capital. That funding came from both JMI Equity and existing investor Investor Growth Capital. READ MORE>>.

Equity 147

Equity San Diego Tool Capital 147

socalTECH

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. Rowe Price, according to the company. Rowe Price, according to the company. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced.

San Diego 113

San Diego Coach Sales Training 113

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The venture rounds are over for Kyriba, a cloud-based provider of corporate treasury and financial management software that is based in New York and San Diego. Previous investors Bpifrance, Iris Capital, Daher Capital (all growth equity funds) joined the deal, along with HSBC.

Equity 66

Equity San Diego Capital Funding 66

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

San Diego-based AbacusNext , a provider of technology solutions for the legal and accounting market, has acquired UK-based HotDocs , a provider of document automation technology. AbacusNext is owned by private equity investor Providence Equity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 124

San Diego Equity Acquisition Sales 124

socalTECH

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. Cole was previously VP and Research Director at Forrester-SiriusDecisions. Seismic is venture backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, T.

San Diego 113

San Diego Equity Research Software Development 113

socalTECH

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>>.

Content 100

Content Software San Diego Sales 100

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2017

San Diego-based Comhear , a developer of immersive, 3D audio software, announced on Monday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding. Comhear develops audio enhancing software. The company said its technology is based on research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). READ MORE>>.

UCSD 147

UCSD San Diego Equity Research 147

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. BVAccel is majority owned by private equity investor August Spark. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 113

Commerce San Diego Acquisition Equity 113

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The venture rounds are over for Kyriba, a cloud-based provider of corporate treasury and financial management software that is based in New York and San Diego. Previous investors Bpifrance, Iris Capital, Daher Capital (all growth equity funds) joined the deal, along with HSBC. Read more » Reprints | Share:

Equity 40

Equity San Diego Capital Funding 40

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. xifin gtcr merger acquisition private equity software saas healthcare molecular diagnostics cloud' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Windward 138

Windward SaaS Enterprise Partners San Diego 138

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

San Diego-based Seismic , the private equity-backed provider of sales and marketing enablement tools, said on Tuesday that it has acquired SAVO Group , a provider of sales enablement products. Doug Winter is the co-founder and CEO of Seismic, which is backed by General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures.

San Diego 113

San Diego Equity Sales Tool 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

San Diego-based Certona , a developer of personalization software which uses machine learning and predictive algorithms, has raised $30M in a combined growth investment and minority recapitalization. The funding came from private equity investor Primus Capital. Certona was founded in 2004. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Funding San Diego Equity 100

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2018

San Diego- and New York-based Kyriba , which develops cloud-based treasury management software, said today that it is expanding its investment in Latin America, and has named Alex Canale as its new General Manager for the region. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Equity Platform Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

San Diego-based software growth equity investor TVC Capital has backed Celigo , a developer of software to integrate cloud-based applications. Celigo said the funding will go to expand sales, marketing, and product development. A part of the funding, TVC Capital's Steven J. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital San Diego Equity Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. in a Series A from TVC, to invest in expanding sales, marketing, and business development. Levels Beyond said it raised $4.5M

Capital 157

Capital San Diego Equity Software 157

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. What is TaxJar? READ MORE>>.

Sales 149

Sales Software Startup Commerce 149

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. In this case, it’s mostly just the SF Bay Area, plus others scattered between Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego and one ( Magic Leap ) in the unfortunately named Plantation, Florida. Although U.S.-based

Venture Capital 231

Venture Capital SaaS News Los Angeles 231

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. Given SVBs market position, that is great news.

Southern California 133

Southern California SoCal Culver City Venture Capital 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

San Diego-based Carttronics , a developer of electronic systems used to reduce shoplifting and loss of shopping carts at retail stores, has been acquired by Irvine-based Gatekeeper Systems. Gatekeeper is owned by private equity investor Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

San Diego 113

San Diego Equity Help Marketing 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: We closed our nineteenth and twentieth software focused growth equity investments this year, a significant milestone for our firm.

Capital 113

Capital Southern California Equity San Diego 113

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2012

San Diego-based Grid2Home , which develops smart energy management software, has raised $2.0M in an equity funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. Grid2Home develops network protocols and software stacks used in the smart grid market. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.

San Diego 145

San Diego Equity Software Funding 145

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

Is the world ready for another event management software provider? Gregg Parise What we are doing, is we are going into the event management software space, and doing it through a platform technology. You point out that there''s a lot of folks in this market, why jump in with a new service?

Software 100

Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Proficio, a Carlsbad, CA-based startup providing cybersecurity protection services for middle market companies, has raised $12 million in an investment round led by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm provided funding from its Kayne Partners Fund Group, which invests in high-growth technology businesses.

Equity 40

Equity Los Angeles Invest Networking 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

San Diego-based Daasity (www.daasity.com)  which just raised $2.3M in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. How supportive is that environment to third party software and partners?

Startup 113

Startup Platform Commerce San Diego 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. achieved a market cap of $1 billion or more. What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? Those 10x deals everyone seems to be hunting are few and far between. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital Cloud Computing Southern California Equity 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. The company’s workforce has grown to about 270, including 80 in San Diego.

Customer 40

Customer Custom San Diego JavaScript 40

Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

On Monday, nine startups began a 16-week program at Canopy San Diego , a new accelerator program for seed-stage companies developing new technologies, products, and services to support the legal cannabis industry. billion , according to ArcView Market Research. The ArcView Group is a partner in CanopyBoulder).

San Diego 40

San Diego Startup Southern California Invest 40

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

Layoffs 136

Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

Petco, the privately held pet supplies company based in San Diego, said today it led a $10 million Series A financing in Los Angeles-based Petnet, a three-year-old startup developing technology-enabled pet feeders and pet food delivery service. The deal also reflects Petco’s expanding interests in technology following the company’s $4.6-billion

San Diego 52

San Diego Los Angeles Mobile Equity 52

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. The differentiator is going to be customer experience.”.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

That data--if you could just find the right piece--could be useful in a number of areas, particularly in the financial markets. Whether that''s for competitive analysis or market analysis, our product is basically able to monitor--on a very large scale--things that are important to your particular company.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Xconomy

JULY 22, 2016

Xconomy spoke with CEO Tom Hughes about the decision, which is terrible news for patients with the rare disease Prader-Willi Syndrome; Zafgen had hoped to win FDA approval of beloranib in Prader-Willi, which would have made it the first marketed drug for the disease since human growth hormone over a decade ago.

Startup 40

Startup San Diego News Thousand Oaks 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave’s a great guy with a good sense of humor and a broad knowledge of the market, which is why I was excited that he could be on the show. It is a platform to help brands building viral marketing campaigns. They focus on trying to drive engagbranded social media marketing campaigns (e.g. 4mm in Series A.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This dedicated portion of our website, featuring its own home page, will bring together all articles about education and edtech from across our 11-market network. We’d like to offer a big thank you to our launch sponsors/underwriters who have joined us to support this new channel: the Lumina Foundation and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Education 40

Education Newsletter Training High Tech 40