socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2018

Laguna Niguel-based Urban Armor Gear , a maker of ruggedized, protective cases for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, has been acquired by private equity investor Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. Davidson says that management owners of UAG will retain "significant" equity ownership in the company.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Mobile Marketing 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity company Marlin Equity Partners said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Tellabs , which provides mobile backhaul, optical networking, and other related telecommunications products. Marlin Equity said that Tellabs will continue to be headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.

Equity 147

Equity Acquisition Mobile Networking 147

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy.

Equity 124

Equity Entertainment Acquisition Mobile 124

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking. The company said the move will help marketers drive more revenue and higher mobile conversion rates. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 113

Mobile Ticketmaster Santa Barbara Equity 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners is acquiring Tellabs , a provider of mobile backhaul, optical networking, and other products for the telecommunications networking market, in a deal worth $891 million. According to Marlin Equity, it will pay $2.45 Tellabs was based in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

Equity 124

Equity Pricing Networking Acquisition 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2013

To help those taxi companies, a Los Angeles investor-- Craton Equity Partners --has backed a mobile app developer called Flywheel , which is helping taxi companies arm themselves for the fight against those startups. Flywheel''s mobile app allows mobile users to hail a tax, and pay for a ride, all from their smartphone.

Mobile 185

Mobile Help Develop Development 185

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2016

Irvine-based mobile accessory maker Incipio has scored an investment from private equity investor Goode Partners, the company announced this morning, via a minority investment. Incipio did not disclose the size of the investment.

Equity 100

Equity Invest Acquisition Mobile 100

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2011

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , a provider of online chat and sales conversion services for e-commerce retailers, reports today that Virgin Mobile France has implemented the firm's live assistance solution. Virgin Mobile France is the fourth-largest mobile operator in the region, according to the two firms.

Agoura Hills 194

Agoura Hills Mobile Agoura Commerce 194

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has acquired Quark , the developer of page layout software, according to the firm this morning. The software now also works with publishing information to e-reader, tablet, and mobile devices. The acquisition of Quark was leds by Platinum partner Brian Wall. READ MORE>>.

Equity 145

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Software 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mentoin Mobile , a developer of social gaming apps, said this morning that it has scored $250,000 in funding from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Mention Mobile said that Cuban gains a minority equity stake in the firm.

Mobile 147

Mobile Funding Equity Los Angeles 147

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. One more deal soon followed.

Company 363

Company Companies Acquisition Equity 363

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Shackleton Advisors announced today that it has acquired SafeHarbor Technology , a Seattle-based provider of software for managing inbound telephone, email, and chat requests. Tags: shackleton equity partners private safeharbor merger acquisition software.

Equity 140

Equity Beverly Hills IBM IBM 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. GSN Games owns a portfolio of free-to-play mobile and online games, and is best known for such titles as "Solitaire TriPeaks" and "Bingo Bash".

Mobile 113

Mobile Entertainment Equity Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. According to the company, it paid $165M to acquire Ludia from Fremantle.

Burbank 113

Burbank Equity Mobile Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ivanti , the IT and security operations company owned by Los Angeles-based private equity company Clearlake Capital Group , has acquired two other companies-- MobileIron and Pulse Secure , Clearlake announced this morning. Pulse Secure was owned by another, private equity investor, Siris Capital Group, LLC. READ MORE>>.

Equity 113

Equity Acquisition Los Angeles Software 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group said today that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Mformation Technologies , a developer of mobile device management software. FInancail terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Mobile 140

Mobile Capital Santa Monica Acquisition 140

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is extending into mobile advertising, the firm said today, with a new mobile ad optimization product. According to Rubicon Project, its new REVV for Mobile (RFM) product will provide mobile ad serving, campaign management, and ad network optimization on mobile ad impressions.

Mobile 140

Mobile Clearstone Advertising Equity 140

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2018

Carlsbad-based TC Technology , an IT services provider which develops mobile software for the utility market, has been acquired by SSP Innovation , a provider of IT services and software to the electric, gas, and water utilities, the two said on Friday. SSP Innovation is backed by private equity investor Warren Equity.

Technology 113

Technology Equity Mobile Acquisition 113

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.

Steamboat Ventures 160

Steamboat Ventures Mobile Burbank Venture Capital 160

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

Many online business today have a big problem: users are increasingly coming to their websites as mobile users, not desktop users, which means lower ad revenues and conversions. How do you make those mobile users just as profitable as desktop users? All of the sudden, there was a growth in users coming from mobile platforms.

Mobile 124

Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. Rock Solid is owned by private equity investor Strattam Capital. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

Technology 160

Technology Equity Los Angeles Mobile 160

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2 That number could reach $81.3 Roughly half of the U.S.

Mobile 251

Mobile Capital Los Angeles Acquisition 251

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The startup said it will acquire, manage, and operate mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment areas.

Media 113

Media Mobile Entertainment Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this week that it has backed field sales software developer SalesRabbit. SalesRabbit offers up both native mobile and web-based software aimed at field sales organizations.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Capital Sales Equity 100

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2020

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. in total.

Software Review 157

Software Review Draper Santa Monica Google 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile dating app developer Tinder said late Tuesday afternoon that it has scored an equity investment round from Benchmark. According to Tinder, Benchmark takes an undisclosed equity stake in the company and also has added Matt Cohler to Tinder''s board of directors. Size of the investment was not announced.

Invest 138

Invest Equity Mobile Los Angeles 138

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. MomentFeed is venture backed by Level Equity, Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus and DFJ Frontier.

Draper 124

Draper Southern California Santa Monica Social Media 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2016

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group announced this morning that it has sold Netmotion Wireless , a developer of mobile security software, to The Carlyle Group. NetMotion Wireless develops mobile security software for mobile devices, and was based in Seattle.

Capital 100

Capital Santa Monica Mobile Equity 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media , a new startup led by startup veterans Clark Landry and Michael Ritter, said late Thursday evening that it has launched a new venture which will acquire and roll up mobile apps.

Media 100

Media Capital Southern California Mobile 100

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2021

San Diego-based Nuvve, a publicly held company developing "vehicle-to-grid" projects which would tie school buses and other commercial fleets into the electric grid, says it is in a $750M joint venture with private equity firm Stonepeak Partners LP.

San Diego 113

San Diego Equity Platform Mobile 113

socalTECH

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.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Funding San Diego Equity 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Snap says that those 10 companies were receive $150,000 in equity investments, mentorship from Snap and others, space in Los Angeles, as well as other support.

Class 127

Class Venice Los Angeles Equity 127

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based private equity investor StoneCalibre said this morning that its portfolio company, NetPlus , has acquired Santa Clara-based Amtel Inc. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Equity 100

Equity Mobile Acquisition Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2020

The new accelerator said it will invest $100K in three companies, taking 5 percent equity, and run its accelerator entirely remote. --who is based in Los Angeles--has launched a brand new startup accelerator called Product Club , which is aiming itself at accelerating a small class of product-focused startups. READ MORE>>.

Product 113

Product Startup Class Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In addition to the equity funding, the company also said it raised $70 million in a strategic vehicle financing facility which came from Macquarie Specialized and Asset Finance.

Demand 113

Demand Incubator Los Angeles Equity 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2021

Viant's major shareholders are executive Tim Vanderhook, Chris Vanderhook, and Larry Madden, along with two entities, Four Brothers 2 LLC and Viant Technology Equity Plan LLC.

Advertising 113

Advertising .Net Equity Software 113

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2014

The funding said $3M of the funding came from private equity group Kodiak Capital Group, with the remainder from family offices and high net worth individuals. eventure interactive social sharing mobile photo' in funding from Kodiak Capital Group as well as angels. Eventure is led by Gannon Giguiere. The firm is OTCBB listed.

.Net 180

.Net Equity Mobile Capital 180