socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based Appetize , which develops modern, tablet-based and other point of sale (POS) systems, said this morning that it has linked with SIDEARM Sports , a provider of mobile apps for the collegiate athletic market. Appetize recently raised a big, $23M funding round, from 32 equity, the NFL's investment arm.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

With all the hand wringing in the tech industry over gender balance and equity, here's one company that apparently has no issue: LA-based Evite , the online invitations service. According to Evite, women currently make up 59 percent of its total employees, and 52 percent of its senior leadership roles, which includes its technical positions.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2014

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Tolt Services Group , an outsource, IT services company, and merged it with Kyrus Solutions , to form a new company called Tolt Solutions. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Tolt will be based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Los Angeles-based July Systems , a developer of mobile, cloud-based applications, said Thursday that it has raised $15M in an equity funding round. Reddy, and develops a platform which helps businesses build, manage, and update live, mobile services. The firm said the funding will go towards its product roadmap and sales.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale technology developer Appetize said Tuesday that it has raised $20M in a new funding round, led by private equity investor Shamrock Capital Advisors. Appetize develops tablet-based point-of-sale systems, which are being used to replace legacy systems in the sports, entertainment, and other areas.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked, Cloud-based enterprise platform for deal management and investor reporting, Wednesday announced a new suite of enterprise features in a move to take transactions mobile. Business intelligence analyst IBIS World estimates that VDR industry sales will grow by 16% this year to nearly $730 million. iOS Compatibility.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

The company said it has named Raj Chauhan as Chief Revenue Officer and Natalie Cariola as Vice President of Sales. Cariola was most recently at Compass, and also served at New Standard Equities, For Rent Media Solutions, and Move. and had founded online ad networks Banner Brokers and ClickAgents. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. For me, if I can help you within a couple hours Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions , I’m happy to do that and I don’t expect compensation or equity for that. Maybe it’s knowledge of the players and dynamics of the mobile ad ecosystem.

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CTO Coach Startup CTO Hire Template 241

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

funding led by Level Equity. What that means, is for companies that have a physical presence in the real world, stores and the like, interaction with consumers today on mobile is now primarily through things that represent their stores, rather than directly with their brands. It's been quite a few years since we spoke with the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8. Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. Presenter: Scott A. Presenter: Scott A.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

How do you come up with a compelling, mobile videogame title? We thought it would be interesting to hear the story behind Jonathan's startup efforts and where he hopes his mobile gaming startup will go. Now that we have the technology for mobile phones and tablets, to put out a game like Infinity Blade, that's what we are going to do.

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Startup Mobile Venture Capital Resource 217

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Traditional venture capitalists will focus on leading larger rounds of equity in fewer companies. Rob Freelen: Focus. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Customers today quickly get beyond these, and put a competitive priority on the experience of others, reflected in reviews and social media, and their own total experience with your sales process, delivery, returns, and support on their schedule. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem. These tolerate negative cash flows for growth.

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Competition Software Review Social Media Custom 142

Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

The new funding will enable Petnet to expand its product line and sales and marketing capabilities. billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The deal also reflects Petco’s expanding interests in technology following the company’s $4.6-billion

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. How did you two connect?

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Hello Music is backed by private equity. Hello Music, which is headed by Rick Camino, offers up daily, members-only deals on music instruments and equipment. The firm said the iPhone app is free and available in the iTunes App store. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Los Angeles Services Startup 164

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors.

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Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

San Diego''s Events.com (www.events.com) thinks so, saying it is prepared to create a new platformbuilt in the social and mobile agedesigned to help manage all kinds of events, in a way which has been completely overlooked by the incumbent event registration and management providers. He''s truly the Derek Jeter of the endurance space.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s online platform helps companies manage and close complex business transactions such as asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions. The QuipaLoop can operate across one or many physical networks and is easily deployed on mobile devices as well as traditional laptop or desktop computers.

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Yammer Journal Networking Software 72

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. It's a slightly different formula from the first location, as it is focused on early stage mobile apps and Internet. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company. That's earlier than at the UTC.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. So it’s always a trade-off.

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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. Certona uses the data to offer shoppers personalized options based on “real-time profiling.”.

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Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). Woot was one of the first one-per-day item sales site with a humorous and not always PC content.

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

That includes e-commerce retailers, which continue to claim a growing slice of overall retail sales. Last year alone, online holiday sales rose 15% over 2013 figures, including increases of 32% on Thanksgiving, 26% on Black Friday, and 17% on Cyber Monday. Plus, holiday e-commerce sales are widely expected to continue rising in 2015.

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Commerce Sales Pricing Study 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We still need some IPOs and some big trade sales to happen to validate the market in a big way. I think from the perspective of real credibility, what we need is venture capital in the private equity marketplace. HG: I think everything is going to mobile. Within that strategy, almost all of them have a mobile component.

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Los Angeles Media Invest Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2015

Understanding your vulnerability and understanding the power of those with whom you must do business is a very important part of figuring out as a startup how to fit into the broader ecosystem and the art of statecraft is tremendously important in knowing when and how to project power in sales, recruiting, negotiations, fund raising, etc.

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Startup Google Software Review Snapchat 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. We don't get excited about derivative businesses, like yet another daily deal site, or another niche flash sales site. At this stage, too, companies re small.

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Club Cooee uses a freemium service model, with the upsell focused on the sale of virtual goods. Club Cooee was founded in 2007, and has received an undisclosed round of seed funding from Aurelia Private Equity. There are plans for a mobile Club Cooee application, however, it will not be available until Q3 2010.

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Seed Funding Social Media Conference Equity 40

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. It''s interesting to look into the user behavior when you allow them to go out anonymously via mobile. We''re now figuring out to take that to market and driving it through our sales channel. We''ve been very aggressive on the technology front. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. It''s interesting to look into the user behavior when you allow them to go out anonymously via mobile. We''re now figuring out to take that to market and driving it through our sales channel. We''ve been very aggressive on the technology front. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Everyone in the outside world is talking about how great you are but internally you know that your sales aren’t ramping, your product isn’t shipping on time, you have doubts about the quality of your code, you’re not convinced you’re doing a good job on marketing – whatever. Your solution? My advice: don’t.

Startup 327

Startup Sales Class CIO 327

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Not having technical backgrounds ourselves, we were fortunate to have friends develop the app in exchange for equity. TZ: Could a Buddytruck customer potentially use your product as a delivery service for things such as Craigslist sales or giving items to friends? AJ: Absolutely! We wish them well.

FAQ 98

FAQ Startup Technical Review Santa Monica 98

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Read more: TechCrunch.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217