socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2021

Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said today that it has acquired Skylane Optics, a manufacturer of optical networking products. Halo Technology said the acquisition will add new products, including CFP-DCO coherent products.

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Technology Equity Acquisition Networking 113

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. automotive software private capital venture investment partners equity vista dealersocket' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Irvine-based FirstElement Fuel , a company developing a network of hydrogen fuel cell fueling stations, says it entered into an agreement with Air Liquide, where Air Liquide will invest more than $150M for a new liquid hydrogen production facility to supply FirstElement Fuel's hydrogen stations. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Equity Invest Startup 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2020

Private equity investor Platinum Equity in advanced talks with HNA Group, per the report. Ingram Micro is a major distributor of information technology products, ranging from computer and networking products to cloud services and IT lifecycle management.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media , a provider of digital media services to the broadcast and cable television market, said this moring that it is in a deal with private equity Court Square Capital Partners, where Court Square will acquire a majority interest in the company. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Media Acquisition Los Angeles 170

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom announced Tuesday that it has completed its $75M acquisition of Gigle Networks , a developer of systems-on-a-chip products for home networking over power lines. Broadcom said the deal was all cash, except for equity awards from the firm given for unvested employee stock options.

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Networking Equity Acquisition Product 140

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the developer of online advertising optimization tools funded by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and Peacock Equity Fund, said today that it has rolled out a new product called REVV for demand.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

product allows publishers using its REVV ad optimization tool to better manage who can sell their inventory, and at what price. product allows publishers to gain transparency on the level of geographic region, partner, site, and price. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing online network saas. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. In further details on the FAN deal, Addante also said that it has not acquired the advertising sales team at FAN, saying that it "is not, and will not be, an ad network."

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Networking Clearstone Santa Monica News 147

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The board includes Keith Carlson (CEO of Growth Stage), Ed Marshall (Chief Product Officer, Ambra Health), and Walt Weisner (Chief Customer Officer of Customer Care, BlueJeans Network). MavenLink's backers include Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity. READ MORE>>.

Equity 113

Equity Tool Customer Custom 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? I'm very familiar with good production values and telling stories visually.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2021

Lake Forest-based Higher Ground Education, which operates a network of Montessori schools in the US and China, says it has acquired software developer Altitude Learning LMS. According to Higher Ground, it has acquired the Altitude Learning LMS technology, along with Altitude's product and engineering teams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In fact, the cost may be minimal, if you do your networking and build a relationship with an experienced business executive or two in your domain who are willing to share and give back for a nominal retainer, perhaps one percent of your new startup equity. The cost of a co-founder is usually fifty percent of your equity.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Entrepreneur 142

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Hardworkers : a professional network for blue-collar workers. Veam : a social network built around AirDrop. Yellow’s small batches are much easier to manage than other accelerator behemoths like Y Combinator that are pushing hundreds of startups through their network. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup.

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Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2016

Irvine-based Infinite RF Holdings , a developer of radio frequency (RF) technology and components, has acquired cable assembly, connector, and wireless networking equipment maker L-Com Global Connectivity , according to Genstar Capital , the private equity company which acquired Infinite RF Holdings in May. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

Garden Grove-bsaed Teletrac , a developer of cloud-based, software-as-a-service products for fleet tracking and fleet operators, has been sold to Danaher , according to private equity investor Vector Capital. According to Vector Capital, Teletrac is currently providing network tracking of 200,000 vehicles across 87 countries.

SaaS 138

SaaS Equity Acquisition Software 138

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. For investors, this is the idea stage , where you may have a great idea, but no plan, product, or customers, and probably no success record in this business domain. Congratulations!

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. Details coming soon!)

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2017

and converts it into data and insights used by motion pictures studios, television networks, production companies, and more. MarketCast is owned by private equity investor Kohlberg & Company. Fizziology's software uses social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, etc.) Fizziology was based in Indianapolis.

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Social Media Research Entertainment Equity 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The move-- which was announced earlier this month by Texas Governor Rick Perry--comes after a concerted effort by Texas to convince Websense, and its new private equity owners Vista Equity, to relocate its headquarters. Vista Equity owns Websense, along with Omnitracs, which is also moving to Texas. Texas is providing a $4.5M

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San Diego Layoffs Equity Activity 170

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

The firm--which makes 10 Gigabit Ethernet semiconductors--said it would start selling its products in its own, branded adapters, particularly to financial and Fortune 100 firms. That's a lot of pain in an engineered network. We caught up with Russell Stern , the CEO of the company, to better understand the move.

Networking 124

Networking Startup Design Customer 124

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. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

Startup 160

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Networking effectiveness is a measure of your potential. Productive networking traffic does not happen by default. It takes effort to get out there, do your homework on the best traffic lanes, and follow-up on potentially valuable relationships to make them productive. Businesses only move forward on results.

Startup 106

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Screening 106

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. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Use your equity for key executives and business partners.

Social Media 169

Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. Warm introductions from common friends are even better, so networking with potential peers and future investors is highly recommended well before it’s time to ask for money. Angels prefer strong teams to big ideas.

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Venture Capital Angel Seed Funding Invest 106

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2012

Chatsworth-based MRV Communications said today that it has completed the sale of its CES Creative Electronics Systems SA subsidiary, to a group of European private equity firms led by Vinci Capital SA. MRV said the sale will help it to focus on its core business of network infrastructure equipment and network management products.

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Chatsworth Equity Sales Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. If you are living your passion, you want to interact with customers, and “touch and feel” the product every day. Insist on being engaged at the transaction level.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

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. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. Extend your networking. Pursue grants and investors in parallel.

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Equity Startup High Tech Research 92

Xconomy

AUGUST 15, 2018

Best Buy is paying $800 million in cash for GreatCall, a San Diego-based healthtech company which private equity firm GTCR bought early last year. GreatCall operates a virtual mobile telecommunications network for a customers base of more than 900,000 elderly consumers.

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San Diego Screening Equity Mobile 68

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justine Lassoff: Melinda and I founded TuesdayNights to help women connect and to impact change through networking events and infinite gatherings. Back then, there really weren't many networking events or groups for high power women in Los Angeles, so we really filled a need. You have to grow your network. What is TuesdayNights?

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Help Entrepreneur Capital Startup 224

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

Irvine-based Spireon , which develops GPS and vehicle telematics products, has acquired Inilex , a developer of GPS-based software sold by car dealers for asset tracking and vehicle theft recovery. Spireon is owned by private equity investor Bertram Capital. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

If you're a startup business owner, how do you get to the next step, and build your first product? 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.

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. For investors, this is the idea stage , where you may have a great idea, but no plan, product, or customers, and probably no success record in this business domain. Congratulations!

Startup 148

Startup Ideas Equity Invest 148

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Part of the challenge in every business is to first recognize who can help you, and secondly take the initiative to build a productive relationship with that person or team. This can be as simple as giving back as much time and emotional effort as you absorb from others, or it can be offering real business payback or equity for contributions.

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Oracle Entrepreneur Outsource Development Mentor 113