socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Lead Edge Capital says it plans to make equity investments of between $20 million and $150 million per portfolio company from the new fund, which will continue to focus on growth-stage software, internet, consumer, and tech-enabled service businesses globally. The firm now has now raised more than $3 billion across all of its funds.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Apple’s pivot to services has been a mixed bag, and the company is looking to expand the appeal of its Apple News service to a wider swath of free and paid subscribers. This week, the company rolled out a local newsletter in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing bundled local news curated by the Apple team.

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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 company raised $5 million in equity last November from Equal Ventures and Eniac to give it $28 million in total equity and debt funding. The equity will go toward hiring more talent to join Ghost’s 25-person team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low. Join a startup incubator.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

News of Fika’s second effort comes as investment in LA tech continues to reach record highs. So far this year, companies headquartered in the area have attracted roughly $25 billion in equity funding, according to data collected by PitchBook. In total, more than $60 billion was invested in LA startups in 2018.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

The startup says it added more than 200 new publishers and 100 new buyer channels for the six months ended March 31, 2013, and that its customers now include more than 500 of the world''s premium publishers, including eBay UK, Time, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Tribune Company, Virgin Media, People, Universal and many others.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shares of Switchback II Corporation are off more than 14% in morning trading today, appearing to sell off sharply in the wake of news that the blank-check company’s merger with scooter company Bird has been approved by shareholders. first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Given SVBs market position, that is great news. But its even better news for the regional SoCal innovation ecosystem.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

Epicor Software , the developer of supply chain management software which has its roots and still has significant operations in Orange County, is off the block, after its private equity investors did not see enough interest--or high enough prices--for the business. The news on that move came in May. Apax bought Epicor back in 2011.

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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. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based The Young Turks , the online MCN led by Cenk Uygur, said today that it has raised $4M in new funding, from private equity firm Roemer, Robinson, Melville & Co., TYT offers up politics and news commentary both online as well as through cable television shows.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

According to a report today from Paidcontent.org, Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising firm founded by Frank Addante, is in talks with News Corp. Paidcontent reports that News Corp. would take an equity stake in post-merger Rubicon. to fold the firm in with the Fox Audience Network (FAN). READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The most effective new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win. Use crowd funding.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2011

According to TrueCar, News Corporation, an early investor in Honk.com, will retain an equity stake in TrueCar as part of the acquisition, and TrueCar will operate and manage the consumer auto-buying content and programs for a number of un-named, news Corporation online properties. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2019

Is one of the bigger biopharma acquisitions of the year in trouble? This past week, antitrust regulators once again delayed Roche’s planned $4.8 billion buyout of gene therapy developer Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE ).

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

On to other news. If you enjoy this newsletter, be sure to check out TechCrunch’s venture-focused podcast, Equity. In this week’s episode, available here , Crunchbase News editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm and I discuss how startups are avoiding IPOs and VC’s insatiable interest in food delivery startups. IPO Corner.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

billion investment vehicle that was launched in partnership with the private equity fund, Permira, according to a report in USA Today. ” Jessica Alba, the co-founder of The Honest Company, took to Twitter earlier in the day to share her own reaction to the news. Last year, the investment firm expanded with a $1.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2023

McGinnis, a well-known venture capitalist and private equity investor. The good news is that you can learn from that failure, improving future odds. Having another job is more good news, since it improves the financial, emotional, and social ability to try again. Odds are you are going to fail before you succeed.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2013

In some what-did-our-spam filter eat-recently funding news, Santa Monica-based Privlo recently raised $2.1M Privlo, which was founded by Michael Slavin, said the new funding came from QED Ventures. in a seed funding round, for its online marketplace for private mortgage loans.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2014

TrueCar is venture backed by backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, Peppy Capital Partners, Arcturus Venture Capital, along with others. The company offers up online pricing of news cars as well as powers affiliate car buying programs. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Variety has been covering entertainment and Hollywood news since 1905. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2013

The coworking trend--which started in part in Southern California and its high tech startup ecosystem--looks to be spreading East, with news this week that NextSpace has raised $500,000 and acquired a Chicago company, to establish its first coworking site outside of California. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low. Join a startup incubator.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2011

As part of the buy, IGN gains a minority equity stake in GameFly, with News Corporation also gaining an observer seat on GameFly's board. Jorge Espinel, EVP of Strategy and Corporate Development at New Corp., Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. joins as observer on GameFly's board.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Okay, so now you have it narrowed down and have determined that you need: Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor to help guide you and close a bit of the Startup Founder Developer Gap , and Equity-Only Cofounder Developer - the first real developer that will work for equity and produce the bulk of the application. Go to user groups.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Max Q is a new weekly newsletter all about space. This week turned out to be a surprisingly busy one in space news — kicked off by the Trump administration’s FY 2021 budget proposal, which was generous to U.S. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Sundays in your inbox. space efforts both in science and in defense.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. billion in a round led by the private equity firm GPI Capital this week. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Before that, I wrote about Stripe’s grand plans.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2012

The two said that Row 44 will use MLBAM's technology to provide live streaming IPTV service for news, entertainment, and on-demand movie and television content. As part of the deal, the two said that MLB Advanced Media will take an equity stake in Row 44. Financial details of the deal and investment were not disclosed.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Magnolia Medical Technologies , a Seattle-based manufacturer of devices for collecting blood and bodily fluids, announced this week it has raised $20 million in equity funding to ramp up sales of its flagship product. RTW Investments, a New York-based firm that backs healthcare ventures, led the Series C funding round, Magnolia says.

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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. The new funding brings Rubicon's total funding to $60M. Tags: rubicon project news audience network merger acquisition venture capital advertising. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Tappin has previously served as CFO at Overture, had served at private equity firm The Gores Group, was a VP at News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Interactive, in addition to serving at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. Tappin was previously COO and CFO at the company.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

According to News Corporation, Providence Equity Partners, The Walt Disney Company, and Hulu's management team, the firm has decided to terminate the Hulu sale process. The owners of Los Angeles-based video site Hulu have dropped plans to sell the business, according to a statement released by Hulu late Thursday evening.

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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. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? TVC Capital has also been a big supporter and sponsor of socaltech over the years.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal. Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. To give you an overview, there are something like 6,000 equities in the U.S.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

McGinnis, a well-known venture capitalist and private equity investor. The good news is that you can learn from that failure, improving future odds. Having another job is more good news, since it improves the financial, emotional, and social ability to try again. Odds are you are going to fail before you succeed.

Startup 128

Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction News 128

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2012

Rubicon Project is headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, and venture backed by News Corporation, Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures Asia, Mayfield Fund, NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund, along with others. READ MORE>>.

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