socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which operates a programmatic video advertising platform, said this morning that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round, from Anthem Venture Partners, Simon Equity Partners, Third Wave Capital, Wavemaker Partners and ZenShin Capital.

Advertising

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AUGUST 22, 2017

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity has made an investment in Foster City, California-based Arena Solutions , the two said this morning. Arena said the strategic growth equity investment will further its growth. Size of thee investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Equity

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JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead backer of a developer of artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Health Enterprise Partners (HEP) and Health Velocity Capital (HVC). READ MORE>>.

Equity

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment will help it accelerate innovation and growth of its platform.

Equity

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which recently pivoted into equity crowdfunding, said Thursday that it has added a second company to its platform with SEC qualification. XTI is the second company on StartEngine's equity crowdfunding site; the other company is Elio Motors, which StartEngine says has so far raised $16M on its platform.

Platform

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity has acquired LiveOps Cloud Platform , the companies said today, in a deal which will split LiveOps into two different companies. Current LiveOps investor Presidio Partners also participated in the acquisition with Marlin Equity. LiveOps is based in Austin, Texas.

Equity

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

JMI Equity , a private equity investor which has one of its two offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in HackerRank , a startup which operates an online platform to help companies identify and evaluate technical talent. Suken Vakil of JMI Equity joins the company's board as a result of the funding. in funding.

Equity

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems , a developer of software for credit investors and alternative asset managers, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Black Mountain Systems was previously owned by another, private equity investor, Stone Point Capital LLC , which acquired Black Mountain in 2015.

Equity

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

and OMERS Growth Equity. Much like how Microsoft Windows defined the operating system for personal computers decades ago, Clio has developed a software platform for law firms and their clients that is cloud-based and client-centric by design,” Newton said. Rowe Price Associates Inc. Clio currently has partnered with over 150 apps.).

Platform

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2020

A few weeks ago, Help With Black Equity (www.helpwithblackequity.com) launched an effort to help connect volunteers with efforts to help with addressing racial disparities, including here in Southern California. Is the HelpWith platform maintained as part of Deed, or is that separate?

Equity

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 14, 2020

Monday, July 20, 2020 -- How Equity Crowdfunding helps achieve Success. Join JJ Richa in a fireside chat with Bruce Virga to discuss how funding platforms connect everyday investors to growth-focused businesses, helping both parties to achieve success.

Equity

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MAY 30, 2012

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. Wil Schroter: We're a crowd-funding platform for startups. What's Fundable? Why did you decide to launch Fundable?

Startup

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. Details on the equity portion were not announced.

Equity

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Boulevard , a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic. Through those months of interviews the two developed the booking management and payment platform that would become Boulevard. billion transaction by Vista Equity Partners.

Software

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2011

The comapny said it will manage mechanical licensing and royalty reporting for Omnifone's MusicStation Platform in the United States. Music Reports provides online tracking of music rights and royalties, and is backed by private equity firm ABRY Partners. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). We have also hired Kyle Taylor to run platform services as his full-time job.

Venture Capital

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JUNE 16, 2010

Irvine-based GreenWave Reality , a firm developing a home energy management platform, has raised $11M in an equity funding round, according to the firm today. The funding came from Craton Equity Partners, which contributed $5M to the funding, along with the Singapore Economic Development Board and other, un-named strategic investors.

Equity

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

Rubicon develops a cloud-based platform which enables real-time buying and selling of advertising for web publishers; the firm''s automated systems help optimize the amount of revenue earned by advertisers, by soliciting up real-time-bids for which advertisements which are presented on a web page. The company was founded in 2007. READ MORE>>.

Customer

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MAY 17, 2013

According to Privlo said the new funding will go to expand on its recently pilot of its platform, which helps match up private lenders and mortgage borrowers. Slavin was previously a developer of real estate in the Los Angeles area, and according to the firm is a managing partner at private equity firm Napias Group.

Chief Technology Officer

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2020

A few weeks ago, Help With Black Equity (www.helpwithblackequity.com) launched an effort to help connect volunteers with efforts to help with addressing racial disparities, including here in Southern California. Is the HelpWith platform maintained as part of Deed, or is that separate?

Equity

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Los Angeles-based OnGreen said this morning that it has partnered with the China Beijing Environmental Equity Exchange (CBEEX), an online trading platform for carbon credits. OnGreen explained that CBEEX is an online platform created by the Chinese government to exchange cleantech assets and reduce carbon emissions.

Platform

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

The new features are an outgrowth of the evolution of CapLinked from providing its services to startups and venture capital firm, to large clients like Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital Partners, AI Verified, NextView Ventures, and Equity partners CRB. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

Services

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general. The main difference between the mainstream platforms and us, is first, that we have really, really great hands-on support people who only do video all day long, which has a significant impact.

Content

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JULY 31, 2014

The equity funding came from Spark Capital and QED Investors; source of the debt funding was not announced. Privlo provides private origination of residential mortgages, focused on borrowers who do not conform to traditional, government-backed loans, all run via its online platform. The company is led by Michael Slavin. READ MORE>>.

Culver City

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. When I finished school at Stanford, I knew I wanted to run my own company, but ended up moving to Los Angeles to join with a large private equity firm.

Content

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2014

AOL said the deal will help to bolster its programmatic advertising platforms. Founder and CEO Zwelling has a number of other successes already under his belt, including founding EchoSign (which he sold to Adobe) and YLighting (sold to a private equity firm). READ MORE>>.

Advertising

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

in a venture capital funding, in a combination of both equity and debt. PaeDae said the new funds will go towards the company''s expansion beyond a premium rewards network to an advertising and monetization platform aimed at brands and mobile app developers. Los Angeles-based PaeDae said this morning that it has raised $11.6M

Advertising

TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

So far this year, companies headquartered in the area have attracted roughly $25 billion in equity funding, according to data collected by PitchBook. Additional Fika portfolio companies include Asian food delivery business Chowbus , Elementary Robotics , a developer of robot assistants, and Chatdesk , a customer support messaging platform.

Funding

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Long Beach-based tech platform creator iTrustCapital Inc. secured a $125 million Series A equity raise for its Crypto IRA software platform, the company announced on January 19th, with a post-funding valuation exceeding $1.3

Long Beach

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

It''s not often that startups come out of the gate, backed by a private equity investor. However, Los Angeles-based Colony Logic (www.colonylogic.com) is one of the few, having gotten its initial backing from private equity firm Blackstone. How are you backed, it looks like you''re entirely private equity backed?

Help

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

They’ve also had suppliers sell perishable goods as well — a vendor sold 80,000 dates on the platform a month ago. “We’re million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3 Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

Product

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The 10 startups in Yellow’s third batch include: Brightly : a media platform and community that promotes ethical and sustainable brands. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API. The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality.

Invest

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

According to the firm, it served up more than 350 billion ads through its platform this year. The firm is backed by $42M in funding from Clearstone Ventures, Mayfield, IDG Venturs, and the GE/NBC Universal Peacock Equity Fund. The firm did not disclose any financial, but said it now has 150 employees. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers.

Software Review

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Senior exec team is ex-QPass (mobile payments platform sold to Amdocs). They also avoid Reg D.

Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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