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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.

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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>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based upscale, luxury confections brand Sugarfina announced on Thursday morning that it has raised $35M in a growth equity funding, from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. Sugarfina has now raised more than $50M in funding.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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JUNE 26, 2013

San Diego-based Websense , the developer of security software, is now officially owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners , the two said late Tuesday. Vista Equity Partners paid approximately $1 billion for Websense. websense vista equity partners merger acquisition private security software' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which was launched back in 2013 as a startup incubator, has pivoted its model, and has become an online equity crowdfunding platform called StartEngine Crowdfunding.

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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.

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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

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

A new, Santa Barbara-based private equity investment company Cuadrilla Capital says it has acquired a Mt. Sulak was previously at Marlin Equity Partners. Abraham was previously at Clearlake Capital and Marlin Equity Partners. Laurel Township, New Jersey-based company, Agilence. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Most of the experience so far has been cash versus the equity feature defined by the JOBS Act – Equity Crowdfunding (Title III) , introduced back in 2016 with 685 pages of rules. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said that one of its portfolio companies, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, has acquired another company, MultiCam, from private equity investor Rosewood Private Investments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 29, 2021

According to SOCi, the deal will add additional functionality to its platform. SOCi is led by CEO Afif Khoury, and is backed by JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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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

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare software company owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, said this morning that it has agreed to acquire Halo Health, a provider of clinical communication and collaboration software. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Novea, the parent company of Novea, Jacana Warranty, and Jacana Insurance, says it has raised $50M in equity funding, along with $5M in debt. According to the company, the funding will go to support its proprietary user platform, which is aimed at the consumer warranty and service contracts industry.

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JULY 7, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP is ramping up its investments in renewables, saying today that it has made a number of solar investments, and has named co-heads of renewable investment for the company. Frey will be co-heads of its renewables platform. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based Criteria Corp , a developer of a software-as-a-service employment analytics and pre-employment testing platform, said today that it has raised $56M in a strategic investment round, from private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners. According to Criteria Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

symplr, a developer of healthcare governance and compliance software, has acquired Phynd Technologies, a provider of a centralized provider data management platform for the healthcare market. Symplr is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group and SkyNight Capital.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Irvine-based GoDocs, a developer of legal document preparation software, said today that it has raised round of investment from private equity investor M33 Growth, and appointed a new CEO. Size of the investment round was not announced. According to the company, it has appointed Steve Butler as CEO of the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Venice, California-based StackCommerce, which develops a white-label marketplace which is used by publishers and brands to help connect people with products, has been acquired by Integrated Media Company (IMC), itself owned by private equity investor TPG. According to StackCommerce, its partners earned more than $175M on its platform.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The companies said that FCS Express will continue to be available as a standalone product, as well as have integrations with the Insightful Science platform. Insightful Science is privately held, and is a portfolio company of private equity investor Insight Partners. Insightful Science is led by CEO Thomas Swalla.

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MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments , the developer of a cloud-based platform for managing the documents of law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments which is backed by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has scored a new, strategic funding.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , a new startup out of Scott Painter's BrightHouse incubator, said Tuesday morning that the firm has launched on online platform which will match buyers and sellers of private equity. Tags: brighthouse painter scott marketplace stock private equity sharespost. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

According to the company, it received an equity investment from the Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund invests in organizations that operate in under-resourced communities, providing capital to help organizations improve health equity. ConsejoSano offers up a healthcare outreach platform specifically aimed at culturally diverse populations.

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MAY 14, 2019

Rancho Santa Margarita-based Virtium , a developer of ruggedized, industrial, embedded solid state drives and memory, has been sold to private equity investor Court Square Capital Partners , by its existing private equity owner, L Square Capital Partners. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2021

Advicent was backed by Vista Equity. InvestCloud said it will integrate its cash flow, trust and tax financial planning engines with InvestCloud's digital client and advisor platform and existing goal-based financial planning engines. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Advicent was based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The acquisition was supported by private equity investor Trive Capital. The companies said the fastest growing product lines for Systima is high performance composite structures using high temperature materials for missile and launch platforms. Tony Koblinski is the CEO of Karman Systems.

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JULY 13, 2020

Qualcomm said its investment gives it a 0.15% equity stake in Jio Platforms. San Diego-based Qualcomm has just taken a $97M stake in Indian telecom provider Jio , via its Qualcomm Ventures venture arm, Qualcomm said on Sunday. Jio has recently raised a total of $15.7 billion in funding.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based PR0HBTD , a startup which says it is developing a "cannabis lifestyle media and brand platform", announced this week that it has raised a Series A investment round worth $8M, bringing its total raised to $12M. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Foothill Ranch-based LoanDepot, a developer of a technology platform to automate and originate mortgage loans, has raised $54M in an IPO on the NYSE. LoanDepot was private equity backed by Parthenon Capital Partners. The company sold 3.9 million shares of its stock at $14.00 per share, below its estimated IPO pricing of 15.1M

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The funding was led by Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP. The company said the funding will go towards expanding its dealer network across North America, as well as for its technology platform and data analytics capabilities.

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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.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Following a six-month trial of its digital mortgage platform, San Diego-based Approved has officially launched its Web-based software for home loan applications. In a recent statement , the 20-month-old startup also said it has raised $1 million in what co-founder and CEO Andy Taylor calls a “pre-seed round.” “Our

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