socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking. The company recently raised a huge $75M funding round, led by private equity investor rovidence Strategic Growth (PSG).

Mobile 113

Mobile Ticketmaster Santa Barbara Equity 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. dot-com bonanza. just to name a few!

Venture Capital 471

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

Last week, Carpinteria-based Lynda.com announced one of the biggest investments in the region in the last few years--a $103M, growth equity investment in the company, which came from Accel Partners and Spectrum Equity. We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development.

Funding 164

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Kevin O'Connor is the co-founder of DoubleClick , which he took from startup to IPO on the Nasdaq in 1998, sold it to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for around $1.2 After DoubleClick, Kevin eventually settled down in Santa Barbara, which is where his newest startup-- FindTheBest.com (www.findthebest.com) is headquartered.

Startup 210

Startup Advertising Examples Santa Barbara 210

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. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. Good people and evil people.

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