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APRIL 25, 2018

JMI Equity , the private equity firm which has one of its main offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in a round for Phoenix, Arizona-based CampusLogic. CampusLogic said it will use the new investment for product development, customer success, and sales and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2017

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor said Thursday that it has named Michael Tarbet as its new Vice President of Sales. LogicMonitor is a developer of cloud-based, performance monitoring software for IT infrastructure. The company is backed by Providence Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , which develops software used to manage maintenance and service contracts, announced Wednesday that it has raised a round of growth equity from private equity company Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. maintenancenet private equtiy funding software growth service contract' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital announced today that it has sold off one of its portfolio firms, Calero Software , to private equity investor Riverside Partners. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Paso Robles-based IQMS , a 25 year old developer of manufacturing ERP software, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic growth equity investment from Technology Crossover Ventures and Banneker Partners. IQMS said it will use the investment for sales, marketing, and product development. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Caltius Equity Partners announced on Feb. 22 the sale of its portfolio company Vision Technology Solutions, a website developer for government organizations in the U.S. and Canada, to cloud-based software developer Granicus for an undisclosed amount.

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MARCH 19, 2014

Sales tax compliance is not a typical sexy startup area. So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

La Jolla-based Abacus Data Systems , a developer of software to help law firms manage their practices, has been acquired by private equity investor Providence Equity , the companies announced today. Abacus said the strategic majority investment by Providence Equity will help it quickly sale up its technology infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based sensemetrics , a startup developing software to digest the vast amount of industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensor data in the areas of mining, dams, energy and the industrial machine sectors, said on Tuesday that it has raised $10M in a financing round.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Irvine-based Kareo has named Drew Hamilton as its new Chief Sales Officer, the company said this week, to help scale the company's sales organization. Kareo is a developer of cloud-based medical office software, and is led by Dan Rodrigues. The company is venture backed by Montreux Equity Partners and Silver Lake Waterman.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Monday that it has completed its sale of OMnitracs , the company''s GPS fleet management software and products division, to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Roadnet develops fleet management software solutions for private fleets, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the software-focused, growth equity investment firm founded by Jeb Spencer and Steve Hamerslag has raised a big, $115M software fund, the company said Wednesday. The new fund will remain focused on investments and acquisition of software companies, who are generating more than $2.5

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JANUARY 8, 2015

San Diego-based sales software developer Seismic has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, to go towards its sales content management software, the company said this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Sigma West. seismic content management sales software' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

DealCurrent , a developer of software used for managing local coupons and daily deals offers, has scored private equity funding from a private equity firm. Todd Belfer of Canal Partners joins Deal Current's board as part of the funding.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this week that it has backed field sales software developer SalesRabbit. SalesRabbit offers up both native mobile and web-based software aimed at field sales organizations. The company is based in Utah.

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JULY 27, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital Management says it has completed its sale of its interest in SocialChorus , to another private equity investor, Sumeru Equity Partners. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Arrowroot Capital has been an investor in SocialChorus since 2018.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Along with the funding, the company said it has acquired Lessonly, a developer of sales training, coaching, and enablement software which is based in Indianapolis.

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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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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Irvine-based Cirrus Insight , a developer of software used to help sales people with managing their email inbox and calendar, has received what it says is a "significant" growth equity investment. The funding came from private equity investor Clovis Point Capital. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Provation, which provides software to the healthcare industry. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which provides software used by contractors and the trades to manage their business, has acquired another company, Aspire Software, which develops software for the commercial landscaping business. Aspire Software is based in St. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

San Diego-based Seismic , a developer of sales and marketing software, has raised $100M more in a funding round, which values the company at $1 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Rowe Price, plus General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures. The funding round came from Lightspeed Venture Partners, T.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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JULY 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based Scalefast , a developer of direct-to-consumer, e-commerce software, has raised $22M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from Xplorer Capital, Stereo Capital, FJLabs, Benhamou Global Venture and Credit Mutuel Equity. Scalefast's software is specifically used by brands to scale direct-to-consumer sales.

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MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Predixion Software , the cloud-based developer of business analytics software headed by Simon Arkell, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A financing round. In addition to the equity funding, Predixion said that it has also gained a growth capital facility from Silicon Valley Bank. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2020

Datto , a developer of cloud-based software for the managed service provider (MSP) market--which just opened up a new office in Irvine--said that it has acquired Gluh Pty Ltd , an Australian company which develops software that allows MSPs to simplify procurement of IT products and services.

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MARCH 9, 2021

McAllister most recently served as VP, Enterprise Sales, North America for Everbridge, and also has served at Monster, PowerReviews, LinkedIn, and CareerBuilder. GoGuardian was acquired by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners back in 2016, and most recently acquired Pear Deck, a student engagement software developer.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Irvine-based Kareo , a developer of cloud-based practice management and medical billing software, announced today that it has raised $10M in an equity investment round. The company said the new funding will go towards sales and marketing, enhancing its products, and also for channel partnerships. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

AbacusNext provides software and technology to the legal, accounting, and other professional services markets, to manage contracts, sales agreements, government forms, and loan documentation. AbacusNext is owned by private equity investor Providence Equity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based human resources (HR) technology developer CareerArc --part of an ever growing number of Los Angeles area enterprise software companies--said this morning that it has raised $30M in a growth equity funding. According to CareerArc, the new round was led by PeakEquity Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group has sold one of its portfolio firms, Atlanta-based Peoplenet , to Boston-based Bullhorn. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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JULY 5, 2016

Epicor , the enterprise software development firm which has significant operations in Orange County, has been sold to private equity investor KKR , the company announced Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Epicor had been in the hands of another, private equity investors-- Apax Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this morning that it has named Heather Cole as the company Vice President, Market Growth. Rowe Price, plus General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures; at the time of its last funding, in 2018 , the company was valued at more than $1 billion.

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