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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. Rowe Price, according to the company.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

ServiceNow, the digital workflow and service management software developer which has operations in San Diego, said today that it has launched a new $100M investment fund, part of which will look at investments in San Diego.

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MAY 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based Assembly , a developer of e-commerce tools and software, has received what it says is a "significant investment" from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth. According to Assembly, the new funding will go to both build and acquire e-commerce software and services.

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MAY 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital has invested $38M in big data and analytics software developer ClickFox , according to a regulatory filing from ClickFox this week. The funding, without financial details, was announced on April 30th. in the funding round.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

San Diego-based ultrasound education and training software developer Sonosim has received an equity investment from GE Healthcare , GE Healthcare announced on Monday. Financial details of the funding deal were not announced.

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APRIL 17, 2018

San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management focused on private equity investments.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to Torumaline Labs, it has received an investment from ClearVision Equity Partners, and appointed Marc Brungger as its new CEO. Size and details of the funding were not announced. Brungger was previously CEO of Spireon, and also served as EVP & GM at Mitchell International.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Santa Monica-based enterprise software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has raised $300M in a strategic investment from private equity investor Silver Lake, according to the company.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

San Diego-based Classy , the online software developer which helps nonprofits and other social enterprise raise money, has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Bullpen Capital, Galileo Partners, Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The firm--which is based in San Francisco, but has its finance, R&D, and client services operations in Carlsbad--said the funding came from ABS Ventures and Dolphin Equity Partners. Overtone said it will use the funds to grow its customer base, expand its professional services organization, and for software development.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based educational content management software developer Edlio said late Tuesday that it has acquired Sangha , the developer of a personalized, mobile parent interaction app.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based e-commerce software developer Assembly has joined the ranks of the local unicorn startups, according to the company, after getting a "significant capital injection" from Advent International. The company said it now surpasses $1 billion in valuation after the round.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Apple pulled ahead of other mobile phones in its early days largely because it cultivated an ecosystem of software developers who created iPhone apps to meet every consumer niche and need. Simple metrics and your personal knowledge of the industry can’t keep up with all the relevant competitive forces.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , a software developer which develops software used by entertainment and activity centers to manage their business, has raised $20M in a funding round, according to investor Bellwether Financial Group.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Dat Do: We produce valuation software that solves a lot of complex valuation issues for privately held companies, backed by venture capital and private equity. Probably the biggest is that it's not that easy developing software. What does your company do? There were about maybe less than a dozen of us there.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Entrepreneurism / Monetization design, Recruiting, Software development. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Funding, psychology , vc. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Pitch Session, Startups / Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital (VC) / Angels / Investors. . Funding / VC. Jules Pieri, Daily Grommet.

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MARCH 26, 2014

We''ve raised around $72 million now in equity capital. Dan Rodrigues: Yes, we''ve raised around $70M in venture funding to date. The three primary investors are Openview Venture Partners, who were the earliest ones in. Ken was one of the founders of Internet Capital Group, and Marriott was an operator at IAC.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. I’d link to it but it’s behind a paywall.

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MARCH 20, 2009

We don't have any outside investors, venture capital, or private equity. Dan Yomtobian: We already have 25 employees here in our Los Angeles office, and we have another office in India with some of our software development operations--18 people out there. That's how I was able to fund and start ABCSearch.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. . Prior to founding FirstMark Capital, Rick was a Partner with Pequot Ventures. Bambi Francisco.

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