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OCTOBER 15, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based H3 Financial Services , a developer of web-based software for managing consumer finance and billing for the dental and veterinary market, has scored a Series A investment. Size of the investment was not announced. H3 Financial Services is led by Joe Simrell. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- Turn Your Software App into SaaS in Days! How do you turn your software application into a fully operational, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), without investing a lot of time, programming resources, and money into the effort? 1 and IBM Glendale office Nov 7, both from 8:30-10:00.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Irvine-based SurePrep , a developer of tax automation software and services for the professional tax return preparation market, has received what it calls a "significant" minority growth investment. The investment came from private equity investor Bregal Sagemount. Size and details on the financing round were not announced.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012 -- Turn Your Software App into SaaS in Days! How do you turn your software application into a fully operational, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), without investing a lot of time, programming resources, and money into the effort? 1 and IBM Glendale office Nov 7, both from 8:30-10:00.

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MAY 14, 2019

According to NetDocuments, it has received a "significant" new equity investment from another private equity investor, Cove Hill Partners. Size and terms of that investment was not announced by the companies. NetDocuments says its software is used by over 2,500 professional services firms and corporate legal departments.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Graduway , a developer of software used for alumni engagement and career services management, has scored an investment from Manhattan Beach-based investor K1 Investment Management. Size and terms of the investment were not announced. K1 Investment Management says it invests in high growth, enterprise software companies.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Existing investors DST Global, 01 Advisors, Dragoneer Investment Group, Franklin Templeton and Mubadala Investment Company too doubled down on their investments in SpotOn, joining new backers Wellington Management and Coatue Management. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise.

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APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm. The investment came from TVC Capital. The company says its customers include Fortune 500 companies, software-as-a-service vendors, and global service providers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. That used to be called A-round investing. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. However, to be a great VC you have to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time. of the fund.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Just this past September was a year with Amazon, when I left, and we started investing in September under the new name, ScOp Venture Capital.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. The deal was worth $125M.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX. If customers are doing the things i want them to be doing through my product.

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JULY 20, 2021

The startup accelerator program--which is back in person now after a move online last year due to the pandemic--said the 12 companies include Alva Health (wearables for real time stroke detection), Butterfly Labs (health and wellness services), Cheres (social investing), Communikind (holistic health/clean products), ComplYant (helping entrepreneurs (..)

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

ServiceNow , the developer of service management software led by Frank Slootman--and which started in San Diego--has launched its own venture capital arm, ServiceNow Ventures. ServiceNow did not say how much it is dedicating to investments. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm which invests in software-as-a-service and Internet-based businesses, said in a regulatory filing that it is raising a $50M fund. Arrowroot lists such portfolio investments as Zift Solutions, EiQ Networks, 4Tell, and MedNet Solutions. The fund is led by Matthew J.

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JULY 27, 2010

Laguna Hills-based Parallax Capital Partners , an investment group which acquires and operates software companies, said today that it has acquired Seattle-based Daptiv , a provider of online software-as-a-service for project and portfolio management. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm focused on investing growth equity in growing software-as-a-service and internet-based businesses, has launched an effort to raise $175M in its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III, LP. The firm, led by managing director Matthew J. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. caplinked venture capital investment dealroom virtual document collaboration saas software' The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based InvestCloud , a developer of cloud-based software to help investment advisors manage their customer experience and customer service, has raised $45M in a funding round, the company said Tuesday. Richard Garman of FTV Capital joins the company's board of directors with the investment. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech. More in-person contact is one of my 2019 goals. We expect some big things in 2019.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made an investment in virtualization software developer Ravello Systems , Ravello said this morning, as part of a $28M funding round. The funding came from Qualcomm Ventures, SanDisk Ventures, along with Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Vintage Investment Partners.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Motivated by the overarching mission to mitigate climate change events like wildfires, the Incline Village NV based startup has been drumming up a lot of attention throughout 2023 due to it's data-centric approach and it's software as a service (SaaS) payment model – which is unique for the ecological sector.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. Managing Director: Ryan Blair Investment interests: Companies which leverage direct-to-consumer model.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The surge in Southern California, cloud-based software investments continues today, as Irvine-based Kareo said this morning that it has raised $29.5M kareo venture capital cloud medical office software enterprise saas' in a growth capital financing. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Even more likely is eventual technology disruption where drones deliver foods and make it hard for existing car delivery services to compete. So when delivery services came along many were willing to pay the fee to try and increase business. ChowNow is simply a SaaS enablement product. so, too, are restaurants. Enter ChowNow.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Fund size: $400M (Fund VI) Managing Partners: Mark Suster, Yves Sisteron Partners: Greg Bettinelli, Kara Nortman, Kobie Fuller, Kevin Zhang Investment interests: Seed or A-Round investments with a median check size of $2.8 Managing Director: Bill Maris (formerly of GV/Google Ventures) Investment interests: Health care investments.

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MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. What is Perspectium? How did you get into this?

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which develops software-as-a-service products to help home service and contractors manage their business and service calls, is reportedly looking to file for an IPO. According to reports, the company has "kicked off preparations" for an IPO in early 2022. billion earlier this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. He said that a16z prefers to invest earlier stage in these types of businesses. I don’t totally agree with that view.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which develops online, software-as-a-service to help entrepreneurs connect with and keep their investors updated, is opening up its public beta today. Jackson, who was one of the very early employees at PayPal, the site is now taking signups for the service. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2018

As part of our sponsor relationship with the conference, we're running a series of interviews with speakers from the conference about their experience in the area of recurring revenues, customer service, and similar topics. Today's interview is with Jon Ferrara of Nimble (www.nimble.com), the maker of contact management software-as-a-service.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. Much more data in the full post.

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JULY 2, 2019

San Diego-based Mercato , which provider online ordering and delivery services to independent grocery stores, has raised a round of funding from Greycroft, the company said this week. Size of the investment was not announced. Mercato says it already has 750 independent grocers using its services.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Salted , a Los Angeles-based startup creating digitally native quick-service restaurant brands, brought in a new round of $16 million in Series A funding to continue its nationwide expansion. The new investment joins with a $4 million seed round raised in May. Creadev led the Series A that also included Proof Ventures and B.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital , a Los Angeles based investment firm that makes seed stage investments in early stage companies�and in particular, for this Veterans Day, in companies founded by military veterans. Great catching up with you, tell us a little bit about your new investment fund?

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