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BQE Software Scores Private Equity Funding

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Torrance-based BQE said on Wednesday that it has received a "significant investment" from private equity investor Serent Capital. Financial details of the investment were not announced. Serent Capital is a private equity investor that invests in technology and tech-enabled software companies.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 47 Percent In 2009

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invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in Southern California, as well as Q4 of last year, when $508.2M was invested in the region. However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. in investments. in investments.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 37 Percent In 2009

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invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in Southern California, as well as Q4 of last year, when $508.2M was invested in the region. However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. in investments. in investments.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). John Jersin , Connectifier (Newport Beach, recruiting software).

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LiveOffice Claims Record Revenue

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Torrance-based LiveOffice , a provider of hosted email archiving and related services, reported today that the privately held firm had "record-setting" revenues in Q2. LiveOffice is backed by private-equity firm Summit Partners, which invested in the company in 2007. Tags: software email hosted lifeoffice. READ MORE>>.

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The Station: Canoo hits the road, Coup shutters and Samsung shifts

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The bulk of the beta testing is expected to take place over the next six months in various locations, including near Canoo’s Torrance, California headquarters, Toyota’s Arizona proving grounds and on public roads in Ohio. Canoo is building a fleet of more than 30 beta vehicles for various types of testing. At least for now.