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JANUARY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based advertising software and exchange operator The Trade Desk said this week that it has named Michelle Hulst as the company's Chief Operating Offier.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Los Angeles-based OpenMethods , a developer of software for the contact center and telephony market, has raised $5M in a funding round, according to the company. The company's software connects the Oracle Service Cloud software, Oracle's CRM suite, with telephony software from Genesys, Cisco, Avaya, and Interactive Intelligence.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine said on Thursday that it has named Marc Huffman as its new Chief Operating Officer. Huffman had previously served as President of Worldwide Sales and Distribution at NetSuite, and also had served at Oracle. Huffman also sites on the board of ChannelAdvisor.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based car sharing marketplace operator HyreCar announced this morning that it has named a new member of its board of directors. Vijayan previously also served at VMware and Oracle, and sits on the board of Nic Inc. Tekion is a startup developing business applications in the automotive retail market. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based early stage investment fund Bonfire Ventures said Monday morning that it has added a new Venture Partner to the firm, Brett Queener. He also has served at Siebel Systems (now Oracle). According to Bonfire, Queener was most recently the COO at SmartRecruiters, and also spent more than a decade at Salesforec.com.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based Saviynt , a developer of identity management software, announced this week that it has raised $40M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. Saviynt is led by CEO Amit Saha. According to the company, it will use the new funding round to expand its U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine , which has been in expansion mode with its financial automation software, is growing again, with a new joint venture in Japan. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine announced this morning that it has named Mark Woodhams as its new SVP of Global Sales. According to BlackLine, Woodhams previously had been Vice President of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at NetSuite, and also had worked at Oracle, Hyperion, CapGemini and Citicorp.

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Sales Oracle Software Development Los Angeles 100

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In the latest Silicon Valley mogul to buy a house in Los Angeles, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has reportedly purchased a $22 million house in Los Angeles in the Holmby Hills. The report--from the New York Post--says that Schmidt bought the former Los Angeles estate of Veronique Peck, late wife of Gregory Peck.

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Google Report Malibu Oracle 178

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JULY 13, 2016

Spencer Rascoff , the CEO of real estate site Zillow , is heading to Los Angeles, after buying a $20M mansion in Brentwood. According to a note sent to employees in May, Rascoff will split his time between Seattle and Los Angeles. hours in traffic for Rascoff via car. Rascoff has talked about growing up in Beverly Hills.

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Beverly Hills Brentwood Malibu Oracle 100

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based online storage and backup provider IDrive is continuing to enhance its service, saying last week that it has launched a new, database backup service aimed at small and medium sized businesses.

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MAY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems has hired its first, Chief Marketing Officer, the company announced today. Downing also previously served at such companies as SAP, Informatica, Oracle, Adobe, Seagate and Hill and Knowlton.

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Silver Lake Marketing Oracle Equity 138

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based financial close software developer BlackLine announed today that it has added Graham Smith, the former CFO of Salesforce, to its board of directors. Smith also was CFO of Advent Software, Vitria Technology and Nuance Communications, and served at Oracle. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Software Development Los Angeles Software 100

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MAY 12, 2015

Los Angeles-based Velocify , the developer of sales automation software which is led by Nick Hedges, has snagged ZEFR Chief Technology Officer Manoj Goyal as its new Chief Operating Officer, the company said this morning. Velocify said Goyal will lead the company's product, technology, and client success teams. READ MORE>>.

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Chief Technology Officer OpenX Oracle Sales 100

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

In one of Southern California''s biggest holiday events of the year, over 700 people joined us last night at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles to celebrate the region''s rising stars, the socalTECH 50.

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SoCalTech Oracle Southern California Pasadena 205

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sophoi , which was developing software for intellectual property licensing, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. in funding from database giant Oracle, which invested in the firm in May of 2007. Tags: oracle property intellectual bankruptcy sophoi. Sophoi had been backed by $17.5M

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Oracle Los Angeles Invest Software 113

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JUNE 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud services firm Media Temple has tapped two technology vets as President and COO, and Chief Technology Officer, the company announced this morning. The firm said it has named Russell P. Reeder as its President and COO, and Albert Lopez as CTO. Redder reports to CEO Demian Sellfors. READ MORE>>.

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Media Chief Technology Officer Oracle Southern California 124

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JANUARY 24, 2011

He also has served as a SVP and GM of Local.com, Vayusphere, Vitria Technology, and Oracle Corporation. Local.com bought Los Angeles-based iTwango on January 7th; iTwango's technology powers daily deals and group buying offers similar to Groupon and other competitors. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Sites Los Angeles Acquisition 133

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based NativeTung , a startup developing software for managing translation of web sites into multiple languages, is unveiling itself at the DEMOfall conference today in San Diego. The firm's founders come from Oracle, Yahoo!, and PeopleSoft. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Yahoo San Diego Conference 133

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Unified Dispatch was located in Los Angeles Business Technology Center (BTC), and headed by Dan Tampkin, who has previously been at Momentum Venture Partners, Computer Motion, Robert W. Duggan & Associates, Oracle, and the SEC. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Altadena Oracle Demand Los Angeles 113

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based IVT , the web casting firm run by Greg Pulier , has announced that it has raised $5.5M IVT serves clients such as Oracle, Rohm & Hass, IBM, and NEC particularly for corporate communications, investor relations, and training webcasts. in a Series B funding. Monitor and Tudor are prior investors in the firm.

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Oracle IBM IBM Training 145

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MARCH 24, 2011

Los Angeles-based online advertising firm Rubicon Project announced this morning that it has hired three new executives. Hulse joins from iPass, and also has served at Frontbridge and Tumbleweed; Harries was most recently at Oracle; McHargue joins from AutoWeb.

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Clearstone Oracle Web Advertising 113

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Webtide , which develops the popular Jetty Application Server for the Java programming language, has been acquired by Intalio. Jetty is very widely used in web servers and software applications, including HP OpenView, Zimbra, Hadoop, Google AppEngine, Oracle WebLogic, and other enterprise software. READ MORE>>.

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Java Oracle Mission Ventures Google 100

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project, which develops online advertising optimization software, announced this morning that it has hired on two executives to the firm. Douglas has also served at Oracle. Rubicon said that it has hired Mark Douglas as Vice President of Engineering, and Seizo Welch as Vice President of Finance.

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eHarmony Oracle Clearstone Advertising 100

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APRIL 18, 2014

So, we were surprised to learn about the backing that Los Angeles-based mobile app provider TRUCKAST (www.truckast.com) has from investor Gary Winnick (who co-founded Global Crossing). Todd Davis: I''m a veteran of Oracle, and had been CEO of an equipment finance company for the construction industry globally.

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Mobile Startup Oracle Los Angeles 133

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. NAME David Sacks.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

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AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the local firms attacking that market is Los Angeles-based FunnelSource (www.funnelsource.com), a developer of software-as-a-service tools that provide analytics to sales teams. I and my business partner moved to Los Angeles, less than two years ago. to find some new blood and new talent. Speaking of Force.

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Oracle Sales Screening Startup 145

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MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Fun Fact: Technology is in their DNA. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

For our pitch today, we have an interview with Taher Scherzay , founder of Thaeres (www.thaeres.com), a Los Angeles area startup developing subscription and recurring payment processing services. Scherzay was previously the CTO at CrowdGather, and also had founded social media software firm FavRav. What is Thaeres about?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. I believe you can attract people to relocate to Los Angeles but it’s likely that they’ll come from locations other than Northern California. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown. Commuting - The freeways here are legendary for traffic.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

I had worked before at BEA Systems, the middleware company which was acquired by Oracle in 2004 or 2005, and we used to joke that the company had been built entirely by acquisitions. Without our headquarters in Los Angeles, Guatemala would have been impossible, because it''s super easy to get to Guatemala from Los Angeles.

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Media Advertising Startup Platform 162

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

But, as we gained adoption, and the barrier got much smaller, especially when se started signing up very large agencies, such as Orange County, the City of Los Angeles, and the State of Washington. We didn't want to break our business model. Once those states were signed up, and did lots of due diligence, it went easier.

Software Review 243

Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Rufus Labs is a wearable technology startup in Los Angeles with a heavy focus on building devices for the industrial sector (EMS, police, campus/event security, warehouse, etc). Started at Oracle as one of its first employees. Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. IoT: Rufus Labs.

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Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation. Chris Dumler is an advocate of the Los Angeles startup community and the culture that holds it together. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Gold Sponsor. . Co-Host & Venue Sponsor.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

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APRIL 5, 2010

• Jack Gilbert , once the chief executive officer of a large Los Angeles-based corporation, later founded Thousand Oaks Land Development and played a major role in the development of Thousand Oaks area, leading that city’s emergence as a major business and corporate center.

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Santa Barbara Thousand Oaks Oracle Ventura 53