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AUGUST 26, 2010

Local review site Yelp is getting into the daily deals business--and going head to head with Groupon --and has chosen San Diego as its first beachhead into the market. According to Yelp, it has begun offering local deals in San Diego as an expansion into the daily deals market.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Los Angeles-based online e-retailer Newegg is setting its sights on the growing "Maker" market, the large group of technology enthusiasts who are into building and creating their own electronic projects. According to Newegg, it has launched a new "Maker" category on its site, which it says is dedicated to builders and DIY tech enthusiasts.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active.com , the operator of online sports and community activity registration sites, said this morning that it has expanded into the hyperlocal information market, with the launch of a new, local Bay Area activity guide. Active.com did not say if it had plans for other hyperlocal sites.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

San Diego-based green energy technology developer Nuvve , which is developing vehicle-to-grid load balancing technology, says it has started participating in California's wholesale energy markets, via an effort with the University of California San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , the developer of video product guides for e-commerce sites, said today that it has named Anthony 'Tony' Wyatt as its EVP Sales and Marketing. Wyatt joins the firm from Indyme Solutions.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Slacker , the online music and Internet radio streaming services based in San Diego, has long suffered from being the Rodney Dangerfield of online music streaming. Slacker has a long list of competitors, ranging from Spotify to Rdio, to Pandora, all of which are looking to grab a chunk of the online music streaming market.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

San Diego-based Covario , a developer of search engine marketing and search engine optimization software, said today that it has launched a new product focused on creating mobile web sites. According to the firm, its new product--Mobile COntent Optimizer--helps advertisers create mobile-friendly web sites.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

San Diego-based RebateKey, an online marketplace for rebates and coupons, says it paid out $5.2 million in cashback rebates on its site in June. The company also says it owns Pixelfy.Me, a link tracking and analytics tools for e-commerce sellers and affiliate marketers.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. The winners are: — Life Sciences: BioLegend CEO Gene Lay.

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APRIL 7, 2011

San Diego-based Active.com announced this morning that it is taking its new daily deals site, Schwaggle , nationwide. Active offers its Schwaggle deals via email, Facebook, and through the site. The daily deals are all focused on sports and other fitness-related activities. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui , which develops kid-friendly browser software, has launched into the online video market today with a new web site, ZuiTube.com. Like KidZui's other offerings, the new site's videos are reviewed and curated by an editorial team of parents and teachers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

San Diego-based commercial real estate marketplace biproxi said this morning that it has acquired OfficeSpace.com , an online commercial real estate marketplace that connects tenants and buyers with brokers. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JULY 26, 2011

San Diego-based Tealium , a firm started by Websidestory/Visual Sciences/Omniture vets, said today that it has launched a product to help web marketers manage their digital marketing products. Those tags are used for web analytics, affiliate marketing, retargeting, and more.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Online real estate site Zillow is expanding its home buying service, Zillow Offers , to the Los Angeles and Orange County markets, saying this morning that it will now let homeowners sell their homes directly to the company, to avoid the hassles of selling their home.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2008

San Diego-based BrightQube, an angel-backed stock photo search site, has updated its web services to make it easier for photo buyers to find images. BrightQube rolled out its new web site earlier this week, adding such features as pop-up search tips, new navigation options, filtering, and other features.

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MARCH 28, 2011

San Diego-based Active.com , the online sports registration site owned by the Active Network, said Monday afternoon that it has launched its first online affiliate program. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2013

According to Business.com today, it is seeing market experts to provide it with daily, weekly, and monthly content to bolster the site. The company said it is looking to find market experts in finance, marketing, sales, human resources, technology, and entrepreneurial areas to bolster its library of content. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The service, led by Marc Andelman, already offers its services in San Francisco, San Diego, Miami, and other locations, including a number of international destinations. The site lists private charters ranging from a two hour tour from Marina Del Rey for $289.99 to three hour parties on a luxury yacht for $3,599.99.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The newly launched, online home improvement project site and community Porch , which is split between San Diego and Seattle, is in the midst of raising $27.7M capital venture market repair maintenance improvement marketplace services home porch' in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

San Diego-based Provide Commerce , the company which owns such brands as ProFlowers, RedEnvelope, Gifts.com, and other e-commerce sites, announced this morning that it has purchase mobile gifting startup Sincerely, Inc. Sincerely had been based in San Francisco. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The funding came from PeakSpan Capital, along with SK Ventures and SAP SE.

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MAY 14, 2015

Los Angeles-based NantBiosciences , one of the group of companies created by billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, has raised $100M in San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise "tag" management software led by Jeff Lunsford, said today that it has connected its software into IBM Commerce.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

San Diego-based The Active Network , the operator of online sports registration and related sites, said today that it has launched a new survey panel. The firm said the Active Lifestyle Panel, which it is launching via a strategic alliance with Survey.com, will offer targeted and custom market research on active consumers.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Entering an already crowded market for daily deals in Los Angeles, Google Offers , the daily deals site run by the Internet giant Google, launched today in the city, offering up a $14.00 Google expanded the service into San Diego on October 26th. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

San Diego-based Active.com , the online site geared towards the sports enthusiast community run by Active Network, reported this morning that it has added Sony Electronics as a client. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm said today that it has launched a new femtocell product, aimed at the enterprise and metro market. The firm said its new systems-on-a-chip, FEmtocell Station Modem (FSM) products are aimed at the residential market.

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MARCH 8, 2010

San Diego-based The Active Network has named a new Chief Financial Officer, Scott Mendel. Active Network is an operator of a wide range of marketing and events management, sports community sites, and local event registration web sites. Mendel was most recently Chief Financial Officer of GE's Healthcare IT division.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. People complete a short profile when they register on DinnerDate.com, where they can express interest in other people on the site. What's your background?

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , which provides online marketing campaigns for brands, has raised another $3.0M No details on the funding have been announced, however, the firm now lists OCA Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, and Baroda Ventures as backers on its web site. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network has filed for an IPO, saying in its S-1 that it is looking to raise up to $150M. The firm's IPO is being underwritten by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, ThinkEquity LLC, and WR Hambrecht+Co. The firm said it had a net loss of 37.8M

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MAY 23, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online sports and event registration web sites, is expected to IPO this week on Wednesday, according to the NASDAQ's IPO calendar. Active Network has indicated it will sell 11,000,000 shares of its common stock in its IPO, at between $16.00 and $18.00 READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online sports registration and community sites, has jumped on the daily deals bandwagon, saying today that its Active.com site has launched a new, daily deals program. The new program, Active.com Schwaggle , offers a deal a day on fitness related products and services.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

3D Robotics has raised over $5 million in round two funding to accelerate its growth and expansion into new markets says Chris Anderson 3DR CEO and former Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine, Entrepreneur and author. 3DR will soon open an office in the SF Bay Area dubbed 3DR North to do its sales/marketing and community development.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

San Diego-based Sigalert.com , which provides local traffic information both through an online site as well as by providing traffic graphics to local television stations, has been acquired by Westwood One. Westwood one said it plans to expand Sigalert's traffic products from eight products to approximately 65 markets in 2010.

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MAY 4, 2017

San Antonio — Cytori Therapeutics is in the process of restarting a San Antonio manufacturing facility it gained in February when it acquired Azaya Therapeutics, the maker of nanoparticle-encapsulated generic drugs. The San Diego-based company now plans to find a European distributor for a drug that facility makes.

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