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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

billion in IT exits in 2011, the highest since 2000, for Southern California IT firms. The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp. A new report released today tallies up $7.7

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media surged in its IPO debut Wednesday morning on the NYSE, rising as high as $25.00 Demand Media, which is headed by Richard Rosenblatt, operates a network of content focused sites, including LiveStrong.com and eHow. Demand Media is now trading on the NYSE as DMD. in morning trading. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

The IPO this week of Santa Monica-based Demand Media has drawn widespread attention, with a number of articles yesterday talking about how the firm's market cap exceeded the New York Times Company after the IPO. billion, compared to Demand Media's (DMD) $1.4

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Tuesday evening that it has priced its IPO, as well as increased its IPO offering size, and will sell 8,900,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 Demand Media had initially filed for its IPO in August. Zogenix, Green Dot, MaxLinear and ReachLocal. and Generation Partners.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , online, software-as-a-service for collecting electronic signatures, took "Best of Show" at VentureNet Wednesday, after a day of presentations by thirteen Southern California startups. socalTECH.com was a media sponsor of the event. socalTECH.com was a media sponsor of the event.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online video streaming site, is apparently in efforts to file for an IPO, as a long line of Southern California firms heads towards the public markets. Tags: hulu merger acquisition exit media content hollywood video. No details of the potential IPO have been released. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

the manufacturer of high speed semiconductors which has a majority of its operations in Westlake Village, but is based in Santa Clara, is expected to debut this week in the latest Southern California IPO. Inphi joins such firms as Green Dot , RealD , ReachLocal , and MaxLinear who have reached the markets so far this year.

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MARCH 17, 2011

The firm is just the latest in a string of well received IPOs in Southern California, including Demand Media, RealD, Inphi Corp., MaxLinear, Green Dot, and ReachLocal. Cornerstone OnDemand was venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 27, 2011

OpenX is one of a huge agglomeration of Internet advertising firms in Southern California, including such companies as Rubicon Project, FatTail, The Trade Desk, AdECN, Adconian, ValueClick, DataPop, Hydra, Specific Media, Joost, and ReachLocal--just to mention a few. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Tags: SoCal Stuff LA SoCal startup technology.

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MAY 20, 2011

This upcoming Splash will showcase 10 up-and-coming startups, prominent VCs and founders of the leading LA-based companies - Demand Media and ReachLocal. Hear Shawn Colo, co-founder and EVP of MandA at Demand Media, share his lessons and advice on building Demand from scratch in 2006 to one of this year's hottest IPOs.

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. So if you’re out to create content businesses there is no better time and no better place than here. Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal. Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY.

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