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JANUARY 23, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released their 2008 Q4 MoneyTree Report this evening, reporting that $28.3 The only other sector seeing an increase was IT Services, up 17 percent to $1.8 San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

A report Tuesday in the Financial Times said that investment giant Fidelity has written its investment in Los Angeles-based Snapchat by 25 percent, citing data from a Morningstar report. Snapchat--arguably, the most visible "unicorn" startup in Southern California--had been valued at $15 billion in its last fundraising round.

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MAY 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the online services and publishing giant, reported on Monday that its Q1 2018 quarterly revenues grew to $280.6 J2 Global has a very long list of acquisitions, and is the most active company in Southern California in buying small startups. million, a 10.2 READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

for about $200M to help fund program purchases, according to a report this morning from the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the move comes as Hulu is looking to keep up with the big investments that competitors NetFlix and Amazon are making to obtain and create content for their own video streaming services.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based Internet services and information provider J2 Global --which owns a large portfolio of Internet services and publishers, including IGN, Mashable, Spiceworks, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, eFax, eVoice, and iContact--says it is moving $10M of its deposits into Black-run banks and credit unions. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2012

Reports this morning say that San Diego-based ServiceNow is planning to start its IPO roadshow this week, as the firm looks to brave a post-Facebook-IPO market. According to reports , the firm expects to price its IPO as late June. The last successful, venture-backed IPO in Southern California was Ceres in February.

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MAY 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , the owner of such Internet publishing brands as IGN, Mashable, PCMag, Everyday Health, and also cloud services such as eFax, eVoice, KeepItSafe, and Livedrive, reported its quarterly results on Tuesday evening, saying that its quarterly revenues rose to a record of $299.9M.

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MAY 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based restaurant delivery service LAbite was acquired last week by GrubHub , in a deal reportedly worth $65M. LAbite had been founded in 2001, and said it has 2,087 Southern California restaurants it services, with hundreds of local drivers delivering meals for the service. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Cloud services. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Featured stories.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

Southern California's venture capital numbers for Q4 slipped, as did numbers nationally, according to numbers released over the weekend by Dow Jones VentureSource. According to the report, Southern California's venture capital totals slipped for the first time since 2003, down more than 18 percent annually, to $3.2

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The company--which owns such brands as IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, Offers.com, Everyday Health and What To Expect, plus eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Vipre, KeepItSafe and Livedrive--reported a 5.4 percent increase in its revenues between Q2 of 2017 and Q2 of 2018 in its quarterly results on Thursday afternoon.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Santa Monica-based TV Time , a developer of an app which lets users report information about their engagement with TVs and movies, has acquired New York City-based Mediamorph , according to the two companies. Mediamorph is a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

An outage at Amazon Web Services is causing major downtime across the cloud this morning, as sites which rely on the cloud storage service have been unable to reliably connect all morning. Although Amazon's web services are widely used by Southern California tech startups, it's unclear how many are being affected by the downtime.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Woodland Hills-based Music Reports , which provides music rights administration services to the music industry, has inked a big deal with streaming music service Pandora. According to Pandora, it has tapped Music Reports to manage the mechanical licensing and royalty administration for its upcoming interactive streaming service.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate , which operates a monthly, subscription service that sends videogame- and geek-related "boxes" to its subscribers, has been named in a sexual harassment lawsuit, which was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court this month. The lawsuit, JANE DOE v. LOOT CRATE INC., READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Hangzhou Liason Interactive is a provider of application software development, systems integration, and technical services. billion, adding the company to Southern California's growing list of unicorns. Other details of the investment were not announced. The investment reportedly values Razer at $1.5 READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

billion, according to a report Friday. AllThingsD reports that the firm--which just raised $60M in June --is looking for more money, upping its valuation from $800M to $3.6 Los Angeles-based mobile app developer Snapchat is in the midst of a new funding round, which values the company at more than $3.6 READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite has named Paul Pucino as the company's new Chief Financial Officer, the firm said today. Pucino is a longtime veteran of Southern California's technology industry, having served as CFO of such companies as THQ, Digital Insight, and Tekelec.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise IT management software provider ServiceNow reported this morning that it has been selected by Holland America Line, to help automate the cruise operator's corporate and fleet IT services. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet, a privately held provider of contract management services and extended warranty services, joined the parade of Southern California firms reporting strong fourth quarter revenues. The firm did not report actual financial results. The firm did not report actual financial results.

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MARCH 4, 2014

In a move that might not surprise many in Southern California''s music and technology world, Santa Monica-based Beats Music said this morning that it has acquired Topspin Music , the music marketing startup which was--until recently--run by Beats Music'' CEO Ian Rogers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Jason Kilar , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Hulu , is due to leave the firm on April 1st--but Hulu has yet to find a successor, according to an AdAge report today. and Comcast.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

connections with ultra-low latency and fast re-routing capabilities, ethernet services typically offer organizations more advantages than disadvantages. Unlike traditional ethernet services, switched ethernet features ultra-low latency with a localized structure. An extremely reliable network solution that boasts high-quality.

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MAY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of Internet fraud prevention and authentication services which is headed by Steve Jillings, has inked a partnership with Internet security provider Comodo , the firm reported this week. No other details of the deal between the companies was announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Demographics at funds and startups will also be under the microscope, since signatories have agreed to report on their composition by race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability status, immigration status, veteran status, educational attainment, socioeconomic origin, tenure at a firm.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ansible > , a developer of IT automation software, has been acquireed by Red Hat , to help bolster Red Hat's management capabilities for hybrid and OpenStack clouds, and container-based services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, reports say the deal was worth around $100M.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

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APRIL 28, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone onDemand , the provider of talent management software, reported today that it has signed Grass Valley , a provider of broadcast technology and professionals services, as a customer. Size of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Managed Network Service Providers (MNSPs) have the equipment, staff, expertise, and experience necessary to take on infrastructure tasks so companies can focus less on network upkeep and more on strategic business goals. MNSPs offer network monitoring services, which can keep track of the equipment and overall infrastructure health.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a media property, runs it for about seven years, and then decides to unload that same property for a fraction of the price it paid to a Southern California technology--not media--company. That deals loooks to be worth around $100M, based on reports from the WSJ. Well, could be.

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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. Redder reports to CEO Demian Sellfors. The firm said it has named Russell P. Reeder as its President and COO, and Albert Lopez as CTO. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Santa Monica-based The Search Agency joins a number of privately held, Southern California firms this week reporting strong growth in 2009. The firm said the growth came as a result of increasing demand for the firm's online marketing services. The Search Agency said it now has also opened offices in London and Bangalore.

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