Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

Software Review

SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

They didn't feel they had visibility into timelines and costs for development of their software. In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. A classic example might be "reporting" as a feature item.

Outsource Development

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2014

Epicor Software , the supply chain management software company whose roots are in Orange County, has been put up for sale by private equity firm Apax Partners, according to reports Tuesday. epicor software merger acquisition private equity exit apax' Apax paid $976M for Epicor back in 2011. READ MORE>>.

Equity

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JUNE 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. BlockFraud is led by CEO Massimo Cristini. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2014

Add another company to the list of fast growing, enterprise software companies in Los Angeles that you might not have heard of: Liferay , a developer of open source portal software for the enterprise, is apparently approaching $100M in annual revenues, according to some recent reports.

Software

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do?

Software

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based Pipeliner CRM, which develops customer relationship management software for sales teams, recently released a new update to its software, adding new reporting and analytics features.

Report

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2018

A new report, published this week by the nonprofit CompTIA group, says that Los Angeles is the number two metropolitan area in the nation for technology employment. According to the CompTIA 2018 CyberStates report, LA had 501,900 technology workers, number two in the nation behind New York City, which has 664,800.

Report

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based systems management and security software developer Quest Software said this morning that it has acquired Quadrotech , a developer of management and migration solutions for Microsoft 365 and Office 365. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

Software

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

CrowdStrike , the developer of cloud-based, endpoint protection software which was started and continues to have major operations in Irvine, has scored a top rating in a report from industry analyst Gartner. READ MORE>>.

Report

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Costa Mesa-based MeridianLink, a developer of loan origination, digital lending, and digital banking software, is in the midst of an IPO effort, according to a report. The report, from Reuters, said that MeridianLink is looking to go public via a SPAC, rather than a traditional IPO filing.

Report

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Carlsbad-based satellite communications company ViaSat reports this morning that its cybersecurity software, Mobile Dynamic Defense (MDD), is now available for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition (TE).

Software

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based eSub Construction Software , a startup developing construction project management tools, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The company specifically targets its software to subcontractors in the area of electrical, mechanical, HVAC, drywall, plumbing, and other specialty areas.

Tool

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is hoping to sell one of its portfolio companies, Perforce Software , for around $2 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg over the weekend. Perforce has been owned by Clearlake Capital since January of 2018. Bloomberg did not name possible buyers for Perforce.

Capital

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Goleta-based Procore , the develops of mobile-enabled, construction management software led by Tooey Courtemanche, appears to be headed for an IPO, and reportedly has hired Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, according to a report.

Report

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that one of its portfolio companies, Provation Medical , has acquired MD-Reports , a provider of electronic medical record (EMR), practice management (PM), and report writing software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Report

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2018

A report, published by Buzzfeed on Monday, says that Los Angeles-based gay dating and hookup app Grindr had been sharing information on users' HIV status with two app optimization services, coupled with their GPS data and information.

Buzzfeed

TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2014

As we and our collaborators prepare Round 9 of our Framework Benchmarks project, we had an epiphany: With high-performance software, a single modern server processes over 1 million HTTP requests per second. It''s possible even higher numbers would be reported had we tested a purpose-built static web server such as nginx.

EC2

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology.

Report

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Toba Capital , the venture fund run by former Quest Software founder Vinny Smith, has backed reporting and analytics dashboard software developer Grow.com in a $16M Series B funding round. Grow.com offers up reporting and analytics software specifically for SMBs and non-technical users, and is based in Orem, Utah.

Orange County

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2020

One of the most powerful tools in tracking what's going on with the worldwide, COVID-19 pandemic, has been the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Map , which it turns out, was developed by a Southern California software company--Redlands-based Esri. READ MORE>>.

Southern California

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MAY 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based testing software developer TestFlight said today that it has opened up its private beta for Android to all users. TestFlight said it will also be rolling out crash reporting and an Android SDK as early as next week. TestFlight said it will also be rolling out crash reporting and an Android SDK as early as next week.

Santa Monica

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2020

A new analysis, by Los Angeles-based expense management software developer Emburse , shows that reimbursed employee expenses have shifted significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acording to the report, spending on food delivery services grew by 110% annually, with DoorDash representing 36% of expenses submitted, with 25.1%

Report

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based Last year, it was reported that while under Chinese ownership, Grindr allowed engineers in Beijing access to the personal data of millions of U.S. based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

Los Angeles

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Wassime Bouimadaghene , a French security researcher, found the vulnerability and reported the issue to Grindr. The reported issue has been fixed. Last year, it was reported that while under Chinese ownership, Grindr allowed engineers in Beijing access to the personal data of millions of U.S.

Email

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year. The company said its software protects more than 25,000 applications.

Report

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Yardi reported a customer win this week, with multifamily property development company Pennrose Management. Yardi said Pennrose is using its software to handle HUD compliance, online leasing, and check scanning, among other functions. yardi property development multifamily software realestate real estate'

Develop

Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

The rent crisis is getting worse, according to a new report that found a full third of all small and medium-sized businesses are behind on their rent for the month of May. The new data comes from small business networking site Alignable, which released its Q2 Rent Report at the start of the month. What's driving the crisis? newsletter.

Report

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine Systems reported this morning that its revenues are up more than 50 percent again this year, which it says is the seventh year in a row for the company. blackline systems accounting software growth revenue private equity' READ MORE>>.

Equity

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

According to a security report from BitDefender, it discovered a major security breach in the software of Santa Monica-based video doorbell and security camera maker Ring.

Report

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. We use the same classification rules for what is and is not a “venture” round as we’ve used in our quarterly reports. Jason Rowley. Contributor. More posts by this contributor.

Venture Capital

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When asked in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter , co-CEO Ted Sarandos didn’t say whether he would meet the group’s demands. I want to say that we are deeply committed to inclusion on screen and behind the camera and in our workplace,” Sarandos told the Hollywood Reporter. brb walking out.

Netflix

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Eucalpytus , the developer of open source software for managing private and hybrid clouds, has been acquired by HP , HP said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, reports place the buy at somewhere under $100M. The company had raised at least $55.5M in funding. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2014

Santa Monica-based TigerText , the developer of secure, real-time messaging apps and software aimed at the healthcare and enterprise markets, reported a win with a community health system which operates 58 hospitals across 20 states. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica

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MARCH 25, 2016

Los Angeles-based Snapchat has acquired emoji software developer Bitstrips , in a deal worth around $100M in cash and stock, according to a report this morning. Fortune citing multiple sources, says the companies refused to comment on the deal.

Snapchat

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Venice-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat, has acquired San Francisco-based ad technology developer Flite , according to reports this morning. According to recode, the acquisition is an "acquihire", and Snap is using the buy to help bring in new ad technology talent, rather than any software developed by Flite. READ MORE>>.

Report

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2015

billion in Southern California startup, according to the latest MoneyTree Report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association last night, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The report tallied $1.09 Venture capitalists invested more than $1.3 in investments in San Diego.

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