socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based H3 Financial Services , a developer of web-based software for managing consumer finance and billing for the dental and veterinary market, has scored a Series A investment. H3 Financial Services is led by Joe Simrell. financing dental veterinary credit billing saas software services financial'

Services

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

Santa Monica

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2015

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , a developer of cloud-based software used by home services business management, has raised $18M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and also included I2BF Digital, Mucker Capital, and AMENALAV Group. ServiceTitan said the funding round values the company at $100M.

Services

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

Santa Monica

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2011

Messenger: Dan Engel, Co-Founder and CEO, SaaSy, Co-Founder and CEO, FastSpring, former Marketing Manager at Google, VP of Market Development at Picasa Value Prop Twitter Style: SaaSy is: “the 1st all-in-one payment & subscription management service designed for SaaS, Web.

SaaS

socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

Bitium said it is developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) operating system, offering up everything from authentication and authorization of cloud-based software to features like consolidated messaging for apps. authentication system operating amplify software saas capital venture bitium' READ MORE>>.

SaaS

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. READ MORE>>.

Services

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. caplinked venture capital investment dealroom virtual document collaboration saas software' The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.

Software Review

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

CapLinked , the Los Angeles-based developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, is aiming squarely at legacy, virtual data room services with its latest updates.

Services

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

No one was really focusing their products and services for those customers in a good way. How difficult has it been to have public institutions accept software-as-a-service, and where is that now in general? When we first started, back in the day, government were very shy about implementing SaaS. What's the next thing for you?

Software Review

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based LogicBoost Labs, a startup accelerator which focuses on pre-revenue and early-stage B2B SaaS startups, says it has made a $300K investment in Clarevent, which supplies video infrastructure for virtual events. The company said the investment was $200K in cash, plus another $100K in advisory services.

Services

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of deal room and business transaction software, has launched new file management tools for the service, saying it has rebuilt its file manager "from the ground up." caplinked file management dealroom saas software project' READ MORE>>.

Software Review

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

A new service, Good Clean Fund --powered by local startup Invested.in --is looking to change that, by offering up a free tool for helping nonprofit fundraise via crowdfunding. good clean fund goodcleanfund nonprofit fundraising software saas cloud social cause crowdfunding crowdfunded' READ MORE>>.

Funding

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Irvine-based Mavenlink , a developer of a software-as-a-service offering for project management and project accounting, has raised $7M in funding. mavenlink venture capital saas software project management cloud collaboration' The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

Tool

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. Scott spoke about the a16z ethos to put more of the fees investors pay into “services” rather than partner pockets.

Venture Capital

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based Glip , the startup developing cloud-based tools to help teams manage projects, plans, documents, and other more, said today that it has integrated its service with Google Drive and Dropbox. The tie allows Glip customers to share their content in both of those online storage services. READ MORE>>.

Google

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based CallFire , the provider of cloud-based text and voice services which is led by Ron Burr, has named a new CFO. callfire text voice service saas communications executive' According to the company, it has named Tridivesh Kidambi as Chief Financial Officer. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based PayEngine, a startup developing a white label, payment platform for software-as-a-service companies, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Mucker Capital, BAM Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, HIVE Ventures and other strategic investors, according to the company.

SaaS

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based ContractSafe is taking on the online, legal documents storage market, and has launched a new online legal document storage service. The startup says its service is already being used by California Pizza Kitchen, Living Spaces and Ross Organics.

Doc

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based IDrive Online Backup , which provides cloud backup and storage services, has launched a new, remote help desk service, which it is offering up to MSPs and IT specialists.

Help

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based NationBuilder , which develops software-as-a-service to help groups organize their supporters, has opened up a new set of APIs for third party developers. voting movement political politics nonprofit software saas developer nationbuilder' The new API features interfaces and sample interfaces in Ruby, PHP, and Python.

Develop

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2014

Expected financial impact of the deal was not announced--apparently, IBM has another 100 software-as-a-service application available through that marketplace. sendgrid cloud software email infrastructure saas service marketplace iaas' SendGrid has had a similar deal with Google and its cloud marketplace since last year.

IBM

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Velocify said that eHarmony is using the company''s lead management tools for eH+, eHarmony''s new premium matchmaking service. velocify sales lead eharmony management software cloud funnel saas marketing leads360' Velocify is led by Nick Hedges; the company was previously known as Leads360. READ MORE>>.

eHarmony

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

However, it will be interesting to see how two of the most experienced people in the world of CRM succeed--or fail--in the new world of software-as-a-service; and if one of these two veterans will succeed, or some other, upstart will instead seize the market. contatta goldmine customer relationship management nimble software saas'

Funding

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The company said its new product, Intermediary for Microsoft, helps connect front end mobile, cloud, and portal applications with Microsoft services. software management middleware saas enterprise datacenter microsoft' Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Software

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based Glip , a startup developing work collaboration and sharing software, is targeting users of Salesforce.com''s Do.com service, with an offer to import information from Do.com. glip salesforce do.com salesforce.com task management workforce collaboration software saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

SaaS

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M. Both Poghosyan and Gudanis have long histories in identity and access management, back in 2009 Poghosyan founded Advancive Technology Solutions, which was acquired by Optiv in 2015 to bulk up its identity access management service.

Los Angeles

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Irvine-based cloud storage provider Zadara Storage and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider CloudSigma said this morning that the two are in a strategic partnership. According to the two companies, CloudSigma will offer up Zadara''s Virtual Private Storage Array service via its IaaS offering. READ MORE>>.

SaaS

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be. We said to customers, “We only sell SaaS and we think that’s the right solution for you. So we took a stand. How responsive are they to your needs now?

Sales

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

San Diego-based cloud storage company Nirvanix has officially shut down its service, saying in a posting on its website that it is actively winding down its business, and is scrambling to transfer data on the cloud storage service to other providers. nirvanix cloud storage shutdown deadpool saas failure' READ MORE>>.

S3

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Newton said his vertical SaaS company helps legal professionals be more productive, grow their firms and “make legal services more accessible.” While change has been gradual, COVID-19 forced lawyers to fundamentally reevaluate how they run their law firms and how they deliver legal services to their clients, Newton said.

Platform

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2013

Cornerstone OnDemand, which is led by Adam Miller, develops software-as-a-service used by companies to train employees, track performance, manage recruiting, and other related functions. cornerstone ondemand disaster relief training nonprofit software saas' READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The company says its customers are primarily in the financial services, retail, and travel industries, with such customers as American Airlines, Cabela''s, Deckers, Shutterstock, Tommy Hilfiger and Wayfair. impact radius york marketing analytics software saas cloud advertising' READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

The more a customer utilized WebEx’s services, the more they had to pay. Rather than encouraging users to maximize the value from their service, they effectively punished them for their increased usage. They were effectively hooked on the bad profits which were seductive when they initially launched their service.

Entrepreneur

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). I didn’t have first-hand experience in document management systems other than as a user and nobody had SaaS experience – the market was too new. I learned the domain lesson myself.

Entrepreneur

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. “With Replicated, half of the services are for tooling for the software vendor to manage release and licensing and the other half is for the IT admin.

Software

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2013

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software-as-a-service for managing rights and content management for the film, video, and television industry, has raised $20M in a funding round. software hollywood content management rights saas capital venture filmtrack' The round came from Insight Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

Software