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BlackLine Software Prices IPO

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BlackLine is backed by Silver Lake Sumeru and ICONIQ, but was initially bootstrapped by its management team. BlackLine is at least the sixth major technology IPO in Southern California in the twelve months. The company is led by Therese Tucker. READ MORE>>.

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A Chat With Jamie Montgomery On How LA's Tech Ecosystem Has Grown

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It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. In terms of that, they are people like Vista Equity, particularly, but also Summit, TPG, KKR, and Silver Lake. The third area, are the private equity players.

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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model

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David Carter: In my case, I really enjoy the culture of Southern California. That same environment is now spreading to places like Culver City, and happened tow years ago in Silver Lake. I came back to Los Angeles at the request of Mike Jones and Peter Pham, to help get Science off the ground.

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