socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. CitySourced was founded in 2009, and is led by CEO Jason Kiesel. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

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Technology Equity Los Angeles Mobile 160

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Audiolife was founded in 2009. Alliance Entertainment said that the acquisition will be an ideal complement to its business, and help it expand the services and products it offers to customers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

for the year ended September 2009. HID global said the buy would help it extend its capabilities in the area of physical and logical access control. Tags: software security acquisition merger actividentity abloy assa global. HID Global said that ActiveIdentity has over 200 employees, and revenues of $62.0M

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software said late Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Core Mobility , a developer of wireless handset software. Smith Micro said the buy will help it provide customers with embedded mobile software solutions focused on the handset. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses use the company’s software tools to help monitor customer satisfaction. Carlsbad, CA-based Zingle, founded in 2009 by CEO Ford Blakely, allows businesses such as hotels to view and manage many. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

DealOn was founded in 2009. ReachLocal said it would use the buy to help it become the premier source of deals from local merchants to publishers. ReachLocal said it would pay approximately $10M for DealOn Media LLC, which offers up local deals businesses in 18 markets across the U.S., READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

In many cases, I can break it down into: Customer Acquisition Cost – how will you reach prospects, how will you convert them and how much will it cost to convert them Customer Lifetime Value – how much will you make off of each converted customer This very simple model works for a surprising number of business models.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

We really started scaling the business in 2009 and 2010, to where we are now with 300 employees, hiring quite rapidly both here in LA as well as in our international offices. We were really focused on customer acquisition. We'd always go into client meetings asking: how can we help you? Did you take investment initially?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. The 7th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Exhibit & Workshops (www.SoCconference.com) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

Advertising 113

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Tuition.io, dubbed Mint.com for student loans, has helped students from over 130 universities manage over $100 million in debt, which represents over 10,000 student loans. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. . The founders previously ran another company together.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. www.SoCconference.com ) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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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. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. Dave Terry: It's just part of our heritage.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. Our dream went beyond monthly cocktail events, and together we created a new vision for how we could help innovators everywhere. Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points. That's an interesting jump off point.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The other key business we are in is the aftermarket and registrar business, through SnapNames and Moniker, two acquisition we made. So, we've started to do that organically, and through some acquisitions. Jeff Kupietzky: I think, like other folks, we had challenges at the end of 2008, and through 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Oversee.net Yahoo Startup Google 207

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Disclosure: we helped build the system that is behind these.) Posted byTony Karrer at 5:02 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Having help narrowing choices is what its going to be about going forward. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. The best VCs don’t try to help entrepreneurs. But the people whom I consider best in this industry are quite helpful indeed. This happens at acquisition time, too. The best VCs know the buyers and can help guide and manage the process.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm is a maker of mobile computing devices, including the Pixi and Pixi Plus; HP: “Our intent is to double down on WebOS”; helps HP compete in mobile computing with Apple, RIM, Google, and MSFT. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66 Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, Revolution LLC (Steve Case). AppDynamics. businesses.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We'll be launching two new programs early in the new year that will help emerging brands and manufacturing founders connect with the resources they need to scale in LA; stay tuned for some announcements early in 2018. (If Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods this year is just another very visible step in their expansion.

USC 113

USC Startup News Entrepreneur 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. Liquidity can help attract new employees and keep current ones happy.

Social Media 89

Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? Posted byTony Karrer at 7:05 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

Venture Capital 241

Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Software Helps companies rapidly convert unstructured online data and content into structured data assets that can be used to create new products, revenue Streams, and enhance current online data sets. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

to help bloggers and blog readers with comments. Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this. Maybe this meme will help. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. January 2009 where he said in a column on Tax Cuts for Teachers : “One of the smartest stimulus moves we could make would be to eliminate federal income taxes on all public schoolteachers so more talented people would choose these careers. You can imagine the complexities.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Per the email below, Jeff leveraged his discussion with the industry expert to enlist his help with future investors.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

It was the late 90's, and everything was exploding, there were lots of IPOs and acquisitions, and it was a very exciting time to work in that space. It really showed me how you can leverage the power of an online platform for marketers, helping to convince marketers that leveraging the web was a good way to spend and invest their money.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

We sat down with Scott Morrow President of Curatemedia, to hear more about the firm's strategy and the thinking behind the acquisition and new investment in the firm. Essentially, we're still oriented around social shopping, where our fundamental value proposition is helping consumers figure out what to buy.

Content 165

Content Demand Sites Media 165

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Agility Stealth and speed will usually help beat-out large companies. Zondigo, Inc.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Total: $41.0mm plus undisclosed Series A.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The firm is announcing today that it has just reached its 17 millionth registered user, having added more than 300,000 new users since its August acquisition. In 2009/2010, I joined the team which had been building out the Titan platform, with the idea that the competitive gaming model was very attractive. population.

Competition 154

Competition Acquisition Sites Los Angeles 154

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video! Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40