Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. But if you ask anyone in the ecosystem of customer acquisition?—?founders, and you’ll hear the same thing: customer acquisition (CAC) is getting harder and more expensive.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model. Shopify has even partnered with TikTok to facilitate in-app sales for small businesses.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. Little is known about San Vicente Acquisition, but a person with knowledge of the deal said that the company is made up of a group of investors that’s fully owned and controlled by Americans. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 15, 2020

Video-sharing platform Triller, which is owned by Century City-based Proxima Media, has completed the acquisition of Halogen Networks.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2021

will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in a deal that values the combined company at $2 billion. Pasadena-based energy technology company Heliogen Inc.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 2, 2021

With its announcement of a land acquisition in Las Vegas last month, the developer of a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California now has land for two key stations.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 15, 2021

which generates customer acquisition leads for insurance carriers through a digital platform, is far from a typical tech startup. MediaAlpha Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The acquisition will strengthen Rocket Lab’s space systems portfolio and gives it a presence in Colorado, which has a large aerospace economy.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. The acquisition of Appetize extends SpotOn’s reach to the enterprise space in a major way.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. What does the business do?

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 17, 2022

Beverly Hills-based LiveOne Inc., the owner of streaming services like Slacker Radio, LiveXLive and PodcastOne, is making a foray into the gaming business with a newly launched subsidiary called GamifyOne.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). While I realize that a high level of certainty in these numbers is an elusive goal, the value of doing the work, and benchmarking your business against competitors is well worth the effort.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Shell, the acquisition will help it in offering up renewable and low-carbon energy, particularly in the business-to-consumer power market. Inspire offers up renewable energy subscriptions to customers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Financial details of the acquisitions were not announced. Neohire South is a recruiting company with offices in Santa Monica and Tarzana, RockIT Recruiting is a tech recruiting company based in San Francisco, and Hero.jobs is a recuiting software company based in Santa Monica. TS2 Holdings is led by CEO Yoshii Iyadomi.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Archer Aviation’s announcement comes two weeks since it landed United Airlines as a customer and an investor in its bid to become a publicly traded company via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. an increasingly common financial path that allows the startup to eschew the once traditional IPO process.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

NextGen Healthcare said it expects the acquisition to close in early December 2019. As part of the acquisition deal, NextGen Healthcare said that Medfusion is transferring its data services business, Greenlight Health, out of the company before the acquisition. NextGen said the deal will help it expand its market reach.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. La Jolla-based GoSecure, a provider of managed security services, said today that it has acquired Covail, a security and risk optimization and automation company. GoSecure said it will use Covail's expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) to augment its platform.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

“In a global mobile games market that is consolidating, Jam City could not be more proud to be working with JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Group to strategically support the financing of our acquisition and growth plans,” said Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? So I thought I would. But that’s not how you make money in the venture capital business.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Los Angeles-based Seed Health, which is focused on microbial sciences, says it has acquired Auggi, a digital health company which develops artificial intelligence and machine learning software to track and analyze digestive health.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Customer Acquisition - I left customer acquisition for last intentionally. But neither do they want to be out on a limb as the first person predicting you will change the world. Press loves company as much as they love exclusivity. Ironic, of course. I promise.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The Scoot Moped — an electric moped born out of Bird’s acquisition of Scoot — will launch in Austin five months after unveiling the shared micromobility vehicle. Bird first unveiled the Scoot Moped in October following its acquisition of Scoot. Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 26, 2018

Speaking of which, those companies with cash in the bank and cash available are the ones to scoop up the bargains, from suppliers and in acquisitions especially during tough times. A fast-growing but undercapitalized company is not highly valued in an acquisition. And oil is a lubricant…. Such bargains; so little time.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 15, 2024

But it is within the range of experience by many of us professional investors, and with those who have acted as brokers, serial purchasers or consultants for acquisitions. Why would anyone acquire a company? With this rate of disappointment, why would anyone or any company purchase another? And the lesson? So, this insight is simple.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2021

Although the company did not say why it was touting its results, the announcement is typical of companies looking at an IPO, acquisition, or other exit efforts. Growth Partners, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce Ventures.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based, low-cost e-commerce products site Hollar is no more, and will be swallowed up by new owner Five Below , six months after the acquisition of Hollar by Five Below.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to indie, the acquisition will help it in the rapidly growing LiDAR market. The company produces low noise lasers, Bragg gratings and integrated photonic elements which are used for automotive light detection and ranging (LiDAR). Those products are now being heavily used in autonomous vehicle systems.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Since launching the platform in 2018, startups from the Snap accelerator have gone on to acquisition (like Stop, Breathe, and Think, which was bought by Meredith Corp.) . — hailing from Mexico City, this startup makes mini games in augmented reality for brands and advertisers. The latest cohort from Snap’s Yellow accelerator.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the total expected revenue for a customer (usually calculated with a five year life no matter what the type of business) less the cost of acquisition (see below) less the recurring direct costs of serving the customer or of product estimated to be sent to the customer over the lifetime relationship. CPA (Cost per Acquisition).

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Docupace said it will use the acquisition to expand its back office platform. The company said it will integrate jaccomo's capabilities with the Docupace's automation, workflow and digital processing tools.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

The first rule: 10/40: One of my company CEOs recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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Berkonomics

MAY 10, 2018

Long term debt is taken on for the acquisition of fixed assets such as equipment, cars, facilities and acquisitions of companies or their assets. Differences between types of assets and liabilities. First, let’s be sure we know what is short in term and what is long in term.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 4, 2022

One of my companies where I have an investment and am on the advisory board was in the midst of a sprint to close its acquisition by a larger company before the cash ran out and enterprise value plummeted. Our solution. The effort worked, and all did come together to make it happen. When in doubt, don’t be shy. Tell them why.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. ” After PayPal, StubHub is widely seen as eBay’s second most profitable acquisition. I made some reference calls. They were effusive. Especially from those that had worked with Greg over his many years at eBay. He was stubborn.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo says it has completed its business combination with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal creates a new, publicly traded company called EVgo Inc.,

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