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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate investment management and property management software, said late Tuesday that it has acquired RentGrow , a developer of resident screening services for the property management industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Screening Acquisition Software 145

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MARCH 28, 2013

Jonathan Siegel , who co-founded Santa Barbara-based startups RightScale, RightCart, and RightSignature, has scored an exit today, and has sold Exceptional Cloud Services , his latest cloud software startup, to cloud hosting provider RackSpace. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced by the companies.

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Santa Barbara Software Development Web Acquisition 147

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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MAY 10, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , a developer of real estate and property management software, said late last week that it has acquired DIY Real Estate Solutions , a developer of residential property management software. Yardi said DIY co-founders Don Katt, Steve Lloyd, and Alison Cavano join the firm with the acquisition.

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Software Santa Barbara Screening Acquisition 145

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MAY 10, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Novacoast , a provider of IT professional services and product development, said Monday that it has acquired Data Technique , a provider of IT services to the Midwest market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Education Acquisition 133

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software provider Yardi has sold off a part of its Point2 real estate marketing operation, saying that it has sold its listing syndication service to Move, Inc. Move is making that service part of its ListHub real estate syndication service. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Services Software 138

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online said today that it has closed on its acquisition of Netviewer AG , the developer of business collaboration software-as-a-service. Citrix had originally announced the acquisition on December 17th. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Software Services 133

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MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles- and Santa Barbara-based DFJ Frontier , the venture capital firm founded by David Cremin and Scott Lenet, has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, ClearAccess. According to networking giant Cisco , it has acquired ClearAccess to bolster its network management capabilities for the service provider market.

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Santa Barbara Venture Capital Networking Los Angeles 183

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate management software, announced Monday afternoon that it has acquired Energy Billing Systems , a provider of utility management services to the multifamily housing industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Software Services 133

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JULY 18, 2012

Santa Barbara-based cloud managmeent software developer RightScale is launching a brand new product for cloud cost forecasting, thanks to the acquisition of ShopForCloud , a Scotland company developing free cloud forecasting software, the firm announced Wednesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Software Development Software 140

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Curvature --better known under its prior name, Network Hardware Resale--said this morning that it has acquired CSU Industries , a provider of third party maintenance and support services. Curvature said the buy will help it offer more IT services, support, and equipment procurement options to its customers.

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Santa Barbara Networking Acquisition Services 138

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online , the firm behind the popular GoToMeeting software, said today that it has acquired Paglo Labs , a developer of IT search and management tools, and launched its own IT management platform called GoToManage. Financial terms of the acquisition, which occurred earlier this year, was not disclosed.

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Tool Santa Barbara Acquisition Platform 140

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online publisher of new and used vehicle pricing that is headed by Scott Painter, said Tuesday that it has acquired ALG, Inc. , Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, TrueCar said that DealerTrack will receive an equity interest in TrueCar as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Santa Barbara Santa Monica Pricing 150

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks , a developer of broadband switching equipment for the rural telecom market, is being acquired by Calix , the firms announced this morning. As part of the acquisition the firms said that one non-management member of Occam's current board will be appointed to serve on the Calix board of directors.

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Networking Santa Barbara Acquisition Help 140

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT , the developer of optical MEMs switching technology, has been acquired by Chinese company Suzhou Chunxing Precision Mechanical Co., Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. the two said this morning. CALIENT said it will remain in Goleta. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Technology Services 186

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APRIL 22, 2013

FastSpring , the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. acquisition merger capital venture pylon fastspring' Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Santa Barbara Commerce Acquisition 153

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Citrix said Monday afternoon that it has acquired Beetil , a developer of cloud-based, service desk technology, to help bolster its Citrix GoToAssist capabilities. Citrix GoToAssist is developed out of the Santa Barbara operations of Citrix, Citrix Online Services, which is run by Brett Caine. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Services Help Technology 147

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Emergent Microgrid , a developer of community microgrids in Santa Barbara and Montecito, in an apparent acquisition deal with smart home battery manufacturer Electriq Power. Electriq Powersaid it will incorporate Emergent's software tools into its capabilities.

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Santa Barbara Tool Acquisition Software 113

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ansible > , a developer of IT automation software, has been acquireed by Red Hat , to help bolster Red Hat's management capabilities for hybrid and OpenStack clouds, and container-based services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, reports say the deal was worth around $100M.

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Santa Barbara Southern California Acquisition Pasadena 100

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online said this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired Netviewer AG , a developer of software-as-a-service tools for business collaboration. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Netviewer is based in Europe.

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Santa Barbara Tool Software Customer 145

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , a manufacturer and supplier of piezo-electric ceramics, transducers along with systems and services, has been acquired by private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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Equity Santa Barbara Technology Invest 140

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

CallWave , a provider of internet and voice messaging services, said today that it has sold its virtual fax subscriber base and related intellectual property to Los Angeles-based j2 Global Communications for $12M. CallWave did not say how the move affects its Santa Barbara operations. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Los Angeles Services 100

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Santa Barbara-based real estate management software developer Yardi has acquired WUN Systems , the developer of technology used to manage coworking and shared workspaces, the company said late Wednesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. WUN Systems' CEO was Dale Hersowitz.

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El Segundo Software Santa Barbara Software Development 113

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Fuze , the latest incarnation of onetime high flying telephony service Callwave, has been acquired by ThinkingPhones > , the two companies announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Fuze, which still had offices in Santa Barbara, offered up cloud-based teleconferencing services.

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Santa Barbara Acquisition Services Company 100

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk (www.shiphawk.com) is looking to solve the problem of pretty much shipping anything large (like cars and furniture) or unique, with its online shipping service--think "Kayak" for shipping. Aaron Freeman: Mostly we service the continental US. What is ShipHawk?

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Santa Barbara Customer Custom Services 194

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Below is a talk on New Venture Investing from the University of California Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program, by Jim Andelman. Jim has more than fifteen years of experience in venture capital investing, technology investment banking and advisory services and strategic business consulting.

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Invest Santa Barbara Venture Capital Capital 124

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APRIL 8, 2015

Santa Barbara-based AppFolio , which develops cloud-based business management software, has acquired RentLinx , a developer of software to help syndicate rental housing listings to apartment search websites. AppFolio said it will use the buy to expand the company''s property management service offerings. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara San Diego Acquisition Sites 100

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MAY 10, 2016

Santa Barbara-based real estate management software developer Yardi reported two international wins Monday evening, saying it has signed LSH Investment Management in London, and Al Ghandi Real Estate in Dubai. Financial details of the two separate wins were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Invest Software Development Acquisition 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Messenger : Thorsten von Eicken , RightScale’s Co-Founder and CTO, Chief Architect at Citrix Online (formerly Expertcity) and Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and UC Santa Barbara. Is it hard to balance your work hard / play hard culture, especially in beautiful Santa Barbara?

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

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JANUARY 5, 2018

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Health , which provides telehealth services, said on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire TruClinic , a web-based telemedicine provider based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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Santa Barbara Web Services Marketing 113

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JANUARY 13, 2009

Privately held, Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , a provider of in-home computer and electronics help, has just inked its first profitable quarter, and is positioning to be ready for any change in the economic headwinds. Greenspan said the moves helped the firm lower its cost of acquisition of new customers. Tough times?

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Tech Coast Angels Santa Barbara Pricing Acquisition 100

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Citrix Systems said on Friday that it has set a date of January 20th, to spin out its "GoTo" family of service offerings. That business--headquartered in Santa Barbara--will become a separate subsidiary called GetGo , which will merge with a subsidairy of LogMeIn. Citrix acquired ExpertCity in 2003.

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Santa Barbara Product Services Develop 100

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APRIL 26, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Novacoast , a provider of IT professional services and product development, said Monday that it has acquired Network Design & Integration. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Both firms work extensively with Novell.

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Design Networking Santa Barbara Services 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Santa Barbara- and New York-based Lead Edge Capital , a growth focused, technology investment fund, announced this morning that it has raised $950M in a new fund, Lead Edge Capital V, LP. The company said the funding came from over 500 existing and new limited partners, and was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap.

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Capital Funding Santa Barbara Equity 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Greathouse: Great products and companies that came out (of) Santa Barbara. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I review these tenets with my entrepreneurial students at UC Santa Barbara at the beginning of each quarter to reinforce many of the key topics we will cover in the following weeks. Every time Amazon made a change to its website, whether it be modifications to its customer acquisition funnel, upsell techniques, customer service, etc.,

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Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209