socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

Garden Grove-bsaed Teletrac , a developer of cloud-based, software-as-a-service products for fleet tracking and fleet operators, has been sold to Danaher , according to private equity investor Vector Capital. teletrac merger acquisition saas software fleet tracking private equity cloud' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Irvine-based Kareo , a developer of cloud-based practice management and medical billing software, announced today that it has raised $10M in an equity investment round. The round was led by Greenspring Associates, and also included OpenView Venture Partners, Western Technology Investment, and angel investor Travis Kalanick.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2010

San Juan Capistrano-based OptionEase , which develops software-as-a-service applications for stock options and fair market value accounting, said today that it has signed Boomi, a developer of cloud integration software, as a customer. Boomi previously was using Excel spreadsheets for equity accounting and reporting.

Miramar 150

Miramar SaaS Equity Software 150

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. XIFIN supplies its software in the molecular diagnostics, pain management/toxicology, anatomic pathology, radiology, hospital outreach, medical device and clinical laboratory markets.

Windward 138

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Kajabi , which develops a platform that helps both individuals, as well as small- and mid-sized businesses monetize online courses, training materials, and other content, has receive an investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. Financial details of the minority growth investment were not announced.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2010

San Juan Capistrano-based OptionEase , the stock options tracking and accounting software firm headed by Kimberly Kovacs, reports today that it had what it calls "significant growth" in 2009. According to OptionEase, the growth came because of "strong market demand" for its software for streamlining equity administration and compliance.

Miramar 145

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Beverly Hills-based The Snowball Factory , the developer of Awe.sm , a URL shortener for domains, and tweetpo.st , software for updating Facebook from Twitter, has raised $562,600 in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Tuesday. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Product Manager at Yahoo!

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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. The funding came from Newport Beach-based Connexus Equity Management Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Epicor , the enterprise software developer which has major operations in Orange County, said this week that it has acquired a cloud-based developer of management and e-commerce software called ShopVisible. ShopVisible is the second, retail e-commerce software company Epicor has acquired in the last two month. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. These numbers are based off of reported data in Crunchbase, exclude private equity rounds and do not account for deals that may have already been closed but haven’t been publicly announced yet.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Huntington Beach-based Data Impact , a developer of software-as-a-service for electronic invoicing, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a funding round. In addition to the equity, the company also said it received a line of credit from Square One. The round came from Zon Capital partners and other private investors.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. What is TaxJar? What''s the story behind the company?

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2018

Santa Barbara-based IT monitoring software developer LogicMonitor has been acquired by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners , from its existing owner, Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. LogicMonitor is led by CEO Kevin McGibben.

Equity 113

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2014

San Diego-based growth equity investor TVC Capital is the lead investor in LiquidPlanner , a developer of online project management software this morning. schedule scheduling saas tvccapital software management project online capital venture liquidplanner' LiquidPlanner is based in Seattle. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Torrance-based LiveOffice , a provider of email archiving and compliance software-as-a-service, reported Monday that the firm has signed on magazine publisher Source Interlink. LiveOffice is backed by private equity firm Summit Partners. Tags: liveoffice email archiving saas compliance enterprise software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems , a developer of software for credit investors and alternative asset managers, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Black Mountain Systems was previously owned by another, private equity investor, Stone Point Capital LLC , which acquired Black Mountain in 2015.

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Xconomy

MAY 2, 2019

Blueprint Equity managing partners Sheldon Lewis and Bobby Ocampo, 30-somethings who are part of a new generation of investors in San Diego, said Thursday that the firm had invested $6 million in Sunwave, a Florida-based company that makes software for substance abuse treatment centers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2009

San Juan Capistrano-based OptionEase , the software-as-a-service startup developing a service for managing stock options, said this week that it has seen "record sales" for the firm's quarter ending September 30th. Tags: optionease saas software stock option accounting startup. No financial details were released by the firm.

Miramar 133

Miramar SaaS Equity Software 133

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

He’s joining you because your company offers him/her the hope of the big equity package but likely the step forward in his career that he’s been looking for. SaaS was hot so I was able to land a very impressive guy. I had given him a small equity stake in my company. He’s got something to prove.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

Equity 113

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based ringDNA , which develops sales engagement software, says it has launched a new, artificial intelligence (AI) product, which it says helps recommend actions for sales reps, to increase success.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. Sure, we built SaaS products before the term even existed but at 31 it was hard to delineate reality from what all of the monied people around us were telling us what we were worth. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment. Until we weren’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. So he covers a ton of ground for industry knowledge and M&A chops. If you want to learn more about Seksom you can read his TechCrunch interview here. just to name a few!

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Overtone , a developer of software-as-a-service tools for monitoring customer sentiment, has raised $2.48M out of a $5.3M The firm--which has locations in both Carlsbad and San Francisco--has previously raised funding from ABS Ventures, Dolphin Equity Partners, and Encinal Capital Management.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Those local funds are on top of a massive injection of funding from out of area venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, and strategic investors. Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. List ordered by fund size).

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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 218

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. Levels Beyond provides software for streamlining media management, distribution, and monetization, and is based in Denver.

Capital 157

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Mission Viejo-based OptionEase , the developer of software-as-a-service for tracking stock options and equity, as well as valuation and compliance, has been acquired by Solium Capital Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

Mission Viejo-based OptionEase , the developer of stock option tracking and accounting software-as-a-service, reported Wednesday that it has inked a strategic alliance with a provider of equity compensation plans administation, AST Equity Plan Solutions. Financial impact of the deal were not disclosed.

Tech Coast Angels 145

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based educational software developer GoGuardian , a developer of. software for the K-12 market, said it has named Mike Jonas its new Chief Financial Officer. GoGuardian recently [link] software to help identify possible suicidal thoughts in elementary school. READ MORE>>.

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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. Rock Solid is owned by private equity investor Strattam Capital. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Symplr , a healthcare risk and governance software developer which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has acquired API Healthcare , a provider of healthcare human capital management software. API Healthcare was owned by another private equity investor, Veritas Capital.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it is acquiring Confluence Technologies, a developer of software which is used by the investment industry to automate business processes at asset managers and service providers. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2020

One of the portfolio companies of Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group is on an acquisition roll, acquiring yet another company. TractManager was previously owned by another private equity firm, Arsenal Capital Partners. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are. It’s chaotic.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. But software companies often take longer to scale top-line revenue than retailers so it takes a while to cover your nut.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Irvine-based SurePrep , a developer of tax automation software and services for the professional tax return preparation market, has received what it calls a "significant" minority growth investment. The investment came from private equity investor Bregal Sagemount. Size and details on the financing round were not announced.

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