socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

Bitium said it is developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) operating system, offering up everything from authentication and authorization of cloud-based software to features like consolidated messaging for apps. authentication system operating amplify software saas capital venture bitium' READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Even entrepreneurs that already sold on SaaS should stake note of new research from the SalientGroup : SaaS gets funded - Nearly 50% of SaaS-based startups are getting successfully funded—a rate of funding success no other sector can match. Overall, according to Gartner, the SaaS market will top $22 billion by 2015.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. caplinked venture capital investment dealroom virtual document collaboration saas software' The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.

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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.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

No one was really focusing their products and services for those customers in a good way. How difficult has it been to have public institutions accept software-as-a-service, and where is that now in general? When we first started, back in the day, government were very shy about implementing SaaS. What's the next thing for you?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based LogicBoost Labs, a startup accelerator which focuses on pre-revenue and early-stage B2B SaaS startups, says it has made a $300K investment in Clarevent, which supplies video infrastructure for virtual events. The company said the investment was $200K in cash, plus another $100K in advisory services.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of deal room and business transaction software, has launched new file management tools for the service, saying it has rebuilt its file manager "from the ground up." caplinked file management dealroom saas software project' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

A new service, Good Clean Fund --powered by local startup Invested.in --is looking to change that, by offering up a free tool for helping nonprofit fundraise via crowdfunding. good clean fund goodcleanfund nonprofit fundraising software saas cloud social cause crowdfunding crowdfunded' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Irvine-based Mavenlink , a developer of a software-as-a-service offering for project management and project accounting, has raised $7M in funding. mavenlink venture capital saas software project management cloud collaboration' The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. Scott spoke about the a16z ethos to put more of the fees investors pay into “services” rather than partner pockets.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 12, 2023

Management undertakes a simple exercise of calculating the increased profitability of shutting down all R&D, sales and subordinate operations, and universally notes with shock the high net profit that results – from shutting down all operations except customer service to recurring customers (as in software support operations.).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based Glip , the startup developing cloud-based tools to help teams manage projects, plans, documents, and other more, said today that it has integrated its service with Google Drive and Dropbox. The tie allows Glip customers to share their content in both of those online storage services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based CallFire , the provider of cloud-based text and voice services which is led by Ron Burr, has named a new CFO. callfire text voice service saas communications executive' According to the company, it has named Tridivesh Kidambi as Chief Financial Officer. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based PayEngine, a startup developing a white label, payment platform for software-as-a-service companies, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Mucker Capital, BAM Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, HIVE Ventures and other strategic investors, according to the company.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based IDrive Online Backup , which provides cloud backup and storage services, has launched a new, remote help desk service, which it is offering up to MSPs and IT specialists.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based NationBuilder , which develops software-as-a-service to help groups organize their supporters, has opened up a new set of APIs for third party developers. voting movement political politics nonprofit software saas developer nationbuilder' The new API features interfaces and sample interfaces in Ruby, PHP, and Python.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2014

Expected financial impact of the deal was not announced--apparently, IBM has another 100 software-as-a-service application available through that marketplace. sendgrid cloud software email infrastructure saas service marketplace iaas' SendGrid has had a similar deal with Google and its cloud marketplace since last year.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Velocify said that eHarmony is using the company''s lead management tools for eH+, eHarmony''s new premium matchmaking service. velocify sales lead eharmony management software cloud funnel saas marketing leads360' Velocify is led by Nick Hedges; the company was previously known as Leads360. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

However, it will be interesting to see how two of the most experienced people in the world of CRM succeed--or fail--in the new world of software-as-a-service; and if one of these two veterans will succeed, or some other, upstart will instead seize the market. contatta goldmine customer relationship management nimble software saas'

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The company said its new product, Intermediary for Microsoft, helps connect front end mobile, cloud, and portal applications with Microsoft services. software management middleware saas enterprise datacenter microsoft' Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based Glip , a startup developing work collaboration and sharing software, is targeting users of Salesforce.com''s Do.com service, with an offer to import information from Do.com. glip salesforce do.com salesforce.com task management workforce collaboration software saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M. Both Poghosyan and Gudanis have long histories in identity and access management, back in 2009 Poghosyan founded Advancive Technology Solutions, which was acquired by Optiv in 2015 to bulk up its identity access management service.

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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. .” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2013

Cornerstone OnDemand, which is led by Adam Miller, develops software-as-a-service used by companies to train employees, track performance, manage recruiting, and other related functions. cornerstone ondemand disaster relief training nonprofit software saas' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The company says its customers are primarily in the financial services, retail, and travel industries, with such customers as American Airlines, Cabela''s, Deckers, Shutterstock, Tommy Hilfiger and Wayfair. impact radius york marketing analytics software saas cloud advertising' READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

The more a customer utilized WebEx’s services, the more they had to pay. Rather than encouraging users to maximize the value from their service, they effectively punished them for their increased usage. They were effectively hooked on the bad profits which were seductive when they initially launched their service.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. “With Replicated, half of the services are for tooling for the software vendor to manage release and licensing and the other half is for the IT admin.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2013

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software-as-a-service for managing rights and content management for the film, video, and television industry, has raised $20M in a funding round. software hollywood content management rights saas capital venture filmtrack' The round came from Insight Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Woodland Hills-based online marketing services and software developer ReachLocal , which offers up its services to local businesses, said today that it has added a number of analytics and reporting tools to its platform. reachlocal reporting software saas marketing local business' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Bitium''s software is used for managing software-as-a-service apps. amplifyla amplify accelerator capital venture software saas cloud enterprise bitium' The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing activities. Bitium was part of the Amplify LA accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2014

The publicly held company--which owns a significant number of Internet services, in addition to publisher Ziff Davis--said it will use that debt funding for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. backup cloud saas software efax capital acquisition merger j2global' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which operates a cloud-based, e-commerce merchandising and fulfillment service aimed at software and SaaS companies, said it has joined a new group called the ServiceSource Recurring Revenue Alliance. The group--led by ServiceSource--is developing best practices for recurring revenue businesses.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX. If customers are doing the things i want them to be doing through my product. “Our

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

Incentive Corp , a developer of private, intranet services aimed at small and medium sized business users, said this morning that it has raised $1.8M incentive incentivecorp sweden venture capital social software saas cloud intranet sharing business enterprise' in a funding round, and set up shop in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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