Software Firm Boosts Market
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Software giant Oracle increases footprint with record Santa Monica office deal.
Boost.ai, Backed By $5M, Opens HQ In Santa Monica
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MARCH 20, 2019
Boost.ai , a European startup which is developing conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software for banks, financial institutions, and other enterprises, said this morning that it has set up shop in Santa Monica, setting up its North American headquarters here as it expands to the US. was founded in 2016. READ MORE>>.
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SaaS Funding Targest Software Companies With New Santa Monica Office
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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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Tagger Media Raises $9 Million for Influencer Marketing Service
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 13, 2021
Tagger Media, the Santa Monica-based developer of a software platform for influencer-based marketing campaigns, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding.
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BetterWorks Shutting Down On May 31st
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MAY 23, 2012
In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st. BetterWorks--and Paige Craig--have been one of the companies driving the growth in Santa Monica's Silicon Beach.
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OnShift Gets Investment From Santa Monica's Clearlake Capital
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OCTOBER 25, 2018
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is the lead investor in a strategic funding round this week for Cleveland, Ohio-based OnShift , a developer of human capital management software for the long-term, post-acute care market. Financial details of that strategic investment were not disclosed.
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Clearlake Capital to Buy Cornerstone OnDemand for $5.2 Billion
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a human resources management software company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in a transaction worth $5.2
BlockFraud Finds $5M For Anti-Fraud Software
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JUNE 21, 2017
Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. BlockFraud is led by CEO Massimo Cristini. READ MORE>>.
HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.
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246 Wander Debuts Wireless, High Speed Networking In Santa Monica
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OCTOBER 23, 2019
Los Angeles-based Wander has waded into the high speed, Internet access business, saying on Wednesday that it has launched a new, roughly $25-per-month high speed networking service in Santa Monica. The company claims it is available to "tens of thousands" of households on day one.
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Vertebrae Launches Augmented Reality E-Commerce Platform
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Santa Monica-based augmented reality advertising and software provider Vertebrae announced Nov. 12 the launch of its new e-commerce AR platform, Axis.
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MomentFeed Chooses New Chief Executive
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 9, 2019
Santa Monica-based customer management software developer MomentFeed Inc. appointed Nick Hedges as its new chief executive July 9.
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TigerConnect Rolls Out New Software Product
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FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Santa Monica-based TigerConnect , the developer of healthcare communications software, has rolled out a new set of products and product enhancements, all aimed at communications between healthcare providers, patients, and health systems.
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165 Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers
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NOVEMBER 19, 2013
Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Sam Friedman , ParkMe (Santa Monica, mobile apps). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps).
Sixty-four Southern California Firms On Technology Fast 500
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NOVEMBER 16, 2012
The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18798% San Diego Pedro Lichtinger 22 Phone Power 7642% Winnetka Ari Ramezani 23 TeleSign Corporation Software 7534% Marina del Rey Steve Jillings 26 FastSpring 6742% Santa Barbara Dan Engel 30 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
TS2 Holdings Acquires Three Companies, Including Neohire South, Hero.jobs
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FEBRUARY 2, 2018
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. Financial details of the acquisitions were not announced.
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230 Esri Powers Pokemon Hunting Map From Santa Monica's Pokevision
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JULY 27, 2016
Redlands, California-based mapping software developer Esri said today that it is powering a new, mobile app which helps Pokemon Go players find Pokemon hot spots. Pokevision is based in Santa Monica.
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Manalto Gets $1M For Social Media Content Management
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DECEMBER 30, 2013
Santa Monica-based Manalto has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company''s social media content management software. The company splits its operations between Santa Monica and Australia. manalto venture capital social media content managment software facebook australia' READ MORE>>.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Opens Up Incubator, Investment Fund
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NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of talent management and human resources management software, is boosting its efforts to support the Los Angeles technology ecosystem, through the launch of its own incubator and investment fund. READ MORE>>.
Favrit Takes On Bookmarking Your Favorite Places
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Santa Monica-based Favrit said this week that it has launched its new app, which helps people save, organize, and share their favorite places. The startup is led by Anke Audenaert, and said its team was behind JumpTime, a content optimization software product that was sold to OpenX in 2013.
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Los Angeles Fast 500 Winners Announced
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OCTOBER 19, 2011
The Los Angeles winners of the Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing companies was announced last night at an event at Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach, with 26 companies recognized in the overall 2011 Technology Fast 500, and three "Technology Rising Stars" recognized in the Los Angeles area.
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PatientPop Links With Electronic Health Records Software From Greenway
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OCTOBER 25, 2017
Santa Monica-based PatientPop , the developer of healthcare scheduling and practice management software for healthcare providers, has linked up with electronic health records software developer Greenway Health. PatientPop is venture backed by Toba Capital, athenahealth, and Silicon Valley Bank. READ MORE>>.
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GoCoin Adds Email, SMS Billing
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AUGUST 25, 2014
Santa Monica-based GoCoin , the Bitcoin payment software developer headed by Steve Beauregard, said last week that it has added a new feature which lets merchants bill customers via email and SMS. gocoin bitcoin ecommerce software email billing' READ MORE>>.
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210 GumGum Gets $22M More For Advertising AI Software
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FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Santa Monica-based GumGum , which develops artificial intelligence software for the advertising and media market, has raised $22M more in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. According to the firm, the new $22M funding came from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, NewView Capital, and Upfront Ventures.
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145 MindSpark Taps Autistic Individuals For Software Testing Workforce
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Santa Monica-based startup MindSpark announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its efforts to provide enterprise level, software testing, tapping into a workforce of employees who are specifically on the autism spectrum.
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Southern California Companies Have Healthy Showing In Deloitte Fast 500
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NOVEMBER 13, 2013
Among the highest ranked in the annual program was OpenX Software , based in Pasadena, which had a 44,075% five year growth rate, which was ranked at number 5 in the nation, based on its fiscal revenue growth rate from 2008 to 2012.
Retention Science Links With Magento
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JANUARY 24, 2013
Santa Monica-based Retention Science , the developer of big data software being used to help e-commerce companies covert more customers, has linked into e-commerce engine Magento, the firm is announcing today.
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225 Convertro Debuts New Product
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NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Santa Monica-based Convertro , the developer of marketing attribution software led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has rolled out a new product, which it says helps marketers measure the return on investment from printed catalogs. convetro user conversion analytics software marketing catalog' READ MORE>>.
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205 TestFlight Hits Android
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MAY 9, 2013
Santa Monica-based testing software developer TestFlight said today that it has opened up its private beta for Android to all users. TestFlight''s software was originally only available on iOS. testflight android mobile application development testing developer software' READ MORE>>.
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MomentFeed Raises $1.7M More
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FEBRUARY 1, 2013
MomentFeed , the developer of location-based analytics software headed by Rob Reed, has raised $1.75M in new funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. Details on the funding have yet to be announced.
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Clearlake's Perforce Buys Rogue Wave Software
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JANUARY 28, 2019
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital and its portfolio company, Perforce Software , have acquired embedded software development tools provider Rogue Wave Software , the firms said last week. Perforce is a developer of source code control and other tools used by software developers.
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Nimble Offers Up Free Software To Veterans
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NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Santa Monica-based contact relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble says it is offering up a free year of access to its software to those who have served in the United States military. Nimble's software is used for managing business contacts, professional networks, customers, prospects, and more.
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Tapatalk Acquires Panjo
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OCTOBER 19, 2017
Santa Monica-based Tapatalk , which develops mobile community software apps used heavily by online forums, has acquired Panjo , a marketplace for gear for auto, sport, and hobby enthusiasts. Tapatalk's software provides mobile-friendly access to web-based forums and online communities.
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179 Contatta Funding Puts ACT!, Goldmine Founders Head To Head Again
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JULY 22, 2013
However, fast forward to today, and the two players behind the two biggest CRM software products of the desktop PC age--Pat Sullivan and Jon Ferrara--are head to head again, as Sullivan''s new startup, Contatta , announced a funding round for its launch of a new, customer relationship management software product. READ MORE>>.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Links Software With Microsoft Viva
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FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand, which provides employee development tools and online learning management, says it has integrated with Microsoft's new Viva software. According to Cornerstone OnDemand, both Cornerstone Learning and Saba Cloud will be integrated in the new Microsoft Viva Learning app.
Clearlake Capital Buys Operations Management Software Developer
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MAY 3, 2019
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital has acquired a Cary, North Carolina-based developer of operations management software, Dude Solutions. According to Clearlake Capital, it acquired Dude Solutions from its prior, private equity investor, Warburg Pincus. READ MORE>>.
Brace Picks Up $10M For Mortgage Serving Software
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FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Santa Monica-based Brace , a startup developing software to automate mortgage servicing, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Point72 Ventures, and also included Crosslink Capital. Brace said the new funding brings its total raised to $15M.
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124 Tray Finds Funding For Point-of-Sale Software
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NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Santa Monica-based Tray , a developer of Android-based, point-of-sale (POS) terminal software, has raised a round of funding, according to lead investor Bonfire Ventures. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.
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113 Perforce Software, Backed By Clearlake Capital, Finds New Funding
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JULY 8, 2019
Perforce Software , a developer of software used by developers to manage their software source control and DevOps--which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group--has scored a new round of funding, the company announced this morning. Clearlake first made its investment in Perforce in late 2017.
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113 Perforce Software, Backed By Clearlake, Acquires Methodics
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JULY 20, 2020
Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry.
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TigerText Claims Record Growth In First Half
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AUGUST 23, 2013
Santa Monica-based TigerText , the developer of the enterprise, secure messaging apps, claims it had "record growth" in the first half of the year. The company did not disclose any financials, but said it quadrupled the number of paid users of its products.
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Southern California Tech Companies Raise $709.8M In Q3
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OCTOBER 18, 2013
The industry with the largest amount of investment was in Software, with $229.6M in funding for its location-based intelligence software. for Santa Monica-based EdgeCast , $45.9M for Santa Monica-based EdgeCast , $45.9M in investment. Other big rounds included $54.0M for San Diego-based Otonomy , and $39.7M
Nimble Launches New Contact Summary Feature
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MARCH 12, 2014
Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, contact and relationship tracking software, said this morning that it has launched a new feature to provide a "smart summary" feature providing a detailed background summary on any contact. nimble contact management software enterprise sales dossier' READ MORE>>.
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178 Arrowroot Capital Raises $177M Fund For Software Investments
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NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital Management announced today that it has raised a $177M, third fund, Arrowroot Capital II, L.P. , to invest in growth equity for enterprise software companies.
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