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GoDaddy files for $100M IPO
June 10, 2014 | Ryan LoebeScottsdale’s GoDaddy, the domain name and web hosting company that has helped numerous small businesses and distributed 57 million domain names, has submitted a registration statement proposing a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) of its stock.
The company announced … Read More
Crexendo Inc. acquires One Stop Voice
June 3, 2014 | Ryan LoebeCrexendo, Inc., a hosted services company that provides hosted telecommunications services, hosted website services, website development software and broadband internet services for businesses and entrepreneurs, today announced an asset purchase agreement with One Stop Voice (“OSV”). OSV provides top of … Read More
AZ companies raising and spending the lettuce – 2014
May 29, 2014 | Carlene ReyesThe year is just about halfway over (how did that happen?), and tech companies around the Valley keep locking down funding and spending the benjis. Take a look at our list of Arizona’s startups and acquisitions from the beginning of 2014.
Microchip Technology Inc., acquires Taiwan-based ISSC
May 22, 2014 | Ryan LoebeMicrochip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and ISSC Technologies Corporation (ISSC) today announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire ISSC, a leading provider of low power Bluetooth and advanced wireless solutions for … Read More
TASER authorizes stock buy-back program
May 15, 2014 | Ryan LoebeTASER International, Inc., headquartered in Scottsdale, announced that the Board of Directors approved a stock buy-back program authorizing the company to purchase up to $30 million of the company’s common stock; subject to SEC regulations, stock market conditions and corporate … Read More
Spindle acquires LA-Based Yowza!!
December 12, 2013 | Tishin DonkersleySpindle, a Scottsdale-based, leading provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Yowza!! (Yowza International, Inc.), a Los Angeles-based provider of mobile marketing services for consumers and merchants.
Yowza!! is … Read More
LifeLock acquires mobile innovator Lemon for $42.6M cash
December 12, 2013 | Tishin DonkersleyLifeLock, the leading software provider of identity theft protection services, today announced the acquisition of mobile wallet innovator Lemon for approximately $42.6 million in cash.
As part of the acquisition, LifeLock also launched a new app that utilizes Lemon technology … Read More
Desert Angels close a $517K sidecar fund 4
December 12, 2013 | Tishin DonkersleyDesert Angels announced the closing of its sidecar fund 4 at $517,000, this will be the largest sidecar fund they’ve raised within a 12 month period.
Chairman of Desert Angels Curtis Gunn tells AZTB, “We are very excited to have … Read More
Integrate Secures $12.5M from Silicon Valley Bank
December 11, 2013 | Tishin DonkersleyIntegrate, the first closed-loop marketing software and media services provider, announced today that it has secured $12.5 million in credit facilities from Silicon Valley Bank.
This funding adds to the $7M raised in October led by the Foundry Group with … Read More
ClearDATA raises $14M to expand cloud computing
December 5, 2013 | Tishin DonkersleyClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, today announced the close of an over-subscribed $14M Series B funding round that will provide the company with capital to maximize its growth opportunities and momentum in the … Read More