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Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Greycroft Backs Startup In Nigeria* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082144.html> In an investment a bit farther afield than usual, Los Angeles-based Greycroft Ventures is one of the lead investors in a Nigerian startup, Bamboo, as part of a $15M funding round. According to reports, the Series A was led by Greycroft and Tiger Global, and also included Ventures, Saison Capital, Chrysalis Capital and Y-Combinator CEO Michael Seibel. Bamboo is offering up people in Africa the opportunity to invest in US stocks. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082144.html>) *Grindr Booted From Chinese App Stores* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082143.html> Los Angeles-based gay dating app Grindr has been booted from China's app stores, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg said the move comes as Beijing said it is renewing its efforts to police online content. Grindr is owned by a Chinese investment group, Beijing Kunlun Tech. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082143.html>) *Silent Arrow Deploys In Middle East* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082141.html> Los Angeles-based Silent Arrow, a developer of autonomous systems for guiding cargo dropped off C-130 aircraft, said today that it has had its first overseas deployment of its systems, delivering 1,026 lbs. of cargo using two of its drone-based systems for the air force of a U.S. allied government in the Middle East. The company said that its delivery--part of a $1. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082141.html>) *Arrive Adds Resale Features To E-commerce Platform* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082140.html> Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full–price. Arrive says it refurbishes, cleans, and grades those returns to be re-sold directly on branded, re-sale e-commerce sites. Arrive is led by CEO and Co-Founder Rachelle Snyder. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082140.html>) *CalAmp Sets Marketing Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082142.html> Irvine-based asset tracking technology provider CalAmp said late last week that it has named Mark Gaydos as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Gaydos was previously CMO at Nlyte Software, and also was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Engine Yard, in addition to serving at Oracle and SAP America. The company said Gaydos will lead worldwide marketing strategy, go-to-market execution, branding and demand creation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082142.html>) *BlackLine Acquires FourQ Systems* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082136.html> Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer BlackLine said on Thursday that it has acquired FourQ Systems, a developer of financial management software. According to BlackLine, it paid $165M at close, plus earnout of over $75M over the next three years subject to certain financial performance milestones. BlackLine said the deal will help it enhance its existing intercompany accounting automation capabilities. 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