Social media company Life360 went public on Friday, the same day that fellow San Franciscan Uber debuted and amid a wave of Bay Area IPOs from names like Lyft, Pinterest and Zoom. But unlike its neighbors, which trade on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange, Life360 rang an opening bell on the other side of the world — in Australia. Life360, an app that lets family members stay connected, joined the Australian Securities Exchange, whose largest members include Commonwealth B

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. family tracking app operator Life360 has begun approaching potential investors for a listing in Sydney, fund managers said on Monday, valuing the company at up to $675 million in what could be Australia’s biggest technology IPO in three years. Opting for an Australian listing, where the startup already has a number of institutional investors, Life360 plans to raise about $100 million via an initial public offering (IPO) by mid-year, current investors s

San Francisco, Calif. – August 7, 2014 – Life360, the leading Family Network, announced today that Expansion VC and other AngelList members plan to join the previously announced $50 million Series C financing in Life360 led by ADT. The Expansion VC Syndicate is aiming to raise $500,000 from key angels to join the round. “We’ve seen dramatic wealth creation in private markets as companies delay their IPOs,” said Ash Fontana, at AngelList. “Companies are staying private longer,

San Francisco, Calif. – March 7, 2013 – Life360, the leading location and communication app for families, today announced that BMW i Ventures, the venture capital company of German luxury car manufacturer, BMW Group, has made a strategic, long-term investment in the mobile app company. Using location-based technology, Life360 enables its more than 30 million users to set up a private family network to see where their loved ones are located, know when they need help and see wh