socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? It was the fall of 2008, when Lehman Bros. My previous background was at Variety.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2011

Those brands included the Green Bay Packers, World Wresting Entertainment, and so on. Scott Dudelson: Swagbucks.com has been around since February of 2008. My ground had previously been in raising money for music related nonprofits, through the entertainment industry. million members to engage with their product.

Startup 266

Startup Sites Web Entertainment 266

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

We also have a mobile platform, which integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. What people were able to do there, was they were able to scan a QR code on the shirt with their phone, and that launched a mobile promotion on their phone, and got people to register to vote from their phone. How did you two start the company?

Social Media 217

Social Media Startup Platform Media 217

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2015

It works on every Internet-connected computer worldwide, and every mobile phone everywhere. Page Howe: I've been a fan of the domain since 2008 and 2009, having grown up in LA, lived here, and seen the story here through the good and the bad. Explain a little bit about what you're doing with.LA?

Social Network 100

Social Network Startup Mobile Google 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. How did you get into iPhone development? Having been in this industry for awhile, how has mobile development been different from your prior experience?

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat. Co-founded DigiSynd, which was acquired by Disney in 2008.

Fractional VPE 40

Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

We came from the financial industry space, and have been developing large ERP systems for large law firms around the globe. We formed the company in 2007, came out with our first product in late 2008, and began selling in earnest in 2009. It's more of the entertainment and media side of town, however, it's a very vibrant place.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. hours per day on average, and that’s excluding the other 13 hours a day where we have our mobile devices, our connected TVs, our iPads and Kindles and soon our cars connected to the web. Today we’re online 3.1

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. Loading… Real Estate. » More.

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