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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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JUNE 21, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impact their strategies. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Ross Lipson, the chief executive officer and co-founder of the on-demand marijuana and cannabis delivery service, Dutchie, had thought he was done with the online delivery business. where he’d retired after selling his online food delivery business GrubCanada to JustEat, the European tech-enabled delivery giant, back in 2012.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Plug.dj , an online music and video sharing service, has raised $1.25M in a funding round, to bolster the company''s product. The firm, which is led by Alex Reinlieb, said it will use the new funds to expand its team, develop its product, launch new services, and improve community support. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. It was a big year for us.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Santa Monica-based Surf Air , the startup airline which is looking to remake air travel with its unlimited, subscription-based air flights between Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and a few other select locations, told its supporters today that it is now readjusting its timeline for launch, and anticipates flying by the end of 2012. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

All about startup Chewse, one of the Los Angeles startups to join the Fall 2012 class of 500Startups, and its group food ordering service. The folks over at Perfect Market, one of the companies at Idealab, look to be addicted to the whole idea of Gangnam Style parody videos -- this one from Idealab's annual Halloween costume contest.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, which develops software-as-a-service products to help home service and contractors manage their business and service calls, is reportedly looking to file for an IPO. According to reports, the company has "kicked off preparations" for an IPO in early 2022. billion earlier this year.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012 -- Judy Greenspon, President, NPI Services, Inc. Entrepreneurship Course, 2012 Guest Speaker Lectures, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine. Free and open to the public.

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MARCH 6, 2013

Santa Monica-based Beats Audio , the headphone and audio equipment maker, has raised $60M in a funding round, to spin out its streaming music service 'Daisy', the firm said late Tuesday. The new funding was led by Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Marc Rowan, James Packer, and affiliates of Lee M.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From the created services that altered how we communicate and interact with one another. Leave a comment and let us know what you think is next for 2012. The most rapid of those industry’s being technology. To the products that allow us to engage with media that was only imagined in Hollywood movies.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of online cloud services, e-fax, backup, and other services, is continuing its acquisition streak this morning, saying that it has acquired UK-based Zimo Communications Ltd. Zimo provides a cloud-based voice service called Numberstore. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Glendale-based ServiceTitan, which develops software used by home service providers and others in the trades to manage appointments, billing, marketing, and more, has raised a huge, $500M funding round. ServiceTitan was founded by Ara Mahdessian (CEO) and Vahe Kuzoyan (President), who founded the company in 2012.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- Managing Your Product/Service Lifecycle. But how do you ensure that your product or service is what the customer really wants, needs and will pay for? Your product is just about to go out the door. Youre reviewing your launch plan and task assignments.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of online cloud services, e-fax, backup, and other services, is continuing its acquisition streak this morning, saying that it has acquired UK-based Zimo Communications Ltd. Zimo provides a cloud-based voice service called Numberstore. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

ExpertCircle's small business advice service. DocStoc has just launched a new service, ExpertCircle, into beta. PaeDae's white label, prizes for gamers network explained in 100 seconds. Are you a small business looking for advice--via phone--from a professional business advisor? Name your own price for electronics with GreenToe.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. Santa Barbara's Phone Halo pitches the idea of its GPS/Bluetooth wallet tracking device in this (kinda campy) video. Planning your family vacation with MiniTime. SpaceX Grasshopper.

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MAY 17, 2019

Spirgi was most recently Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product and Services for The Marcus Buckingham Company (acquired by ADP), and was the co-founder of a strategic consulting firm, Knowledge Infusion, which was acquired in 2012 by Appirio. She also has served at PeopleSoft, Seagate Technology, and Swiss Bank Corporation.

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And, since 2012, just six counties in SoCal have seen their gross domestic product increase from $992 billion to $1.26 Companies can no longer rely on standard network solutions, they need scalable infrastructure and business internet service that can meet rapidly escalating needs. trillion. ¹. Start Local.

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JULY 2, 2014

Well, it''s back, after new owner Blue Octy said that it has restored the Chumby service, after a year of rewriting the original service. Chumby had shut down in April of 2012, after the company ran out of funding support. blueocty revival shutdown service hardware clock alarm chumby' Blue Octy is based in San Diego.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Uber , the smartphone-driven, towncar service which is very popular with the technology crowd, has just dodged a bullet in California, saying that it has reached an agreement with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) confirming that Uber is legal in California. and Boston for operations in those cities. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the first “public cloud” offering third-party data storage and compute services, launched in March 2006, and by 2012, there were multiple credible competitors. The hype was strong.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based cloud telephony provider Callfire , which develops cloud-based telephony services used to automate phone calls and voice applications, reported today that it had record growth in 2012. The company attributed the growth in calls and use of its service to the U.S. elections as well as Hurricane Sandy.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

” The only thing the manufacturer provides is the products and some servicing starter kit so that The Shed and its employees can manage and maintain the product. Rodgers O’Neil came up with the concept back in 2012 when she was working as a marketing executive for General Electric out of Boston. Image Credit: The Shed.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In recent years, Mashable has focused mostly on popular culture, entertainment, and popular consumer technology products and services. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012. The deal apparently comes after Mashable failed to raise additional funding for the company, despite a round valued at around $250M in March of 2016.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Even though Lyft nor Sidecar presented at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 they need to be mentioned as they were a huge time saver both getting from after party to after party and also to get to the airport. Here in LA we have a towncar service called Uber that with a tap of an app we can get a door to door town car service ride.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The company, which develops patient monitoring devices which can connect to the cloud, said that Ghoshal was ost recently Chief Operating Officer at Brightree, a Resmed-owned company which provides cloud-based software-as-a-service for out-of-hospital care. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based, early stage startup accelerator The Precellerator Program , which is associated with legal firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says this morning that it will start investing $25,000 in unrestricted cash in the startups which join its program, in addition to the $25,000 in legal services it already provides to participants.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Pasadena-based people search engine provider Spokeo is up to 150 employees in its Pasadena headquarters, almost double the number of employees it had in 2012, the company said today. The site--which is led by Harrison Tang--said the growth compaes as it saw 159 percent revenue growth between 2012 and 2014. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Michael Downing , Co-Founder and CEO of Tout, new microvideo sharing service used by Ryan Seacrest, Shaq, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and more. Speaker List.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2014

Glendale-based Everbridge , the provider of cloud-based, emergency notification and communications services, said this morning that it has acquired UK-based Vocal , a provider of business continuity and communication services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

The company said that Holmes will lead operational management of the inbound customer queue, customer care, specialty services and supply. BigRentz was founded in 2012. Holmes has been Director of Strategic Partnerships at BigRentz since 2016. BigRentz is backed by Los Angeles private equity investor St. Cloud Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2017

Cornerstone OnDemand said Commvault signed up for its services in 2012; it's unclear why Cornerstone OnDemand announced the addition of Commvault now. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Online music service MOG , the online music streaming service acquired by Beats Electronics two years ago to form the basis of its new Beats Music streaming audio service, has finally shut down, and redirected all of its users to Beats Music. Beats apparently got quite a bargain for MOG, paying merely $14M for the music service.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Apple''s TestFlight service comes courtesy the acquisition earlier this year of Los Angeles-based Burstly , which was venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. Burstly, which was led by Evan Rifkin, acquired TestFlight back in 2012. TestFlight was created by Ben Satterfield.

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