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JULY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based Lucidity , a developer of blockchain advertising technology, said this morning that it has named AdColony co-founder Nikao Yang as its Chief Operating Officer. AdColony develops mobile video advertising technology, and was acquired in 2014 for $350M by Operat Software. The company is led by CEO Sam Kim.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

According to Nexa3D, it appointed Jeff Holden, who was Uber's Chief Product Offier from 2014 to 2018, to its board; Holden also previously served at Amazon for ten years, serving as SVP of Worldwide Consumer Applications. Nexa3D is developing 3D printers aimed at the industrial, professional, and business market. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

(PCH) announced on Wednesday that it has acquired both alcohol delivery and logistics platform Saucey , as well as cannabis delivery and retail software developer Emjay. Saucey was launched in 2014, and says it now serves 22 U.S. Saucey was launched in 2014, and says it now serves 22 U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2018

BLUE Software is a developer of label and artwork management software, and is based in Chicago. Esko is owned by Danaher, and develops software and hardware for package design. Diversis has been the owner of BLUE since December of 2014 when it acquired BLUE from publicly held Matthews International. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture. In this post I set out to explain why the seed market emerged as its own category in the first place and why it’s declined as of late. ( The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2014

Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market-research data. Explore municipal-development resources. Conduct your own customized market research.

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MARCH 20, 2017

Burbank-based Machinima said last week that it has named Russell Arons , Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing of Machinima owner Warner Bros. Gutstein has been CEO of Machinima since 2014. Arons will now lead Machinima's creative, marketing services, data analytics, business development and operations.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Luxury valet and concierge parking startup Luxe , which was backed by Upfront Ventures and which used Los Angeles as one of its launch markets when it started in 2014, has been acquired by Volvo Cars , in an asset acquisition deal. Financial terms of the acquisition wer enot disclosed.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 16, 2023

And finally, there are always ways to improve the process of design, testing, roll-out and marketing a new idea. And I have numerous stories from personal experience that reinforce these two traits as the most positive indicators of future success in business. Coaches have seen your movie before.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority , the mobile advertising technology developer led by Rob Emrich, says it has acquired Gimbal , the Qualcomm spinout focused on mobile engagement and location intelligence in the retail market. Gimbal was spun out of Qualcomm in 2014, and had started as a project within Qualcomm in 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. years ago.

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DECEMBER 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based The Mobile Majority , which develops a mobile ad platform that helps companies create, serve, track, analyze, target and analyze advertising, says it has just hit a $50M run rate, as of November 2014. READ MORE>>. technology advertising hiring jobs growth majority mobile themobilemajority'

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Pasadena-based Coronal Energy , a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) project development, financing, and operation services for the utility, municipal and corporate market, has scored a strategic investment from Panasonic , the two said this morning. Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

For co-founder and chief product officer Dan Turchin, the company is the culmination of decades of work spent developing tools for human resources and employee services. Most recently, Turchin worked at ServiceNow, which he left in 2014 to launch Astound.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Irvine-based Newracom , a developer of systems-on-a-chip circuits which recently set up its headquarters in Irvine, says it has launched a new, ultra-low power, Wi-Fi chip aimed at the Internet-of-Things market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

This new customer paradigm is no longer a homogeneous group driven by traditional media, but a network of unique individuals who interact with each other to develop buying criteria and expect businesses to interact with them in a visible way. That means your marketing must now include shopping apps, location-based services and mobile wallets.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based residential solar power installer OneRoof Energy said late Friday that it has "significantlyr educed" its work force, and has begun winding down its operations, after it said it was unable to secure financing necessary to continue sales, marketing, and development. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

DataDirect Networks , the data storage systems developer which has significant operations in Chatsworth, reports that it is opening up a new technology center in Paris. The company said the move will help enhance its European technology innovation. Financial details of that performance were not released. DDN is led by Alex Bouzari.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Aliso Viejo-based Nimbus Data , a developer of flash-based storage products for the cloud infrastructure market, said it has received a "new" patent for its deduplication technology. According to the USPTO, the patent was actually granted two years ago on June 10, 2014, and names Karmpudi V. Ramarao as inventor of the patent.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Laguna Hills-based ultrasonic cleaning device developer Sonendo announced this morning that it has received clearance from the FDA, for use of its products in root canal therapy. Sonendo said the clearance allows it to market the new medical device within the United States. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has increased its stake in San Diego-based Ocean Aero , a developer of unmanned, robotic underwater and surface vehicles used for the scientific, defense, and oil and gas market, the company said late Friday. Teledyne made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in July of 2014.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based SOA Software , which develops software used by enterprises to manage internal APIs and interfaces between software, said today that it saw 90 percent growth in 2014 over 2013. SOA Software is led by Paul Gigg, and serves the Fortune 1000 market. Actual financials were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Rumors have been swirling around Agoura Hills-based THQ since this weekend, when a gaming industry analyst, Peter Skerritt, reported that the videogame maker was either looking for a buyer or shutting down its videogame development efforts, cancelling its 2014 lineup. as part of an "ongoing review" of its business. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Rogers had been CEO at Beats Music, and previously had run music marketing technology developer Topspin Music, which was acquired by Beats back in 2014. Roers will head up the online retailing efforts for LVMH, according to the company. It's unclear if Rogers will remain in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2015

The company--which is developing immunotherapy products for treating cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory disease--said it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as NK. The IPO is being underwritten by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and $23.00 Jefferies LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. If you look even more closely you’ll see just how skewed the data really is.

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MAY 22, 2014

Calabasas-based network testing equipent and software developer Ixia reported late Wednesday that it has received yet another warning from the NASDAQ Stock Market, related to its late filing of its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Santa Monica-based utility-scale solar power plant developer SolarReserve announced Tuesday afternoon that it has received an approval from Maricopa County, Arizona, for a 150 megawatt solar energy project. The company said the approval came on Monday, from the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Qualcomm reached the record payment after a resolution with China''s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). China determined in July of 2014 that Qualcomm had abused its market position in the wireless communications standard market. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2015

San Diego-based molecular diagnostics developer AltheaDX has dropped its plans for an IPO, saying in a SEC filing Monday that it is withdrawing its S-1 and does not plan to pursue its IPO. AltheaDx had originally planned to IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market as IDGX. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the venture-backed developer of reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination, said Sunday that it plans to build a manufacturing facility in Liyang, China. NanoH2O said the new plant will cost a total of $45M, and be operational by the end of 2014. NanoH2O''s technology was originally spun out of UCLA.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. EDC), which conducted the study, to analyze how cybersecurity has changed since 2014, when the first cybersecurity industry analysis led to the creation of the Cyber Center of Excellence. Combs worked previously at the EDC and helped prepare the 2014 report.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

Inspired chiefly by the tech industry’s move into downtown San Francisco and the rejuvenation of the “SoMa” neighborhood South of Market Street, Turner said the Irvine Company has been asking, “can we create the same sense of community in our office complexes?”. In April, a study released by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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