socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is making it easier for web application developers to use its CDN services, saying Monday that it has launched a new service to embed web acceleration capabilities into their web services and applications. READ MORE>>.

Web 164

Web Services Web Development Content 164

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a new funding round for gaming software development kit (SDK) developer Genvid , according to Genvid. Genvid said it raised $2.5M in new funding led by March Capital Partners, and also including OCA Ventures. The startup is based in New York.

Develop 113

Develop Development Capital Funding 113

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2013

Need to build a web application, and wish you could do it in a more intuitive, visual way? Divshot , one of the startups out of Los Angeles startup accelerator Launchpad LA , said today that it has raised $1.1M in a seed financing round, for its drag-and-drop software for building web applications.

Web 164

Web Software Framework Web Development 164

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. Do you really have control of the development? Is this person a CTO or a developer?

Technical Advisors 332

Technical Advisors CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 332

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has quitely launched a major contest looking to spur development of mobile application that utilize information about the Los Angeles area's public transit.

Software Development 178

Software Development Develop Development Software 178

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. I realized that it has been a little while since I posted about the Los Angeles Startup Community and so needed to update my list of startup events that will be out of date almost before I finish publishing it.

Los Angeles 198

Los Angeles Southern California Angel Enterprise Forum 198

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

Web On The Go , a new, low cost mobile Internet provider backed by Los Angeles-based Telscape Communications , said this week that it has launched its services. Telscape is a Los Angeles provider of telecom services. The service said it will provide a low cost, mobile Internet service which costs $4.59 a month plus 3.5

Web 145

Web Mobile Services Outsource Development 145

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Developers are now turning out code and releasing it live to the world in near real time--what is called DevOps and Agile development. What that means, is what Etsy was doing, is changing the code of their web applications on a really rapid basis.

Web 138

Web Startup Southern California Software 138

Xconomy

MAY 24, 2017

Zesty.io, a San Diego Web development firm, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding to spin out its consulting business, and focus instead on providing its core Web content management technology as a subscription-based software-as-a-service. The company, which now has nine full-time.

Web 71

Web San Diego Seed Funding Web Development 71

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

And in most cases they are not ready to hire developers either. Instead, what they should be considering is how to bridge the Startup Founder Developer Gap and exactly what they need in terms of Startup CTO or Developer. The startup founder is definitely not ready to hire a CTO. Great post Gabriel!

CTO Hire 205

CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach Develop 205

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based SeeVolution , the online web analytics and heatmap firm headed by Edo Cohen, has raised $530,000 in angel funding, the firm said this morning. The firm says it has now raised over $730,000 in funding from angel investors. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Angel 187

Angel Web Los Angeles Funding 187

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

What would convince you to drop everything, get on a plane, and move your startup to Los Angeles? In the case of Divshot , a developer of user interface development tools for web apps, it was a chance to join Los Angeles accelerator Launchpad LA.

Los Angeles 145

Los Angeles Angel HTML Web 145

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners has re-upped on an investment in cancer portal developer Navigating Cancer , in a new, $10M investment. Navigating Cancer--which is based in Seattle--develops web-based portal software used by cancer treatment centers and programs.

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon Develop Development Web 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you're a web publisher, or even a brand developing your own outreach to customers through a newsletter or microsite, how do you efficiently gather and curate all of the news and information out there? Right now, it's a manual process--unless you're using the tools from Los Angeles-based PublishThis (www.publishthis.com).

Web 237

Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

AdSense was developed by Applied Semantics, and used software to determine the content and subject of a web page, and then matched those ads to a pool of advertisers; the software was known as Applied Semantics AdSense until Google acquired Applied Semantics on April 24, 2003. READ MORE>>.

Google 198

Google Develop Development Southern California 198

SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I’m seeing and hearing that it’s becoming tough finding good developers again, at least here in Los Angeles. On Friday, at the LA CTO Forum , I heard from a couple of CTOs having trouble finding good developers. My company, TechEmpower , recently added a few top notch developers, but it wasn’t easy to find just the right people.

Develop 175

Develop Development TechEmpower Southern California 175

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based content delivery network operator MaxCDN said this morning that it has integrated its platform with a website firewall provider, Sucuri. Financial details of the link were not announced.

Web 149

Web Content Los Angeles Networking 149

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Los Angeles-based AtlasJobs, a developer of a white-label web and mobile app for talent acquisition, said it has signed up healthcare operator PAM Health as a customer. Financial details of the win were not announced. AtlasJobs is led by Dr.

Web 113

Web Los Angeles Acquisition Mobile 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Sunday, November 18, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Angel USC Competition 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Angel USC Competition 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Angel USC Competition 113

socalTECH

MAY 15, 2012

A New York-based provider of mobile consulting and development said Tuesday that it has opened up a new Los Angeles office, specifically to become part of the "Silicon Beach" startup scene in the area. Applico , which develops Android, iPhone, and mobile web software, said it specifically decided to open an L.A.

Mobile 162

Mobile Develop Development Santa Monica 162

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Just saw a great post by Mark Geller - Developers wanted… in Los Angeles, U.S.A. Mark tells us: there is a lot of demand for developers right here in L.A. If you have solid web skills and a few years experience, either with a commercial company or running your own legit projects, there are dozens of companies in L.A.

Software Development 150

Software Development Develop Development Software 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com) has figured out one way--which is to connect those mobile users with ads from app developers, who have the opposite problem of trying to boost their user base. Right now, half of Facebook''s revenues comes from app developers getting users to install their products.

Mobile 124

Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Zynga , the high flying social gaming firm behind the popular Farmville social game, appears to be ramping up its recruiting efforts in Los Angeles. The firm, which said last year that it had selected Los Angeles for an expanded recruiting effort, recently posted a position for a Chief Technology Officer, based in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 196

Los Angeles CTO Angel Activision 196

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year. The company said its software protects more than 25,000 applications.

Report 150

Report Web Software Development Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops Internet acceleration devices, said today that it has bolstered its algorithms used its product to support dynamic web pages and video. FastSoft is venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, and angel investors. READ MORE>>.

Web 133

Web CalTech Miramar IP 133

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2011

Los Angeles billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Soon Shiong has made an investment in a healthcare technology firm Net.Orange , Net.Orange said today. The Texas firm provides a suite of web-based applications for the healthcare industry.

Funding 187

Funding Develop Development Equity 187

TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

Niantic’s games incentivize people to use their technology to go outside and meet others — that’s why it calls its AR development the “real-world metaverse.” Then, those short video snippets of real-world locations are validated by developers, which is then processed to become part of the AR map of the world.

Snapchat 177

Snapchat Platform Los Angeles Mobile 177

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc.

Southern California 150

Southern California Software Development Software Develop 150

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Los Angeles-based X1 Technologies , the Idealab-backed software firm developing enterprise and desktop search tools, announced Wednesday that the firm has added web indexing capabilities to its software. According to X1, its latest Enterprise Search Server product can now index external and internal web sites.

Web 100

Web Technology Idealab Software 100

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. More importantly, the tools that already exist on the web, just don't exist on mobile. How are developers doing this today?

Mobile 178

Mobile Develop Development Tool 178

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based videogame commerce technology developer Xsolla says it has acquired Slemma, a developer of data analytics and visualization and reporting software. The company said Slemma's web-based tools allow users to create simple, easy-to-use and dynamic data reports with customizable dashboards.

Commerce 113

Commerce Report Tool Web 113

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based Smarty, a developer of a web browser extension for automatically applying coupons to e-commerce sites, says it has launched a new, mobile app. According to the company, the app runs on both iOS and Android.

Commerce 113

Commerce Mobile Web Los Angeles 113