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JUNE 19, 2014

The County of Los Angeles is in a big information technology deal, and will be moving about 100,000 of its employees to Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft said this week. The deal also includes systems for around 20,000 law enforcement personnel, who will also have access to information using mobile devices and from their patrol cars.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Atari , the interactive entertainment and licensing firm which owns the rights to the various Atari games developed over the years, said this week that it has bolstered its executive staff in Los Angeles. Pacheco has served at Vivendi Games Mobile, JAMDAT, and Sprint. offices in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2013

On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. He understands our issues as a community and vows to help keep LA Tech on the map. And how can you help? If you live in LA (or even if you don’t you can help amplify) please consider Tweeting the following: “I support the tech industry. LA needs Garcetti.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

To help those taxi companies, a Los Angeles investor-- Craton Equity Partners --has backed a mobile app developer called Flywheel , which is helping taxi companies arm themselves for the fight against those startups. flywheel mobile venture capital uber sidecar taxi transportation transport' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. The company’s mobile application lets users take a photo of any bill and then its artificial intelligence-powered “bill-understanding technology” makes sure it gets paid (after a user has provided payment details, of course). In this respect, the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based Perch Mobility, a startup that is developing portable charging "pods" aimed at helping professional chargers and scooter operators to bulk-charge scooters and e-bikes, says it has scored seed funding for its efforts. The company said the funding came from Lorentzen Investments.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Three Los Angeles area companies have been selected to participate in the NASA Urban Mobility Challenge , an effort to help promote the development of the use of multiple, unmanned aircraft all flying in dense urban environments.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. As you might expect from the name, Freeletics operates its mobile fitness coaching app on a freemium model, with tiered pricing beginning at $11.99 One of Europe’s most popular fitness applications is poised to flourish in the U.S. for one month or $74.99

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

As part of a new pilot program, Blade has given 200 people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley exclusive access to its mobile app, allowing them to book helicopters, private jets and even seaplanes at a moments notice for $200 per seat, at least.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

In a bid to push LA into the high tech world of the Jetsons, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday that he has kicked off an effort to make Los Angeles an "unmistakable leader on urban air mobility". s transportation network where people can go to fly on an urban air mobility aircraft."

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based TipTags , which develops mapping software, says it has rolled out a new, mobile map-based system to help with the sharing of information about the pandemic.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Most of the insiders and hiring executives in Los Angeles know how hard it is to find technical talent in Los Angeles�but not all realize it's not because of lack of talent, but because of very high demand. Why did you pick Los Angeles for the new job service? because it's been such a hot job market.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the developer of display ad technology which is led by Ruben Dua, has rolled out a new product aimed at the mobile market. server advertising technology display network mobile spreeify' Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based car sharing marketplace HyreCar --which connects ridesharing drivers with vehicle fleet owners--has launched a new, mobile application aimed at helping it with driver onboarding and verification.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. We were in the finals at TechCrunch50 this year and are waking up the neighborhood with our mobile application. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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MARCH 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Local Roots Farms , a startup located at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), says it is showing off a traveling, indoor farm at SXSW, which showcases its hydroponic technology. Local Roots says it is developing technology for its "TerraFarms" to help encourage high quality, locally-grown produce.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based Dave , a developer of artificial intelligence for preventing bank overdraft fees, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Mark Cuban, SV Angel, The Chernin Group, along with Jonathan Kraft, Skip Paul and Diplo.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the biggest issues facing mobile application developers today, is finding new users among a gigantic sea of applications. A Los Angeles-based startup, PaeDae , is looking to change that with a new platform it is calling BARTR , which it says will let mobile app developers exchange traffic and users.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

To our readers following the continuing disaster in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey (now Tropical Storm Harvey), which, according to the National Weather Service, has dropped as much as 50 inches of rain in parts of Texas in the last few days (for comparison, Los Angeles gets an average of 14.93 inches a year.).

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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. technology advertising hiring jobs growth majority mobile themobilemajority' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer JamCity , and the animated series, Family Guy , said this morning the two have teamed together to launch a new mobile game called Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game. Jam City said it will be adding new content weekly, with regular tie-ins to episodes. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based OpenX launched a new software development kit for the mobile video advertising market today, aimed at helping iOS and Android developers to add video ads to their apps. OpenX said the SDK offers up "plug-and-play" video advertising to help mobile app publishers and developers monetize their inventory.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Wish you could use your mobile phone to get some savings on your grocery shopping? Milk , a new app developed by Los Angeles-based Honey , is looking to help in that quest, by helping users more easily tap into grocery coupons using their mobile phone. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. Los Angeles has tried to address its carbon footprint in the past, but the efforts weren’t very successful.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Zapmobi , which is based in Los Angeles, said today that it has launched a new service which helps users create scalable, mobile websites that run on thousands of mobile devices. The firm said it offers up free and premium subscription plans.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. The post The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly appeared first on TechZulu.

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile ad network operator Airpush said this morning that it has reached $4M in monthly developer payouts, and over 90,000 live apps using its mobile ad network. Airpush also said it now has approximately 140 employees split between its Los Angeles and Bangalore offices. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based Dave , a fintech startup which offers up tools that helps users track their spending and avoid overdraft fees, has raised $50M more in a funding round, according to the company. The funding apparently values Dave at $1 billion. The new funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Embrace.io , which is developing software to help provide performance feedback for mobile apps, is announcing this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round. Embrace.io's co-founder and CEO is Eric Futoran. The company says its software is available to developers in limited release today.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based mPulse Mobile , which develops mobile healthcare software, has upped its recent funding round to $13M. The company--which announced the first tranche of a Series A in January, worth $10M--said the new funding came from Cambia Health Solutions and Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based AppOnBoard , a developer of a mobile technology platform aimed at helping app developers create app demos, has raised $15M in a Series A funding. The company has now raised $20M in total. The company bills those experiences "Full-Fidelity Demos".

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MAY 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based online advertising marketplace and technology provider Rubicon Project is launching its mobile, video advertising platform out of beta, the company said today. According to Rubicon, its Mobile Video Platform (MVP) is now reaching more than one billion unique connected mobile devices globally.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile apps developer, said today that it has inked a partnership with Consenda , a media software firm, to provide mobile news applications for newspapers in Switzerland.

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JUNE 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the advertising technology company led by Ruben Dua, has launched a brand new product today, offering up cloud-based mobile and display advertising. According to Spreeify, the new technology helps maximize click through, conversion, and engagement on ads. spreeify display mobile advertising'

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JULY 17, 2013

PageWoo , the mobile advertising company headed by Jason Crilly and Holden Steinberg, has rolled out a brand new product aimed at small businesses. According to PageWoo, its new NearWoo product helps small businesses identify, target, and acquire new customers, using geofencing and big data for targeting ads to those customers.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based TenOneTen Ventures , the venture capital firm run by David Waxman and Gil Elbaz, is one of the investors in a mobile app developer which helps consumers order products and pick the up at the curbside of local retailers like Target. Curbside is based in Palo Alto. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. At launch, Niantic’s head of product for mapping Tory Smith said that San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo are the most densely mapped.

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