Report: Los Angeles, San Diego Among Top Startup Markets
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
Los Angeles and San Diego are among the metro areas with the highest startup activity, based on a new report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
K1 Investment Management Sells San Diego's FMG Suite
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MAY 21, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
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Takl Expands To San Diego
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MAY 9, 2017
On-demand home services marketplace operator Takl said this morning that it has expanded in San Diego, its third major market in California. The company, which already serves Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area, helps connects users to service providers willing to provide a wide range of chores and tasks.
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Zillow Expands Instant Home Buying Service To LA, San Diego
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MAY 10, 2019
Online real estate service Zillow is expanding its home buying service to both Los Angeles and San Diego, the company announced this week, in a move which will allow home buyers to get nearly instant offers on their homes--instead of going through a traditional broker and offering their home on the market. READ MORE>>.
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AT&T 5G Now Live In LA, San Diego
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DECEMBER 13, 2019
AT&T says its next generation, 5G network is now live in both Los Angeles and San Diego, as it begins a nationwide rollout of its 5G network. Image: AT&T 5G coverage map of San Diego). READ MORE>>.
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Santa Barbara, San Diego Tops On Per-Capita Venture Capital
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JULY 15, 2013
A new study released earlier this month has ranked the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta metropolitan area, as well as the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metropolitan area among the top ten markets for venture capital activity. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos was number 7, with $36.6M in deals and 3.3
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Munchery Expanding Same Day Delivery To San Diego
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MAY 20, 2016
San Francisco-based meal delivery startup Munchery said this week that it is adding same day, meal delivery of its pre-made meals to San Diego. The company already has been providing same day delivery in Los Angeles and a number of other markets. READ MORE>>.
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AT&T Rolls Out LTE In Los Angeles, San Diego
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JANUARY 5, 2012
AT&T said today that it has turned on LTE in Los Angeles and San Diego, meaning that new smartphones, including the HTC Vivid, Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, LG Nitro HD, and others can now access higher broadband speeds in the area.
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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Image Credits: TechCrunch.
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Instamotor Launches In San Diego
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Online used car buying and selling marketplace Instamotor said Monday that it has launched operations in San Diego. The startup--which already offers up its services in San Francisco and Los Angeles--lets users list, browse, and buy cars all through the company's mobile app. READ MORE>>.
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DinnerDate.com Launches Group Dating Service In San Diego
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APRIL 19, 2012
The startup recently launched a beta of its service in San Diego, hoping to allow local singles to meet each other in a group environment over food and drink. San Diego is the startup's first major market, and it hopes to expand the concept nationally. READ MORE>>.
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Amazon Extends Prime Now to San Diego
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NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Amazon.com is extended its Prime Now service to San Diego today, offering up one hour delivery for a long list of items to its customers in the city from local stores and Amazon's own warehouse. and two hour deliveries for free; Amazon.com had launched Prime Now in both Los Angeles and Orange County back in September.
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Google Offers Launches In San Diego
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OCTOBER 26, 2011
Google Offers , the daily deals service in beta at Google, has expanded into Southern California, starting in San Diego, Google said Wednesday. Google said it has added San Diego, along with Balitmore, Minneapolis, and San Jose to a beta of the service. READ MORE>>.
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Flywheel Drops Fares In LA, San Diego To $5 Until April 6th
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MARCH 27, 2015
On-demand, taxi app developer Flywheel , which has been in an intense battle with Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and others in the LA market, said this week that it will offer $5, flat rate rides on its service in Los Angeles and San Diego until April 6th.
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100 Newegg Aims At Maker Market
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OCTOBER 4, 2017
Los Angeles-based online e-retailer Newegg is setting its sights on the growing "Maker" market, the large group of technology enthusiasts who are into building and creating their own electronic projects. Newegg said it wil be at the Maker Faire San Diego this week to help launch itself into the market.
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124 Soci Gets $1.5M For Social Media Marketing
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NOVEMBER 17, 2014
San Diego-based Soci , a developer of a social content discovery engine and social media marketing software product, has raised $1.5M The company said the round was led by angel Peter Fischer (Shepherd Ventures) and Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate. soci social media marketing venture capital content discovery'
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REME Enters On-Demand Massage Market
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NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Los Angeles- and Santa Monica-based REME , a new startup offering up on-demand massage, stretch, and IV therapy services to the health and wellness community, said today that it has officially launched it services. REME said its services are now available in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
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SUN Plans New Scooter For Crowded On Demand Scooter Market
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AUGUST 8, 2019
Los Angeles-based SUN thinks there is, and said on Wednesday that it is getting set to launch a new, shared scooter model in California. The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. Is there room on your curb for (yet another) on-demand scooter company? READ MORE>>.
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From bioprinting lab-grown meat in Russia to Beyond Meat in the US, KFC is embracing the future of food
TechCrunch LA
JULY 17, 2020
As the company said, there are no other methods available on the market that can allow for the creation of complex products from animal cells. Beginning on July 20, KFC will be selling Beyond Fried Chicken at 50 stores the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego areas, while supplies last, the company said.
SOCi Scores $2.25M For Social Media Marketing Tools
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FEBRUARY 25, 2016
San Diego-based SOCi , a developer of social media management and marketing software, has raised $2.25M in funding, the company said Wednesday. SOCi is taking aim at competitors such as Hootsuite, with what it says is a "next-generation" social media content discovery and marketing product. READ MORE>>.
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Good Eggs raises $100M and plans to launch in Southern California
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
And while the grocery delivery market has become increasingly competitive, Hall argued that Good Eggs stands out thanks to the quality and breadth of its products — 70% of its products are locally sourced, and it often delivers them within 48 hours of harvesting. And it sounds like he isn’t in a rush to launch in a bunch of new markets.
PocketList Raises $2.8M In Seed Funding For Rental Info
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JULY 16, 2020
Los Angeles-based PocketList , a new startup which is starting up a rental marketplace driven by feedback from current and past tenants, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.8M According to PocketList, it uses the "wisdom of the crowd" to share information about the rental market.
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Atlazo Finds $3.4M For Healthcare IoT Technology
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JUNE 13, 2019
San Diego-based Atlazo , a startup developing systems-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductors aimed at used in healthcare and Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications, has raised $3.4M The funding round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and the TCA's San Diego chapter. in a seed funding round. in the round.
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124 Car Sharing Firm Zipcar Heading To Los Angeles
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NOVEMBER 9, 2011
It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. City Council President Eric Garcetti, to mark its entry into Los Angeles, the 16th market covered by the company. Zipcar has been inviting the press to an event tomorrow with L.A.
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213 Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space
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OCTOBER 30, 2016
Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.
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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 5, 2020
When people talk today about buying food, alongside traditional grocery stores and other physical food markets, they increasingly talk about grocery delivery companies, restaurant delivery platforms, meal kit services and more that make or provide food to people by way of apps. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.
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343 Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.
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Southern California Firms Queue Up For The Public Market
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JUNE 17, 2010
The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. So far, two companies-- Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which completed its IPO in May, and Carlsbad-based Maxlinear , which hit the markets in March, have had successful IPOs.
Wheels, Started By Founders of Wag, Comes To LA
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MARCH 26, 2019
Need a way to get around Los Angeles, but just can't handle those scooters? Wheels , a new startup from the co-founders of Wag , announced this morning that the company has started offering up access to its electric powered, two wheel bicycles in Los Angeles, as it expands from its base in San Diego.
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JULY 19, 2017
Online used car marketplace Shift , which has two offices in Southern California--its biggest market--has raised $37M more in funding, the company said today. The company, which has two locations here, one serving Los Angeles and Orange County, and the other in San Diego, is based in San Francisco.
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113 Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers
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NOVEMBER 19, 2013
So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps).
And Then There Were Three: RealD Hits Markets Today
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JULY 16, 2010
With the IPO of Los Angeles-based RealD , which starts trading this morning on the NYSE as RLD, Southern California now has three successful IPOs on record. Tags: financing public market acquisition merger reald. RealD said last night that it had priced its IPO at $16.00, and is selling 12.5M shares of its common stock.
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145 Eleven of Southern California's Firms In The Alternative Vehicle Market
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JUNE 29, 2010
On the heels of the much heralded IPO of Silicon Valley electric car darling Tesla Motors today on the NASDAQ, investors are now looking to what other firms might benefit from the electric vehicle market--and what appears to be a growing appetite for IPOs.
Pacific Consolidated Buys Saucey, Emjay
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OCTOBER 28, 2020
A new, Los Angeles-based operating and holding company, Pacific Consolidated Holdings Group Inc. markets, including reater Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.
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Jam City is setting up a Toronto shop by buying Bingo Pop from Uken Games
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
The Los Angeles game development studio Jam City is setting up a shop in Toronto with the acquisition of Bingo Pop from Uken Games. “This acquisition provides Jam City with access to leading creative talent in one of the fastest growing and most exciting tech markets in the world. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
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Investors back Pacific Consolidated Holdings to merge leading LA-based liquor and weed delivery companies
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 28, 2020
The investment firms and executive teams behind the Los Angeles-based delivery liquor delivery company, Saucey , along with Inception Companies, the backer of marijuana distribution company, Emjay , have formed Pacific Consolidated to merge their two companies and build what’s likely the largest “vice” company in the world.
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188 Munchery Abandons LA, Seattle, New York
socalTECH
MAY 14, 2018
Munchery , a provider of same-day delivery of pre-made meals aimed at those seeking fresh, healthy food, has shut down its operations in Los Angeles, as well as Seattle and New York. The company--based in San Francisco--said it will focus on growing its business solely in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.
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100 CureMatch Gets Bridge Funding For Personalized Medicine Efforts
socalTECH
AUGUST 16, 2017
San Diego-based CureMatch , a startup focused on personalimzed medicine and combination therapy in the oncology market, says it has raised a bridge round to its Series A financing. The funding came from Serra Ventures and angel Phil Trubey (founder of Websense). Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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Wheels Enters Last Mile Transportation Fray With $37M
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JANUARY 24, 2019
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Wheels --founded by the founders of dog walking marketplace Wag--has jumped into the crowded "last mile" transportation fray, saying it has raised $37M and launched its services in San Diego.
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Validated Expands In SoCal
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APRIL 19, 2017
The company--which was just featured on Shark Tank last Friday--said it has launched in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Monica, as part of a nationwide expansion beyond its home market in Seattle and Portland.
Neustar Acquired By Golden Gate Capital For $2.9 Billion
socalTECH
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Neustar , a provider of marketing data, risk management, DNS and DDoS protection services, and more--which has offices in Los Angeles and San Diego--has been acquired by Golden Gate Capital for approximately $2.9 Neustar shows a range of software and analyst positions on its job board out of both LA and San Diego.
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100 XOKind Finds $1.6M For AI Travel Agents
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DECEMBER 11, 2019
San Diego-based XOKind , a new startup focused on building artificial intelligence software for the travel market, has raised $1.6M Section 32 is the venture capital fund led by former Google Ventures CEO and founder Bill Maris, which is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.
Zillow Expands Home Buying Service To LA, OC
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DECEMBER 9, 2019
Online real estate site Zillow is expanding its home buying service, Zillow Offers , to the Los Angeles and Orange County markets, saying this morning that it will now let homeowners sell their homes directly to the company, to avoid the hassles of selling their home.
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Wheels pauses shared bikes service to try to limit spread of COVID-19
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 19, 2020
Yesterday, Lime paused its operations in a handful of markets, citing concerns about the coronavirus. Spin, on the other hand, has decided to keep operating because it sees its vehicles as a way to help people run their essential errands during San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order.
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