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MARCH 13, 2015

Favor , a on-demand, mobile delivery app developer, said today that it will be expanding into San Diego in the coming months, thanks to a new, $13M funding round. San Diego will be the company''s first foray into California. The company currently operates in Austin, Boston, Houston and Dallas.

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MARCH 21, 2019

San Diego-based Bitmo , a startup developing a mobile gifting and payment app, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday afternoon. According to the company, its mobile gifting software allows users to gift from a mobile wallet, split and exchange card values from store gifts cards, and more.

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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. diego ride smartphone taxi uber transportation mobile flywheel'

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

San Diego-based Mobile Learning Networks , which is developing tablet-based apps to help students work with tutors, has raised $350,000 in a funding round, the company announced Thursday. Mobile Learning Networks'' develops apps for the iPad which let tutors and students collaborate virtually. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2016

Startup Week San Diego, like a lot of other places that host similar events, has been billed as a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship. But while Startup Week San Diego has always collaborated with UP Global, San Diego entrepreneur and Startup Week organizer Austin Neudecker said, “We’ve always been an independent entity.”.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Los Angeles-based mobile app publishing tool developer Mobile Roadie , which powers the mobile apps for such clients as The San Diego Zoo, Taylor Swift, and the Dallas Mavericks, has been acquired by app development company Intellectsoft , the two announced Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Phunware , a developer of mobile advertising, application, analytics, and other tools for brands which has operations in both Newport Beach and San Diego, said this week that it has raised $26.25M in a Series E funding. phunware venture capital mobile advertising analytics software' The company is headquartered in Austin.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Los Angeles- and Toronto-based Giftagram , which develops mobile gifting apps, said today that it has raised $3.2M in a venture funding round, from a long list of angel investors. The company--which is led by Jason Reid--develops iOS and Android apps which let users send curated gifts to their friends and others.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile application software developer Mobile Roadie reported this week that it is powering the official app for the Denmark national football team. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Search engine giant Google announced Tuesday that the firm is funding a number of University research projects, including a group of researchers at UC San Diego, a researcher at UC Santa Barbara, and a researcher in Los Angeles. Google said that the firm is awarding a total of $5.7M

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

San Diego-based Chalk Digital , a provider of location-based, mobile advertising technology aimed at local businesses, said today that it has raised a seed funding round. KLab Ventures, Tallwave Capital along with angels Peter L. Size of the funding was not announced. Chalk Digital is led by Craig Hagopian.

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JULY 18, 2013

San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile app developer which powers a number of celebrity and other mobile apps, is looking to expand the distribution of its tools, via a new white label platform. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2012

Beverly Hills-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of tools which make it easy for artists and brands to create their own mobile apps, said today that it has launched a new native iPad app platform, along with a self-service mobile website product. The new mobile website product costs $9 per month or $99 per year.

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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).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

A new, San Diego startup, Lomics , said this morning that it has rolled out a mobile app which lets you capture yourself on camera, and create a comic--complete with speech and thought bubbles--where you can tell your own story. Lomics said it is angel backed by Neurok LLC angel group. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Fandango , which operates an online movie ticketing service, announced today that it has rolled out a mobile phone ticketing option. The firm, which is a unit of Comcast Interactive, said its mobile ticket program allows users to use their mobile phones to get into movies. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is getting into the Halloween spirit, saying this morning that it has been rolling out themeed content throughout the month of October ahead of the Halloween holiday. The company says it now has 500 employees, split between Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Bogota, and Buenos Aires.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City has snagged two executives from game developer Machine Zone, the company said this morning, adding two to its executive team. Ulm was most recently GM of Machine Zone's San Diego studio.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them.

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MAY 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based GoTV Networks , a developer of mobile applications, said today that it has acquired the HOMBRE (Hands-On Mobile Binary Runtime Environment) division of Hands-On Mobile Inc. Tags: gotv networks merger acquisition hombre hands mobile application development. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Joel Milne , the CEO of Los Angeles-based RepairSmith (www.repairsmith.com), a startup offering up mobile automobile repair. We have Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco launched. Milne is a serial entrepreneur, and last had been running ScoreBig.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Validated , a new startup which offers up a mobile app which lets consumers earn transportation credits for parking, ridesharing, mass transit, and more for dining and shopping at stores, is in an expansion to Southern California today.

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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. We look forward to working with the talented Jam City team in Toronto as we supercharge the live operations of Bingo Pop and develop innovative new titles and mobile entertainment experiences.”

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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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MAY 15, 2017

San Diego-based Truepic , a company developing mobile apps which help to certify that images--such as those for real estate, car rentals, home rentals, and online dating--have not been modified or altered before uploading, has raised $1.75M in a seed funding round.

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MAY 3, 2018

On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, to help it to "greatly expand" its operation sin Los Angeles, as well as expand into other new markets. READ MORE>>.

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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?

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

San Diego-based eSUB Construction Software , a startup developing mobile and cloud-based project management and document control software for the construction industry, has raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Revolution Ventures. The funding came from Revolution Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the investment arm of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong, said on Thursday afternoon that it has made a strategic investment in San Diego-based multiplayer online games developer Daybreak Game Company. Size of the investment was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based SGN (Social Gaming Network), the mobile games startup headed by Chris DeWolfe, the co-founder of MySpace, said Thursday that it is launching an "aggressive" hiring program. SGN says it now has more than 100 employees in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Buenos Aires. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 11, 2018

in September 2017, Bird has become synonymous with both the perils and promise that scooters hold for last mile mobility. The company is currently operating in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Washington, DC, Nashville and Atlanta. Since its launch in Santa Monica, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It looks like the peer-to-peer marketplace for rides in Los Angeles is about to get a lot hotter, as one of the companies competing in the market-- Sidecar said this morning that it has raised $15M more in funding. Avalon Ventures is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm is the lead investor in a newly launch, mobile video discovery startup called Rockpack , which just launched today. Rockpack said it is backed by Qualcomm Ventures and angel investors, including Richard Burston, Pascal Cagni, and others; size of that funding has not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community. We designed K5Launch to fill the void left behind by local angel and VC investors.

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