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OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Irvine-based Huckleberry, a developer of an artificial intelligence-driven app which helps parents with pediatric sleep advice, says it has raised $12.5M Huckleberry's app provides advice to new parents on how to manage the sleep patterns for newborns and even older children. in a Series A funding.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To prove the point, CEO and co-founder Patrick Kann demonstrated for me via Zoom how even after tearing up a bill into a few pieces, Papaya’s app was able to scan the pertinent parts of the invoice to make sure it was paid. “As As long as a biller has an electronic payment method, anyone can submit payments through our app,” Kann said.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Darkstore, the tech-driven fulfillment solution to enable e-commerce companies to offer same-day delivery, has just released a consumer-facing app called FastAF. Right now, the app is only available in Los Angeles. FastAF currently offers 1,200 items from 170 brands. Image Credits: Darkstore.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Shopify has announced a new scheme for all of its App Store developers. That means you will keep 100% of your first $1M when you sell on @Shopify ’s app store. In theory, this could make developers an extra $200,000 per year if the app is selling optimally. This scheme starts on August 1st of 2021. The best part?

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Personal finance app developer Dave Inc. has secured a $100 million credit facility to expand its product offerings.

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MAY 27, 2021

Redlands-based mapping software developer Esri has signed up an outdoor app developer as a customer, shifting its app to ArcGIS, according to the company. ArcGIS said that Relive, which develops an app which helps users chronicle their outdoor adventures and journeys, is shifting to the ArcGIS platform to scale its development.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Mercedes-Benz car owners have said that the app they used to remotely locate, unlock and start their cars was displaying other people’s account and vehicle information. The apparent security lapse happened late-Friday before the app went offline “due to site maintenance” a few hours later.

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MAY 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard explains that many of its developer had previously only built apps for iOS. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based Harbor , a startup which is developing apps to gamify the process of preparing your family and home from disasters and emergencies, has launched its iOS app , three months after announcing its seed funding. Harbor plans to also release an Android version of its app. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Los Angeles-based gay dating app Grindr has been booted from China's app stores, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg said the move comes as Beijing said it is renewing its efforts to police online content. Grindr is owned by a Chinese investment group, Beijing Kunlun Tech.

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JUNE 23, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, FitSwoop announced this morning that it has launched a new, health and wellness experience booking app. According to the company, its new app provides users access to fitness studios and wellness centers. The company says its new app is free to download and use.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based video sharing startup Clash, which once was looking to take on TikTok, has relaunched its app as a way to help creators monetize their fan base. Clash says it is now providing tools to help creators monetize their fan base, working alongside existing social video apps like TikTok.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 30, 2020

has rolled out a new app to help consumers search for and discover shows across a range of streaming platforms. Digital media company Ranker Inc.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo says it has rolled out a brand new app, which it says adds new personalization features, search capabilities, a redesigned map, and more. The company said the enhancements are aimed at streamlining user experiences and increasing network utilization.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media said this week that it has released a new, smart TV app, which runs on Apple TV, Roku And Samsung TV. The company said the upgraded app allows users on those platforms to listen to and watch m usic and pop culture entertainment. The company said it plans to release an Amazon Fire app soon, as well.

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MAY 12, 2020

Over the past three years the Los Angeles-based startup Maple Media has amassed a portfolio of roughly thirty companies and one hundred apps in its quest to become the IAC of app store businesses. Other apps in the company’s portfolio include Pic Stitch, the photo collage editor and the calendar app, WeCal. .

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based Mustard, which is developing a social, food shopping video app, said on Tuesday that it has raised $1M in a pre-seed funding round. A spokesperson for the company said the app functions "as if TikTok and food ordering apps had a baby".

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MAY 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based Trubify said today that it has launched a new, livestreaming music app, aimed at helping musicians earn revenue from livestreaming. The new startup looks to be jumping on the growing popularity of livestreaming, driven by the popularity of live chat app Clubhouse.

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JULY 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Faraday Future, the developer of electric vehicles, said it has launhed a new app, which it says it will eventually let users control the vehicle systems of its upcoming vehicles. In the meantime, the app allows users to configure and reserve the company's upcoming, first vehicle, the FF 91.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 31, 2020

When it comes to movie and TV show recommendations, El Segundo-based app developer Bingie Inc. wants to prioritize friends and family over algorithms.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The company said its travel app lets users book flights and hotels based not on destination, but instead on someone's budget. The company said the funding came from ATX Venture Partners, and also included Mucker Capital, Unicorn Ventures, Upfront Scout Fund, StartupO, Grayson Capital, Gaingels, Maccabee Ventures and Flight VC.

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MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. Following in Snapchat’s footsteps as a map-based social platform, the app also includes the ability to connect with people, find nearby events, join communities and message people.

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JUNE 30, 2021

raised $50 million in Series B funding for its platform that allows brands to launch mobile apps. Santa Monica-based ecommerce company Tapcart Inc.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Go Disco announced this morning that it has launched a new, experience and entertainment discovery app, which is designed to help individuals find "cool things to do" in their area.

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JULY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based MyLife, which operates a personal mindfulness and emotional wellness app for kids and adults, has linked with Travel + Leisure. According to the two, they will launch a new "mindfulness series" on the MyLife App called "Travel + Leisure's Mindful Travel Collection".

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Amid the market volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, fintech and investing apps are reporting a rise in user activity as amateur investors enter the market.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

After going through a difficult breakup, Elle Huerta created what she thought she and others in her situation needed: an app for women who had recently split from their partners.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based Clash, a startup that focuses on helping creators with monetization tools, said this morning that it has received a new funding round, and acquired the short-form video app Byte. Clash did not say how much it paid for Byte, which it says was the most downloaded app in the App Store last summer.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based Bingie , a new startup, debuted a new, social recommendations app that helps users get movie recommendations from their friends on Thursday. The startup--led by Matt Knox--says the app helps users with movie recommendations across such services as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and more. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Flowly , a startup developing mobile apps to help manage chronic pain and anxiety, said today that it has launched a new app to help people relax using virtual reality.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 26, 2021

Poparazzi, a photo sharing app developed by Marina del Rey-based TTYL Inc., is among this year’s most hyped social media startups.

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MARCH 11, 2024

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Now Zweig is back again… this time pitching app developers a tool that can help convert browsers into buyers for new applications in app stores around the world.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Los Angeles-based Within--the maker of the virtual reality workout app Supernatural-- has been acquired by Meta, the company most recently known as Facebook. Supernatural's virtual reality fitness app runs on the Oculus Quest, and was offered up via subscription. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The company says it is developing software that analyzes pre-product, mobile application code using artificial intelligence, to help improve mobile performance of apps. The funding came from Slow Ventures, Coatue, K5 Global, Mantis Ventures, plus angels Peter Fenton (Benchmark), Jerry Murdock (Insight Partners), and executives at Snap.

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MARCH 30, 2021

the mid-Wilshire-based creator of live audio app Locker Room, has been acquired by Spotify. Betty Labs Inc.,

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