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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s But it was the low-key, creative beach vibe of Venice and Santa Monica that spurred a spate of start-ups to seek offices and homes.

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ZEFR Names New VPs

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Venice-based ZEFR said Thursday that it has named a new set of VPs. Song was previously Executive Vice President at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment, and Saperstein is a former Vice President from Machinima. ZEFR is venture backed by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), U.S. READ MORE>>. zefr brand executive machinima'

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Wheels, Started By Founders of Wag, Comes To LA

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The company--which has offices in both LA and San Diego--said it is launching in Venice, Hollywood, Brentwood, West LA, Westwood, Miracle Mile, Mid City and other local LA markets. The startup is led by Wag co-founders and brothers Jonathan and Josh Viner.

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Whisper Names Sales VP

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Venice, California-based anonymous messaging app developer Whisper said Tuesday that it has named Shelby Huston Haro as the company's Vice President of Sales. Haro is from the entertainment industry, and has served at Maverik Digital, GetGlu, Penske Media Corp, along with Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.

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Five Startups Revolutionizing Music, In Southern California

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Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. The firm has the backing of both Intel Capital and Liberty Global. Earbits is in Venice, and is headed by Joey Flores. Miso Media.

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Zirx Aims At LA's Parking Problem, After Funding From BMW

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Parking for employees at Los Angeles area companies is at a premium, particularly in areas like Venice, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica--all neighborhoods where the density of technology companies have far exceeded the allotted parking of properties, many of which were built for much lower density corporate, creative, and entertainment businesses.

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JibJab Raises $7.5M

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Venice, California-based JibJab, the online comedy site known for their politically-oriented, musical animations, said this morning that it has raised $7.5M The round came from Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment, along with existing investor Polaris Venture Partners. in a Series C funding round. READ MORE>>.

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