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JANUARY 26, 2021

Pasadena-based food services robot developer Miso Robotics says it is expanding its crowdfunding efforts, with a goal of reaching $30M in funding in its Series C crowdfunding effort this year.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which recently debuted on the markets, reported its quarterly earnings Thursday, saying that the tight financing environment continues to drive new customers to the company.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

SeekOps , a developer of drone-based sensor systems to locate natural gas emissions that was spun out of NASA's JPL Laboratories in Pasadena, has raised funding in a Series A-1 round, the company said on Friday. Financial details of the investment were not announced. and international markets. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Pasadena-based Cogent Systems , a developer of fingerprint and other biometric scanning equipment, said today that it has gained a contract with the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). year contract was not announced by the company. Size of the 5.5

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JULY 27, 2009

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs , which provides voice-over-IP software for cable and telecom companies, disclosed two wins this morning, saying that it is providing services to S. Bryer Communications and Florida Cable as customers. SBC offers cable television, high speed internet, and VoIP services to customers in Mt.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Pasadena-based QLess , a developer of artificial intelligence software for managing lines, says it has scored a number of wins with local governments, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it uses artificial intelligence to help drive its mobile tool. Financial impact of those wins were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Pasadena-based Tap Systems , a startup which develops a "wearable" which monitors your fingers and makes any surface a virtual keyboard, says it has begun shipping its products to customers.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Pasadena-based 55Haitao.com , a Chinese shopping site which acts as a forum and shopping guide for Chinese consumers, has raised $15M in a Series A financing, the company said today. The company said it helps such e-commerce provider as Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, GNC.com and Ashford.com provide content tailored for Chinese consumers.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface. ” Collins’ company just raised $10 million in a funding round led by GV , the investment arm of Google parent company, Alphabet.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Cross Campus , the coworking space operator which is home to many of LA's startups, told its customers today that it is planning to open up a new location in Downtown LA starting in April. The coworking operator already has locations in Old Pasadena and Santa Monica. The company expanded into Old Pasadena a year ago.

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JULY 1, 2014

Pasadena-based MetaCloud , the provier of OpenStack cloud deployment and management, said today that it has partnered with Trace3 , a provider of IT and other services to businesses. The company was founded by Sean Lynch and Steve Curry, who are veterans of Yahoo! and Ticketmaster. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Pasadena-based QLess , which develops technology that helps people avoid waiting in line, said today that it has now saved more than 100 million people from standing in lines at government offices, hospitals, universities and retail stores. QLess said its products are now being used in more than 1,000 locations. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. The firm so far has signed up a number of restaurants in the Pasadena area. How far along is the company?

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Pasadena-based forensics investigation software developer Guidance Software named Jay Ackerman as its new Chief Revenue Officer this morning. Ackerman joins the company from ServiceSource, and also had served at WNS North America and Exult. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Pasadena-based Metacloud is now officially part of Cisco , the companies said Monday, with Metacloud joining Cisco''s Cloud Infrastructure and Managed Services organization. MetaCloud provides implementation and management of OpenStack-based clouds for enterprise customers.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

However, Redondo Beach-based StaffRanker (www.staffranker.com) has rolled out a system to help those companies better manage what is a notoriously difficult segment of the labor market, which has a lot of turnover and which just doesn''t match existing, corporate performance management systems. How did you start the company?

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

AnyMeeting , the small business web conferencing service which is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, has linked with Comcast Business, the company said Thursday. Financial details of the link were not announced. Financial details of the link were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, which develops project management software-as-a-service, said today that it has released a new version of its services targeted at the enterprise. The company said its new offering can support teams of 100-1000 users, and will start at $499 a month. READ MORE>>

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MAY 13, 2014

Pasadena-based Metacloud , the provider of OpenStack-based private cloud deployment services, said it has begun supporting what is called Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) networking support. The company said the move will help boost big data performance of its customers. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Pasadena-based forensics and investigation software developer Guidance Software said this week that it has opened up a new facility in Florida, to provide customer training. The company''s software is used for everything from law enforcement and government use to legal discovery and compliance efforts. and one in London.

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JULY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Rexter is launching a new product, later today, at the Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day in Seattle.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , the developer of the EnCase electronics discovery and digital forensics software, said today that it has integrated its product with Dropbox for Business. The company said the move will make it the first company with e-discovery capabilities for Dropbox for Business customers.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

This is not an article about the high moral purpose and the nobility of listening to your customers. It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. It gives the best customer experience of any phone. Listen to your customers and grow rich. He runs a tight ship.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Westlake Village-baesd Gridtest Systems reported Tuesday that it has signed on nineteen new customers, including EV charging station manufacturers, independent labs, and installers. Financial impact of the wins was not disclosed by the company. Gridtest is venture backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Pasadena-based mobile payments company DoubleBeam has signed up Fountain Valley-based mobile marketing firm MEDL Mobile as a customer, the two announced Monday. According to the companies, MEDL Mobile will add DoubleBeam''s mobile payments software development kit to its mobile app development platform.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). It's the realization that things had changed, and that there was an opportunity again to invest in these companies.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Pasadena-based Green Dot and on-demand ride service Uber have teamed up to provide Uber drivers with their own, business checking account, the two companies said this morning. GoBank is a FDIC insured, mobile-online banking service, which the company has been marketing to its debit card customers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Pasadena-based software developer Central Desktop said this morning that it has added software veteran Kumar Vora to its board of directors. The company says its customers include CBS, MLB.com, WD-40, Harvard University, Workday, and many others. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2013

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the developer of enterprise e-discovery and search tools, has some new funding in hand, and has been ramping its efforts in the market. No other details of the investor backing were announced by the company. X1 Discovery is one of the companies out of Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2015

Pasadena-based mobile application and advertising company UberMedia said late Monday that it has tied with Trade Area Systems, a developer of business intelligence systems for the real estate industry. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

This contribution is from Jay Goss , General Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , based in Pasadena. We learned early on this year that one of our key success factors was efficiently harnessing this group to create value for our portfolio companies, nearly all of whom benefit in one way or another from our investors.

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APRIL 16, 2013

Pasadena-based Guidance Software has expanded its professional services offerings, saying Monday that it has launched two new professional services around e-discovery. According to the company, its new services include EnCase eDiscovery Started Right and EnCase eDiscovery Done Right. Pricing on the new services were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client applications, said Thursday that it has partnered with the publisher of The Economist to power a new desktop application and curated channel Idea People Media , The Economist Group's vertical ad network business. Financial arrangements between the partnership were not disclosed.

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MAY 10, 2012

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the developer of cloud-based, project collaboration software which is headed by Isaac Garcia, said Wednesday that it has bolstered its board. The firm said it has added Brent Rasmussen, president of CareerBuilder North America, to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Pasadena-based Bluebeam Software , said this morning that it has signed project development and construction company Skanska as a customer. Skanska is the world's largest project development and construction group, according to Bluebeam.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

In my new role as the first executive director for the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, I spent a lot of time outside of my home turf of Pasadena -- visiting innovation nodes such as San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Venice, Santa Monica, and others. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year? READ MORE>>.

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