TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. 3D-printing companies are working on new ways to manufacture personal protective equipment and swabs for COVID-19 testing.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has acquired Society6 , an online e-commerce marketplace centered around artists, the company announced Monday afternoon, as part of an effort to expand its content and media platform. artist acquisition merger marketplace ecommerce society6 media demand' READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most entrepreneurs quote a resource for market size but fail to then take the next step to eliminate all parts of that market unreachable by the company or product. But many decisions were made within my company walls, and surely by competitors, based upon those numbers. The post What is your biggest error in company planning?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. For these companies, it looks like a rosy picture. eCommerce for example grew 39% just last year - so there’s simply more demand. no surprise?—?that’s

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm, said today that it has made a "major extension" of its Pluck software. Demand Media said its Pluck platform now includes 14 pre-built social applications, including forumes, ratings, polls, reviews, blog applications, galleries, contests, and more. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles. in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new online platform startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. Most startups and investors I know don’t have unlimited funds, so the first question they should ask and do ask today, is “When is your company going to be profitable (self-sustaining)?”

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has extended its Pluck social media platform to mobile devices, the company said today.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2016

Dropoff , an on-demand, same day delivery startup, said today that it has launched its services in Los Angeles, as the first expansion of the startup into California. Dropoff's platform includes web and mobile ordering capability, real-time tracking and confirmation of deliveries, an API for integration with e-commerce sites, and more.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 30, 2021

Santa Monica-based mental wellness company Headspace Inc. an on-demand mental health support platform. will merge with San Francisco-based Ginger.io

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? For Legalzoom, it's a very different model.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 25, 2021

Wellness company Headspace will merge with on-demand mental health platform Ginger.io.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

operations from its parent company Bytedance was something that Trump administration had demanded on the grounds that the company’s data handling policies and popularity in the U.S. has been looking to curtail the operations of several Chinese technology companies on the grounds that they pose security threats to the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cybersecurity insurance startup At-Bay has raised $34 million in its Series C round, the company announced Tuesday. It’s a huge move for the company, which only closed its Series B in February. It’s a bet that’s paying off: the company says its frequency of claims are less than half of the industry average.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting content provider LiveOne says it has connected its long list of products into Google's Android Automotive platform. Google's Android Automotive is an open source software platform which Google offers up to major automotive OEMs.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Santa Monica-based TigerConnect , which provides collaboration and communications tools for the hhealthcare industry, says it has raised $45M more in a Series D funding round, as it has seen surging demand due to the pandemic. The company says the new funding will go towards further investment into its platform to meet surging demand.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2020

Culver City-based Airvet , which operates a pet telehealth service that lets veterinarians run virtual visits, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said late last week. According to the company, the funding will help it meet the increase in demand for its platform, which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based AdtoApp , a developer of programmatic ad tools for publishers, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. The company also has a large suite of tools to deal with global advertisement demand. The company also has a large suite of tools to deal with global advertisement demand.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2021

For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. It's a place for companies and small teams to work together to get more done.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Mike Xu, GrubMarket’s founder and CEO (pictured, above), tells me that the company is currently profitable in a big way. GrubMarket got its start several years ago as one of many companies looking to provide a more efficient farm-to-table service. It is currently is the company’s biggest customer.).

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

At TechEmpower , we’ve used LLMs as part of marketing strategies where you can find and classify companies, personalize outreach campaigns and have personalized drip campaigns. By processing and analyzing large datasets, AI can identify emerging trends, enabling companies to align their product strategies with future market demands.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. Becka Klauber Richter is co-founder of the startup, and spoke to us about the company, which she co-founded with Kasey Edwards. Becka Klauber Richter: Helpr is an app for babysitters on demand.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The new program, "30 Day Breakaway" is being made available through Beachbody's "On Demand" platform. The company said the fitness program is its very first for runners. Pricing ont he new program was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. Under the pilot program, Via will provide on-demand rides to and from the Compton, El Monte and North Hollywood stations. and New York.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2016

In the world of on-demand driving�such as driving for Uber and Lyft--one of the biggest costs for drivers it the cost of owning, maintaning, fueling, and cleaning their vehicles. We spoke with Michael Brylawski , the CEO of the company, to talk about the company--plus how it is hiring and expanding here in Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led both the Series D and E rounds for the company, which says it has seen 100% growth year over year and a tripling in revenue over the past 18 months. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 29, 2020

The company first announced the Vegas expansion in July 2019. “First the ability to securely, consistently and immediately enable and disable game development platforms; and second, our ability to expand and contract our infrastructure based on demand.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In the centerpiece of his education platform , Trump would redirect $20 billion in federal education spending to K-12 school choice programs. All this newly generated demand could possibly create niches for online learning apps and other edtech alternatives to traditional classroom instruction for both teachers and students.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

The company--which says it raised $17M in that Series C round in November of 2020--said the extension of the funding effort follows "high demand" okn the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. Google worked with the company to open source the system, which Google and Imageworks have scaled to up to 150,000 cores.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. “There was an abandoned vehicle parked there and the station was surrounded by mud,” said Terry who is CEO and co-founded the company with Evette Ellis. The company said it has raised $2.75 Powering up. Hiring approach.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2020

The company said it has integrated Amobee's demand-side platform with its programmatic audio marketplace. Los Angeles-based digital audio advertising provider Triton Digital said this morning that it has integrated its services with advertising technology firm Amobee.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Beverly Hills-based live-streaming and on-demand video content provider LiveXLive has shifted its public listing to the NASDAQ Capital Market, the company said on Thursday, and is now trading as LIVX. The company--which previously had been traded over-the-counter--is led by Chairman and CEO Robert Ellin.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 19, 2019

The company’s first DC fast charger launched Monday at a Shell gas station in Singapore. The decision to target Singapore is part of Greenlots’ broader strategy to provide EV charging solutions across all applications throughout Asia and North America, the company said. Both Shell and Greenlots have a presence in Singapore.

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