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JANUARY 9, 2019

Los Angeles- and London-based Engineer.ai , a developer of artificial intelligence software aimed at creating software for SMBs, said today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with DigitalOcean, a provider of cloud services for the development community. recently raised $29.5M READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone said late Wednesday that it has acquired the software and intellectual property of Atigeo Corporation. Atigeo said it acquired the software plus 60 issued and pending patents covering various aspects of Atigeo's data science technology. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

TuSimple , a developer of autonomous trucking technology which has offices in San Diego and in China, said on Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a Series D funding round. The new funding values the company at $1 billion. The company was founded in 2015. The company was founded in 2015. and Composite Capital.

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Xconomy

APRIL 20, 2018

It may seem obvious that companies in the Midwest face challenges attracting and retaining talent, given our weather and location far from the coasts. One need only to look at college football recruiting, after all, to see how the average annual snowfall on campus matters almost as much as last season’s win/loss record.

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MAY 24, 2018

Irvine-based AutoGravity , which provides smartphone-driven car financing tools, has named Jason Bonifay as its new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor , which develops software for IT infrastructure monitoring, said yesterday that it has released a new, free tool to help debug and monitor Java software. logicmonitor java operations monitoring software free management devops' READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

Sebastian Thrun first made his mark on autonomous vehicle development at the dawn of that industry, when he led a Stanford team whose robot car Stanley won the $2 million DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005 by racing driverless through the Mojave Desert for 132 miles. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of travel booking software for the vacation rental market, has been acquired by VacationRoost , which operates an online vacation rental marketplace. The company was led by Tom Lamb. software engine booking marketplace rental vacation vacationroost acquisition merger leisurelink'

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MAY 16, 2014

Anaheim- and Boulder-based SendGrid , which develops email delivery software and services to developers, is expanding its presence in Colorado, saying that it has relocated to a new and larger space in its Boulder location. SendGrid also said it is hiring across the company, including in Orange COunty. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. GitHub talked about making these changes as early as June, when CEO Nat Friedman tweeted that it was something the company was already working on. You can sign up here. ” Don’t Miss.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2019

From the moment Talia Frenkel resolved to found a company after a kitchen-table talk with her parents, the odds were against her. There were a host of reasons—she wasn’t a software engineer, she had no product development experience, and she wanted to launch a consumer item that was already sold widely by established enterprises.

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JUNE 16, 2017

San Diego- and Beijing-based TuSimple , a startup developing autonomous driving technology, says it has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving vehicles on the road. The company says it has been developing its systems since 2015. The company's co-founder is Xiaodi Hou.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. No communication between developers.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Irvine-based online advertising firm Adaptive Medias is announcing this morning that it has acquired Ember , one of the companies incubated out of the StartEngine startup accelerator in Los Angeles. Adaptive Medias said this is the first exit of a company incubated out of StartEngine. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

SendGrid , the developer of email delivery software and services--which has a major engineering presence in Orange County--has opened up an office in London. The company said the new office will help it serve its growing customer base in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Aliso Viejo-based semiconductor developer Microsemi announced this morning that it is taking aim at the cybersecurity market, with the creation of what it calls a Security Center of Excellence. The company said its new unit will be staffed with security and systems analysts and cryptography, hardware and software engineers.

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MAY 9, 2013

The firm said it has brought its Series A up to $2.1M, and added new investors Conversion Capital, Inflection Ventures, The Artesian Group, Chris Harris (software engineering manager at Google), and Lee Essener (founder of AccessDNA). cloud software management deal room data capital venture caplinked' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2015

With the growing need for Software Engineers at technology, entertainment and media companies in the Los Angeles area, Hack Reactor, which has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates, identified fertile ground for MakerSquare to educate, train and mentor technologists in Southern California. “We

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based 3D Robotics , the developer and supplier of parts and technology for personal unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has raised $5M in funding, from True Ventures and O'Reilly AlphaTech ventures. The firm said Jon Callaghan of True and Bryce Roberts at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures have joined the company's board.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based Mojix , the developer of RFID-based wireless sensors, said it has acquired TierConnect , which develops connected enterprise applications. Mojix said that it will add over 100 software engineers to the company as part of the acquisition, including TierConnect's two founders, Gus Rivera and Terrence Crown.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In good news for the LA jobs market, another Los Angeles company is reporting big hiring plans. Los Angeles-based Zynx Health , a developer of clincial decision support software for the healthcare market, said today that it has opened up over 40 positions for hiring, as part of a growth push at the company.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies has appointed a new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. Miglani to the position, from his existing position as Director of Software Engineering. Miglani reports to Gregory Koss, Calient's Chief Development Officer. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2011

According to Cameron, he has launched the CAMERON - PACE Group with fellow 3D technology developer Vince Pace, which will focus on new camera systems, services, and other related tools for the 3D market. The company said it will be hiring software engineers and design engineers, as well as others, to help develop the firm's technology.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Cloud-based email delivery startup SendGrid , one of the companies out of the TechStars accelerator, said this week that it is accelerating hiring at the firm, including at the firm's Anaheim location. SendGrid is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Despite the economy, Southern California's high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Linux System Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group. Tech Lead Adserving Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We spoke with VP of Indeed Prime, Terence Chiu , about the new service�and more importantly, why the company decided that it needed to be in Los Angeles, as one of the growing tech hubs in the U.S., Are there specific kinds of technical jobs you have found that Los Angeles companies have difficulty filling?

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Tech.Co

JULY 27, 2016

But while schools continue to churning out these money making machines, companies often complain of a general lack of skill when it comes to their future computer-focused employees. The key to creating software engineers that are capable and effective in their roles is to teach more than coding. .

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

According to Hulu, the new development center will work with the firm's development teams in Los Angeles and Beijing. Hulu said that the move comes as it looks to find the most talented software engineers, and will be the fifth office for the firm.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Look at the business and determine what's going to make sense from a development perspective in the short-term, longer-term. They were making some significant choices that were going to have lasting impact on their company.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Over the past five years, virtual reality was the latest new thing to make or break fortunes, and the founding team behind the Korean company AmazeVR are the latest would-be dream-makers to take their turn spinning the wheel for Hollywood fortunes. There are significant economic reasons for companies to persist.

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APRIL 24, 2019

However, in the technical arena--as a programmer, developer, or software engineer--it's hard to tell from a resume how good you really are. The startup has developed a system which uses information from online forums, source code sharing, technical communities, and the like to help find and rank technical talent.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Steve is helping to spearhead the efforts of TechLA Internships (techla.internships.com), an online site which lists local internships at high tech companies for college students. One, led by Todd Gitlin, is getting companies to post internships. How can companies here get involved? How is the program doing that?

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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. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

According to numerous local CEOs, startup executives, and recruiters, the number of open positions for technical--and other-- talent at local companies has surged in recent months, and there's a wild scramble to find the right employees. At that time, he said he was able to.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

WEMO Media is an interesting combination of Hollywood, computer games, and deep technical experience, one of the few companies we have seen which seems to combine both the worlds of high tech and software with content, interactive, and Hollywood. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu?

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JUNE 23, 2010

Brian McKelvey: For the last ten years, I've worked in software engineering, ranging from building social viral games for Paramount, Lionsgate, and GSN. What drove you to start the company? Development is progressing rapidly, and we're hoping to get people into the platform, participating, and getting feedback very quickly.

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Pitching one or two of your smartest friends and getting them to join your startup (or at least champion it) is crucial in those early days when nobody talented wants to join a no-name fledgling company with little to no funding. Would they buy into your vision for the company or are they interested in progressing their career.

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