TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

This is driving massive demand for new digital content distribution networks, in addition to an entirely new ecosystem of business and technology relationships. An entirely new industry is being formed. The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM). Mr. Csathy’s career spans Internet, music, motion pictures/video, live entertainment, and technology.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Since the majority of VC returns come from a small number of deals, “obvious” investments seldom return such incredible multiples. in fact we still look at many deals in the media sector whose main objective is to entertain people. Far from it. 6SensorLabs.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. A lot of people think of Los Angeles--rightfully so--as a creative hub, and just equate us with media and entertainment.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That program is a partnership of the University, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, which is a top tier VC firm, and United Talent Agency, the premium talent agency. Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. Patrick Kennedy: We've had fantastic funding from a venture capital firm called Mobile Media Ventures. Mobile Media Ventures is part of a larger investment company, which has the core of their investing in the energy market.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

That's a byproduct of the entertainment industry. That's why we're called the creative capital of the world. There's been some turmoil in the local venture capital market, what do you make of the position of capital here? Derek Norton: It's the most exciting time to be a venture capitalist in LA.

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Riot Games Technology Los Angeles Entrepreneur 199

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Too many startups have experienced early financial losses and technical glitches, like King Digital Entertainment and the Facebook IPO a while back, which antagonized individual investors and startup executives as well. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

In addition to his leadership position with EdgeCast, Alex is a partner in several venture capital funds, and a board member of numerous companies including Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW). Before co-founding Bitium, Scott was VP of Product for Fastpoint Games, a sports and entertainment gaming company that sold to WePlay in 2012.

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SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Funding, psychology , vc. . Genre communities particularly the horror-themed ones are increasing seen by the entertainment indus.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In attendance we had startups galore with VC's and Angle's mixing and mingling all through the night. TechZulu captured the entire VC/Angle panel and we also had a chance to interview every StartupDemo startup company that participated. VC/Angel Panel. However, you know we always bring a little something back just in case.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Their Siggy Robot is a self-balancing robot that rolls on a pink segway and can be coded to dance, go through obstacle courses, and engineered for entertainment. Using an innovative method and blend of data science, machine learning, algorithms and cloud computing, they help companies meet new privacy compliance demands.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It is an opportunity to get frank feedback from VCs, angels, peers and the technolust. Mixergy and AsAble are also joining us to bring you an amazing VC/Angel Panel. InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. .

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They know everything about startups and know every VC contact in the world. You have Demand Media here. The entertainment money cannot be overlooked either. I don’t know if LA is going to gain a reputation for entertainment startups. There are kids who get out of college and say, “What industry are we going to fix next?”

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

As a VC it’s how I think through which markets will be attractive in the future, which ones I want to be in now and how the technology & business world will likely evolve. I started to build this into a media & entertainment value chain that broke down the components of the industry into discrete parts.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you want to follow two great Black executives who work at the intersection of technology and venture capital make sure to click on those links and follow them on Twitter. Being diverse in the VC industry is a VERY LOW bar and a clear differentiator. So what exactly is Valence and why does it matter?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments.

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