TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

The latest of these is Luxury Presence , which pitches digital marketing services to real estate agents and has raked in $5.4 million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients. According to estimates from Built in LA , there are roughly 127 companies, which have raised over $2.4

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based TEN: The Enthusiast Network , the online publisher which runs such brands as MOTOR TREND, SURFER, HOT ROD, and GRINDTV, says it has expanded its video-on-emand service, Motor Trend OnDemand , to the UK and Europe. TEN had launched the service in the US in May of last year.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

eCommerce for example grew 39% just last year - so there’s simply more demand. And some of this can be attributed to the increased pressure on the available platforms not only to facilitate acquisition at scale but to do so in an increasingly “walled garden,” privacy-restricted world. That’s where Trust comes in?—?it

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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. Design a product or service that you can sell. When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads.

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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

MARCH 29, 2021

Los Angeles-based online tutoring service TutorMe, which offers up access on online tutors, says it has integrated with K-12 single sign-on portal Clever. According to TutorMe, the integration gives users of the Clever service on-demand access to its 24/7 online tutoring platform.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2011

Irvine-based VIZIO , which makes HDTV products, said today that it has added Hulu Plus , the premium subscription service of Los Angeles-based Hulu, as well as BLOCKBUSTER On Demand, to its connected television line. VIZIO TV owners still need a subscription to the services to access video; Hulu Plus offers up a subscription for $7.99

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies. TechEmpower has been instrumental in developing chatbots like these, utilizing generative AI to sift through internal documents and user manuals, enabling them to provide precise answers to customer service questions.

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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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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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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.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. GrubMarket got its start several years ago as one of many companies looking to provide a more efficient farm-to-table service. and Canada.

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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

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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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 29, 2020

Like all of Google’s new regions, Las Vegas will offer three availability zones and access to most of Google Cloud’s services. In Vegas, though, developers won’t be able to use relatively new services like Cloud Functions and Cloud Run yet. The company first announced the Vegas expansion in July 2019. .

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

In February, ecommerce platform Etsy revealed that a record fourth quarter had earned them $717.1 Starting today, they're going on strike for a week in protest of the price change, which they say is just the latest in a series of decisions that have squeezed the small-business sellers who depend on the Etsy platform to survive.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. The funds will be used to build out its platform, hire beyond its 27-person workforce and expand its service area. Powering up.

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Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2012

The service basically puts all the control in the hands of the customer. You can book a reservation way in advance, or on-demand if you’re in NYC. They offer ground transportation with up-front before-you-ride pricing throughout the U.S., and like Uber, you can book everything from your phone.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Irvine-based enterprise cloud storage provider Zadara announced on Tuesday that it has acquired NeoKarm, a developer of multi-cloud hybrid platforms. Zadara said that the acquisition will help boost its edge cloud services offering. The acquisition allows Zadara to offer up on-demand, private clouds that are fully managed by Zadara.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Sherman Oaks-based Serviz , the on-demand home services company founded by serial entrepreneurs Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline, has been acquired by Porch , another online marketplace for home services. Porch, which is based in Seattle, said it will integrate the Serviz technology platform into its own site, Porch.com.

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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. By doing this, and also by using primarily electric vehicles, we can provide this service at a price which is cheaper than using your own car.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2015

Shift's technology platform lets users both buy and sell cars, handling those cars using an "on-demand" model -- letting prospective buyers request an on-demand test drive wherever they are, and helping sellers by selling their cars for them.

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Los Angeles Technology Angel Services 100

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2020

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

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Advertising Content Demand Los Angeles 124

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: Helpr is an app for babysitters on demand. Parenting has always required a village of support, and we consider our platform to be that village. What is Helpr?

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socalTECH

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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Pasadena Demand Platform Funding 113

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2021

According to Sunstone Management, a private capital and investment firm, VITALINK, a biotech smart watch accessory startup developing a "a dermal caffeine dosage system" received $15,000 in seed funding and will also receive co-working space, marketing, legal and accounting services totaling up to $35,000.

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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. Indeed, the Presidential order that demanded TikTok’s spinout also called for the discontinuation of the U.S. posed a national security threat.

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Oracle Report Social Media Demand 320

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Here are some ways we both recommend to beat the odds and thrive in today’s app ecosystem: Sell a digital service through your app. The ideal business model is to establish a direct-to-consumer service that enables you to bill the customer directly. Make your app support all platforms. Make your app support all platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 19, 2019

This is the first of 10 DC fast chargers that Greenlots plans to bring to Shell service stations in Singapore over the next several months. Singapore has been promoting the use of electric vehicles, particularly for car-sharing and ride-hailing platforms.

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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.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

DroneBase , a Los Angeles-based provider of drone pilots for industrial services companies, has raised $7.5 While chief executive Dan Burton acknowledged that the company was fundraising prior to the pandemic, the industrial lockdown actually accelerated demand for the company’s services.

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Equity Demand Los Angeles Training 154

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently.

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Los Angeles Technical Review Email Services 215

socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned.

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Advertising Entertainment Demand Acquisition 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , which develops software for managing public and private cloud computing infrastructure, said this week that it has launched a new product called mCloud On-Demand. The firm said the new product allows users to use Amazon's EC2 cloud service to deliver enterprise applications over the public cloud.

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Manhattan Beach Cloud Computing EC2 Platform 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Fandango said today that FandangoNOW , the company's on-demand, premium video service, has launched on the Xbox One and Xbox One S. The company said the available on the Xbox One platform allows consumers to rent or buy more than 40,000 new release and catalog movies and next day TV shows. READ MORE>>.

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Fandango Demand Web Los Angeles 100