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AUGUST 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the employee fringe benefits startup headed by Paige Craig, looks to be ramping its employee recruitment effort, and is sponsoring a developer "hack-fest" this weekend at Coloft. The event is being held Sunday. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Santa Monica-based TigerConnect, which develops communications tools for the healthcare industry, says it has launched an expanded product suite.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. They put on great events. AITP-LA – Monthly events.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand said this morning that it has moved its annual industry conference, Cornerstone Convergence , online. The move is unsurprising, as every conference or event this year has moved online during the pandemic.

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JULY 29, 2020

Santa Monica-based Greenfly , which develops brand advocacy software, and SailGP , which runs an annual global sail racing challenge, said on Wednesday that the two companies are in a partnership. According to the two, SailGP has deployed Greenfly's software platform for media collection and distribution.

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JULY 29, 2014

Santa Monica-based Pogoseat , which develops mobile apps to allow people to get upgraded seats at events on the same day--or even during the event--has raised $2.3M pogoseat venture capital seating tickets events venue' in a funding round. PogoSeat is led by Evan Owens. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of talent management and human resources management software, is boosting its efforts to support the Los Angeles technology ecosystem, through the launch of its own incubator and investment fund. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Coloft , the co-working space in Santa Monica, said Wednesday that it has launched its own series of seminars aimed at startups, ranging from help on social media, to business development, to pitching investors. Looking for more help to get your startup off the ground? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Santa Monica-based InvolveSoft , which develops software to help companies encourage their employees to volunteer for events and help contribute to their local communities, has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Champion Technology , which develops an artificial intelligence-powered software product for the cybersecurity area, to help improve cyber security analysis, has received a strategic investment from R9B (root9B, LLC), a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Size of the investment was not announced.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which develops artificial intelligence and vision recognition software being applied to advertising analytics, said on Thursday that it is spinning out a new company, which will develop AI technologies for the dental industry.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Santa Monica-based Ring , which develops video doorbells and cameras, is extending its efforts to attract business owners to its products. Ring says it will offer up 24/7 monitoring, and 60-day video event recording for unlimited cameras at a business location for only $10 per month.

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JUNE 24, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a contribution from Jason Nazar, co-founder and CEO of Santa Monica-based Docstoc , an online site for sharing and finding professional documents. Jason is also well known for his work bringing together the technology community through his Startups Uncensored events.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners has surfaced in what looks to be the downtown Austin's hippest new event venue.

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APRIL 19, 2018

Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops cloud-based practice management software for healthcare providers, has added two new executives to its team. PatientPop said it has named Jeb Burrows as Vice President of Business Development & Channels, and Caitlin Reiche as Head of Strategic Product Management.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Los Angeles winners of the Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing companies was announced last night at an event at Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach, with 26 companies recognized in the overall 2011 Technology Fast 500, and three "Technology Rising Stars" recognized in the Los Angeles area.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Santa Monica-based CallFire , the startup developer of voice APIs and telephony software, said today that it has been selected by Southern Wesleyan University for an emergency SMS notification system. CallFire is run by Dinesh Ravishanker. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Santa Monica-based Advanstar Communications , a trade show and conference operator serving the fashion, licensing, life sciences, and power sports industries, has been acquired by UBM plc , in a deal worth $972M. UBM runs the well known Game Developers Conference. Advanstar was advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

This month TechZulu is heading to Coloft in Santa Monica! For those unfamiliar, held the last Friday of every month, TechZulu Final Fridays (#TZFF) are a creative blend between mentorship, networking event, startup showcase, and community celebration. The Deets: Where: Coloft 920 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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JULY 24, 2016

This unified event platform will provide up-to-date industry information and partnerships that allow entrepreneurs to brand, develop and launch successful businesses. Domain Startup Summit 2016 is this summer’s #1 meeting place in Santa Monica, California to connect with investors, thought leaders, startups and the domain industry.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks, is launching its newest class of startups today in a private event in Santa Monica. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

According to a job listing from Lime seeking a “Retail Store Manager,” the startup plans to open a “lifestyle brand store in Santa Monica” that “will place heavy importance on brand experience and customer engagement.” They’ll also be throwing live events to build Lime’s hype.

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JULY 16, 2013

It started around a year ago, as I was driving back from Santa Monica from an event. I thought, it''s great what is going on in Santa Monica, but it''s very hard to be part of the same community, given how far apart the cities are. Community is really something more spontaneous than events.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Santa Monica has just gotten yet another boost in its bid to become the capital of Silicon Beach, as Microsoft said this week that it is opening up a new, 125-person strong entertainment studio in the city as part of an effort to create interactive content for the Xbox. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of contact management and social relationship management software, said this morning that it has updated its Nimble Contacts Widget for Gmail, the company''s software which helps enhance Gmail with information on your contacts. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Santa Monica-based GumGum has launched a new effort to apply its technology to analyze sports sponsorships and advertising. GumGum Sports will be led by Jeff Katz, formerly VP of Business Development at GumGum.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development. Standing room only crowd at StartEngine).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is joining the "Hackathon" bandwagon, and is getting set to launch a two-day event at its headquarters to brainstorm and solve problems around the car buying process, the company said today.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Santa MOnica-based Activision Publishing has launched its latest title, Call of Duty: Black Ops to retail stores, the firm said this morning. The new title was developed by Treyarch Studios, which is based in Santa Monica. The new title was developed by Treyarch Studios, which is based in Santa Monica.

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APRIL 30, 2013

In what looks like more bad news for Southern California''s electric car dreams , Santa Monica-based Coda Automotive is apparently up to its neck in lawsuits from its vendors, from payment issues at the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In the past decade, LA has become a fast-growing tech hub with successful companies establishing their headquarters in neighborhoods from Beverly Hills to Santa Monica. Get a peek into new product development and innovations. Join our host companies and attendees at our special networking events. It’s worth it!).

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MAY 18, 2011

Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the startup run by Paige Craig, which is developing a service to help companies manage and offer employee benefits and perks, has upgraded its product features. BetterWorks has developed a system which makes it easy for employers to manage fringe benefits for its employees. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

For those who may be unfamiliar Techweek hosts a 7-day series of events with a 2-day technology conference and expo to bring together a mixture of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and thought leaders. TechZulu will guide groups through some of the hottest tech companies in Santa Monica: Hawke Media, NeoHire, Zuma Ventures and others.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based CODA Holdings , the developer of electric vehicles, said Thursday that it has opened up a new "Experience Center" at the Westfield Century City Shopping Center. The new retail location is just down the street from Tesla Motors Los Angeles showroom on Santa Monica Boulevard. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has acquired CoveritLive , a developer of a live blogging platform used to provide real time commentary, reader polling, and questions and answers on live events. Financial terms of the acquisitoin were not disclosed.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Last week displayed the best of LA last week for a gala event of all of Upfront’s portfolio companies + the CEOs of many of LA’s top technology companies + 75 VC firms from LA, SF, NY & Boston + 25 LP Funds + the Chairman of Yahoo! I’ll try to publish some video from the event when we get a chance to edit some of it.

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