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JANUARY 27, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Developing skills-based online courses and credentials is the easy part. The hard part is getting employers to pay attention.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Redondo Beach-based Ozobot , a developer of minature, educational robots, said this morning that it has begun pre-orders of its product. ozobot educational robot robotics device maze android smartphone school' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Redondo Beach-based Ozobot , which develops educational robots used for teaching software coding, has raised $3M in a Series A funding round, the company said late Wednesday. Ozobot said the new funding goes towards product development of its products. The funding was led by Tribeca Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. Canada, and Latin America.

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MAY 2, 2013

Venice-based WemoLab --which has been developing entertainment products around an oceanic theme--announced today that it has launched its first, mobile product, a new interactive tablet app. WemoLab, which is led by Neville Spiteri, has been developing an extensive, educational platform focused on teaching kids about the oceans.

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APRIL 18, 2013

Jones--who lives in Bel Air--is behind Playground Sessions , which is hoping to make music education available to anyone willing to sign up for a monthly membership. Jones'' new startup is among a large number of music-related, Southern California-linked technology and online startups, and not the first in the music education area.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 23, 2019

Thursday, January 24, 2019 -- TCVN Program: Customer Development. TCVN now features four educational tracks in four specific areas. The four tracks are: Legal, Execution, Finance, and Marketing and will consist of a series of five, consecutive monthly programs designed to give the entrepreneur a comprehensive overview of each area.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital has acquired a Cary, North Carolina-based developer of operations management software, Dude Solutions. According to Clearlake Capital, Dude Solutions has over 12,000 clients, in the education, government, healthcare and manufacturing verticals. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2015

According to the companies, Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Education will help edX develop its technology, by contributing engineering resources and licensing its SDK code to edX. edX develops online course software to more than 60 institutions, including MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Irvine-based Evisions , a developer of software for higher education institutions, said this morning that it has acquired Cayuse , a developer of web-based software for grant proposal development. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 2, 2016

Like almost everything in society, a lack of education is the root cause of these mistakes. ” So, where can surgeons get access to the right educational tools to make these mistakes a little less prevalent? GIBLIB is trying to do more than just provide education. Is it because they’re bad doctors? It’s neither.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based startup Glip , a developer of team productivity tools and software, said this morning that it is making its service free for students and educators. glip team collaboration service startup work project management students education school' Glip normally charges per user for its service. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based Carrot Group, which develops an e-sports based product to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) skills, says it is in a collaboration with Lenovo to expand adoption of its product in school districts.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Carpinteria-based online education provider lynda.com said late Friday that it is expanding out its library of courses, with a new set of programming courses aimed at accelerating web development. lynda development courses learning class education' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2017

San Diego-based Echo , a startup which is developing a new "hybrid" microscope aimed at replacing both upright and inverted microscopes, has raised $7.5M According to the company, the new funding will go towards manufacturing, sales, and developing future technologies. in a Series A funding. Echo's CEO and founder is Eugene Cho.

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MARCH 12, 2013

The firm as backed a mobile application development company, Chaotic Moon Studios , as part of a strategic partnership. Chaotic Moon Studios is based in Austin, TExas, and provides mobile development services to companies such as Fox, Pizza Hut, General Mills, Microsoft, Dell, CBS, and Disney. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of Wi-Fi networking hardware, has scored another education customer, the firm announced today. Xirrus develops Wi-Fi equipment which combines multiple wireless access points and switching, to provide better coverage and higher bandwidth to wireless deployments. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of wireless networking equipment, announced today along with educational software firm Pearson , that the two are in a partnership. Venture-backed Xirrus develops a switching, wireless access hardware which combines multiple wireless access points into one hardware device. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 18, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 -- Break into Mobile Development: Appy Hour with GA + Uber. Join General Assembly and Uber for a candid discussion to learn about a day in the life of a mobile developer - from the challenges in scaling a global app to the skills companies look for in a hire, discover resources to get you started.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2021

Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx says it has launched a program which allows educators, students, and life-long learners to access its training, software, and certifications for no cost.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Wish you could design and develop your own mobile games, but don't know how to write software? The new educational site is free to users. No problem! READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian, which develops software for the K-12 education market, said on Monday that it has named Michael Jonas as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jonas has been the CFO of GoGuardian since 2019. Jonas was previously CFO of ThriftBooks and spent 14 years at Microsoft.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines. But that also speaks to potential opportunities.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Gather all of your creative talents and get to hacking this Friday and Saturday, February 8-9 on what might just be the most viable, essential and disruptive focus of any hackathon…… education. According to a global report by education firm Pearson, US ranks 17th in the developed world for education.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2009

Irvine-based eGuardian , a provider of service aimed at protecting children on the web, has partnered with safety education firm i-SAFE, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. eGuardian develops technology for verifying the age, gender, and location of children on web sites.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012 -- Workforce Development Interest Group (WDIG) Meeting. Bio Science Alliance.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

El Segundo-based Mattel , and Chinese Internet technology and video game developer NetEase , said this morning that the two are in a new joint venture to public mobile games and education apps.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Los Angeles-based college savings app developer Sootchy/a> , which is developing a way for families to save money for their children's education through 529 savings plans, says it will give away $40,000 to one winner for use in a college savings, K-12 education expense, or to pay off existing student loans.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Friday, February 6, 2009 -- Renewable Energy Education Forum. This Friday, February 6th, SunPower's Project Development Manager for the California Valley Solar Ranch, Paul McMillan, will join representatives from Ausra, OptiSolar and the San Luis Obispo County's Dept.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 17, 2011

Hanna will discuss the need for test professionals to plan and develop their career through education-based certifications. The presentation will also discuss the requirements for six different education-based certifications offered by the International Institute for Software Testing.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Carlsbad-based DCN Dx, which provides point-of-care diagnostics development, products, and educational programming, said this morning that it has acquired IVD Vision, a developer of custom instruments and software for diagnostics systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Monday, December 10, 2012 -- BioScience Alliance Workforce Development Interest Group.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Irvine-based DecisionInsite , a developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software and enrollment analytics software for the education market, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Hoonuit , the two companies announced this mroning. Financial details of thea cquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based Formative, a developer of software used by K-12 teachers to assign and track homework assignments, has raised $70M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Summit Partners, and also included Emerson Collective, Fika Ventures, Mac Ventures and Rethink Education.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 -- City of Los Angeles Technology and Education Summit. The purpose of the City of Los Angeles Technology and Education Summit is to support education, economic development, and the proliferation of information technology. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 7, 2014

Carpinteria-based online video education site Lynda.com said today that it has acquired Compilr , a developer of a software coding and development environment which lets people learn how to write, compile, and test code from their web browser. education online acquisition merger compilr lynda' READ MORE>>.

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