socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Sony Online Entertainment , the developer of massively multiplayer games which is based in San Diego, said today that it has inked a deal with Innova Systems to take its PlanetSide 2 title to Russia and the the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

Entertainment 145

Entertainment San Diego Develop Development 145

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2010

San Diego-based massively multiplayer, online gaming developer Sony Online Entertainment reports today that it has just reached 12 million registered users for its title Free Realms. Sony Online Entertainment is the developer of a number of online games, including EverQuest and Legends of Norrath.

Entertainment 167

Entertainment San Diego Activity Report 167

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment has rolled out a new technology for its popular EverQuest II online game, which allows users to control their avatars' faces and change their voices, as part of a deal with Santa Monica-based Image Metrics.

Entertainment 133

Entertainment Metrics Santa Monica San Diego 133

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

Sony Online Entertainment , the San Diego-based online and multiplayer game development arm of Sony, said today that it is launching a new, free-to-play, first-person-shooter game called Bullet Run. Sony said the title will be available later this summer for the PC, and was developed for the firm by ACONY Games.

Entertainment 124

Entertainment San Diego Develop Development 124

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment , the developer of massively multiplayer online games, has provided details of the intrusion on the firm's systems, saying that hackers may have stolen its customer information. The revelation follows last week's hacking of Sony's PlayStation Network and other services.

Entertainment 145

Entertainment Customer Custom San Diego 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications is powering a Ethernet-to-coax bridge product from Wistron NeWeb (WNC), a developer of home entertainment networking products, the firm disclosed today.

Entertainment 160

Entertainment Networking San Diego Product 160

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Los Angeles game development studio Jam City is setting up a shop in Toronto with the acquisition of Bingo Pop from Uken Games. The Bingo Pop acquisition will bring a gambling game into the casual game developer’s stable of titles that pulled in roughly $700,000 in revenue through October, according to data from SensorTower.

Los Angeles 171

Los Angeles San Diego Acquisition Entertainment 171

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2019

Inside Secure , the French company which acquired San Diego-based Verimatrix in March, has renamed itself as Verimatrix , the company announced this morning. The combined companies develop everything from set-top boxes and security services for the telecom, entertainment, mobile and semiconductor industries.

San Diego 113

San Diego Entertainment Acquisition Mobile 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2009

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced Monday that it has acquired PoxNora, an online collectible strategy game, and other assets, from Octopi LLC. Tags: merger online game content acquisition entertainment sony studio. Octopi is based in Tucson, Arizona. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment San Diego Content Acquisition 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of security software for video service providers, set top-box providers, and others, has been acquired by French company Inside Secure , according to Inside Secure. Inside Secure paid $138.1M in cash, plus up to $9.8M in escrow to cover potential post-closing adjustments and earnout.

San Diego 113

San Diego Entertainment Mobile Sales 113

socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2018

San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Size of the new investment was not announced. The company's software is currently used primarily by casinos.

Funding 138

Funding San Diego Entertainment Equity 138

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm , and Chinese company Tencent said this morning that the two companies have created a new, Joint Innovation Center in China, which will focused on developing immersive mobile user experiences in gaming and entertainment. The two companies did not say how much they are investing in the new center.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Mobile Design 100

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2014

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. DivX said that it was assisted int he deal by San Diego''s Karmel Capital.

Equity 147

Equity San Diego Entertainment Acquisition 147

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

San Diego-based Entropic , the developer of semiconductors for the in-home entertainment market, has linked up with semiconductor company ARM for its latest designs, the two said today. Financial details of the licensing deal were not disclosed.

San Diego 157

San Diego Entertainment Design Networking 157

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. KidZui had been founded in 2006 in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

Education 147

Education San Diego Entertainment Acquisition 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said Thursday that it has committed to investing $40M in China, investing in four different Chinese companies and one venture capital fund.

Invest 138

Invest Venture Capital San Diego Entertainment 138

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2016

Los Angeles- and Toronto-based Giftagram , which develops mobile gifting apps, said today that it has raised $3.2M The company--which is led by Jason Reid--develops iOS and Android apps which let users send curated gifts to their friends and others. in a venture funding round, from a long list of angel investors. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 100

Mobile San Diego Entertainment Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise tag management software provider Tealium said this week that it has partnred with Splunk , a developer of IT log monitoring software. Splunk previously had relied on server log data only for collecting visitor information. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 178

San Diego Entertainment Report Mobile 178

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures.

Funding 164

Funding San Diego Commerce Entertainment 164

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2013

San Diego-based online gaming startup Molten Games has raised a round of initial funding from NCSOFT, in a Series A round, the company said Wednesday. According to Molten Games, it received a multimillion dollar investment from NCSOFT, the Korean gaming company, to help form the company to develop online games. READ MORE>>.

Funding 124

Funding San Diego Entertainment Content 124

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2014

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless said late Friday that it has appointed an interim Chief Financial Officer, and is searching for a new, permanent CFO. Allen also was co-founder of ACME Communications, and has served at Virgin Interactive Entertainment and Fox Broadcasting Company. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Develop Development 100

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2011

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , the developer of video encoding and decoding software, announced this morning that it has opened up a new office in Los Angeles. Sorenson said the new office will service its clients in the media and entertainment industry. READ MORE>>.

Media 140

Media San Diego Entertainment Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , the developer of home networking and entertainment semiconductors, said Monday that it has named a Vice President and General Manager of its China operations.

San Diego 140

San Diego Entertainment Networking Product 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M The biggest investments in Southern California for the quarter were for San Diego's SkinIt , a maker of customized "skins" for electronic devices, with $60.0M funding, fellow San Diego cloud computing firm RightScale , with $25.0M

Southern California 195

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. The firm said it earned $3.1M READ MORE>>.

.Net 140

.Net SoCal Southern California Entertainment 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

San Diego-based Mad Catz Interactive , which makes videogame and other entertainment accessories, said today that it has acquired the assets of V Max Simulation Corporation , a developer of flight simulation equipment and software.

San Diego 140

San Diego Entertainment Software Develop 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2011

San Diego-based Zeebo , a developer of a wireless, digital entertainment and education system, initially targeted at the global market, has raised $17M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Zeebo has previously raised funding from Qualcomm.

Education 145

Education San Diego Entertainment Platform 145

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a developer of home entertainment networking semiconductors, said Wednesday that it has linked with BroadLight , a manufacturer of GPON semiconductors and software.

San Diego 124

San Diego Entertainment Networking Software 124

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. The company has chosen to go public in Hong Kong.

Southern California 133

Southern California Orange County SpaceX Santa Barbara 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. It's born out of trying to address the problems that have developed in the modern dating industry over time. What's your background?

San Diego 264

San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2009

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a developer of semiconductors for the home entertainment market, disclosed Tuesday that Cox Communications will use the firm's technology as part of a set-top box deployment. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Marketing Technology 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. I have a Ph.D.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2009

San Diego-based Entropic Communications reported Thursday that the firm has named Keith Bechard to the firm's board of directors. Entropic is a developer of semiconductors for the home entertainment networking market. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Report Networking 100

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2009

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a manufacturer of semiconductors for the home entertainment market, said in a filing with the SEC Tuesday that the firm is cutting approximately 55 of its employees, or 18 percent of its workforce. Tags: employment jobs layoff diego entropic sandiego semiconductor. READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 100

Layoffs San Diego Entertainment Networking 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start? We all have likes and interests.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

After operating in the shadows for the past 11 years, a San Diego neural technology company founded by former NASA administrator Dan Goldin is stepping into the light to introduce two commercial products intended to advance the frontier of human-machine interaction.

Artificial Inteligence 62

Artificial Inteligence San Diego CTO Hire Outsource Development 62

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Among the dozens of companies announcing new Facebook applications at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference today was San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized music and Internet radio operator.

San Diego 145

San Diego Conference Services Develop 145