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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based online ordering technology developer ChowNow says it has launched a new product, called the Order Better Network. According to the company, the new product helps connect restaurants to over a dozen channels for delivery and takeout. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full--price.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear announced this morning that it ahs acquired Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division , in a deal worth $150M in cash. MaxLinear said the deal will complement its existing portfolio, and will initially add approximately $60 million to $70 million in quarterly revenue.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow may have spent their days over the past few years working at Snap, but on nights and weekends Anderson and Lorenz were laboring on a different project — improving Ethereum development tools. . “We were really working on scalability testing.” ” .”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

More people are focused on the beginning of the product lifecycle; very few are focused at the end.”. The end of the product lifecycle is where Murthy and Kaplan feel Ghost has “an enormous opportunity to help people be more efficient in that process,” Murthy added. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

Shopify has announced a new scheme for all of its App Store developers. Developers will not pay any commission on the first $1 million that they make in a given year. In theory, this could make developers an extra $200,000 per year if the app is selling optimally. See our guide to the Best Ecommerce Platforms to choose.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team.

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JULY 27, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Invoca , which develops call tracking and analytics tools, says it has released a new version of its software. According to the company, its summer 2020 product release includes simplified and automated call tracking for multi-location businesses, expanded technology integrations, and other features. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 28, 2020

San Diego-based Denovo Biopharma said this morning that it has acquired the entire replicating gene therapy platform from Tocagen. Denovo said the move will "greatly expand" its product portfolio into gene therapy and immunooncology. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based Forge Platform , which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. CEO Lorenz was previously in Product and Monetization at Snap, and prior to that was SVP of Product at Brand Networks, in addition to serving at a VP at SHIFT.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , which develops personzlied advertising technology, announced a new product this morning, and automated and integrated marketing platform it calls AdChef. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based Cloudbreak Health , which develops a platform used for telemedicine efforts, has raised $10M in an investment round, the company announced this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards expanding its footprint, and for growth and product innovation.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

These days, most of the games developed need to be social, multi-platform and extensible, but there are only a few developers with the expertise to bring those toolsets to the profusion of new games that crop up every year. In the game industry, a game can stay in beta for years as developers work out the kinks.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

TiTAN Platform , a Chinese developer of "smart home" devices, says it has officially launched its U.S. product line, and set up its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based Wrapbook , a startup developing payroll, compliance, and insurance software for the entertainment industry, said it has raised $3.6M According to Wrapbook, its software platform handles the labor-intensive process of onboarding, paying and insuring film and production crews. in a seed funding round.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

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. It also facilitates rapid prototyping, allowing for quicker iterations and thus shorter development cycles.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based point-of-sale (POS) products, said this morning that it has added integration with Quick Server Restaurant (QSR) software and services providers Olo, Punchh, and SynergySuite. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based ISBX , a new startup software developer, said this week that it has launched a new, cross-platform mobile development product. The firm said its software, Avenue Mobile, allows developers to create applications for iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2020

Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation , which offers up banking services, and is best known for its prepaid Mastercard products, has named former Walmart executive Daniel Eckert as Executive Vice President & Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2014

San Diego-based Sightly , which develops video advertising technology, said Thurday that it has launched a new platform aimed at delivering personalized, video ads from local businesses to prospective customers. Sightly said its video ad platform provides micro-target audiences in hyper-local areas for advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the developer of display ad technology which is led by Ruben Dua, has rolled out a new product aimed at the mobile market. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>. server advertising technology display network mobile spreeify'

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JUNE 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based Leadbolt , the developer of mobile app discovery and monetization tools lead by Dale Carr, said Thursday that it has rolled out what it says is its next generation, mobile ad platform. leadbolt mobile platform discovery monetization' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

Aclima , a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and runs a software platform to analyze the extracted intel, has closed a $24 million Series A to grow the business including by expanding its headcount and securing more fleet partnerships to build out the reach and depth of its pollution maps.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

Carlsbad-based biotechnology developer Verdezyne said this morning that it has hit a key production milestone. The company--which is developing processes for developing renewable chemicals--said it has produced more than one metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform and downstream process.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

In one of the newest "hackathons" to hit Southern California, a group of companies are looking to draw Orange County software developers to a new hackathon, geared around WebRTC, the open "Web Real Time Communications" framework aimed at helping developers create voice and video chat applications. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 28, 2020

The new capital will help support the launch of Bev’s new ‘Made By Chicks’ media platform and podcast, which will be hosted by the Foster sisters in their first official partnership with any brand, according to a statement from the company. We want women to know that drinking can be fun, inclusive, and safe.”.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Camarillo-based Semtech , the developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, has applied its LoRa low power wireless networking technology to a new product, which detects abnormal spikes in energy consumption in city substations. NetOP's solution is called "Octopus". READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based Gumgum , the online advertising technology developer led by Ophir Tanz, recently rolled out a new, programmatic ad platform for its in-image advertising. The new product automates such tasks as connecting an automotive ad automatically with photos of the same vehicle or a competitor''s model.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Santa Monica-based app testing and anlytics developer Burstly has opened up access to its mobile monetization platform, extending access to its SkyRocket product via a self-serve offering. Burstly announced the move this morning, in addition to reorganizing its corporate structure around its multiple mobile app services.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm has backed Particle , the developer of hardware- and software- toolkits for helping connect their products into the world of the Internet-of-Things (IoT), as part of a $20M funding round today.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX Technologies said this morning that it has launched a new product, the OpenX SSP (Supply Side Platform). OpenX said that such customers as YP, TVGuide.com, and the New York Observer are already using the product.

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APRIL 11, 2013

San Juan Capistrano-based Predixion Software , the developer of predictive analytics software headed by Simon Arkell, said Wednesday that it has updated its platform.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Irvine-based semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom has launched a new, LTE smartphone platform, which it says is targeted at the sub-$300 smartphone market. Broadcom said its new placeform--based on the Broadcom dual-core M320 LTE SoC--is specifically aimed at helping OEMs develop affordbale, 4G LTE mobile devices. READ MORE>>.

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