TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more. A new startup is seizing on an opportunity to help up-and-coming online entertainers take a leaf out of that book and grow their relationships with fans.

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MAY 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy (www.epoxy.tv) launched yesterday to help content creators do just that. We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., That was my first, deep dive into entertainment.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Please help me congratulate him by Re/Tweeting this post (and following him if you don’t already). Helping be the VC “presence” at key events. Associates often shadow partners at board meetings so that they can help follow up with the company on important initiatives between board meetings. Industry reviews.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Santa Monica-based MGID , which provides native advertising, says its move from New York to Los Angeles earlier this year helped drive "dramatic growth" at the company. MGID said it saw a 21.7 The company also said it benefited from mainstream adoption of native ads.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

I personally come from DreamWorks, and was President of Production previous to taking the opportunity to come run M-GO. As it turns out, as we thought about that, we started looking for partners to help us build a platform. John Batter: We have 135 people in LA, about 80 percent are in technology and product. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The company said the buy will help it expand its product portfolio. Clubspeed says it provides its software to family entertainment centers. Irvine-based venue management software developer Clubspeed announced on Monday that it has acquired Vantora, a developer of online booking and waiver management software.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets. ScoreBig is a channel play.

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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. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

On Friday, February 22, USC’s Business and Entertainment Association (BEA) is hosting its 4th annual E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at the Town & Gown Hall at the USC Campus. It’s focus is on the evolving changes in technology that have had an influential impact on the business of entertainment.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. Throughout the 90s he ran a consulting business with his brother that helped traditional companies establish an online presence.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It looks like there's a new startup accelerator in town today: MediaCamp , an entertainment-focused startup acceleration program backed by Turner Broadcasting, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. According to Warner Bros., According to Warner Bros., According to Warner Bros., READ MORE>>.

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JULY 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com is bolstering its executive team today, saying it has named two new VPs to help drive growth at the company. According to ScoreBig, it has named David Marcus as Senior Vice President, Partnerships, and Eric Wilson as Vice President, Technology and Product.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Archer previously served at Originate, SG Entertainment, Airbiquity and Microsoft. Buy It Installed is led by founder and President Todd Banhidy; the company said it is developing a nationwide network of certified installers to help install consumer electronics, smart home devices, computer hardware, plumbing, lighting and other products.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Sharp Display Company , a unit of Sharp Eectronics Corporation which develops TFT-LCD products, plus Flying Eagle Sytsems , a new company created by Foxconn crated to "drive innovation in the display industry", announced today that they have set up shop in downtown Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. How did it help you? What are you working on now?

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JUNE 17, 2013

Fullscreen , the online entertainment video site headed by George Strompolos, announced this morning that it has raised a round of Series A funding. Strompolos helped co-create the YouTube Partner Program. fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood venture capital' Size of the funding was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. FilmTrack is led by Jason Kassin. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Danko was previously VP of Branded Entertainment at Viacom Media Networks, working on MTVN Music Group and MTV Entertainment Group; he also worked at Comedy Central and USA Network.

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APRIL 5, 2016

The company has yet to launch its products, which it says it will roll out at NAB. Grossman was most recently VP Media and Entertainment at Quantum, and was founder and CEO of ActiveStorage, and also helped create Apple's Xsan products. READ MORE>>.

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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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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. It’s not too outlandish a claim, seeing as “House Hunters” has been on TV since 1999.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.

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MAY 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based uSamp , the developer of market research products and services, said yesterday that it has named Joe Jordan as its new Vice President, Panel Operations. Jordan was most recently Strategic Account Director, Media & Entertainment, for Networked Insights. He also has served at Troy Research and other companies.

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JUNE 6, 2014

Springborn joins the company from Storyline Entertainment, where she was head of television, in charge of the MTV series "Happyland". She also was SVP for Caryn Mandabach Productions (Peaky Blinders), and EVP of TV and film production and development at Gale Anne Hurds Valhalla Motion Pictures (The Walking Dead). READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate , which delivers monthly bundles of pop culture, gaming, and entertainment products to fans, launched a new fan commerce site, Loot Vault on Tuesday. The new site lets fans of the service snag some of the company's prior "crates", as well as special products. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based NMA Group , which provides product placement into movies and television shows for electronics and other firms, is being acquired by Corbis , the digital media licensing firm owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. According to the New York Times, NMA will become part of the entertainment division of Corbis.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Maybe it’s time for some… Bulletproof Coffee, Modafinil, nootropics, microdoses of acid, caffeine from coffee, caffeine from bracelets , aromatherapy, noise-canceling headphones, meditation, custom co-working spaces, or productivity apps? It was a little scary, which is actually very helpful for entering flow state.

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JUNE 23, 2014

We connect YOU (the passionate enthusiast) with expert video and our active community to help you embrace and practice your wellness passions. Critical to making this business work was the innovation of new methods and approaches to video production. What can people do on Grokker? What have been the challenges building it?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Last month, the product launched with $1.2 Creators and influencers like Bernstein are forging a path from content creator to full-fledged business, with multiple revenue streams via podcasts, licensing deals, branded merchandise and even software products. “A million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Think you need to find a venture capitalist or angel investor to help you fund your great new idea for a videogame? The game development firm--founded by Brian Fargo, who founded Interplay Entertainment--posted its videogame project only Wednesday, hitting its initial goal of $900,000 in less than six hours. Think again.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

It began as a media business reviewing new products and has only taken on a small amount of venture funding since its inception , but the business has become a social phenomenon and has moved into retail, launching brands like ISH, Summer & Rose and Chic & Tonic. . “We’re helping their products get discovered.

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

As part of the funding, George Kliavkoff of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication joins the company''s board. ScoreBig helps sports teams, live event venues, and others sell unsold tickets using a reverse auction. The funding goes towards expansion of online and mobile products, strategic partnerships, and for marketing.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2021

TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game makers and is part of Tencent’s gargantuan digital entertainment empire, said Thursday that it has struck a strategic partnership with Xbox. The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox.

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