VersusGame Scores $3M From Music, Entertainment Names
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AUGUST 4, 2021
A number of Southern California music and entertainment names are backing a Silicon Valley prediction startup, VersusGame, in a $3M funding.
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Digital Entertainment World 2019
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 30, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 -- Digital Entertainment World 2019. DEW 2019 focuses on "The Power of Creativity and Influence" and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., See [link] (more)
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Digital Entertainment World 2019
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 29, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019 -- Digital Entertainment World 2019. Described by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 6th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content.
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2018 Digital Entertainment World - Digital Entertainment World
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 31, 2018
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 -- Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of." as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days.
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2018 Digital Entertainment World - Digital Entertainment World
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 30, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018 -- Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of." as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days.
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Mictic Sets Up Shop In LA
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2021
Zurich-based Mictic, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup which is providing wearable, musical wristbands for the "XR" market, says it has opened up a new office in Southern California.
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How Laudville Is Bringing Your Entertainment Life Together
socalTECH
JANUARY 3, 2014
In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. What is Laudville?
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Entertainment Apps Conference + Entertainment App Awards
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012 -- Entertainment Apps Conference + Entertainment App Awards. From social viewing and second-screen apps to content discovery to streaming and games, apps are becoming an integral piece of the content monetization puzzle. See [link] (more)
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Reflections on 2018: Jim Andelman, Bonfire Ventures
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We led the Seed round at each company, so its especially gratifying to see those founders rewarded for so much hard work.
Facebook's Impact on Entertainment PR and Marketing
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011 -- Facebook's Impact on Entertainment PR and Marketing. Learn first-hand from an all-star panel how the entertainment industry is using Facebook and other top social networking platforms. Well cover best practices, case studies and strategies for success (as well as those to avoid).
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Southern California Companies Raise $751M In Funding in Q3, Says Report
socalTECH
OCTOBER 20, 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released their Q3 2008 venture capital numbers over the weekend, finding that Southern California companies raised nearly $751 in funding during the quarter. Surprisingly, Media and Entertainment only saw $18.1M invested. in investments.
Harman Backs Heads Up Display Maker Navdy
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Automotive audio and entertainment systems maker Harman , which has a significant number of its businesses in Southern California, has made a strategic investment in Navdy , a developer of after-market, heads-up and augmented reality devices for the automotive market. Size of the investment was not announced.
Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud
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 and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 10, 2014
Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s One after another, tech and entertainment companies – and hybrids of the two – have taken root here. commercial real estate market.
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As it adds Jeremy Milken to the partnership, Watertower Ventures nears $50 million close for its new fund
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 16, 2020
These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills. Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments.
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Branded Entertainment Panel
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 19, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Digital LA - Branded Entertainment Panel. Join us for our Branded Entertainment panel. We'll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment, distributed via online, mobile, iPad, etc. See [link] (more)
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Wheels Enters Last Mile Transportation Fray With $37M
socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2019
The startup, which offers up dockless, electric bicycles to customers, said the funding round came from Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, Crosscut Capital, 3L Capital, Naval Ravikant, and a number of strategic investors from the entertainment and sports communities.
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113 New Report Details Technology Job Concentration In Region
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2012
According to the report , issued by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, three areas in Southern California ranked among the top 25 metro areas for high-tech employment concentration. The highest ranked was San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos , with 11.1 percent of jobs in technology, ranked at 20. percent of jobs in technology.
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203 Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact - Matt Kautz from Machinima
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 11, 2017
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact - Matt Kautz from Machinima. Los Angeles Marketing Analytics Group. See [link] (more)
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Insights and Opinions: Top 10 Attributes of Successful VC Investments
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2009
Contrary to the common belief that Southern California "should be an easy place to raise money" with all of its' entertainment and real estate wealth, it is a very difficult place to raise Venture Capital for technology start-ups. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today?
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SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 19, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Digital LA - Branded Entertainment Panel. Join us for our Branded Entertainment panel. We'll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment, distributed via online, mobile, iPad, etc. See [link] (more)
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How Digital Cinema Made It Big
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 -- "How Digital Cinema Made It Big" SoCal AMA. Get the true inside story of Digital Cinema by joining the Southern California American Marketing Association and Loren Nielsen, co-founder and President of Entertainment Technology Consultants.
Reflections on 2016: Scott Alderton, Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Stubbs, Alderton, and Markiles is a longtime sponsor of socaltech.com, and represents a wide range of clients, including a significant number of Southern California's most visible startups.
Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).
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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2009
Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 -- 3D Entertainment Summit. Focused entirely on 3D film, video gaming and home entertainment markets, 3D Entertainment Summit is the industry’s first business event exclusively designed to address both the long and short term business strategies affecting this emerging marketplace.
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3D Entertainment Summit
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008 -- 3D Entertainment Summit. Focused entirely on 3D film, video gaming and home entertainment markets, 3D Entertainment Summit is the industry’s first business event exclusively designed to address both the long and short term business strategies affecting this emerging marketplace.
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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!
socalTECH
JUNE 5, 2009
Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.
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Playsino Gets $1.5M For Casino Games
socalTECH
APRIL 20, 2012
Pierce is well known in Southern California for making a fortune in marketing virtual goods in online games, including founding Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE) and Zam, as well as his involvement with Xfire. As part of the funding, Playsino said it has named Brock Pierce as CEO. READ MORE>>.
SoCal Heads to SXSWi | 2012 Panel Picking Guide
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
TechZulu is helping the Southern California tech community out by listing all the great panels. If you do not see your panel listed and are from SoCal let us know in the comments below and I’ll get it listed. Marketing: Beyond the Buzzword: Reality of Direct-to-Fan (TopSpin, PledgeMusic, etc.).
Internap Opens New LA Data Center
socalTECH
APRIL 29, 2011
Apparently, the boom in Southern California's technology businesses has not been overlooked by data center operators. Internap, which is based in Atlanta, said the center is the firm's eleventh facility serving the North American market.
LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 27, 2020
Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”
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249 Reflections on 2016: Lawrence Ng, OnRamp Fund
socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. It combines innovation and entertainment. Two good examples are children's entertainment company (Spin Master) which launched an AR drone-racing game for the holiday season. Lawrence C. READ MORE>>.
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113 What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2012
For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?
Los Angeles-based ‘deep tech’ investment firm Riot Ventures is raising a $75M fund
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.
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126 Interview with Laurence Sotsky, The OIX
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2019
We're in the tax credit and incentive market. The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. The first time, I founded a company called Hopscotch, in sports and entertainment. I started looking for a product in a massive market, and stumbled upon OIX through a recruiter. Who are the backers behind OIX?
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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!
socalTECH
MAY 22, 2009
Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Brad Brooks: Locally, I think Snapchat's IPO is going to spawn a massive ecosystem in the Southern California tech community. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.
Social Media Marketing Dinner
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 19, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Social Media Marketing Dinner. Join iHollywood Forum as we re-launch our popular monthly dinner series looking at whats next for the business of entertainment. This month, weve gathered a panel of industry leaders to discuss next-generation marketing and promotion for films, television, games and music.
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Content World Turned Upside Down
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 6, 2011
Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. Wednesday, January 12, 2011 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? TCOSC Digital Media Society. Speakers: Richard Berger, Sr. See [link] (more)
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SPACES' Shiraz Akmal On Making VR A Real Life Experience
socalTECH
JULY 18, 2018
Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. Will you mainly be going to market with this through partners, or will you run your own locations?
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Interview with Sara Bordo, NowLive
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. What's unique about NowLive?
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187 Thanks To Our Sponsors
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MARCH 20, 2009
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