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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Adhesive Games , the Alhambra-based, independent game publishing studio which is part of Meteor Entertainment has just scored a big, $18M funding round from Rustic Canyon Partners , Chinese game publisher KongZhong, and others to help bring its first title to market, Hawken. Alhambra is a suburb of Los Angeles, just south of Pasadena.

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Rustic Canyon Alhambra Entertainment Pasadena 187

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena-based ObEN , an Idealab-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence technology for creating highly realistic, virtual reality avatars, has raised $7.7M the venture fund of the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd.

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Artificial Inteligence Idealab Entertainment Pasadena 100

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JULY 21, 2014

According to Fullscreen, the live festival will happen on Spetember 13th in Pasadena; terms of the business deal between 4Fini and Fullscreen were not announced. intour fullscreen live festival warped 4fini hollywood youtube entertainment stage' READ MORE>>.

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Hollywood Pasadena Entertainment Los Angeles 153

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Pasadena-based Goldstar , the half-price, entertainment ticket retailer headed by Jim McCarthy, said Monday that it has launched a new feature which lets users easily get seats next to their friends on events. The new feature was launched just as the firm hit its five millionth ticket sold through the service.

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Ticketmaster Entertainment Pasadena Pricing 150

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MAY 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the provider of mobile advertising technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a funding round. Crawford is a member of the board of Lionsgate Entertainment, and previously was a portfolio manager at Capital Research and Management.

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Idealab Advertising Mobile Pasadena 164

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Pasadena-based MetaCloud , which provides fully managed, OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure for operating private clouds, launched today at the OpenStack Summit, with the backing of Storm Ventures. Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment. MetaCloud's co-founders also include Sean Lynch, former Sr.

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Cloud Computing Services Ticketmaster Yahoo 174

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JUNE 11, 2013

Pasadena-based Metacloud announced this morning that it has released a new version of its product, Carbon|OS. Metacloud said it has already deployed the new software at its clients, which include Fortune 5000 companies in industries including entertainment, finance, and technology. The upgraded software is based on OpenStack Grizzly.

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Services SaaS Pasadena Entertainment 149

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JULY 18, 2013

According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. music entertainment brand celebrity publishing content capital venture magazine mobile yapert' San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Seed Funding 133

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MARCH 30, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which is developing applications for reading and posting to Twitter, announced today that it has released a new version of UberSocial for the iPhone. now provides a live preview features for tweets, new curated channels focused on news, entertainment, business, and sports; and more.

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Idealab Pasadena News Entertainment 202

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to one of Pasadena-based Metacloud ''s venture capital backers, the acquisition of the cloud services provider by Cisco on Wednesday was an "epic exit". Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment and Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo''s global storage operations. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Acquisition Ticketmaster Yahoo 113

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops avatar creation software, inked a deal with MTV earlier this week as part of a campaign for MTV's Jackass. Tags: stage entertainment software avatar animation. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Pasadena Web Software 133

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia.

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Idealab Technology Council Southern California Pasadena 196

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client company headed by Idealab's Bill Gross, announced this morning that it has launched yet another Twitter application, called UberCurrent. The firm said the new client, available for iPhone, lets people follow "influential" Twitter users, even if they don't have their own Tiwtter account.

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Idealab Pasadena Entertainment Company 150

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MARCH 10, 2015

The consortium is led by Los Angeles City College, Santa Monica College, and Pasadena Community College, and also includes partnerships with the, Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce''s Bixel-Exchange, Amazon Web Services, and JP Morgan Chase.

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Training Education Santa Monica Los Angeles 100

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which is developing technology for creating 3D avatars, said Tuesday that the firm has hired on Patrick Barry as the firm's Vice President of Content Alliances. Tags: barry stage entertainment patrick executive. Barry has also served at Brilliant Digital, Warner Bros., and Intel Corp.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Entertainment 100

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JUNE 9, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D, avatar creation technology, has signed on a virtual world as a licensee of its technology. Blue Mars 2150 is being developed by Virtual Space Entertainment. Tags: stage entertainment blue mars 2150. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , a developer of 3D avatar creation software, has released new software today which allows users of the popular Skype voice calling application to lip synch spoken words through a photo-realistic avatar. Tags: software plugin calling skype virtual avatar entertainment bigstage stage.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Entertainment 100

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Downtown LA is a major up-and-coming area for technology startups with easy access to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the new office is located only a few metro stops from Pasadena. The new office?s s opening will be marked with an industry gathering on January 15th at TENTEN Wilshire?s s rooftop terrace. See [link] (more)

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Mentor USC Incubator Pasadena 124

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

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MAY 5, 2009

Teresis provides workflow and digital asset management software for the entertainment and broadcast industry. Teresis is angel backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. Hawkins prior experience includes stints at Cummins Engine Company and Westinghouse, where she was a senior executive. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Entertainment 100

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Philip Lelyveld , USC Entertainment Technology Center. Zack James and Rich Raddon , ZEFR (shared). Will Kassoy , AdColony. Ben Katz , CARD.com. Jonathan Kessler , Cargomatic. Ali Khoshgozaran , Tilofy. Nanxi Liu , Enplug. Tim McIntyre , StackIQ. Josh Meyers , Slickdeals. Scott Morrow , Luxury Link. Austin Neudecker , Rev.com.

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review USC 279

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co.,

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Idealab Artificial Inteligence Startup Ideas 173

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MARCH 9, 2009

Santa Ana-based Teresis Media Management , a provider of workflow and digital asset management products for the entertainment and broadcast industry, said this morning that it has enhanced support for Mac users. The firm has previously raised angel funding from the Tech Coast and Pasadena Angels.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Southern California Mission Ventures 100

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

The greeting cards will include Christmas, Valentine's Day, Birthday, and other greetings, and will also include the ability to insert characters from Pasadena-based 3D avatar firm Big Stage Entertainment. VIDiGREET.com sells its video greetings cards on a subscription basis. READ MORE>>.

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Pasadena Hollywood Entertainment Content 100

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JANUARY 5, 2015

We also added panels reflecting LA''s growing tech communities from the West Side to Pasadena, and topics including health tech and space tech, as these industries grow. Beyond entertainment, ad tech is huge with Rubicon''s IPO and the TrueX $200M acquisition by Fox. This is just the start. Watch for more in 2015.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, which is developing 3D avatar technology, said today that it has opened up its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties.

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JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, whcih provides technology to create 3D avatars, said today that it has partnered with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, the firm behind "The A-Team" and "The Greatest American Hero." According to the firms, Stephen J.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Pasadena 100

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APRIL 21, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the startup which uses photos to create animated, 3-D facial avatars of users, has added new content from a game from GGL Global Gaming.

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Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

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JANUARY 23, 2017

I worked in entertainment for five or six years, and film for 5 years, then at Scribble Press, which was a retail entertainment concept for kids, to let kids make their own books. Of course, there's a lot of concentration in LA along Siliocon Beach, but there are great things in Pasadena, Claremont, Downtown, and the Valley.

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Startup Claremont Los Angeles Press 100

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Mint Plus Cleaner--which was developed in Pasadena by Evolution Robotics, the. entertainment through a touchpad remote. Sonos is based in Santa Barbara. Mint Plus Cleaner. No one likes having to clean the floor. But, it's awful fun when it's a robot doing the work. owned by iRobot. Vizio CoStar. The CoStar. Have an iPhone?

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El Segundo Southern California Encino Santa Barbara 153

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MAY 19, 2015

Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. I'm also an entertainment and music writer. We did this all on our own for the first three years, and just recently went to friends, relatives, and the Pasadena Angels, who really got excited, and syndicated us to the Tech Coast Angels.

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Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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JUNE 20, 2014

We''re showing people that we have the cool media-entertainment stuff, which is cool and great, and we love that. While we happen to be located here, we have panels throughout today and tomorrow, talking about where in LA should I build my startup -- we have people from Hollywood, Pasadena, USC, talking about those neighborhoods.

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