article thumbnail

Flywheel Expands Into Los Angeles, Ramps Up Taxi vs. Rideshare Battle

socalTECH

Flywheel develops a mobile app which lets users hail local taxi companies, track locations, and pay with their smartphone, and says it has launched its service across Los Angeles, starting with Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, San Fernando Valley, and Pasadena.

article thumbnail

Staff Ranker: Helping Hospitality Businesses Better Manage Workers

socalTECH

George Collado: It''s employee management software. George Collado: I worked in Hermosa Beach, with a restaurant group, and we had opened up several restaurants. Talk about your funding? What does StaffRanker do? It''s kind of a challenge in those businesses, so that they don''t even do it. How did you start the company?

Help 223
article thumbnail

Interview with Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

socalTECH

Last week, El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , a developer of webcasting and presentation services and software, was acquired by Polycom, in a $50M deal. We felt we could win against extremely well funded companies by just having the best product out there, which is what Accordent was able to do. When did you invest in the firm?

Capital 168