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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Robotoki , a Los Angeles-based game developer headed by Robert Bowling, formerly working on Call of Duty, has raised a funding round from NEXON Co., Nexon said the investment will go towards developing games based on Robotoki's multi-screen, cross-platform games. Nexon said today. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active , organized angel investment group, has a goal: cut down the time it takes to fund a startup presenting to the organization.

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MAY 10, 2011

Carlsbad-based Scentsa , a developer of an out-of-home advertising network, has scored a Series A funding from San Diego private equity fund Huntington Capital , Huntington said Tuesday. Size of the equity funding deal was not disclosed. The funding by Huntington was led by Tim Bubnack. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

socalTECH's Job Board helps companies, and potential empoyees, connect. You can also use socalTECH.com's database of high tech companies in Southern California to locate employers near you, companies which have recently received funding and are likely to hire, or screen for companies in certain industries.

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JULY 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based media brand Pocket.watch , which creates content for kids, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, led by Viacom, the company said today. As part of the funding, Viacom Media Networks COO Sarah Levy joins the company's board of directors.

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APRIL 1, 2020

San Diego-based Aspen Neuroscience , a biotechnology company developing treatments for Parkinson disease, said it has raised $70M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by OrbiMed, and also included ARCH Venture Partners, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Domain Associates, Section 32, and Sam Altman.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Plexium , which is developing E3 ligase-modulating therapeutics to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, has raised $28 in a Series A funding round, the company announced on Thursday morning. The funding was led by DCVC Bio and The Column Group, and also included M Ventures, CRV, and Neotribe Ventures.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Irvine-based NeoMatrix , a developer of a noninvasive breast cancer screening device, said Friday that it has completed a C2 funding round, worth $15M. According to the firm, the round was oversubscribed, exceeding an initial target of $10M in the new funding round. Investors in the round were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

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JANUARY 29, 2019

One of the companies which had provided debt funding to Defy Media, Ally Bank, said recently that it expects to experience "a substantial loss" on its loan to the company. Defy Media had run the SMOSH, Clevver, Screen Junkies, AWEme, Break, and Made Man brands.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. Los Angeles-based DataPop , a new paid search ad management firm started by a pair of Overture/Yahoo Search Marketing veterans, has raised $1.7M The round was led by Rincon Ventures, and also included IA Ventures, Momentum Ventures, Accelerator Ventures, and angels.

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MAY 8, 2018

Encino-based mPulse Mobile has raised $11M in a Series B funding, for the company's mobile engagement software. According to mPulse Mobile, the funding was led by SJF Ventures, and also included HLM Venture Partners, EchoHealth Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. mPulse has now raised over $25M in total. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which says it is developing a "screen optimization platform" aimed at the TV and video ecosystem, said today that it has raised $15M in a Series A funding round.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which says it is developing a "screen optimization platform" aimed at the TV and video ecosystem, said today that it has raised $15M in a Series A funding round.

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APRIL 18, 2018

San Diego-based Agentology , which develops automated lead referral and management tools for the real estate industry, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company disclosed Tuesday. The funding was led by Defy.vc, which will add Trae Vassallo to Agentology's board.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Irvine-based medical equipment maker Masimo said today that it has received $4.95M in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Masimo said the grant will go towards its efforts to develop a low-cost, pulse oximeter for use in pneumonia screening outside the U.S. Masimo said the device is still in development.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

VideoAmp says it is using TV viewership data to map households, allowing marketers to more easily target, engage, and measure their audiences across all TV, OTT and video screens. VideoAmp raised a big funding round back in May, worth $70M, and has now raised $106.6M READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Joymode , the startup led by Joe Fernandez which is aimed at letting you have all the fun, but none of the clutter and expense, of owning stuff you'd need for a backyard movie night, a camping trip, and many other experiences, has raised $14M in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Santa Monica-based Super League gaming , which lets video game fans compete against others on the big screen at movie theaters across the country, has raised $5M in a Series C funding, the company said this week. The funding came from Toba Capital and esports company aXiomatic.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Access 360 Media , a New York-based digital advertising firm with operations in Los Angeles, said Wednesday that it has raised $12M more in a Series C funding round. The firm said the funding will go towards acquisitions, new hires, and organic growth. Access 360 provides out-of-home advertising on kiosks and screens at retailers.

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JULY 19, 2017

Zarem was most recently President and CEO of Seeo (acquired by Robert Bosch), and also had been CEO of Silicon Light Machines (acquired by Daignippon Screen). TetraVue raised $10M in a venture funding back in February for its LIDAR technology, from Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Foxconn.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels announced this morning that it has had a first close on its Angel Capital Entrepreneurial (ACE) Fund 1, the firm's new early-stage investment fund. The fund--which has been in the works since last year--is aimed at making it easier for the TCA to move quickly to invest in companies. fundraising.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based DEFY Media , a developer of YouTube channels and digital content, said on Tuesday that it has raised $70M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Wellington Management Company LLP, and also included ABS Capital, Lionsgate, Viacom and ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital).

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JUNE 21, 2016

per share in cash for A&E, which makes backscatter X-ray inspection equipment used for screening cargo, parcel, and personnel. OSI Systems said it will fund the acquisition from an existing, $450M credit facility. (AS&E), in a deal worth approximately $187M. OSI said it would pay $37.00

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Irvine-based BlueCava , a developer of a cross-screen advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $13M in a new funding round. According to the company, the second round of funding came from S3 Ventures, Performance Edge Partners and Zeitgeist Capital.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

in a Series A funding. The funding was led by FirstMark Capital, and also included Greycroft Partners and Pritzker Group Venture Capital, along with prior investors Upfront Ventures, BBG Ventures and 1776.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

PICS Auditing , a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm sai dtoday. The minority funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. PICS said the new funding will go towards expansion into new sectors and geographies.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based DataPop , the developer of advertising targeting technology headed byJason Lehmbeck, has raised $7M in a Series B funding round, the firm said today. The funding was led by MK Capital, and also included prior investors Rincon Ventures, IA Ventures, Momentum Ventures, and Accelerator Ventures.

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MARCH 12, 2009

The venture backed startup--which has scored funding from the Tech Coast Angels and VantagePoint Venture Partners--appears to have significant overlap to Google's new Google Voice services. However, Alex Quilici, the firm's CEO, told socalTECH that he actually sees something good from the competition.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Eisner joined lead investor LightSpeed Venture Partners and Allen & Company in the $17.8M, Series B funding round. TaskRabbit is based in San Francisco, and helps connect with people a set of pre-screened people to do everything from gift wrapping presents to shopping, helping out in the office, or serving as a virtual assistant.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which supplies ad optimization software to web publishers, announced today that it has released a new version of its VANTAGE Firefox browser plug-in, which helps provide its publishers with revenue and impressoin statistics and other information.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Financial details of the link were not announced, however, the deal is representative of the increasingly merger of the traditional world of television broadcast, cable, and TV screens with the world of YouTube and online video. READ MORE>>. videos content youtube fullscreen fishbowl television hollywood video home funniest americas'

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. We've translated that into a screening test, which started offering out in October of last year. Let's talk about the recent funding round? Alan Horsager: The funding originally started with a convertible note, through the Pasadena Angels.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. What we find, especially in the mobile world, is you've only got one or two screens to get a consumer to make a purchase, before they abandon the visit. How is the company funded?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. What is the Pipeline Fellowship?

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AUGUST 7, 2009

According to Sigma-Aldrich, the buy will add ChemNavigator's suite of virtual screening and selection tools, plus a searchable database of over 60 million chemical compounds to its offerings.

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