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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The United Talent Agency is ramping up its outreach to early stage, digital media companies, with a new hire from the Los Angeles technology industry.

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MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. Southern California--and Los Angeles, in particular--appears to become the hub of startup accelerators lately.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

It’s a three-month program providing its selected startups with $21,000 in seed funding, plus the typical incubator benefits like shared office space, legal assistance, infrastructure and hosting, and mentorship from a network of advisors. Who is assisting MuckerLab with their mentorship ?

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APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2014

But, what that really did, is it allowed us to use that network to incubate the software we are building now for YouTube. We have already licensed this out to great partners like SNL, and we have a great relationship with NASCAR, which helps them managed their owned media on YouTube. Plus, they''ve invested in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla , the online comparison shopping site owned by Symphony Technology Group (STG), announced today that it has acquired Ventura-based Connexity , the programmatic media buying company led by Dave Gross. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based Circle Street , the developer of a mobile advertising service to help retailers drive local store traffic, has been acquired by media and advertising firm Valassis , according to the company''s venture backer, Crosscut Ventures. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based marketing technology provider Shopzilla said this morning that it has officially chanced its company named to Connexity , to help highlight the shift of the company from comparison shopping to technology driven marketing solutions. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media marketers looking to figure out what works--and what doesn't--on Pinterest.com have mostly been going on their gut. The newest startup out of Los Angeles startup incubator/studio Science, Inc , HelloInsights.com , is looking to decode the secrets behind popularity and effectiveness of posts on the popular "pinning" site.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. Image Credits: Robiiiworld (Brandy Merriweather via BStarPR).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. And my company is hugely relevant to what they’re doing so having an advocate at senior levels there is certainly a help.”

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MARCH 1, 2012

Well, Los Angeles-based Dog Vacay , a new person-to-person marketplace startup, is looking to help connect pet owners with other dog owners and pet sitters, who are willing to watch their pets when their owners are on vacation. the digital business studio and incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem.

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MARCH 21, 2012

If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. It's not a lot more, juts a little more, but it's because the Los Angeles is more difficult to sustain a startup than in Cincinnati or other places.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses. I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment.

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JULY 16, 2014

For the last few years, startup accelerator MuckerLab has been helping very early stage companies define and grow their businesses, using the accelerator model and small investments to get companies to the next stage. We made eleven small angel and seed investments during that time, but didn''t really publicize it that much.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I The first phase was the rise of the media platforms: YouTube, Instagram, etcetera, that allowed creatives to build audiences.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. With Yahoo!,

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. Markets now, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. We need help. Often these jobs aren’t even publicized.&#.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Our goal is to build a platform that helps our companies achieve best practices as quickly as possible on their way to becoming world-class companies. Personal mobility and transportation innovation are absolutely massive issues for citiesespecially Los Angelesand we watch the categories closely. in 2005 for $680M.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Four of the companies in this year's accelerator class (FEM, MakieLab, Littlestar, and HYP3R) now have operations in Los Angeles, three having set up shop in Los Angeles due to their involvement in the program. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? Southern California apparently has no shortage of investors, entrepreneurs, and others eager to help budding entrepreneurs. Howard Marks: We're a startup accelerator, which will help entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days.

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JULY 23, 2015

Los Angeles has a new, startup accelerator in town, thankss to talent manager Troy Carter , who announced on Thursday that he has launched SMASHD LABS , to help accelerate companies in the area of entertainment & culture. SMASHD LABS said it will accept applications to become part of the accelerator until August 7th.

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MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Technology.

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JULY 16, 2013

Incubator: Amplify LA. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Social Media: Snapchat. Docstoc offers a repository of templates, research materials, processes, forms, legal documents, and much more, all designed to help small businesses overcome the many logistical roadblocks along the path to success.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. We scaled that to almost $1.4

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AUGUST 20, 2012

It turns you, you can actually do that, with Burner , a new iPhone app developed by Los Angeles startup Ad Hoc Labs. I worked on and helped lead Yahoo's original deal to do Facebook Connect, and also worked with Google on Flickr, where you could log in with Google to that and other parts of Yahoo. Were you here in LA with Yahoo?

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going.

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JUNE 28, 2012

A few days ago, Wallaby ([link] the latest startup out of Los Angeles technology incubator MuckerLab unveiled itself, to solve just that problem. Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. That really helped me understand a lot about payments.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. Scott Sangster , President at Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. It's also a great way to build out your own YouTube channel, which we also help them do. It doesn't matter where you are located.

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