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JULY 31, 2018

said this morning that it has launched a new mobile app to help consumer invest and learn about cryptocurrency. Cred says it provides information about cryptocurrency, helps users track investment progress, learn about different kinds of "coins" before investing, provides daily market recaps and news, and much more.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Irvine-based Kofax said late Wednesday that it has invested $500,000 in Mobiflex , a developer of software tools for creating iPhone and Android apps without coding.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. Sports teams including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics also invested, though Freeletics founder and chief executive officer Daniel Sobhani declined to comment on any partnerships that may be in the works between the startup and the athletes.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Existing investors DST Global, 01 Advisors, Dragoneer Investment Group, Franklin Templeton and Mubadala Investment Company too doubled down on their investments in SpotOn, joining new backers Wellington Management and Coatue Management. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based OpenX launched a new software development kit for the mobile video advertising market today, aimed at helping iOS and Android developers to add video ads to their apps. OpenX said the SDK offers up "plug-and-play" video advertising to help mobile app publishers and developers monetize their inventory.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

In the last few years, Southern California has been a key market in launching mobile applications and services, due to a huge, mobile-savvy consumer population. Bart Molenda: Close5 is a mobile based app that makes it very simple to buy and sell, in particular in your area. com), which offers up local, peer-to-peer sales.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

And Stackin has raised $4 million in new cash from Experian Ventures, Dig Ventures and Cherry Tree Investments, along with supplemental commitments from new and previous investors including Social Leverage, Wavemaker Partners, and Mucker Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

The startup has received €50 million (just under $57 million at today’s rates) from the European Investment Bank, the funding arm of the European Union. It is not disclosing its valuation with this investment, but Alastair Westgarth said that this doesn’t rule out raising further funding from investors.

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APRIL 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based InstaBrand , a startup focused on mobile influencer marketing, has raised $2.5M The investment was led by TI Capital, according to the company. instabrand venture capital mobile influencer marketing' in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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MARCH 21, 2013

We recently chatted with Debra Domeyer , CEO of Oversee.net (www.oversee.net), a Los Angeles company which provides both domain monetization and runs vertical, consumer lead generation and marketing sites, to hear about the company. Debra Domeyer: Number one, we're definitely showing leadership in mobile innovation.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Hyundai Motor Group has committed to invest $87 billion over the next five years.

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JULY 3, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing a developer of mobile apps marketing products, Fisku , via its Qualcomm Ventures investment arm, Fisku said this morning. Fisku's flagship product is used by brands to help promote iOS and Android mobile apps to users. Fisku said it has now raised $17.8M in funding.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Venice, California- and Helsinki, Finland-based mobile game developer Seriously , the developer behind the title Best Fiends , has raised $18M in a venture funding round, the company said this morning. The new funding specifically goes to building out the company's production teams and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 3, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing a developer of mobile apps marketing products, Fiksu , via its Qualcomm Ventures investment arm, Fiksu said this morning. Fiksu 's flagship product is used by brands to help promote iOS and Android mobile apps to users. Fiksu said it has now raised $17.8M in funding.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012 -- Mobile LAVA: Mobile Local Media Opportunities and Challenges. Mobile LAVA welcomes BIA/Kelsey analysts Matt Booth and Michael Boland to share their insights into the trends, market events, companies and case studies that are driving current and future opportunities in interactive and mobile local media.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. That strikes me as an attractive market for disruption over time. “People still want calls …&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

More and more customers these days are doing their own marketing research, scanning internet reviews and feedback from friends, rather than trusting messages that you push out through advertising. Today people want to see customer needs highlighted, mobile friendly, recommendations from prior customers, and interactive help channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence. The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. More on that later.

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APRIL 2, 2014

How can marketers make better decisions and get better results from their online marketing? Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

Yet I still recommend apps as a good starting target for aspiring technical entrepreneurs, since they don’t require a large initial investment, and you can learn an incredible amount about the realities of business, without risking a lifetime of effort and several investor fortunes. Make your app support all platforms.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

” Kindbody operates a fleet of vans — mobile clinics, rather — where women receive a free blood test for the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which helps assess their ovarian egg reserve but cannot conclusively determine a woman’s fertility.

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APRIL 5, 2012

Actually, no thanks to Santa Monica-based Mobile Roadie. Mobile Roadie, headed by Michael Schneider , develops tools that make easy for non-programmers to create their own mobile apps. Describe what Mobile Roadie does? There are lots of tools for an app to market itself.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -- Apps Alliance and MEDL Mobile Mixer. This is the "got to get an invitation" event for what is shaping up to be a MOBILE Industry week in San Diego. With both MMCF and Mobile Con 2012 in town we decided to throw a little "thing" to celebrate. See [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Thus, we click!

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APRIL 2, 2015

San Diego wireless company Qualcomm is the lead investor in a round for Tapingo , a developer of a mobile ordering app for restaurants, Tapingo said Thursday. Tapingo develops mobile ordering technology aimed at coffee shops, which has initially focused its efforts on college students and the college market. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based subscription air travel provider Surf Air Mobility Corporation --the latest incarnation of Surf Air--says an investor has promised it $200M in investment, if the company manages to go public. Surf Air Mobility Corp. Surf Air says it hopes to go public "in coming months".

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

What does the world have in store for the mobile games market, and how do mobile games developers look at the world? Tell us about Mobile Deluxe and the types of games you develop? Josh Hartwell: We do premium casual games for mobile devices. Talk about how you went from JAMDAT to Mobile Deluxe?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 12, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012 -- SDVG Presents: Mobile Venturing- funding without wires. Join host Jeff Belk as we explore what's hot (or not) in mobile start-ups. Jeff was formerly SVP Marketing with Qualcomm and he will be joined by a panel of pros such as Qualcomm Ventures and Verizon Ventures in the mobile investing space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

You simply can’t build a long-term great company by duping customers and with the top three rental car companies controlling 90+% of the market their behavior won’t change. It’s a classic “innovator’s dilemma,” making this market ripe for disruption. And so will the market.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. “We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” ” .

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more! Habra: Practice, practice, practice.

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