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Los Angeles-based childcare and co-working startup Bümo adds more virtual classes for kids at home

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The two met in their early twenties when Nguyen was trying to launch a fashion business and Lim was solidifying her career as a social media celebrity and designer. . Based in Los Angeles, Bümo had already managed to lock in a $2.4 Both Nguyen and Lim are serial entrepreneurs. As the pandemic began to spread across the U.S.

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Fan Appz Launches Social Media Marketing Product

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Los Angeles-based Fan Appz , which is headed by Jon Siegal, said today that it has launched a new social media marketing product. Fan Appz said it differs from other, social media marketing products because it is focused on helping brands close a sale.

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Spotter Expands Partnership With Havas Media Group

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Los Angeles-based Spotter, which connects creators with funding to develop content for brands and businesses, and media agency Havas Media Group (HMG) North America said today that the two are in a new partnership. Financial details of the deal--which will fund more investments in YouTube creators--were not announced.

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Ross Levinsohn Named CEO, Publisher At Los Angeles Times

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and his work at Fox Interactive Media, has been appointed CEO and Publisher of the Los Angeles Times , according to the LA Times' parent company, tronc. Southern California technology veteran Ross Levinsohn , best known for his efforts as Interim CEO at Yahoo!

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Los Angeles-based Frame launches mental health gateway for a pandemic-stricken generation

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Its co-founders, Kendall Bird and Sage Grazer, ran their first business in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles years ago, selling out their entire inventory of lemonade to a captive audience of eager parents. If there’s one thing that Bird knows, it’s how to reach a millennial audience.

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Los Angeles-based Ficto launches its Quibi competitor — with Niantic as a content partner

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Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now. These promotions range from sponsorship opportunities to augmented reality, geo-location, click-to-purchase, product integration, launch events, creator collaborations and other promotions.

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In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire

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The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.