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JULY 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator EVgo said this morning that it has acquired Recargo, a developer of e-mobility software. According to EVgo, it paid $25M in an all-cash transaction for Recargo, including a $3M loan repayment. Recargo was based in El Segundo.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based AppOnBoard , a developer of a mobile technology platform aimed at helping app developers create app demos, has raised $15M in a Series A funding.

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JUNE 5, 2015

New York-based mobile ad platform developer Jun Group is expanding in both Orange County and Los Angeles, saying it is looking to tap into a hotbed of engineering talent in Orange County. The company also said it has bolstered its Los Angeles office with a new Account Executive, Michelle Dermer.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mogul Millennial — this Dallas-based company is a digital media platform for black entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. Nuggetverse — Los Angeles-based Nuggetverse is creating a children’s media business based on its marquee character, Tubby Nugget. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based ISBX , a developer of a cross-platform, mobile development product, said today that it has scored $750,000 in funding. The round came from The Chen Group, a group of Taiwanese angel investors. Tags: isbx venture capital mobile software development angel phone.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based ISBX , a new startup software developer, said this week that it has launched a new, cross-platform mobile development product. The firm said its software, Avenue Mobile, allows developers to create applications for iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian.

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MAY 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based ChowNow said this morning that it has updated its online ordering platform for restaurant, launching a new, version 2.0 The company said the updated platform includes streamlined, mobile friendly upgrades and new tools for personalized takeout and delivery. of its service. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising marketplace and technology provider OpenX has rolled out a new product aimed at the mobile app market, according to the company. OpenX said it has launched OpenX Bidder for Apps, an extension of its software for the desktop and mobile web, which works on mobile app inventory.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile application platform developer Mobile Roadie has a big release up its sleeve, according to the company Thursday. Mobile Roadie''s software is used to create custom, mobile applications, and is heavily used by bands, artists, and others to create and release their own suite of mobile apps.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , which operates a global network of Wi-Fi access points, said Wednesday that the firm now has applications for the "most popular" mobile marketplaces. Tags: boingo wireless wifi software mobile. Boingo's various applications are all available for free. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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MAY 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based customer relationship management software developer Pipeliner CRM has rolled out a new set of upgraded apps for both Android and iOS, according to the company. Pipeliner said that it now provides all of the features of its application on those mobile platforms.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Aclima , a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and runs a software platform to analyze the extracted intel, has closed a $24 million Series A to grow the business including by expanding its headcount and securing more fleet partnerships to build out the reach and depth of its pollution maps.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Los Angeles-based OpenX Software , the provider of Internet advertising technology, said Wednesday that it has connected with AdTruth to provide mobile targeting capabilities to its OpenX Market. OpenX Market is the company's real-time-bidding platform for online and mobile advertising. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile app developer which powers a number of celebrity and other mobile apps, is looking to expand the distribution of its tools, via a new white label platform. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

Los Angeles-based Sense360 said this morning that it has raised $2.75M in a funding round, to go towards its development of a platform to help developers pull together information and make sense of all the data being generated by smart phone sensors. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2022

Since the launch of Pokémon Go in 2016, players have been coordinating meetups, in-game raids and battles on platforms like Reddit and Discord. This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. ” Image Credits: Niantic.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. Magnite offers up a sell-side advertising platform for desktop, mobile, audio, and other platforms.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based social and mobile game development firm, SGN , said today that it has launched a new tool called MasterKey, which it says can be used to develop cross-platform titles.

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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. and Allen DeBevoise.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The technology behind Hyundai’s new car-sharing service in Los Angeles is provided by a company that is largely unknown despite its ubiquity. The French-based company has been providing the underlying hardware and software needed for car-sharing services since 2006. And now, Hyundai.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based Dave , a fintech startup which offers up tools that helps users track their spending and avoid overdraft fees, has raised $50M more in a funding round, according to the company. The funding apparently values Dave at $1 billion. The new funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Software is a different beast in the mobile environment. What is Embrace.IO? Eric Futoran: Embrace.io

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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. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Webalo , a company which provides mobile application development tools, said this afternoon that it has raised $3M in a new funding round. Webalo says its software eliminates much of the coding, wating, and cost of traditional, mobile application development. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of e-commerce software headed by Roy Rubin, said Wednesday that it has launched an iPhone version of its product. The firm said it has launched Magento Mobile, which allows retailers and developers to create their own, customized and branded iPhone app storefronts. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded, mobile apps for celebrities and brands, said last night that it has launched in China. Mobile Roadie's mobile software is being used by brands to easily create their own, custom mobile apps.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Magento , a developer of e-commerce marketplace products, said this week that it has rolled out a new mobile version of its product. Magento said its Magento mobile product provides native, mobile e-commerce applications that run on the iPhone, iPad, and Android phone platforms.

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MAY 9, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas , the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. Why would someone use your software, rather than go build their own?

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MAY 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking service MySpace is looking to attract mobile developers, saying today that it has released a new SDK which will allow developers to integrate the site into mobile applications. Tags: myspace mobile development developer software android google apple iphone. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2 That number could reach $81.3

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Based in Los Angeles, AppOnboard sees itself as one of a new breed of LA startup that’s steeping itself in the local ecosystem and trying to be one of the cornerstone’s for a new technology hub in the southern California region. Company co-founder Jonathan Zweig has already had one hit as a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile game publishing arm of Electronic Arts, has set its sights on a new platform for its mobile games: Amazon's Kindle. As part of the announcement, Amazon said that one of the first firms to be creating applications for the Kindle is EA Mobile. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the biggest issues facing mobile application developers today, is finding new users among a gigantic sea of applications. A Los Angeles-based startup, PaeDae , is looking to change that with a new platform it is calling BARTR , which it says will let mobile app developers exchange traffic and users.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

The new support for Amazon''s Kindle Fire was timed with Amazon.com''s launch of its own set of developer tools called Appstore Developer Select, for people developing Kindle Fire optimized mobile apps earlier this week. The company''s platform supports iOS, Android, web, and other platforms. Kindle Fire platform.

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