socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Marina del Rey-based mobile app developer textPlus , which develops apps that provides free texting and phone service, said late Tuesday morning that it has named Nanea Reeves as President of the company.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Marina Del Rey-based Global Eagle Entertainment , the provider of in-flight, broadband Internet services, has signed a deal with satellite network operator Intelsat S.A. , the two said late Wednesday. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2014

On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has expanded in Los Angeles, saying recently that it is now covering downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, and will deliver groceries from Ralphs and Costco. The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based mobile communications app and service provider textPlus will be offering up free calling through its app for Valentine''s Day, according to the company. textPlus develops mobile apps which let users text or call people, and is well known for its free texting services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2019

Ryan Disraeli and Stacy Stubblefield tell the story about Marina Del Rey-based Telesign (www.telesign.com), and how it's powering the second factor authentication, to keep for many of the sites and services you use every day safe. Want to see more video content from socaltech?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2012

textPlus, which is based in Marina Del Rey, develops a combination of mobile apps and related services which allow users to text each other for free. The company said the fourth round of funding will go towards international expansion, product development and strategic acquisitions.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Marina Del Rey-based text messaging and calling app provider textPlus announced Thursday that it will offer up free, holiday calling to users through December 26th, as part of a big promotion. textPlus provides free texting, a free phone number, and phone calling services via its app, which runs on both iOS and Android.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M funding round.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2014

A direct competitor to Marina Del Rey-based free texting and phone service provider TextPlus said today that it has raised a huge, $280M funding round for its services. Silicon Valley-based Tango raised the giant funding round from Chinese company Alibaba, which reportedly valued Tango at around $1 billion.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Marina Del Rey-based textPlus , the provider of free texting and calling services, said Thursday that it has begun offering up inexpensive, international calling services via its Android application. The firm said its rates are 10 times less expensive per minute than typical international calling rates.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2011

Marina del Rey-based TeleSign , which provides phone authentication and verification services, said Thursday that it as added Craig Whitney as its Vice President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Whitney has previously served at iPass, Axway, and Tumbleweed.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2010

Marina del Rey-based AuctionPoint , which operates an online auction service for commercial real estate, said today that it has received a strategic investment from Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Marina Del Rey-based CADFORCE, a venture-backed provider of CAD support services, has been acquired by Puna, India-based Neilsoft Ltd. CADFORCE co-founder James Katz told socalTECH.com that the firm will remain in Marina Del Rey, with the whole team staying on.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Marina Del Rey-based AuctionPoint , which operates an online service for helping property brokers auction off commercial real estate, has received a strategic investment from LoopNet , LoopNet said today. San Francisco-based LoopNet operates an online commercial real estate marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2009

According to the two firms, Sonic Solutions will make movies available for download in the DivX format, as part of its Roxio CinemaNow service. Sonic Solutions is providing its Roxio CinemaNow, video-on-demand service to such firms as Best Buy and Blockbuster. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Marina Del Rey-based Guidance Solutions said Monday that the firm has signed on Caltech's Industrial Relations Center as a customer. Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC. Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Marina Del Rey-based Guidance Solutions said Monday that the firm has signed on Caltech's Industrial Relations Center as a customer. Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC. Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Marina Del Rey-based Internet video-on-demand firm CinemaNow has been acquired by Sonic Solutions, Sonic said late Wednesday afternoon. CinemaNow had recently been moving away from its consumer Internet business, and attempting to establish partnerships to connect its services to consumer electronics devices and the living room.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve is now in charge of Marina Del Rey-based TeleSign (www.telesign.com), which has quietly become a huge force in providing authentication services to nearly every major Internet service out there. Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world.

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Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

—IT services accounted for $946 million in 80 deals. Financial Services. Marina del Rey, CA. . —The life sciences sector (which includes biotechnology and medical devices) accounted for 15 percent of all venture capital dollars during the quarter, raising $2.2 billion in 161 deals. Slack Technologies.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

12: “SEC Investigation and Securities Fraud&# I met the CEO for lunch at Jerry’s Deli in Marina Del Rey, CA, across the street from L90’s headquarters. The acquisition went through and that was the start of a terrible chain of events. Halfway into lunch, he said “Are you wearing a wire?

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