Hello Genius App Courts Parents and Kids
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 25, 2021
At a time when both parents and children are spending more time using mobile devices, Malibu-based startup G3NIU7 Inc. is betting its newly released app.
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Hubble Targets Technology At New Parents
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Los Angeles-based Hubble Connected, a technology products developer, says it is launching a new set of products at at parents, infance, children, and expecting mothers. The company said it has launched a new brand called "Hubble Connected" which includes a baby monitor, infant sleep monitor, and camera.
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Disney Shutters Parenting Blog Site, Babble
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2019
Burbank-based Disney has shut down parent blog site Babble , according to the site, which did not say why it was shutting down. The site had originally been founded in 2006 by Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, covering topics around parenting and raising children. Disney had owned Babble since 2011. READ MORE>>.
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Sootchy App Helps Parents Crowdfund College Costs
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 31, 2020
The downtown-based startup wants to help parents leverage their friends and family networks to help cover college costs.
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Soochy App Helps Parents Crowdfund College Costs
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 31, 2020
The downtown-based startup wants to help parents leverage their friends and family networks to help cover college costs.
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Tinder Sues Parent Company
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 15, 2018
has filed a lawsuit against parent company InterActiveCorp., Match Group dating app subsidiary Tinder Inc. alleging IAC purposefully undervalued the company to avoid proper payouts to executives.
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Report: Grindr's Chinese Parent Accessed Sensitive Data
socalTECH
MAY 28, 2019
According to the report, Grindr's parent company, Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd gave those Chinese engineers access to private messages and HIV status of millions of Americans, and prompted the recent ruling which ordered the firm to sell Grindr as matter of National Security. orders to keep that data private.
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Tinder's Parent Company Criticizes Apple's App Store Fees
socalTECH
JUNE 17, 2020
Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , has joined in on criticizing Apple for its fees--saying that Apple "squeezes industries" like like e-books, music and video streaming, cloud storage, gaming and online dating for 30% of their revenue.
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113 DTS' Parent Firm, Xperi, Merges With TiVo
socalTECH
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Xperi , the parent company of Calabasas-based audio technology developer DTS , has merged with set-top box technology developer Tivo , the two announced this morning. Xperi and Tivo said that they have agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction, with an enterprise value of approximately $3 billion.
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Goodie Goodie Looks To Motivate Kids, Help Parents
socalTECH
JULY 10, 2014
Those rewards include electronic gift cards to retailers such as GameStop, Build-a-Bear, American Eagle Outfitters and others, or parent-created awards specifically for those kids. goodie goodiegoodie parent parenting inspiration award chores kids children tweens smartphone mobile reward rewards' READ MORE>>.
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Media Temple Parent GoDaddy Approaches IPO
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2014
The parent company of Culver City-based hosting service Media Temple -- GoDaddy --is getting closer to an IPO, based on reports Wednesday that the company has hired on several investment bankers for its public offering.
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Bumble Countersues Tinder's Parent Firm, Match Group
socalTECH
MARCH 29, 2018
Female-first dating app developer Bumble has countersued Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , alleging theft of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, and more, and seeking $400M in damages. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas County, Texas.
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EcoATM's Parent, Outerwall, Seeks Buyer
socalTECH
MARCH 15, 2016
Outerwall , the parent company of San Diego-based cellphone recycling kiosk operator EcoATM , said late Monday that it has hired an investment banker, and is now looking at "strategic alternatives".
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TikTok Parent Walks Away From Oracle, Walmart Deal
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
ByteDance has reportedly abandoned plans to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to Oracle and Walmart.
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Ixia's Parent Firm, Keysight Technologies, Hit By Fires
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Keysight Technologies , the parent company of Calabasas-based Ixia , has been hit by the devastating fires in Santa Rosa, California, and has shut down its headquarters while it attempts to figure out what kind of damage was sustained at the location. Keysight acquired Ixia in January of this year for $1.6
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Media Temple Parent GoDaddy Files For IPO
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2014
GoDaddy , the parent company of Los Angeles premium website hosting service Media Temple , has filed for an IPO--in the process, showing that the company paid $94.48M in cash for Media Temple. GoDaddy said it is looking to raised up $100M in its IPO, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P.
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Tinder's Parent Firm, Match Group, Spurned By Bumble, Say Reports
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2017
Match Group , the parent company of dating app developer Tinder , reportedly was spurned by dating app developer Bumble , according to multiple reports on Wednesday morning. According to those reports, Bumble turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group in the last two months.
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113 Rivian, With Offices In Irvine, Gets $350M From Parent Of Kelly Blue Book
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Electric truck maker Rivian , which has a development office in Irvine, has received $350M in an equity investment from the parent company of Irvine-based Kelly Blue Book , Rivian announced on Tuesday. In addition to Kelly Blue Book, Cox owns Autotrader, Dealertrack, Clutch Technologies, and a number of other automotive related businesses.
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Food Rocket blasts off after securing funding, grocery delivery deal with Circle K parent
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 26, 2022
Many grocery delivery startups begin small, in one city, building up locations to cater to a certain neighborhood. Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. that puts its 15-minute grocery delivery service in more than 14,000 Circle K convenience stores and Couche-Tard locations.
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Akcea Therapeutics Is Returning to Parent Ionis Pharma in $500M Buyout
Xconomy
AUGUST 31, 2020
Akcea Therapeutics is returning to its parent company, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, in a $500 million deal that brings an end to a tumultuous three years as a standalone company. The definitive agreement announced Monday calls for Carlsbad, CA-based Ionis (NASDAQ: IONS ) to pay $18.15
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KidGuard Launches Texting, Social, Cell Phone Monitoring Product For Parents
socalTECH
DECEMBER 8, 2016
Los Angeles-based KidGuard.com , a startup backed by Lawrence Ng's OnRamp Fund, said this week that it has launched a new product which can help parents monitor their children's texting and cell phone usage.
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100 HelloTech Launches Service To Wean Your Parents Off Your Tech Support
socalTECH
JULY 28, 2015
Tired of being the tech support person for your parents? Los Angeles-based HelloTech.com , a provider of in-home technical support and sales help, said Tuesday that it has launched a brand new site to help people purchase home technology services and products for their parents.
Tinder Parent Match Group Estimates IPO Range
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Match Group , the parent company of Tinder , said this morning in a regulatory filing that it expects its IPO at between $12.00 and $14.00 The company is looking to list on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as MTCH.
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App Links Up Parents, Early Education Centers
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 12, 2016
App Kangarootime lets parents get a jump on connecting with teachers and preschools.
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EcoATM Parent Outerwall Acquired By Private Equity Investor
socalTECH
JULY 25, 2016
Outerwall , the parent company of San Diego's EcoATM , has agreed to a private equity buyout by Apollo Global Management , about five months after Outerwall launched an effort to find a buyer.
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100 UviCube Rolls Out UV Light Sanitizer For Anxious New Parents
socalTECH
DECEMBER 8, 2015
The company said its device allows parents to efficiently sanitize nearly every item that their babies use and touch everyday. Irvine-based UviCube , a manufacturer of a ultraviolet, light sanitizing device aimed at the baby market, said today that it has rolled outs its device in the U.S. UviCube said its UV light sanitizer eliminates 99.9
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SheKnows Launches Parenting Website, AllParenting
socalTECH
AUGUST 15, 2012
The new site is focused on parents, and specifically mothers, with content on family, home, style, pregnancy, prom, and other topics. Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the online women's publishing site owned by Atomic Online/Evolve Media Corp., said today that it has launched a new site, AllParenting.com.
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Media Temple Parent GoDaddy Sets IPO Range
socalTECH
MARCH 19, 2015
GoDaddy , the domain name and web services firm which is a parent of LA''s Media Temple , has moved one step closer to an IPO, saying this morning that it now expects to sell 22,000,000 shares of its common stock at between $17.00 and $19.00 Arizona-based GoDaddy purchased Media Temple in October of 2013.
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Tinder Boosts Earnings for Parent Match Group
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Dating app owner Match Group reported an estimated 16% annual increase in net income in fiscal 2019, due largely to Tinder, its highest-performing subsidiary.
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Yammer Dwarfs Parent Geni In Fundraising Round
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
In the case of the kid getting much (much) larger than its parent, Yammer , the one time spinout of Los Angeles-based genealogy and family tree website Geni , has now squarely out-raised venture capital than its parent firm, saying Wednesday that it has raised an $85M funding round.
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Parenting Tips From Zappo’s Founder Tony Hsieh’s Mom And Dad - Startup Kids – Part V
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 15, 2011
Although Tony’s career as a paperboy was relatively brief, he was fortunate to have parents who allowed their children to experiment, fail and ultimately succeed in their childhood enterprises. Throughout Tony’s childhood entrepreneurial career, his parents were supportive. box of mud that was supposed to contain at least 100 worms.
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214 Huckleberry Connects With $12.5M For Baby Sleep Advice App
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Irvine-based Huckleberry, a developer of an artificial intelligence-driven app which helps parents with pediatric sleep advice, says it has raised $12.5M Huckleberry's app provides advice to new parents on how to manage the sleep patterns for newborns and even older children. in a Series A funding.
Tinder Parent Match Group Rises In IPO, Despite Interview Fiasco
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
Match Group , the parent company of high profile dating app company Tinder , saw a solid IPO on Thursday, despite a fiasco involving an interview with Tinder CEO Sean Rad. Match, which runs Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, Meetic, Twoo, OurTime and FriendScout24, debuted at $12.00
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TikTok Parent Walks Away from Oracle, Walmart Deal
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
ByteDance has reportedly abandoned plans to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to Oracle and Walmart.
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Endpoint Raises $150 Million for Escrow Tech
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 25, 2021
its parent company. El Segundo-based Endpoint Closing Inc., a digital title and settlement services company, scored $150 million in funding from First American Financial Corp.,
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234 ZUM: On-Demand Rides and Child Care for Busy Parents
Tech.Co
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
I had a conversation with Ritu Narayan about the challenges parents have to deal with, and while she was telling me the story of how the ZUM idea came about, oftentimes I found myself finishing her sentences. As great as Uber is, Uber doesn’t cut it for parents who want the extra vetting of drivers and nannies.
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Lytx Signs Parent Firm Behind United Van Lines, Mayflower
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
San Diego-based machine vision and fleet telematics provider Lytx reported this week that it has signed up UniGroup , the $1.6 billion company behind United Van Lines and Mayflower.
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Oracle Agreement for TikTok Sets Technology Partnership
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
operations, TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. Facing a Sept. 20 deadline from the White House to find a buyer for its U.S. has accepted a bid from Oracle Corp.
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Oracle Agreement for TikTok Sets Technology Partnership
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
operations, TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. Facing a Sept. 20 deadline from the White House to find a buyer for its U.S. has accepted a bid from Oracle Corp.
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TikTok Sale to Oracle, Walmart in Limbo
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
have reportedly stalled as the Biden administration eases pressure on the social media company’s Beijing-based parent company. Plans for the sale of TikTok’s U.S. business to Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc.
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223 Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 20, 2009
But in the past few years I’ve entered what is called the “sandwich years&# in which you start helping to take care of your parents as well as young kids. My dad was and is a smart person. He’s a retired pediatrician. I have mostly taken over helping my dad with his finances.
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263 Mobicip Adds Parental Filtering for iPhone, Netbooks
socalTECH
JUNE 15, 2009
Thousand Oaks-based Mobicip , a developer of web filtering products for parents, disclosed this morning that the firm has rolled out a new product targeted at parents of children with iPhones, the iPod Touch, and Netbooks. Tags: mobicip mobile filtering parental control software. for an annual subscription. READ MORE>>.
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100 Parenting An Entrepreneur – This Folktale Will Teach Your Children To Create Something From Nothing
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 25, 2018
The post Parenting An Entrepreneur – This Folktale Will Teach Your Children To Create Something From Nothing appeared first on John Greathouse. As such, they communicate with their stakeholders in an honest and transparent manner. You can follow John on Twitter: @johngreathouse. Image credit: jarmoluk via Pixabay.
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153 KidZui Links With Parenting Magazines
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
San Diego-based KidZui, a provider of a kid-friendly web browser, has inked a deal with Parents.com, the online site for the American Baby, Parents, and Family Circle magazines. KidZui said that editorial content from Parents.com wil be integrated into its parent site, and Parents.com will recommend KidZui's web browser for children.
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