Top Southern California Tech Central Develop Angel Content for Week of Jan 18

Tinder To Add Panic Button

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder is getting set to add a new, emergency panic button to the app--in the case a date really goes bad--which will immediately summon emergency authorities and send them to a person's location. Financial details of the investment in Noonlight were not announced.

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Acquicent Adds Advisor, Investor

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Acquicent , the startup which is developing a marketplace that allows users to invest in "museum-grade" collectibles such as art and vintage automobiles, is announcing this morning that it has added Kevin Conroy, CEO of ConroyMedia and former director of Sotheby's, as both an advisor and ivnestor. READ MORE>>.

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Scopely Buys FoxNext Games From Disney

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely is buying mobile game studio FoxNext Games Los Angeles , the studio behind the mobile game Marvel Strike Force. Disney acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles when it purchased 20th Century Fox. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Mobile Sales Angel

China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Eleven-year-old TiMi currently has a team working out of Los Angeles on global business and plans to grow it into a full development studio that “helps us understand Western players and gives us a stronger global perspective,” said the studio’s international business director Vincent Gao.

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Diligent’s Vivian Chu and Labrador’s Mike Dooley will discuss assistive robotics at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 20, 2020

Berkeley on March 3, we’ll be speaking with a pair of founders developing offerings for precisely these needs. The company has developed the Moxi robot to help assist with chores and other non-patient tasks, in order to allow caregivers more time to interact with patients. At TC Sessions: Robotics+AI at U.C.

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TikTok Grows In LA With New Office

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the developer of the popular, short video app where people combine short videos of themselves set to music, says it is growing in Los Angeles, and is moving into a brand new, 120,000 square foot office in Culver City. split between Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and New York. READ MORE>>.

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9 Keys To Finding The Perfect Angel Investor For You

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, and a former angel myself, I still find startups confused about the definition of an angel investor, and how and when to attract one. Here are some key points to consider in finding one for you: Look for accredited angels and groups rather than individuals.

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Angel Invest Ideas Entrepreneur

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

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

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.

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Los Angeles Organization Angel Technology

Cann Finds $5M For Cannabis Infused Drinks

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the latest, cannabis-related startup to emerge with funding in Los Angeles, Cann , a developer of cannabis infused drinks--which it calls "social tonics"--has raised $5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Imaginary and JM10 Partners.

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FloQast Finds $40M More

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based FloQast , which develops financial close management software, has raised $40M in its Series C funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company said it has now raised over $90M in total funding for its software products. FloQast is led by CEO Mike Whitmire.

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6 Insights To Current Funding Trends For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according the Crunchbase. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Class

5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Marty Zwilling.

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Interview with Eric Friedrichsen, Emburse

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2020

For our interview today, we talked with Eric Friedrichsen , the CEO of Emburse , a developer of expense management and accounts payable software which has major operations in Los Angeles. Captio out of Spain, Chrome River, headquartered in Los Angeles, and mostly focused here in the U.S. Nexonia, which is Canada and the U.S.,

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Platform Report Los Angeles Technology

Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors. Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers.

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Southern California Tech Central

Sat.Jan 18, 2020 - Fri.Jan 24, 2020

Tinder To Add Panic Button

Acquicent Adds Advisor, Investor

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Scopely Buys FoxNext Games From Disney

China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

Diligent’s Vivian Chu and Labrador’s Mike Dooley will discuss assistive robotics at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI

TikTok Grows In LA With New Office

9 Keys To Finding The Perfect Angel Investor For You

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

Cann Finds $5M For Cannabis Infused Drinks

FloQast Finds $40M More

6 Insights To Current Funding Trends For Your Startup

5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Interview with Eric Friedrichsen, Emburse

Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

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