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JANUARY 2, 2013

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 -- PortTech Forum: Environmental Report Card. In the first PortTech Forum of 2013, representatives from both the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will focus on key environmental issues in the San Pedro Bay area.

San Pedro 113

San Pedro Long Beach Report Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 2, 2013

A new report this morning says that Irvine-based semiconductor maker Broadcom has inked a deal to power super-fast Wi-Fi connectivity on Apple's new 2013 lineup of Macs. 802.11ac supports speeds of up to 1.3Gbps using three antennas.

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Report Networking 147

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

A new report, published this morning by Fortune, says that a "new" venture capital fund--announced last week in officially looking press releases-- appears to be linked to a convicted inmate, currently imprisoned in Lompoc. Fortune says it does not know who has been sending out press releases from the company. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Capital Report Funding 100

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JANUARY 17, 2014

in the fourth quarter, according to the latest number from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, in its MoneyTree report. Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal.

Southern California 246

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Increase operating efficiencies. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing. fiscal cliff.

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Study Tips Entrepreneur Guide 78

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2013

Join host Amanda Coolong as she reports LIVE from the show floor at New Media Expo, getting the inside scoop on all the latest digital media tools. Adding to the mix, TechZulu reporter Jordan Goodson will be bringing you regular updates from the International Consumer Electronics Show. See you online!

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Media Tool Entertainment Report 77

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Karma Automotive is laying off 60 more workers in Irvine, as the startup continues to shed workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report issued on Wednesday. The new cuts come on top of an earlier layoff involving 200 workers at the company. READ MORE>>.

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Layoffs Resource Report Startup 113

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JULY 10, 2019

” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars.

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Services Truecar Sales Blogging 212

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MAY 11, 2020

According to Fair Stewart served as CEO of XOJet from 2013 to 2018, eventually steering the company through an acquisition by its parent company, Vista Global. The appointment of a new CEO comes only seven months after replacing its CFO and cutting nearly half of its staff.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Acquisition Report Invest 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

in venture capital in Q3, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data From Thomson Reuters. 2013 q32013 moneytree quarterly investment capital venture california southern' Southern California technology companies raised $709.8M

Southern California 234

Southern California Orange County Tech Coast Angels Company 234

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

5000 rating says the company had 2013 revenues of $9.5M, compared with 2010 revenues of $1.5M. Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , the developer of cloud-based, construction management software let by Tooey Courtemanche, says it more than doubled its headcount in 2014, and also saw record growth in its business. READ MORE>>.

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SaaS Report Software Technology 100

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MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising firm Airpush --which is reportedly in acquisition talks with Perion--delivered $98M in annual revenues, according to the Forbes 2013 ranking of its most promising companies. Airpush is led by Asher Delug.

Advertising 153

Advertising Mobile Los Angeles Acquisition 153

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JANUARY 31, 2014

According to Ixia, the plan addresses a letter it received from the Nasdaq on November 19th over compliance issues, after Ixia failed to file a 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30th, 2013. Ixia says it now has until March 18th to file a 10-Q, or it may face delisting of its stock.

Calabasas 138

Calabasas Report Networking Software 138

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Reports indicate that Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, and seven other passengers were on board a helicopter traveling to Bryant’s basketball training facility Mamba Academy. . Bryant launched his venture career with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

Venture Capital 359

Venture Capital Los Angeles Legalzoom Calabasas 359

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

According to the firm, Eddie Lazarus, who was most recently General Counsel and Chief Strategy Officer for Tribune Media Company from 2013 to 2018, will join the company in Santa Barbara on January 2nd. Lazarus also previously was Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from June 2009 to Feb.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara Los Angeles Activity Report 113

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Watt joined Upfront Ventures in 2013 , but has been active in Southern California's market as both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist for more than a decade. Hamet Watt , a Partner at Upfront Ventures, and the co-founder of bLife, MoviePass, and NextMedium, is reportingly launching a new startup studio in Los Angeles.

Southern California 113

Southern California Startup Conference Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 16, 2014

San Diego-based cell phone recycling kiosk maker ecoATM -- which was recently sold to Outerwall -- reports that it has now reached more than two million phones and devices recycled in its four year history. ecoATM was acquired for $350M in July of 2013 by Outerwall (formerly known as Coinstar). READ MORE>>.

San Diego 168

San Diego Report Company Companies 168

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JUNE 1, 2016

--said the data stolen included user login data from a portion of accounts that were created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform. Reports place the number of compromised user accounts at 427 million passwords. Myspace said it had invalidated all user passwords for affected accounts created prior to June 11, 2013.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Platform Report Sites 100

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. The report comes every quarter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. in investments across 90 deals. billion invested), New England ($823.0M

Southern California 187

Southern California Venture Capital Tech Coast Angels Capital 187

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APRIL 18, 2014

Calabasas-based Ixia said late Thursday that its audit committee has determined that its 10-Q quarterly reports for the first and second quarters of 2013 should no longer be relied upon, and that it will restate those two quarters. The company also replaced its CFO last onth. for those two quarters.

Calabasas 138

Calabasas Report Networking Services 138

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MARCH 5, 2014

Calabasas-based Ixia said late Monday that it has completed its investigation into the company''s finances and business, which came out of the October 2013 surprise resignation of the company''s President and CEO. auditing audit xxia reporting revenues resume hardware testing network ixia' READ MORE>>.

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Calabasas Training Report Resource 138

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000.

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Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

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MAY 7, 2013

The firm reported its latest quarterly results Tuesday, reporting $100.6M The company also reported net income of $0.7M for its quarter, which ended March 31, 2013. Santa Monica-based online digital media publisher Demand Media keeps on getting bigger and bigger. in total revenues, its second $100M plus quarter.

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Demand Media Santa Monica .Net 183

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AUGUST 20, 2018

According to Crowdstrike, Shinn's role at Gigamon included leading the company's successful initial public offering in 2013. READ MORE>>.

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Software Development Report Software Funding 100

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Leddy has been on its board since January of 2013, and was founder and CEO of Verizon Telematics, and also previously served at SkyTerra Communications, and as a director at Hughes Network Systems.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Report Los Angeles Acquisition 113

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Day had been Chief Accounting Officer at Rubicon Project since March of 2013. Day reports to Rubicon Project's founder and CEO, Frank Addante.

ReachLocal 113

ReachLocal Yahoo Advertising Los Angeles 113

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The announcement was made as Demand Media reported its third quarter 2014 results. Demand Media reported $41.3 ‌in revenues for the third quarter, down from $50.7M in revenues in the third quarter of 2013, or a decline of 19 percent. Reason for the departure was not given.

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Demand Media Santa Monica .Net 138

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy reported last week that it has inked a deal with wind turbine provider Vestas , for up to 750 MW of wind turbine generators. projects beginning construction in 2013. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 153

San Diego Report Develop Development 153

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JUNE 9, 2014

The company reported a net loss of $131M for 2013, on revenues of $1.13 Morgan, Citigroup, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, KKR Capital Markets, and Stifel. Scottsdale, Arizona-based GoDaddy has not yet selected an exchange. READ MORE>>. godaddy mediatemple merger acquisition exit hosting premium'

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Media .Net Acquisition Los Angeles 164

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MAY 7, 2014

The company reported net revenues of $1.111 billion, compared with an earlier expectation of only $885M in sales. Despite the better than expected results, the sales were still down from the first quarter of 2013, when the company reported $1.32 billion in sales. READ MORE>>.

Activision 138

Activision Sales Santa Monica .Net 138

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The firm reported revenues of $57.0M for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The company''s IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 198

Clearstone Advertising News Los Angeles 198

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JANUARY 2, 2013

All of that is good for Broadcom , the Irvine-based semiconductor maker, according to a report published Wednesday from ABI Research. READ MORE>>.

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Report Research 153

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AUGUST 29, 2013

MomentFeed--which develops software used by those retailers to match up social activity to their retail locations--said that it has published a report which shows that Starbucks led in Instagram engagement in Q2 of 2013, with 109,054 photos taken of Starbucks locations.

Social Media 185

Social Media Los Angeles Media Activity 185

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

Southern California 240

Southern California El Segundo Culver City Orange County 240

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Prodege , the company which runs the Swagbucks rewards site, reported today that the firm passed $50M in revenue in 2013, is profitable, and has expanded its executive team to include a new Executive Chairman, Chuck Davis, the former CEO of Shopzilla and Fandango; a new CFO, Brad Kates; and a new CTO, Shane O''Neill.

Fandango 173

Fandango Web Los Angeles Report 173

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

TrueCar offers up a combination of new car pricing reports for consumers, as well as operates technology driven, auto purchasing services for such groups as the USAA, AAA, Consumer Reports, and others. TrueCar said that it saw around 400,000 sales alone in 2013. monthly retail vehicle sales. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 176

Truecar Sales Pricing Santa Monica 176

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MAY 19, 2014

The company reported $985.73M in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013. GoPro''s IPO is being underwritten by J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Barclays, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel, Baird, MCS Capital Markets, Piper Jaffray, and Raymond James. READ MORE>>. gopro camera action sports merger acquisition exit electronics hardware'

Southern California 196

Southern California Steamboat Ventures SoCal San Diego 196