socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2017

the domain name spinoff of Santa Monica-based Demand Media, the company announced on Wednesday. Donuts also has operations in Los Angeles. Rightside spun out of Demand Media back in 2014. Donuts Inc. , the global, top level domain (gTLD) registrar and domain owner has Rightside Group Ltd. , per share in cash.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

On-demand parking service Zirx is shutting down its on-demand, consumer parking service, which it had launched into Los Angeles in November of 2014, and is focusing instead on its enterprise business.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. According to study from the Direct Marketing Association, direct mail campaigns rang up $46 billion from advertisers and companies in 2014, and Fink and his co-founder are hoping that number will climb.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based online ticketing and movie service Fandango continues to be in an acquisitive move, and has acquired Latin American online movie ticketer Cinepapaya. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition follows an acquisition last year of Brazilian ticketing firm Ingresso.com. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

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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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Ross Lipson, the chief executive officer and co-founder of the on-demand marijuana and cannabis delivery service, Dutchie, had thought he was done with the online delivery business. It had been only five years since Lipson sold a food delivery business he spent a decade building when the inspiration for Dutchie came to him.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2014 , open-source platform Drupal moved to replace “master/slave” with “primary/replica.” . While Los Angeles city officials way back in 2003 asked its manufacturers and suppliers to stop using the terminology, they did not require it. Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. That's when it clicked for me, realizing that for some reason, everything online is on-demand. When we first launched in 2014, we found the average person might watch 1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. And it wasn’t just Google Ad Words that originated in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This morning's interview with an entrepreneur is with Bertrand Patriarca , the CEO of Los Angeles-based startup WashOS (www.washos.com). WashOS runs an on-demand, car washing service. We send our service directly to your place, at home, within 90 minutes, in Los Angeles and Orange County. with my partners in November of 2014.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. That's what really started to get us interest from the angel community. How did you two connect?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed than energized by the abundance of challenges they see in building their startup. Don’t demand or expect immediate gratification. He is an optimist.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

Last week, Pasadena-based Ocular Data Systems (www.oculardatasystems.com) announced a funding round from the Pasadena Angels, for its camera-based systems used by law enforcement to capture evidence in drunk or drugged driving cases. Judges, juries, defense, and prosecuters are now expecting and demanding video be produced in the courtroom.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We will have a line up of amazing panelist who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2014. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Los Angeles-based Fuel50 (www.fuel50.com) That was in 2014, and that was our pivot moment. It all happened in 2014, really fast. Plus, we're really ramping up our client success team and sales team to meet the demand in the U.S. with a global, top bank, with 30,000 employees in 28 countries. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2015

External investors will demand a financial forecast, but it’s equally valuable to you, even if bootstrapping. Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/26/2014. entrepreneur financial forecast investor startup'

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps. What is AppOnboard?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Most just don’t enjoy all the challenges of communicating to analysts, placating demanding stockholders, and keeping up with legal reporting requirement.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Rufus Labs is a wearable technology startup in Los Angeles with a heavy focus on building devices for the industrial sector (EMS, police, campus/event security, warehouse, etc). EnvoyNow is innovating in the on-demand food delivery space, targeting the underserved college market. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a report by the National Student Clearinghouse only 18 percent of women graduated with a science degree in 2014. Combine this with the increasingly active angel investment and venture capital communities and you’ll discover that Arlington is at the hub of an emerging startup ecosystem,” Wellman said.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. PERSON David Sacks PERSON|David Sacks.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

So assume that in 2012 the company would do $20 million in sales and $2 million in profits (10%) and 2013 they would do sales of $25 million and $4 million in profit (16% net margin) and then slow growth in 2014 to $30 million and $6 million in profit (20% profit). That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In 2014, iWABOO redirected its focus into creating functional, stylish and innovative technology accessories including cases, power banks, amplifiers, ear buds, and B/T speakers. From: Los Angeles, CA. On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. From: Los Angeles, CA. Attorney On Demand – Via Video Chat – New App.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

When you watch TV, you see a version of American and it’s New York or Los Angeles. Adelaide lost the bid to host the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2014. Arguably, the Adelaide Convention Centre will not host an event as complex and demanding as IAC for a long time to come,” said Brett Biddington, former CEO of IAC 2017. “To

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Some thoughts on raising angel money. In fact, most early investor work hard to help their startups get to the next level so it makes no sense for the angel investor and founders to be at odds. Now that it’s 2014 and prices have gone down it doesn’t feel so good. At a minimum every angel investor should ask for this.

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