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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Cinedigm said it will distribute content from ComicBlitz as a licensed offering for mobile carriers, OTT providers, and other media companies, and also integrate the new proerty with its current fandom lifestyle network, CONtv. ComicBlitz was launched in 2015. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Costa Mesa-based venture capital investor CerraCap Ventures says it has seen an exit out of its investment portfolio, saying that the sale of digital gifting and exchange company Swych resulted in a 4.3X Swytch was a developer of digital gift card and mobile gifting apps, and was acquired about four weeks ago by a company called Finablr.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Tustin-based mophie , the developer of cell phone cases and other mobile accessories, is being acquired by fellow mobile case maker ZAGG , the two said late Tuesday. According to ZAGG, it will pay $100M, plus earn out, for mophie, creating a new mobile accessory company with 2015 net sales of approximately $470M.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Honk Technologies offers up a mobile app which lets motorists requests help for a jump start, tire change, or other on-the-road road assistance. Honk previously raised $12M in a funding round in 2015. Brundage had previously founded such companies as SendLove.to and Fonality. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? According to LA mobile game maker Seriously (www.seriously.com), mobile games are the best way to engage with the mobile generation. They are super talented people there.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

The company says that its users have created over 250 million "Flips" on its platform in the last two years. Flipagram currently has deals with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music, Merlin and The Orchard, which lets users include the brief music clips as the soundtrack to their own, personal slideshows.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile app developer Flipagram is looking for a buyer, and may have found one, in Chinese news aggreagtor Toutiao , according to a report Thursday. Citing "multiple sources" close to the company, Recode said Flipagram is still discussing financial terms with Toutiao, but no deal has been signed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based Heal , which operates a mobile app driven, in-person, "house call" service which lets users schedule in person doctor's visits at their home or work, says it is seeing higher satisfaction, cost savings, and "significant" time savings from its patients. The methodology behind the company-conducted survey was not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

Techstars Disney Accelerator class of 2015 was announced yesterday. The ten companies in this year’s program represent a diverse cross-section of technologies, and are inspired by their visions for the applicability of these technologies in the media space. 2 3D-Printing Companies. 2 AI Companies. World of VR.

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JANUARY 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse said it had a $130M revenue run rate in 2015, after seeing a growth of 170% during the year, the company said Wednesday. The company, led by Mark Douglas, offers up software to help its clients with social, mobile, and display advertising.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2015

Here is a look back on some of the biggest booths at CES 2015. New business solutions mirror and talking Android were do-not-miss highlights of CES 2015. The announcement of the new Broadwell processor at the CES 2015 press announcements showed off a few tiny computers called Next Unit of Computing (NUC). Pros: Underrated booth.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Irvine-based mobile accessory maker Incipio has scored an investment from private equity investor Goode Partners, the company announced this morning, via a minority investment. Incipio said it will use the new funding to further carry out its business, including identifying and executing future acquisitions of companies.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based RadPad , the mobile rental marketplace startup led by Jonathan Eppers, says it proceed $40M in mobile credit and debit rent payments in 2015, and has inked a deal with MasterCard. The company, backed by Altpoint Ventures and Goldcrest Investments, said that MasterCard is giving its customers a low 1.99

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MAY 7, 2018

In an unusual move, the San Diego International Airport is hoping to make it easier for startup and innovators to figure out how well their services work in an airport setting, with a new Innovation Lab , the company said on Monday. SAN said the new Innovation Lab will be housed in its Commuter Terminal, which was decommissioned in June 2015.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Clutter , which operates an on-demand, physical storage service which picks up and delivers your belongings from offsite storage, has raised $64M in a Series C funding, the company disclosed this morning. Clutter has now raised around $97M in total funding since 2015. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. As part of the funding, the company said it has named Hilary SChneider as its new CEO. Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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MAY 7, 2018

According to the airport, the new accelerator program hopes to help startups and others bypass what normally has been an "arduous and lengthy" RFP process which typically occurs when companies want to try to implement their services at airports, which can take up to 2 years.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Things are moving quickly in the mobility sector as the race to develop autonomous vehicle technologies revs up. This week brought a spate of mobility news from GM and Cruise, Ford, BAE, and even the federal government. The company envisions it as a sort of cross between a tech startup and a transportation and design think tank.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The company--which differentiates itself from other online and mobile services in its focus on using data algorithms to match compatible individuals--says it expects its subscriber base to grow 40 to 50 percent in 2015. The first new market for eHarmony is Singapore.

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Inverted Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Companies are waking up to a new reality. So which companies are ones seeing the most change in their sales as a result of Millennials making more educated choices? Here are the top 5 companies already seeing major decline in their business: Harley Davidson. Millennials do their shopping online using a mobile device.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Zya , the mobile music game developed by Music Mastermind, said Friday that it will offer players of the game an opportunity to win a recording contract and $10,000 in cash. The company''s CEO and fo-founder is Matt Serletic, the former CEO of Virgin Records. Do you have what it takes to score a major label record deal?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even Salesforce abandoned it’s silly “No Software” tagline, after the company had to explain in 2015 that it meant, “No legacy software, just cloud software.”. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company. However, moving companies to the cloud was an exhausting process. Vertical Software To Mobile First.

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MARCH 14, 2015

Mark Suster (@msuster) March 14, 2015. Yet someone the raw nature of filming & consuming on mobile is new. The group of people I might communicate with in a network like this might be different than the people with whom I interact on Twitter and in general I like to see new products and new companies emerge. Exciting time.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Culver City-based Clutter , which offers up "on-demand" self storage of your extra stuff, has raised $200M in a Series D funding, the company announced on Wednesday morning. Clutter has now raised nearly $300M in total funding since 2015. The company's co-founder and CEO is Ari Mir. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 17, 2017

When Realync first launched in early 2015, creating a do-it-yourself video without. This trend is a huge benefit for Realync because video, particularly live video, is making its way into every aspect of people’s lives. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. The BB-8 app-enabled Droid had such a global adoption among kids and adults that it was named the number one Star Wars toy of 2015.

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APRIL 22, 2016

funding round this week for its mobile gifting app. Jason Reid: Giftagram is a mobile first company, that really redefines the way people gift. What is unique about our mobile app, is you can send a physical gift without actually having a physical address to send it to. On the baby side, we work with The Honest Company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

Utilizing technological innovations spun out of the renowned MIT Media Labs and visual artistry by GMUNK , TrueCar is melding the company’s data analysis and visualization abilities with new, entertainment technology. It brings a new level of participation to the concert-going experience. The TrueCar L.E.D. now to September 10.

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JULY 20, 2016

The company--based out of Chicago--works with parking operators to help them fill unsold spots, which can be reserved via an iOS or Android app, or through the company's website.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

According to Yardi, residential property owner and manager Old El Paso Real Estate adopted the company's Yardi Genesis software, for its property management and accounting software earlier in 2015.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 22, 2015

Why are the world’s biggest Internet companies investing in a technology created in the late 1800’s? It’s undeniable that consumers are digesting more online content on the mobile supercomputer in their pockets than via any other modality. The results were recently published in the 2015 Call Intelligence Index. Share and Enjoy.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Now that just about everyone has a smartphone, how can you use that nearly ubiquitous, mobile access to help improve healthcare? For one�according to Los Angeles startup mPulse Mobile (www.mpulsemobile.com), you can help remind people about their appointments, and make sure they take their prescriptions�along with many other use cases.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based ParkMe , the real time parking information app developer, has scored a win over at Texas A&M University, the company said this week, to allow customers to purchase electronic parking passes online. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. For instance, one of our targets are those who have large audiences, like mobile carriers. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers. The first one is telecom companies and mobile carriers.

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? I''d like to see big leaps in adaptive learning technologies, true mobile learning, and the credentialing of non-traditional learning. I have to be a little self-promoting on this one.

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MARCH 10, 2017

It's been quite a few years since we spoke with the company. What that means, is for companies that have a physical presence in the real world, stores and the like, interaction with consumers today on mobile is now primarily through things that represent their stores, rather than directly with their brands.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. Where security concerns may have previously put companies off cloud, the tide may now be turning. So much so, that eMarketer forecasts 51.2

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