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JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- IDEAS Los Angeles. 2 Days 2 Tracks focused on the future of Digital Technology and Content Creation: Media and Entertainment and Health and Lifestyle. IDEAS – a spark of soul, a measure of brilliance, an act of creation. Ideas are the inspiration, and the ignition, of human endeavor.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Ridesharing service Lyft said this morning that it has calculated that it has created $130M to the Los Angeles economy, as a result of its ride service. Lyft said the study also showed that passengers next year will save $88M in travel time value and over 7.5 million travel hours this year because of Lyft.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference – Los Angeles. MediaLeaders. What: One day event with: 8+ panel discussions, 4+ deep-dive breakout sessions, networking with influencers, bloggers and brands who want to develop impactful campaigns. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -- GABBCON Los Angeles Audience Based Buying Conference. See https://gabbcon.com/events/los-angeles-2016/. If you are challenged to find scale, success and global solutions, know that you are not alone.

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016 -- Digital Growth Summit – Los Angeles. MediaLeaders. What: 10 panel topics and 8 deep dive breakout sessions that help digital marketers build a better online presence to engage customers and track results.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

“ Explorer. The free Explorer ticket gets you access to the hiring fair, the LAUNCH startup competition, the EXPO, and day-time technology knowledge workshops. Suitable for students, tech enthusiasts, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur .

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 -- LA Tech Summit 2016. Meet the hottest companies in Los Angeles and learn what makes “LA Tech” the most innovative technology ecosystem in the nation. See [link].

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016 -- Venture in LA 2016. A one-week trade mission to show international startups that Los Angeles is the perfect gateway to entering the US Market. A full week of lectures, networking events, exhibition/pitch opportunities, and more! See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -- Latin America Tech Meetup Los Angeles (LATM LA). education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529. Latin America is the one of the most observed emerging economies. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -- ech-Hacks of the Freelance Economy. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northside-innovation-meetup-los-angeles-powered-by-dell-microsoft-tickets-27525314958. Join us for an Northside Innovation Meetup on Wednesday, September 14th, where we'll be exploring so called "life hacks" for freelancers.

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JANUARY 28, 2016

Interested in meeting early-stage accredited investors in Los Angeles? Then register for the FundingPost Investor RoundTable on February 4th, 2016 at 2:00pm. At the LA Angel Investor Roundtable, the panel of investors will focus on pitching to early-stage investors, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

This holiday season, we are sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted, up through the end of the year. Josh Yguado: 2016 was a big year for us. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2016

VRLA is the world’s largest virtual and augmented reality expo, welcoming both consumers and industry professionals. The expo will feature cutting-edge demos of the most exciting projects in development for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Google Cardboard, Samsung GearVR, and more!

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Michael Root , the new CTO of DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com)--but longtime Los Angeles tech vet, having most recently been at Riot Games. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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APRIL 26, 2016

The biggest free big data conference in Southern California organized by several volunteers spearheaded by Subash D’Souza working to make this conference free and useful as in past years. Come witness the fourth year of this conference. It has grown from 250+ in 2013 to 550+ in 2014 and 950+ last year. Organizers expect over 1200 this year.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

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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.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. He's also a very active angel investor. Here, we have the thoughts of Michael Terpin of Transform Group. Michael Terpin: What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. It will be fun to see what's next over the next few years.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , which runs a series of multi-million dollar challenges aimed at helping to advance technology innovation, said yesterday that it has extended the deadline for the Google Lunar XPRIZE to the end of 2016.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Monday, November 28, 2016 -- Emotion and Motivation for Digital Behavior Change. In this workshop, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of human-centered design, by learning the neurochemical factors that shape your users’ emotions, motivation, cognition, and behavior. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 6, 2020

The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

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MAY 13, 2016

Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Looking for a job at a startup? Looking to invest in the next Facebook? The Best Part?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 13, 2017

2016 was a good year to be a tech startup in LA, and, with the $25 billion planned public offering for the city’s startup darling, Snap Inc., coming up, the future’s so bright entrepreneurs might want to wear… Spectacles.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

The evening will be a celebration of 2016 tech and provide previews of 2017 innovation. From autonomous vehicles and reusable rockets, to ubiquitous VR headsets and universally-popular AR games, high-tech went mainstream in 2016. The festivities will be held at Expert Dojo, in the heart of Silicon Beach.

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MAY 19, 2015

Make some noise Los Angeles because it’s time to compete in Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year Competition! has been traveling the globe, both virtually and physically, searching for the world’s best startup, and the Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year Competition & Tour’s next stop is in Los Angeles!

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JULY 21, 2016

The UCLA Conference to Advance Women in Technology will take place on Friday, August 12, 2016 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (w/Networking Reception 3:00 – 5:00 pm) at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion Club. To submit questions for the panelists, please visit this page. Registration. Registration for this event is invitation-only.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

At-Bay was founded in 2016 by Rotem Iram and Roman Itskovich, and is headquartered in Mountain View. In the past year, the company has tripled its headcount and now has offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company’s public offering should be a nice windfall for the Chicago-based investors DNS Capital, an investment firm managing the private wealth of the Pritzker family, and Cleveland Avenue, founded by former McDonald’s executive Don Thompson; as well as the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Obvious Ventures.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

It’s a new year – 2016. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. 2016 is going to be a tough year. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. funding round for Docupace in 2016. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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MAY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures unveiled one of its new startups on Wednesday, a company which has been in stealth mode since 2016. The startup is led by Trevor O'Brien, and also has received funding from Hunter Walk of Homebrew, Jess Verrilli of #Angels and Nancy Duarte of Duarte, Inc.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Maven continued to operate in Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. GM’s experiment with car sharing is over. Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. and Toronto.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based conversational text messaging software developer Emotive--which is backed by CRV and others--said this week that it has named Matt Cooley as the company's President and COO. The company recently raised $50M in its Series B funding round. According to Emotive, Cooley was the first major investor in Emotive in 2019.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

AutoGravity says that consumers can return the cars they are using at any time, and that it currently offers its service select locations in Southern California, including Greater Los Angeles and Orange County. Premium costing $500 per month; and a 2016 smart fortwo for as little as $150 a month.

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