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JUNE 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave said this morning that it is going public, via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc., The company was launched in 2017, and now says it has over 10 million customers. a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsred by Victory Park Capital. million members.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here are five trends startups are considering for their operations in 2017. Starting with single-use applications will help your organization develop the skills to adopt more advanced applications, adds the business journal. If you are a software service provider, set your sights on this particular security trend.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Carlsbad-based Medsphere Systems Corporation , a provider of healthcare information technology solutions and services, annoucned this morning that it has raised $32M in a funding round. According to Medsphere, the new funding goes towards hiring and development and deployment of its product. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2018

HemaCare, a supplier of human-derived biological products and services for biomedical research, drug discovery, and cellular therapy process development, has moved its global headquarters to Northridge, in a move that the company says more than doubles its donor collection capacity and on-site cell processing capabilities.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2018

AppRiver , a provider of cloud-based cybersecurity software and services which is owned by Los Angeles private equity investor Marlin Equity , has acquired Ottawa, Canada-based Roaring Penguin , the companies said this week. Roaring Penguin was a developer of email security software. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments , the developer of a cloud-based platform for managing the documents of law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments which is backed by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has scored a new, strategic funding. Clearlake acquired NetDocuments in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Norton’s latest fund is the only the most recent act in a career that has seen the investor traverse the financial services digital media and the early days of the internet. Norton built Digital Boardwalk, a pioneering internet service provider and the second commercial partner for the trailblazing browser service, Netscape.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. Founded in 2017, Convrg has made a name for itself by developing several popular chatbots and voice products. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone said Monday that it has acquired Denver-based Wazee Digital , a provider of cloud-based video management and licensing services. Veritone is a developer of artificial intelligence software used to analyze audio, video and other data sources. Veritone said it paid $15.0M for Wazee Digital, split between $7.5M

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

Based out of Los Angeles, Starship initially made its name, back in 2017, running pilots with delivery companies in the U.S. Prices for the service can vary by city and location, but as an example a service that it provides to grocery chain Coop in Milton Keynes is made for a flat fee of 99 pence. It has now made more than 2.5

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity software developer which has major operations in Irvine, says it has signed a partnership deal with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport team, a FIA Formula One racing team According to CrowdStrike, it has entered a "global partnership" to protect the team from cyberattacks.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Calabasas-based Ixia , which develops network testing hardware and software, has rolled out a new product specifically aimed at capturing data from public cloud installations. According to the firm, its new CloudLens Public software operates in cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based, modern point-of-sale (POS) technology for the food service and retail markets, says it has doubled its employee count in the last year to 200, as it sees what it calls "exponential" growth in its business. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

Goleta-based Inogen , which develops portable oxygen generators for treating respiratory issues like COPD in a home setting, said it is expanding in Cleveland, Ohio, with a new sales and service support location. Inogen said the new facility is expected to be operational in the second half of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

San Diego-based antenna developer Airgain has named a trio of new executives, saying last week that it has named a new President, Senior Vice President of Engineering, and Vice President of Global Human Resources.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 26, 2019

Marcus Hutchins, the malware researcher who became known as an “accidental hero” for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, has been sentenced to supervised release for one year on charges of making and selling the Kronos banking malware. Presiding Judge J. following the Def Con security conference.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Canoo began life as EVelozcity back in 2017. The company is also crafting its user interface and subscription services around its passengers and renters. Canoo plans to use blockchain technology to secure its subscription services and ensure an asset light approach to development by outsourcing its manufacturing in the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Los Angeles-based mobile game development studio Scopely has become America’s newest unicorn thanks to a $200 million financing which values the company at a whopping $1.4 The company raised a $55 million round of financing in 2016, $60 million in 2017 and $100 million in 2018.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based online ordering software developer ChowNow has raised $21M more in funding, in its Series C funding, according to the company. ChowNow last raised a round of funding back in October of 2017 ; the company's prior investors include Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Tesla, which unveiled the Tesla Semi prototype in November 2017 , began testing its prototype semis in California and Nevada earlier this year. Newcomer Thor Trucks is developing a medium-duty Class-6 electric truck for UPS, which will also be tested in California. . We always aim to offer high uptime and productivity.”.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The company saw revenues grow tenfold in the last two years and its total number of properties balloon to over 1,000, and now it will use the new funding for expansion, specifically adding more properties to its platform; and to continue developing its technology as it expands into more aspects of the property rentals business.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

New York-based CA makes software and provides services for everything from IT management to app development to cybersecurity. Back in 2017, Burlington, MA-based Veracode agreed to sell to CA Technologies for $614 million in cash. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO ) announced in June it would acquire CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA ) for $18.9

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

Daniel Kim and Jay Lee, the two founders of AuditBoard , a Los Angeles-based provider of a risk and compliance software service for large businesses, grew up middle school friends in Cerritos, Calif. He thought there had to be a better way for companies to manage their audit and compliance processes.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

Rather than using streaming services or radio, drivers use Steereo because they get compensated to do so. Where'd you get the idea for the service? In January of 2017, sitting in a back of a Lyft at CES in Vegas, our driver was actually listening to a Latin track playlist his friend from home had sent him.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since that time the speed at which companies have developed both technologically and from a business perspective has been nearly as staggering as the 760 mph system itself. In January 2017, HTT announced that the company was opening a research facility in Tououse, France to work on prototyping.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

Rather than using streaming services or radio, drivers use Steereo because they get compensated to do so. Where'd you get the idea for the service? In January of 2017, sitting in a back of a Lyft at CES in Vegas, our driver was actually listening to a Latin track playlist his friend from home had sent him.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. There has been a high demand for our services and now as businesses are faced with a Covid resurgence, no one is closing down,” Hyman said. “So Image Credits: SpotOn.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

With a community forum, along with its aims to offer easily accessible and readable annual reports (you can view reports for 2017, 2018 and 2019 on its site), Monzo champions transparency. This transparency has been at the forefront of Monzo since its inception, having reached out to its users to help test, develop and improve.

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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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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

. —Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) paid over $400 million in August to acquire Nervana Systems , the two-year-old San Diego startup offering its machine learning technology as a cloud-based service. Webroot withheld terms of the deal.). million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Next year, we plan on building it into a bigger business and in April 2017, we'll be doing it again, but this time in New York. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? What's the biggest lesson you learned this year? Alon Goren: Delegate!

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has kept operations under wraps until now. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Grant Hosford: codeSpark's biggest news in 2016 was closing on $4.1M

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