socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2018

percent from Q1 of 2017. The most active area for LA area seed investments was in media, entertainment, and gaming, with software-as-a-service businesses also bringing in significant seed funding. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments. “We want to connect them to the right person at those companies to create a commercial relationship. .

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Barber launched the Techstars program in Los Angeles back in 2017, and has been in the Los Angeles area since 2000, where she worked both in technology and entertainment, including founding ScribblePress, which she sold to Fingerprint Digital before joining Techstars. M13's loal investments include LootCrate and ProGuides.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

alone in 2017 (not to mention the roughly 32 million consoles sold at the market’s peak in 2008), according data on the Statista website. . That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 14, 2017

Saturday, July 15, 2017 -- ATandT Shape Expo. Explore the convergence of technology and entertainment at SHAPE. You’ll vote for the winners of the SHAPE Hackathon and see cutting-edge shorts from the ATandT Entertainment Project. Get inspired by visionary speakers, interactive demos, and hands-on creation activities.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 14, 2017

Friday, July 14, 2017 -- ATandT Shape Expo. Explore the convergence of technology and entertainment at SHAPE. You’ll vote for the winners of the SHAPE Hackathon and see cutting-edge shorts from the ATandT Entertainment Project. Get inspired by visionary speakers, interactive demos, and hands-on creation activities.

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Entertainment Activity Technology 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2020

Zampella was co-founder of Respawn Entertainment, known for its Titanfall title, and was at Infinity Ward working on the Call of Duty game franchise. Respawn Entertainment was acquired in 2017 by Electronic Arts. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Triton Digital says it has been integrated with and has been re-selling Omny Studio's software since 2017. Omny Studio's customers include Cumulus Media, Entercom, Mediacorp, Southern Cross Austereo, Corus Entertainment, Mashable, Arabian Radio Network, Mamamia, along with others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to Cedars-Sinai, the pilot program lets patients both drive healthcare requests--such as requesting help to go to the restroom--as well as control in-room entertainment, such as turning a TV on or off, changing the channel, or listening to music. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 11, 2017

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact - Matt Kautz from Machinima. We are excited to have Matt Kautz, VP of Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Research for Machinima presenting on Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact: The New Market Research Landscape in Media and Entertainment.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Thursday, July 27, 2017 -- AI.LA Debunk the hype around AI Explore the intersections between VR and Artificial Intelligence Gain insight on the most entertaining advancements in new technologies Discuss biases in data and creator when developing an AI. New Realities Expert Panel #1. Why attend?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON. Hear from industry leaders in technology, entertainment and startups in three rooms at the Pasadena Convention Center.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Prince O' Whales. Our networking events attract professionals from entertainment, tech, social media, fashion, and marketing and we're quite popular with influencers as well.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 2, 2017

Saturday, July 8, 2017 -- ATandT SHAPE Hackathon. This year’s event will bring together developers, designers, and creators to hack innovative and disruptive entertainment solutions. You bring the innovative ideas and designs and we'll bring the tech to help you transform them into apps in just 24 hours.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 -- 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. From Silicon Beach to DTLA and across So Cal, please join fellow digital media, entertainment and technology professionals for the event of the season -- and the decade. See [link] (more)

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Southern California Entertainment Media Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2017

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -- R.E.D Talks: Creating the Next Wave of Consumer Entertainment,” a discussion with one of the leading VR companies, Lucid Sight Inc., Talks Hosts Leading Virtual Reality Developers. Los Angeles is the fastest growing tech startup region, but it soon may acquire another moniker: Virtual Reality Hub.

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Develop Development UCLA Entertainment 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Techstars Music Accelerator says that its program is being supported by Warner Music Group, Sony, Concord, Bill Silva Entertainment, Silva Artist Management, RecoChoku, Royalty Exchange, Q Prime Management and others.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 20, 2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017 -- TCVN VR Demo Night - Eat + Talk + Demo. Be prepared to be entertained and engaged at VR Demo Night at The Cove at UCI! Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies are finding new ways to enhance our ability to perceive the world that surrounds us. See [link] (more)

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TCVN UCI Entertainment Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 -- San Diego Venture Group Summer Social. This is a purely fun networking event with food, drink, and entertainment. Join the party to end the summer with 500+ of your SDVG friends! Spend an afternoon at the beautiful Scripps Seaside Forum and join SDVG for our Summer Social Beer Bash! Shoes Not Required!

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San Diego Sample Entertainment Networking 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Appetize develops tablet-based point-of-sale systems, which are being used to replace legacy systems in the sports, entertainment, and other areas. Appetize said it will use the new funding to expand its team, which it says it hopes to grow to over 150 employees split across offices in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta, by mid-2017.

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Funding Sales Los Angeles Entertainment 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Scott Alderton: Despite how much I love my Echo, and think voice activated assistants will be huge, I think 2017 will be the year for Virtual and Augmented Reality. Wait and see!

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Southern California News Entertainment Commerce 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co., Nikhil Jain: We plan on doing our product launch in Q2 of 2017. Gordon Cheng (Cameron Pace Group China), and Idealab. Tell us a bit about what your startup is working on? That's the entire premise of the idea. Where is the product now?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? While it has consumed so much consumer behavior I think we are just beginning to see it on the enterprise side, and it's something we will see much more of in 2017.

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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. A new startup is seizing on an opportunity to help up-and-coming online entertainers take a leaf out of that book and grow their relationships with fans. Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

However, the firm places its emphasis on its newest partner, Jenna Bryant, a recruiter who spent the past years building out teams for some of the biggest names in the Los Angeles technology and entertainment industries, including Walt Disney Co., Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? It combines innovation and entertainment. Two good examples are children's entertainment company (Spin Master) which launched an AR drone-racing game for the holiday season.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2017

If you’re thinking about breaking away from the cable monopolies and getting your data, music, and video in other ways, congratulations, I’m with you. I cut the cord back in 2009, and now millions of people are doing the same every year.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

AuditBoard raised a small seed round from friends and family, and followed that up with Donnelly Financial Solutions, a strategic investor who partnered with AuditBoard in 2017 to further develop its Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley toolkit.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Techstars has continued to expand its global footprint with 48 accelerator programs around the world and the first company from our portfolio (Sendgrid) to IPO in late 2017 and then be acquired by Twilio in 2018. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018?

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StartUp Beat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

2017 has already witnessed a load of successful and exciting conferences, including World Domination Summit, Startup+Fest and CEO Space. LA 17 goes above-and-beyond with over 40 different entertainment performances by world-renowned musicians, stand up comedians and dancers. But the year is still not over, and the best is yet to come.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In January 2017, HTT announced that the company was opening a research facility in Tououse, France to work on prototyping. Subsequently, Hyperloop One began testing their full scale system in May 2017 and continued tests throughout the year. In July 2017, Musk announced that he had acquired a verbal permit to build a tunnel from D.C.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

The eight-people team is led by Cheng Lyu, the 29-year-old entrepreneur who goes by Jesse and helped Baidu build up its smart speaker unit from scratch after the Chinese search giant acquired his voice startup Raven in 2017. Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct.

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