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APRIL 11, 2018

Seed stage investments in Los Angeles area startups was up, year-to-year, according to the Q1 2018 LA Seed Deal Report from investor Amplify LA. percent from Q1 of 2017. 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 READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In what looks like the first, large scale deployment of voice-driven, personal assistants across a healthcare setting, Los Angeles-based healthcare provider Cedars-Sinai said on Monday that it has deployed Amazon's Alexa voice assistant across more than 100 patient rooms at the hospital. 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. Los Angeles Marketing Analytics Group. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Techstars Music Accelerator , one of the startup accelerators that Techstars operates in Los Angeles, has named the latest startups to become part of its program, saying that it has selected nine startups for the latest program, which runs from February 4th through May 2nd.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2017

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

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale technology developer Appetize said Tuesday that it has raised $20M in a new funding round, led by private equity investor Shamrock Capital Advisors. Appetize develops tablet-based point-of-sale systems, which are being used to replace legacy systems in the sports, entertainment, and other areas.

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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.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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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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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. Creators take a 60 percent cut of all revenue with the remainder going to Binary Bubbles, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the service.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

It’s one of several companies (many based in Los Angeles) that are turning the city into a hub for anyone looking to experience the thrill of immersive gaming. 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. .

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

We are committed to the Los Angeles and Silicon Beach ecosystem and we aren't going anywhere, so help us lead, follow or get the hell out of the way! Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? It is going to move mainstream, and be so much more than merely entertainment or gaming.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Anna Barber , the Managing Director of Techstars LA (www.techstars.com), one of the startup accelerators run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area. I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies.

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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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OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. Cody Simms: We have two new programs in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Additionally, we will see the tides shift in storytelling within mobile games, with a focus on creators out of Los Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

He told the story of the young artist, Ramiro Gomez who was born in San Bernardino, near Los Angeles. From Los Angeles. She was recently graduated from Cal State, Los Angeles and works at USC. Jessica is also from Los Angeles. Susana also grew up in Los Angeles.

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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. ” The Beijing and Los Angeles-based startup isn’t content with just making the software.

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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. Arrivo is focused on ways to efficiency, cost-effectiveness and public utility.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

Since launch, Survios has generated plenty of notice from entertainment big wigs. Before co-founding the company, President Nathan Burba served as the director of Project Holodeck, a USC project aimed at creating a full-body 360-degree VR experience. The Oculus-based project took its name from Star Trek’s well-known virtual experience. .

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Coming Summer 2017, Doppels will introduce a smart gifting tool that allows users to send gifts that match the celebrant’s interest based on profile and location. Download Doppels for iOS and Android is coming Summer 2017. To date, Doppels has over 260,000 users and acquire about 1,000 new members each day, said Hagger.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

Bautiful Box will keep your pet entertained while at home and will train it too! Pebby is a robotic ball system with a smart collar that allows you to keep an eye on and entertain their pet via smartphone. The company was selected for the CES Innovation Awards Honoree for 2017 and 2018. We.Stream (Los Angeles, CA).

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This morning, we have Kevin Winston of Digital LA (www.digitalla.net), the organization which is LA's largest digital networking group and which is behind the Silicon Beach Fest, the first and largest tech, startup and entertainment conference in LA. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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MARCH 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We know that in 2017, a lot of what millennials are going to view on their phone is video related. What's the right strategy for reaching your audience? What's on the horizon for you now?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Latinos drove 69% of total net increasing in U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

That is why I invited the Founder & CEO, Jonah Peretti , to come talk at the 2017 Upfront Summit and make the case himself. Again he looked to the media industry history and pointed out that before Ted Turner founded CNN he had an entertainment channel.

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