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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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socalTECH

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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Tech.Co

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. “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.”

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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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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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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co., Where is the product now?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 20, 2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017 -- TCVN VR Demo Night - Eat + Talk + Demo. Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies are finding new ways to enhance our ability to perceive the world that surrounds us. Also, innovative companies will showcase and demo the latest in VR/AR technology. See [link] (more)

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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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socalTECH

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. Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Wait and see!

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socalTECH

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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. 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. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. It solidified our ability to launch new technology using resources both here and abroad. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? We've learned a lot in the process.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

“We have invested before in similar companies that sell technology to CFOs — ranging from Avalara* and Intacct* to Outlooksoft* and Bonfire*– and we are excited to partner with Daniel, Jay and their team, who have already built a significant business in a short amount of time.”.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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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. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies collaborates with over 800 field experts from around the world.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This holiday season, we are sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology community. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

While current technologies are not quite advanced enough to make Westworld a reality, startups are attempting to replicate the sort of human-robot interaction it presents in virtual space. The HBO sci-fi blockbuster Westworld has been an inspiring look into what humanlike robots can do for us in the meatspace.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The evolution of home entertainment offers numerous opportunities for startups to leverage the new and innovative ways consumers are digesting audio content. Although this strategy will generate revenue in the near-term, a more prudent approach is to create marketing strategies which engage users via entertaining and relevant content.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. What we specialize in, is the way we deliver this content in a seamless way, in high quality, with the latest technology available. Those technologies allow us to scale and offer a superior product for customers.

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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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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Cody Simms: Ultimately, our mission is to be the best, global ecosystem for bringing new technology to market. One could argue that in 2010, 2011, and 2012, that growth was in the video and entertainment area. Cody Simms: Applications will open in January, on January 17th, 2017, and they will close April 9th, 2017.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2016

He was a co-founder of Applied Semantics, which started the AdSense technology, which they sold to Google in 2003. We know that in 2017, a lot of what millennials are going to view on their phone is video related. You'll see us in news, politics, and in food, and next for us is more pop culture and entertainment.

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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. Bautiful Box (Cagliari, Italy).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

What neither group seems to fully comprehend is that retail needs to fundamentally change to succeed, far beyond the addition of an online component, to meet the experience expectations of today’s generation, an oversupplied global marketplace, and technology for instant pricing and distribution. For existing businesses, it’s harder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2017

Everyone may love your idea on how to find the best entertainment in town, but how many are willing to pay real money for your phone app? The current rate of technology change, as well as customer cultural change, is unprecedented. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/17/2017. Now is the time to float your own.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

” Wraps Ryoo, “A lot of our wider efforts in diversity, philanthropy, and minority entrepreneurship haven’t been fully released yet; we’re excited for 2017.”

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Check out the entertaining video here.) What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? in August.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

So while not one single Latino actor, director, writer or producer was nominated for the major awards in 2017 and the last major acting Latina win was 10 years ago and acting Latino win was 27 years ago — audiences are craving content that resonates with their experiences. Latinos drove 69% of total net increasing in U.S. So is Herb a Genius?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

Since my experience and interests have been primarily with technology, I’ve been watching those trends for a long time, and I see rapid change, but predicting impact is a challenge. Technology won’t solve this one. Here technology is stepping up to the plate with driverless vehicles, resulting in big opportunities all around.

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