SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 9, 2018

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 -- UBER Elevate Summit. The Second Annual Elevate Summit brings together 700+ of the world's foremost on-demand aviation leaders in industry, government, and academia for 2 full days of programming. See [link] (more)

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

This year at CES 2018 Eureka Park, the mega startup hub of the conference, the hottest early-stage startups from around the world will showcase their products and services aimed at disrupting their respective industries. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl. Albrechtsen said.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental startup Bird is in the midst of raising $300M more in a funding round, according to a report on Wednesday. Bird raised $300M in an earlier tranche of the same round in June of 2018, which included Sequoia Capital, Accel, B Capital, CRV, Sound Ventures, Greycroft and e.ventures.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2019

Riot's troubles first surfaced in August of 2018, when a top executive was suspended for sexual harassment, although that executive still remains employed by the company. Riot has been battling a number of lawsuits alleging discrimination and sexual harassment at the company, and for fostering a sexist culture at the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2020

The firm says it has invested in 30 companies since it was founded in mid-2018, and now has investments in California, Boston, Cleveland, NY/NJ, Chicago, Florida and Denver. According to Wavemaker 360, the launch of Fund II is ahead of schedule as a result of a "surge in demand for all-things-healthcare-innovation".

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Hulu said the offer ends at 10AM PST today, 11/27/2018. The deal does not include Hulu's Live TV or on-demand channels. The special offer --which was still available on Tuesday morning--is a giant discount from Hulu's usual $7.99 READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Demand Content Los Angeles 113

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The Austin City Council approved in February 2018 the creation of a “dockless” bike-share pilot program. The scooters upended bike share, and prompted companies to take some of their bikes off the streets due to lack of demand, according to several city officials who spoke to TechCrunch during SXSW 2019.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 20, 2018

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 -- Market Research: The Fuel For Marketing Strategies. This, in turn, can generate significant growth for companies and brands who seek to stay on top of competition and in demand. American Marketing Association (AMA). See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based Heal , which provides on-demand, in-home doctor's house calls, has acquired Doctors on Call (DOC), a New York-based medical house call service for the elderly. Heal said that Doctors on Call averaged 42,000 house calls to seniors in NYC in 2018. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The accelerator said its 2017 and 2018 classes have so far raised more than $40M in follow on investment, with a combined valuation of more than $300M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Los Angeles-based on-demand mobile car wash and detailing service WashOS is making it possible for owners of Hyundai vehicles to easily get car washes--without the owner being present--as part of a "proof of concept" and soon to be pilot service that was recently rolled out for Hyundai's Blue Link All-Access powered by Smartcar.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2017

According to Techstars Music, it added Concord Music , RecoChoku , and Royalty Exchange to Techstars Music 2018.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 5, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- ACG 101 Annual Food and Agriculture Update. Today these vitally important food producers have to respond to new demands from retailers and consumers, and conduct business in a global market. This year, natural disasters have brought even more challenges to our area's food and ag industry.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Parts of this story might sound familiar to readers familiar with Good Eggs — when the startup raised its most recent, $50 million funding round in 2018, CEO Bentley Hall also mentioned plans for geographic expansion. Image Credits: Good Eggs.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

What are you looking forwardtomost in 2018? In many sectors, 2018 needs to be the time for many companies to either sell or make meaningfully aggressive moves to expand. Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018? Overall I am optimistic for 2018.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Industry analyst Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends presentation relies on data gathered across 2017. It’s one of the best bellwethers the tech industry relies on to predict what is on the horizon for the rest of 2018 and the first half of 2019. ” In April 2018, tech companies composed 25 percent of U.S.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

The April 11th price hike moves the cost of a transaction up from 5% to 6.5%, and it follows a previous increase in 2018 that moved that same fee from 3.5% Getting rid of this mandatory program is another demand that the strikers are holding out for, in addition to dropping the transaction fee increase. ” Why Strike?

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2019

The company said the survey was conducted with more than 6,000 of its patients, who used the service for the first time in 2018. The company said it ran a "first-time patient" user survey was run after having delivered more than 110,000 house calls since February of 2015. The methodology behind the company-conducted survey was not announced.

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Satisfaction Mobile Los Angeles Services 113

Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

billion by the end of 2018. The news reflects a slowdown in the demand for mail-in genetic testing kits and a lag in the rollout of some of the government-led population studies for which Illumina provides DNA sequencing tools. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33 It’s a different financial story this summer.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

When we have a chance to view it from a distance, the year 2018 may be seen as a period when innovations in a number of technological fields came together to transform not only the future of computing, but also the very structure of the Internet. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

Non-Electric vehicles fill a parking lot in Rosemead, California, where two Electric Vehicle charging stations are offered on September 12, 2018. Revenues for these companies have dropped precipitously as consumer-facing demand has fallen off a cliff. There’s $25 billion in money set aside for public transit and $12.5

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

In 2018, co-founders Schuyler Deerman and James Chan started selling healthy meals at WeWork offices around Los Angeles out of giant Yeti coolers, standing around the kitchens during lunch time. Positive Food Co., Amazon expands palm-scanning payment tech to 65 more Whole Foods locations.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

It also started Maven Gig in hopes of tapping into a growing demand from rideshare and delivery app drivers. Maven then launched a service in summer 2018 in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor that let owners rent out their personal GM-branded vehicles through its Maven car-sharing platform.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Then, in 2018, programming language Python ditched the racist terminology. Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps. Meanwhile, Twitter began taking steps to replace those terms earlier this year and hopes to finish replacing that terminology by the end of 2021, according to CNET. .

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 20, 2019

next to New York and Chicago, the LAFD has a budget of roughly $691 million, employs more than 3,500 and responded to 492,717 calls in 2018. The technologal demands of the fire department extend beyond the drone itself, Fields said. One of the largest fire departments in the U.S., The LAFD Swift Water Rescue Team.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the company has been steadily rising through the ranks since its inception in 2018, as generative AI becomes big tech’s new gold standard, the New York-based startup has enjoyed a very triumphant 2023. And with direct traffic making up 71% of Caledly’s total traffic, demand for the scheduling tool is likely to remain strong into 2024.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . million head mounted displays sold in 2018, according to data from Canalys. By 2018, New York was home to at least seven virtual reality spaces where users could experience the technology, according to The New York Times.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. However, such changes don’t yet happen automatically, so it still takes proactive strategies and key actions to create new demand where none exists. Use social media and the media to build demand for change.

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Southern California Edison Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Media and content creation businesses expanding their services to meet future content needs require a network that can support growing media content demands. in 2018 was 228.8 The number of digital video viewers in the U.S. million and is expected to increase to 244.3 million in 2021 1.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

million 2018 dollars. For decades, the modestly priced Barbie became the ideal birthday gift for girls between the ages of 5 and 12, ensuring that each new generation of children would demand Barbie houses, cars, clothes, as well as Barbie’s friend. As of 2018, NearlyMe continues to offer women post-surgery prosthetics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

On the other hand, many investors, including billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" co-host Mark Cuban, essentially demand an all-in early approach as a pre-requisite to funding, making it clear that a total commitment is expected if you want outside money. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/11/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Then when market demand slows, you are not able to react in time. For example, Blockbuster was so busy expanding its hugely profitable video rental business, adding stores at a breakneck rate, that it failed to really take notice of new entrants like Netflix with no late fees, Redbox automated kiosks, and video on demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

In addition, global scaling will likely require additional investors, who will demand to see real revenue and customer demand. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 08/09/2018. A local pilot is a necessary move to test your manufacturing, operational, and marketing assumptions.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

billion investment in 2018. The Austin City Council on approved in February 2018 the creation of a “dockless” bike share pilot program. City officials and one dockless mobility executive told me that scooters upended bike share, and prompted companies to take some of their bikes off the streets do to lack of demand.

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San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Luke Fox: It has been deployed in a pilot program for 12 months, all during 2018, in a wide variety of different environments around the world. Were completely sold out, and theres more demand than we can keep up with. How far along is the technology now, and is this something people are using?

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Technical Review Startup Technology Competition 187