socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment.

Dollar Shave Club

TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment. Sales of headsets in the fourth quarter of 2018 topped 1 million for the first time and new, low cost all-in-one models may further move the needle on adoption.

Chief Technology Officer

Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

This year at CES 2018 at Eureka Park over 800 startups from around the world will descend on Las Vegas and meet individuals to help boost their business. Bautiful Box will keep your pet entertained while at home and will train it too! The company has been selected as a CES Innovation Awards 2018 Honoree. HOPii (San Jose, CA).

Startup

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct. Or Apple, which designs its own devices to carry out superior software experience,” explained Ma. Rct studio’s software takes a story arc and dissects it into a decision-making tree within seconds. Image: rct studio.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. Read more about our Startup Nights and SXSW 2018 on TechCo. Love Intently (Austin, TX).

Startup

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies. Scott advises clients across a number of industries, including software, technology, digital media, interactive entertainment and video games, cyber security and life sciences. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the speed of change and volume of market feedback today, as well as the advances in machine learning, Amazon, Alibaba, and others have proven the value of software driven strategy decisions. Only smart software can plow through the volume of live data, recognizing trends, customers, and match offerings to reality.

Artificial Inteligence

Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists. That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Apple did this with the introduction of the smartphone, which altered the value chain for computers, video, and software, which were already staples that they knew well. He entertains no sense of a static business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/18/2018. Populating new domains to sustain your market.

Examples

Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

billion at the time of its last fundraising in mid-2018. Lyft sold 30.8 million shares at $72 apiece, according to Renaissance Capital —the top of a new range that Lyft originally set at $62 to $68. The company was valued at $15.1 Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , the developer of computer-vision software used for "sport media valuation", led by Ophir Tanz, said on Wednesday that it has doubled both its number of employees, and number of clients in 2018. The company did not announced how many employees it added, nor how many clients. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Check out the entertaining video here.) What are you looking forward to most in 2018? We'll be launching two new programs early in the new year that will help emerging brands and manufacturing founders connect with the resources they need to scale in LA; stay tuned for some announcements early in 2018. (If

USC

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

Meanwhile, games are quickly becoming the go-to revenue driver for the entertainment industry. billion worldwide in 2018, representing roughly 47% of the total revenue for the gaming industry in the year. Add that to its own Cookie Jam and Panda Pop properties and it seems like the company is ready to make moves.

Mobile

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Creators and influencers like Bernstein are forging a path from content creator to full-fledged business, with multiple revenue streams via podcasts, licensing deals, branded merchandise and even software products. “A The firm even launched an accelerator for YouTube personalities in late 2018. invests exclusively in the space.

Platform

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Brud , the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley investors because this is 2018 and everything is awful. — maya kosoff (@mekosoff) April 19, 2018. Ephemeral, but infinite.

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