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Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services, including such services as eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Livedrive, as well as online media outlets like IGN, Mashable, PCMag, Everyday Health, and others, has acquired five more companies. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017. Viant got its start as Specific Media. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc.

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

What are you looking forward to most in 2018? In 2018 I'm looking forward to seeing some great new startups emerge in LA in areas such as future of work, cleantech, and blockchain, and to investing in ten more great companies. Applications for Techstars LA 2018 open on January 8.

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MAY 21, 2019

Venice-based social media app developer Snap said late Monday that it has named a new Chief Financial Officer and Chief People Officer, in a shuffling of its executive staff. Anderson has been at Snap since July of 2018, and previously served at Amazon.com and Fox Interactive Media.

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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. 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. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises. The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

According to the firm, Eddie Lazarus, who was most recently General Counsel and Chief Strategy Officer for Tribune Media Company from 2013 to 2018, will join the company in Santa Barbara on January 2nd. Santa Barbara-based Sonos said on Monday that it has named a new Chief Legal Officer.

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MARCH 22, 2019

The number of subscribers to online video services have just passed up that of traditional cable, according to an MPAA report today, which said in 2018 that there were 613.3 million cable subscriptions it tracked in 2018. million subscribers to online video services around the world, a 27 percent increase from 2017. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2019

billion) and Allogene Therapeutics (IPO in 2018); Belco says it has also made investments in Agensys, ByHeart, Cell Design Labs, Cougar Biotechnology, First Media, Hubble, Kronos Bio, Neogene and UroGen Pharma. Bellco's founders previously founded Kite Pharma (acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2017, for $11.9 READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Jaanuu says it had its biggest month to date in November 2018 and multiple $500,000 revenue days in the last twelve months, the Company is projecting to more than double its sales in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

According to RealPage, LeaseLabs projects standalone revenue of $20M for the full 2018 year. RealPage said the addition will help add marketing analytic services, creative content design, direct marketing through social media channels, reputation management and geo-targeting solutions.

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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.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Jenkins has been CFO at Hello Sunshine since August of 2018, and previously was Head of Strategic Ventures at PlayStation. Santa Monica-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , said Friday that it has named Liz Jenkins, the Chief Financial Officer of Hello Sunshine, to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

What are you looking forward to most in 2018? Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018? Terpin is also an investor and advisor to many blockchain, media and technology companies, including CommPro, GoCoin, Polymath, Purse.io, ShapeShift, Videocoin and WAX.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

According to j2 Global, Shah will take over the CEO role from Zucker on January 1st, 2018. Shah was previously CEO of Ziff Davis, LLC, the digital media arm of j2 Global, and had been there for five years. Zucker will join a new venture cpaital firm, OCV, which is being organized by j2's Chairman of the Board, Richard Ressler.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. The company's stock jumped all the way to $47.72

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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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DECEMBER 26, 2019

First, within our portfolio I am really excited about Wheels (Crosscut led the seed round at the end of 2018). Prior to starting Crosscut, Brett was a serial entrepreneur who built, operated, and sold a number of internet media companies including Myspace.com. Brett Brewer is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures.

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JULY 18, 2018

SPACES recently announced a deal with Skydance Media to bring Terminator Genisys to life as a VR journey, where consumers will get to experience an immersive VR attraction where they become part of the world of Terminator. 2018 is the year people will get a chance to experience SPACES. What is SPACES?

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JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. I saw a disconnect with how advertisers buy and media sells, so I started my first startup, a media marketplace, seven years ago, and moved to New York. So how far along are you on this now?

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JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. I saw a disconnect with how advertisers buy and media sells, so I started my first startup, a media marketplace, seven years ago, and moved to New York. So how far along are you on this now?

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MARCH 13, 2020

We worked on it from May 2018 up until December, and built the first machine on December 13th, and built our first five machines to test with providers for a pilot project. We decided to apply the same model of lead generation as we have now, and upgrade that to a wider market. We did it before, maybe ten times, but it's not that complicated.

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Once a campaign has been created, there's some level of marketing and call to action, which can be through traditional media, or the web. I have two successful exits, mostly in mobile and teh web, as well as social media. What's your background, and how did you get into this? I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Whether that is free treats and gifts via email or text, or our app when we push that out in Q1 of 2018, we give them services like free maintenance and charging, and what have you. I then started a big media company in the power sports and automotive space, called RideApart. It's all about post acquisition. How did you start this?

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Our focus in 2018 will be on the entrepreneurs. Some really excellent areas of domain expertise in Southern California includes life sciences, genomics, wireless, material science, digital media, entertainment, and medical technology. The first step, is to attract more entrepreneurs. I think there are many different buckets here.

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