SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 -- 2018 Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival. The Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival (HETF) is an exciting international event bridging the US and China, with expert speakers and panel discussions on trends in entertainment technology, cross-border opportunities, and investments.

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Hollywood Entertainment Technology Content 100

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It also has a social platform built in with a chat feature, and members can invite friends to participate in programs and challenges. The latest round of funding gives FitOn a total of $30 million raised to date, which includes a seed round in 2018 and Series A in 2020.

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Platform Capital Funding Beachbody 208

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. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. www.science-inc.com).

Dollar Shave Club 113

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Malibu 113

TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

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. A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc.

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Torrance Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 180

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Santa Clara- and San Diego-based ServiceNow said on Wednesday that it has acquired San Mateo-based SkyGiraffe , a developer of a mobile software development platform. ServiceNow said the buy will help its customers easily deliver "consumer-like" mobile experiences for applications build on its Now Platform. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Software Development Platform Mobile 164

socalTECH

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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Press Southern California Outsource Development Invest 193

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I recommend an easier way – using an investment platform like Gust, EquityNet or SeedInvest. Another advantage of online investor and equity crowdfunding platforms is that they will force you to pull together your story and documentation in a more consistent and complete fashion than you might otherwise bother.

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Platform Equity Invest Technical Advisors 94

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Athletes wear these game-worn items, and our platform gives them a way to donate and make an impact without any extra time on them and their busy schedules,” Alston said. The product started as a video e-commerce platform, basically creating a video version of eBay.

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Startup Los Angeles Platform Commerce 306

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

“Much like how Microsoft Windows defined the operating system for personal computers decades ago, Clio has developed a software platform for law firms and their clients that is cloud-based and client-centric by design,” Newton said. In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup.

Platform 244

Platform Equity SaaS Los Angeles 244

TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audience too savvy for traditional advisory services. It turns out that consumers didn’t want another video platform.

Services 212

Services Mobile Platform Los Angeles 212

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

America is smitten by smart audio / smart speakers (the terms are used interchangeably by industry analysts), making it the gift of the 2018 Holiday Season. It is expected that the majority of these 25 million smart speakers will be sold during the 2018 Holiday Season. Neither Google nor Amazon offer ads on their platforms.

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Platform Technical Review Research Entertainment 100

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

With its third class of startups, Yellow, Snap’s in-house startup accelerator that launched in 2018, brought investors and founders together in private slack channels after a live-streamed presentation. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API. Snap investment Hardworkers. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup.

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Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2020

Since the company raised its last institutional round in 2018, it has added over 300,000 properties for sale or lease across the U.S. The company touts its service as the only technology offering that can take a property from marketing to the close of a sale or lease without having to leave the platform.

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Los Angeles Angel Platform Services 203

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. 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 expect this will drive a wave of meaningful M&A.

Dollar Shave Club 140

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

socalTECH

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? I've been telling people to buy bitcoin when it was $200, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 (and continuing to take it for our services) and it's kept growing in value.

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Southern California Santa Monica Conference Newsletter 189

TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

In total, more than $60 billion was invested in LA startups in 2018. Additional Fika portfolio companies include Asian food delivery business Chowbus , Elementary Robotics , a developer of robot assistants, and Chatdesk , a customer support messaging platform.

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Funding Startup Seed Funding Los Angeles 218

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Of course you’ve probably known of Meg as a business leader for many years, formerly as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard and the CEO of eBay before that, but since late 2018 she has been the CEO of Quibi (joining founder Jeffrey Katzenberg as the first employee). Between the heavy hitters at the helm, the more than $1.4B

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Content Netflix Platform Mobile 244

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2020

According to the company, the funding will help it meet the increase in demand for its platform, which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company--founded in 2018--says it has over 2600 veterinarians already using its platform. The company is led by CEO Brandon Werber. READ MORE>>.

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Culver City Platform Demand Capital 124

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

“Whether it be a passion for an obscure manga or your favorite football team, Kik has shown an incredible ability to provide a platform for new friendships to be forged through your mobile phone.” By 2018 that revenue was expected to top $30 million, according to sources at the time.

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Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Although BlackBerry did not discuss Cylance's current revenues, Cylance had said in June that it expected $130M in annual revenues for its fiscal 2018 year. BlackBerry said it expects Cylance to operate as a separate business unit within BlackBerry Limited. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence Platform Software Development Software 133

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. Think of looking at a dot graph of your business sales in virtual reality.

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Mobile app demo and analytics platform AppOnboard Inc., 11 it completed a $15 million series B funding round led by Breakaway Growth Fund, bringing its total 2018 fundraising to $30 million. based in Santa Monica, announced Dec. To date, AppOnboard has raised $35 million.

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Santa Monica Platform Mobile Funding 113

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2019

The stock offering will provide the company gross proceeds of $10.5M, which it says it will use to expand sales and marketing, customer support, and technology investments to continue to grow its platform. HyreCar had a small IPO back in June of 2018. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Pricing Platform Sales 124

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Irvine-based Digital Motors , which develops an online car sales platform for car dealers, said this week that it has named Paul Edmonds as its VP of Customer Success. Digital Motors develops an online platform that allows car dealerships to offer up online sales, and was founded in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Sales Platform Software 113

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2020

e originally founded and ran the company's New York office, before moving to Los Angeles in 2018. Trade Desk develops a self-service, cloud-based platform, ad buyers can create, manage, and optimize digital advertising campaigns. Stempeck was employee number eight at the company, and has been at the company for more than ten years.

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Advertising Los Angeles Platform Angel 124

TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Doctours , a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. In 2018 alone, 14 million patients traveled abroad to seek healthcare, according to the company. Doctours is certainly entering a lucrative market.

Customer 225

Customer Custom Training Los Angeles 225

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2017

According to Smith Micro, the launch is its first deployment of its family location and parental controls platform by a U.S. Financial impact of the deal was not announced, however, Smith Micro said it expects a "positive material impact" on both its top line and bottom line in 2018 and beyond. wireless operator. READ MORE>>.

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Platform 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Taken together these “mega rounds” represent nearly half of the funding in 2018. If you look at the blue line below in what we are calling “private-market IPOs” you’ll see the discernible trend that began in 2014 and has continued through 2018 and you’ll see the impact this has potentially had on public IPOs in green.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. 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.

Services 133

Services SaaS Los Angeles Education 133

Tech.Co

MARCH 13, 2018

The spirit of optimism is alive and well at SXSW 2018. This Atlanta-based micropayment platform makes it easier for people to pay off credit card and student loan debt faster through everyday purchases. The post Smart Homes and Paying Off Debt Win at Startup Night SXSW 2018 appeared first on Tech.co.

Startup 70

Startup Competition Mentor Entertainment 70

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

The company claims its has nearly 5,000 customers and has processed over $300M in investments through its platform. Despite the interest in trading cryptocurrency, 2018 was not a good year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which have been experiencing what many have termed a bit "cryptocurrency crash". READ MORE>>.

Product 113

Product Platform Invest Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

According to Kyriba, the investment will help it accelerate innovation and growth of its platform. Kyriba says it had more than $110M in revenues in 2018, and 229 new clients; the company also recently annoucned the acquisition of FireApps, a developer of enterprise currency management software. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Funding San Diego Software Development 124

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The cuts, which amount to around one-third of Glossier’s corporate workforce, will primarily impact the company’s technology team. “[W]e

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CTO Hire Layoffs Commerce Email 197

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2018

According to the firm, it is looking to exit its loan origination software unit and its "legacy default management" related platforms over the next 24 months. The company did not identify all of those businesses, but said they generated approximately $40M in revenues in the first nine months of 2018.

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Software Platform Help Company 113

TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

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. We are incredibly excited about how the AmazeVR platform will enable innovative, quality content to be generated at unprecedented scale and speed.”.

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Chief Technology Officer Content Hollywood Netflix 211

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Since 2021, Upfront returned more than $600 million to LPs and returned more than $1 billion since 2018. What do you do with a $650 million platform? So while our investing platform has grown in both size and focus, and while the market is transitioning into a new and potentially more challenging reality (at least for a few years)?—?in

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Startup Venture Capital Writing Invest 408

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.

Artificial Inteligence 70

Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70