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MAY 14, 2020

A little over a year after its graduation from Y Combinator’s demo day, the on-demand construction materials delivery service Curri is beginning to offer its services in all 50 states. ” After graduating from Y Combinator in the summer of 2019, the company tested its services in the Southern California region.

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APRIL 21, 2020

General Motors has shut down its Maven car sharing service, including its services in Los Angeles, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put the final nails in the coffin for the service. Maven had previously set up a partnership with the City of Los Angeles to encourage EV sharing. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based dropshipping startup Topdser has extended its offerings for drop shippers to sourcing and storing product, the company said on Monday. The new service is on top of its existing, drop shipping offering. The new service is on top of its existing, drop shipping offering. Topdser was founded in 2019.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Netflix , the streaming movie and television service which has significant operations in the Los Angeles area, told its users over the weekend that it will be shutting down access to its service from Nintendo's venerable Wii gaming console. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The technology behind Hyundai’s new car-sharing service in Los Angeles is provided by a company that is largely unknown despite its ubiquity. The French-based company has been providing the underlying hardware and software needed for car-sharing services since 2006. And now, Hyundai.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019 -- Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Thursday, March 28th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medium-duty Freightliner models at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said production of the Tesla Semi, a Class 8 heavy duty truck, would begin in 2019.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

The continued growth of startup communities in Los Angeles. I am excited for the big moves being made in Los Angeles. I am now working towards the expansion of my startup community-building efforts in other parts of Los Angeles and Ventura County. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

For my partner, Craig Cummings, and I - 2019 was our first full year as Venture Capitalists! What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? At the same time, more capital continues to be raised in LA. Since 2010, $6.3B

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based in-home, doctor house-call provider Heal is making it possible for members of Alignment Health Plan to select Heal's licensed, board-certified doctors for primary care, the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. Heal is led by co-founder and CEO Nick Desai.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

We are working hard to improve the Preccelerator, but it is really a testament to how strong the start-up ecosystem has become in Los Angeles. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? AI, hands down.

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JULY 29, 2020

After raising $15 million in financing from one of technology’s most successful global investment firms, the Los Angeles-based consumer goods rental company Joymode is selling itself to an early-stage retail investment firm out of New York, XRC Labs.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services giant J2 Global --the relatively unknown owner of such sites as Mashable, IGN, PCMag, and Everyday Health--has acquired four more companies, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based Honey says it is extending its service, and adding new, cash back options through PayPal. Honey was acquired by PayPal in November of 2019 for $4 billion, one of Southern California's biggest acquisition in the last few years.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outpost service , which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ existing data centers in the form of a large rack. Because of this, AWS focused on cloud services over hybrid capabilities early on.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. Los Angeles has tried to address its carbon footprint in the past, but the efforts weren’t very successful.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Camino Financial said today that it is expanding its management team, and has named Aram Gushchyan as Director of Growth and Roxane Herrera as Director of Corporate Development. Guschchyan previously was Director of Marketing and Analytics at Go.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based web hosting and WordPress services provider DreamHost and small business lending service Lendio said on Thursday that the two are partnered to provide Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application guidance to Dreamhost customers. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Before becoming an entrepreneur, Michele Ruiz enjoyed a long career as an award-winning television broadcast journalist in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? I love Notion, the self-service database tool that allows you to build, collect and organize all the structured things in your life. He is one of Los Angeles' most active angel investors, with more than $2.5B

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AUGUST 25, 2020

A new analysis, by Los Angeles-based expense management software developer Emburse , shows that reimbursed employee expenses have shifted significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acording to the report, spending on food delivery services grew by 110% annually, with DoorDash representing 36% of expenses submitted, with 25.1%

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MARCH 5, 2020

Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird. Some companies were already operating these services; this action created a regulatory framework. Users of the Scoot Moped must be 18 years or older and have a valid driver’s license. . But then scooters came en masse. ”

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APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global has quietly grown to become Southern California's most acquisitive technology company, and has purchased dozens and dozens of companies in both the cloud services area, as well as in the Internet publishing space.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media , which operates a livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting service, says it has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Personalization Solutions, LLC , in a deal worth up to $6M. LiveXLive said that CPS had approximately $19M in revenue in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2019

On-demand, ride sharing service Lyft said on Tuesday that it has rolled out a new fleet of wheelchair accessible vehicles, in Los Angeles, as well as San Francisco. Lyft did not say how many of the wheelchair accessible vehicles it will operate in Los Angeles County. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based Slope Agency , a marketing firm focused on TikTok and founded by Y-Combinator alumni, says it has acquired Los Angeles-based Abacus Growth , a marketing agency focused on TikTok. Abacus Growth was founded by Phillip Hui-Bon-Hoa in 2019. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Investors from the latest Vision Fund first reached out to Canter shortly after the company announced its last round of funding in 2019. million for Ordermark, a takeout order management service. .” After hearing about Nextbite, Softbank actually didn’t take much convincing. Canters restaurant royalty raises $9.5

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based ConnectedTravel , a developer of connected vehicle applications and services, says it has teamed up with Universal Music Group , for a new hackathon which will "imagine next-generation music experiences" for connected vehicles. The hackathon wil be at the Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Personal mobility and transportation innovation are absolutely massive issues for citiesespecially Los Angelesand we watch the categories closely.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

Nearly eight years ago, Hamet Watt and Stacy Spikes launched MoviePass , the subscription-based movie ticketing service that captured the minds and dollars of investors and brought thousands of cinephiles a too-good-to-be-true deal for all-you-can watch movie passes. ” Image Credit: Share Ventures. .” ”

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

billion in VC investment from January to October, already matching 2019 levels. Gousto, a UK meal-kit service, raises another $41M as business booms under lockdown. Arrival is now operating in Los Angeles, while Octopus Energy launched in the U.S. times) since 2015, compared to 3.1 times in Europe as a whole.

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APRIL 29, 2020

with Las Vegas complementing Google Cloud’s existing data centers in Los Angeles, Calif.; Like all of Google’s new regions, Las Vegas will offer three availability zones and access to most of Google Cloud’s services. The company first announced the Vegas expansion in July 2019. The Dalles, Ore.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services and publications, says it acquired two more companies during Q4 of 2019. J2 Global said the acquisition grew its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and expand its product lineup. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Starship raised $40 million Series A led by Morpheus Ventures back in 2019, and last January according to Pitchbook data also raised a further $17 million with strategic backers TDK Ventures (the investment arm of the Japanese electronics giant) and Goodyear Ventures among the investors. We are chasing delivery services around the world.

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