socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2012
El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , the developer of data aggregation and analysis software which was a spinout of USC's Information Sciences Institute, has been sold to New Jersey-based Connotate. According to Connotate, former Fetch CEO Ryan Mullholland becomes President of the firm with the acquisition.
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2017
The universities are now more focused on the innovation economy, with schools like USC, UCLA, Caltech, the Claremont Colleges all bringing good people to LA. In the last couple ofyears, we've seen more enterprise technology and software locally here, and software is starting to grow up. I think that is a big strength for us.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 29, 2017
Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods this year is just another very visible step in their expansion. Z is known for curating and hosting the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) in 2009 and founding two innovation centers at MIT and USC.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 29, 2012
In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. Recently, USC's film school started a comedic content major. Daniel Altman: For us, it's about user acquisition, and working on the technology. What's the business model behind Laffster?
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.
socalTECH
AUGUST 13, 2010
Last month, Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), the developer of machine translation software, was acquired by SDL , a publicly held, UK-based firm in the language translation business. What's the story behind the acquisition? Tags: translation language acquisition merger interview weaver tapling mark.
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He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions. Pierce also led the acquisition of Xfire from Viacom. He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford, USC, and UCLA. and negotiated the company’s successful acquisition by Logitech, Inc., Sponsored giveaways and contests.
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