socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2017

StartEngine's site lets investors browse investment opportunities for a wide range of companies, with background on the founders of those companies, their products and technology, as well as tools to manage the actual equity crowdfunding efforts.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Mythical also has named Jeff Poffenbarger as its Chief Operating Officer; Pete Hawley as Chief Product Officer, Nicole Yang as Vice President of Marketing; and Greg Deutsch as General Counsel. READ MORE>>.

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Activision Venture Capital Los Angeles Funding 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Salzer was previously HEad of Marketing and Product for Linden Labs' Second Life. Szler has also served at Activision Blizzard, heading up brand management for Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and other titles, and also has been at Electronic Arts and The Clorox Company. READ MORE>>.

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CitySearch West Hollywood Electronic Arts Activision 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Arktos Entertaiment Group , a firm which says it provides investment, creative and production management support, and other services to interactive and online entertainment firms, said today that it has led a $5M investment round in firm Online Warmongers.

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Entertainment Activision Funding Venture Capital 170

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

Irvine-based Uniloc USA , a firm which develops anti-fraud technology based on physical device recognition, said this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Aspyr Media, and Borland Software.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more. Wong, who spent over 25 years working in the video game industry for companies like Sony PlayStation and Activision, started Binary Bubbles in January 2017 alongside CTO Richard Weeks and CBDO Amit Tishler.

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Help Startup Activision Media 115

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Irvine-based Uniloc USA the technology firm which filed suit against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Aspyr Media, and Borland Software in July over its patents, is ramping up its patent lawsuits, saying today that it has filed suit against Adobe Systems Inc., Symantec Corporation, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., and SafeNet. and SafeNet.

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Symantec Patents Activision Activity 133

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Gamzee (www.gamzee.com), a new game company founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision and Acclaim Games, announced a seed round of funding. Are you finding Gamzee is different that what you've previously done at Activision and Acclaim? What is Gamzee all about?

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Activision Platform Startup Mobile 217

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2010

According to Image Metrics, FacePro's products are used by video game publishers such as Activision, Ubisoft, THQ, Square Eniq, and visual effects studio Industrial Light & Magic. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. FacePro develops technology which analyzes audio information to automatically drive facial animation.

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Metrics THQ Activision Santa Monica 113

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. Marks was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now owned by Disney), and the co-Founder of Activision and Chairman of Activision Studios (1991-1997). Venue Sponsor.

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Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii is the creator of the 36th most downloaded application in the history of the iPhone app store – a product called textPlus.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. I think that the biggest news for StartEngine this year is our productivity. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? We have had a huge year in terms of sheer quantity.

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Southern California High Tech SaaS Social Media 168

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

We literally had 5,000 to 10,000 SKUs to get our products out worldwide. We're really competing with the product that came with your phone. Of course, it became a carrier driven business, as carriers started carrying color phones, and they needed products which would take advantage of those phones. It's the quality of the team.

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Gogii Mobile Activision Electronic Arts 200

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Venue Sponsor. Want to Sponsor?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Inside Sony had a “booth” showing off their latest Vaio products for people to test and preview. Robin Kaminsky , founder of 1st Street Partners and former EVP of Activision Blizzard. Verizon Wireless displayed a slew of new innovative technologies such as the VGO Robotic Telepresence. Joshua Yguado , President of SGN.

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Lootcrate S3 Education Activision 80

LATechDigest

JUNE 6, 2016

TIGERTEXT Works with Honeywell on Patient Info Product ( link ). ACTIVISION ‘s Overwatch is a Huge Hit in First Week ( link ). SNAPCHAT Passes Twitter with 150M DAUs ( link ). RADPAD Named App of the Year by Facebook ( link ). IMPERSON Powers AI Chatbot for Zootopia ( link ). IMMORTALS Acquires Competing eSports Team ( link ).

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Snapchat Pasadena Santa Monica LMU 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

“…if you look at a lot of the early stage investors, whether it be Union Square Ventures or First Round or Jeff Clavier at Softtech or Dave McClure – we want to try the product, we want to experience the product, we want to get a sense of how the entrepreneur is thinking about it. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

His second venture was Tesla Motors, creating the first production electric car of the modern era. He was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now owned by Disney), and the co-founder of Activision and Chairman of Activision Studios (1991-1997). I hired him at Activision and he is an amazing entrepreneur. 13 comments.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

We're also looking at gaming, which has a long history in LA, and because we have a huge presence from EA, Activision, and going down south to lots of companies in the south bay, like EverQuest and Sony Online. That's largely a product of the qualify of flow.

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Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

William is in San Diego, and is a longtime gaming vet, having been at Activision in the days of The Manhole and Myst. It's also a way for us to broaden the base of the product, particularly since it's such a broad demographic, ranging from teenagers, to adults 35 to 55. On a paid product, doing that is really difficult.

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Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2012

All three of us have been working together for quite awhile, since Activision, fifteen or sixteen years ago. Valve Entertainment was talking about video games as a service, not as a boxed product. Greg, thanks for talking with us today. Tell us a little bit about Seismic? Greg Borrud: We started Seismic about a year ago.

Entertainment 154

Entertainment Startup Platform Content 154

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

He recently produced the Silicon Beach Fest along with Kevin Winston of Digital LA , and his mobile ad optimization and re-engagement company PageWoo came out of the 1st graduating class for the new Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (developed by serial entrepreneur of Activision fame, Howard Marks).

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News Los Angeles Ideas Startup 95

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Gold Sponsor. .

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In this interview, Simon says it’s crucial to focus on your product, especially in a mobile world where the App Store reviews are all you have. You have very little real estate to deal with, so build a product that works and does what you say it’s going to do. Mobile is a different animal than Web.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Moving beyond the Internet, we have spawned companies with breakthrough technologies in robotics, renewable energy and automotive design and production among others. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Gold Sponsor. .

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2022

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

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Customer Custom Technical Review Social Media 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2019

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Social Media Marketing 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2017

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

Marketing 59

Marketing Technical Review Social Media Activision 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2014

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

Marketing 95

Marketing Technical Review Social Media Startup 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In Los Angeles you have large industries in garment industry, defense, games (both physical like Mattel and virtual like Activision) and music. We have the actors, directors, producers, lighting specialists, writers, agents, post-production editors, etc. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2012

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

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Customer Custom Marketing Technical Review 95