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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile dating app developer Tinder is rapidly approaching 50 million active users, who are spending an average of 90 minutes a day on the service, according to a report. tinder growth dating online mobile smartphone relationship hookup' minutes per session, and men spending 7.2 READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based UNREAL Mobile , a spinout of FreedomPop, is targeting disgruntled Sprint customers who were hoping to take advantage of Sprint's now unavailable $15 per month unlimited mobile service. The new service also will let anyone with an existing CDMA phone activate the service.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

uSamp said today that it has been running an effort called uSamp's Mobile Army, which lets users get rewards for gathering business intelligence for companies. uSamp said that it already has more than 100,000 iPoll users in the United States.

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MARCH 15, 2013

If you're a mobile user, what's the best way to help plan out your busy weekend and social life? Los Angeles-based GonnaBe , the startup headed by Hank Leber, rolled out its platform this week, releasing a new iPhone application which the startup says acts as the "crystal ball for your social life.".

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JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. One is the mobile app. The platform can be divided into three products.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The company’s mobile application lets users take a photo of any bill and then its artificial intelligence-powered “bill-understanding technology” makes sure it gets paid (after a user has provided payment details, of course). has been an anomaly, with only 3% of bills being paid by a mobile device. In this respect, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

What does the world have in store for the mobile games market, and how do mobile games developers look at the world? Tell us about Mobile Deluxe and the types of games you develop? Josh Hartwell: We do premium casual games for mobile devices. Talk about how you went from JAMDAT to Mobile Deluxe?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 24, 2017

The flagship game from Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City, Panda Pop, has reached over 9.3 million monthly active users and climbed above its 100 millionth download. The tentpole game for Myspace founder Chris DeWolfe's latest LA-based juggernaut of a company has certainly had its moment.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 24, 2017

The flagship game from Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City, Panda Pop, has reached over 9.3 million monthly active users and climbed above its 100 millionth download. The tentpole game for Myspace founder Chris DeWolfe’s latest LA-based juggernaut of a company has certainly had its moment. Read More.

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MAY 14, 2013

The startup, led by Arye Barnehama and Laura Michelle Berman, says its headband uses EEG (electroencephalography) to measure your brain activity, and sends it wirelessly to its mobile apps; the firm is also opening up the output of that headband to other, third party developers to incorporate into their own mobile apps.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

According to the startup, is is developing "voice-activated entertainment experiences" and interactive audio technology, which will tape into well-known personalities across entertainment, sports, politics, music and beyond. Macadaan's last venture was a company that made leather goods for mobile phones, tablets, and other devices.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

NASA and a clutch of startup and established companies are moving forward with plans to transform mobility in urban environments through the Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. Developmental Airspace Simulation: The companies will test traffic management services in NASA-designed airspace simulations for urban air mobility.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

However, until now, there hasn't been a mobile app to go with the name. However, a stealthy, local mobile developer--better known for their Santa Monica focused local business guides--apparently has released the first app to try to provide information about the Silicon Beach startup scene, Silicon Beach Fun. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

The mobility of technology has exacerbated both the upsides (all the information at our finger tips at any moment) and the downsides (addictions of checking updates incessantly or spending more time capturing and posting events than enjoying them). I’ll still be online often – in both desktop and mobile mode.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

But many of these extreme measures may not have been necessary had governments around the world actively coordinated their response and engaged in better preparation before the situation became so dire.

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JULY 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based RepairSmith , which operates a mobile car repair and maintenance service, says it is expanding its service area, and has added a number of cities, including Thousand Oaks and Fresno, California, as well as Tucson, Arizona. The company said that it is actively hiring technicians in all of its markets for its service.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Moonfrye develops and sells mobile apps focused kids activities, like arts and crafts and other projects. moonfrye punky brewster ecommerce celebrity startup projects home mother kids mobile' more in an extension of an earlier funding round. The funding came via AngelList. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The startup said it will acquire, manage, and operate mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment areas.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Talking about how to inspire moms to get their children engaged with iPads and physical activity sets customized for their kids and based in part on their digital lives. They have designed a digital, mobile product that engages parents and kids. When you think about physical stickers and activity books every parent can understand.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. If you don't understand the basics about mobile technology, then read up on it. In this case, looking for mobile developer events in the local area makes a lot of sense.

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MAY 14, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, Melon , has launched a Kickstarter campaign this morning to build a device to monitor your brainwave activity, and pull that data into your smartphone. READ MORE>>. smartphone device hardware cognitive monitoring brain launchpadla crowdsourcing melon'

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

The biggest trend in the last twelve months is the rapid consolidation of major technology platforms across the board (social, cloud, mobile, video, communications, e-book, etc.) As data like the Startup Genome have begun to point out, LA will continue to emerge as one of the most active tech / startup ecosystems in the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2014

Every classroom drama or school activity we were supposed to be involved with. You planned their summer activities months in advance so that they could have a mix of camp experiences including computers, animation, sports, outdoor weeks or just lazy downtime. When is it appropriate to use a mobile phone? You knew every teacher.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Will all that activity help create the next big technology, advertising, gaming, or e-commerce startup? Much of the focus is on absorbing that energy, the enthusiasm of the startup community here has created over the last few years. It's unclear.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

San Diego-based online music service Slacker jumped on the release of iOS 7 today, saying it has launched a new mobile app specifically designed for the Apple iOS upgrade. slacker ios7 smartphone mobile ipad iphone music streaming service' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2014

Fast growing, mobile advertising startup Airpush , which has quietly grown to nearly $100M in revenues, has something probably no other startup has in the office: a hot tub. Airpush says it now has over 5,000 active advertisers, and is seeing more than 4 billion monthly impressions, and is running on more than 120,000 mobile apps.

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JUNE 22, 2012

Santa Monica-based BlockBeacon , a new, venture backed startup developing mobile applications to help connect users with local restaurants and bars, has released a new iPhone app aimed at helping locals discover interesting, socially active places nearby.

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MAY 6, 2014

Irvine-based PEAR Sports , a developer of personalized coaching apps for the iPhone and Android, has raised $5M in a funding round, to go towards its mobile apps and platform. PEAR Sports said the funding will go towards sales and marketing of its mobile app and hardware. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project says that mobile advertising spend is now more than 20 percent of the activity on its ad platform, as the company has ramped up its mobile efforts. The company said mobile managed revenue is expected to surpass $200M in its fiscal 2015. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Disney said the titles are based on Disney''s franchise, including Mickey Mouse, Minne Mouse, and Disney Princess themed story books and activity apps. disney publishing android storybook waltdisney content mobile tablet' The eight apps are the first for Disney Publishing, which said it will be released new apps every month "in waves".

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MARCH 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based ntro , the mobile social networking and discovery application developer founded by former Pandemic Studios founder Josh Resnick, has updated the firm's app, as the company looks to make a big splash at SXSW. ntro allows users to find others with similar interests, and interact with them in conversations and messages.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

And in a market with too much capacity (too many startups) the leverage was completely in the hand of buyers at M&A activity finally picked up. While the number of startups has increased exponentially, the number of active venture capitalists has shrunk by more than 2/3rds in the past decade to less than 750 today and still shrinking.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

La said he is looking at payment processing, data analytics, and mobile payments companies. In addition to founding Merchant Service Group, La said he is Limited Partner at Crosscut Ventures, a Venture Partner at K5 Ventures, and also an active investor in early stage tech companies. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile game developer Cie Games said Monday that it has released an Android version of the company''s game, Racing Rivals. Cie Games develops a number of mobile and social games focused on auto-related activities, which are sponsored and built around automotive brands. The new title is available on Google Play.

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