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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based Trigon Digital , the provider of digital advertising anf other services to both the traditional and online radio market, is powering a number of features of the new, free music streaming service from Microsoft, Xbox Music , the company said this week. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Santa Monica-based H Code, which provides digital advertising services to the Hispanic market, said Monday afternoon that the company has received a new, capital investment. The funding came from private equity investor Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), which invests in growth-oriented, middle-market companies.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace and startup Ad.ly , also based in LA, said today that they have linked in an in-stream advertising deal. The deal comes shortly after Twitter said it would not be allowing other companies to automatically insert ads into its service, which looked to most direclty impact Ad.ly. twitter tweets advertising.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising tools firm run by Evan Rifkin, said this week that it has opened up a new way for mobile application developers to sell their own advertising space. Burstly is venture backed by Founder Collective, GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and SoftBank Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

YouMail , the enhanced voicemail service provider headed by Alex Quilici, has launched a brand new, business oriented premium service, as it reports it also has just passed four million registered users. The firm's new business service also included optional, enhanced service such as voice-to-text translation as an add-on.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which operates a service to help small and medium sized businesses place online advertising, said this morning that it is adding a online display advertising product to its mix. in venture capital from VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures and Galleon Crossover Fund. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks to all of our sponsors and advertisers, who make our coverage of Southern. Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone. Venture capital for innovators. Advertisers. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. California's technology industry possible.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Greycroft Partners is one of the backers in a $2.25M funding round for Chartable , an online service which provides statistics for podcast downloads. Chartable's services are used by both publishers and advertisers to better understand their audience. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. 11:40-14:15).

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AUGUST 26, 2019

in a seed funding round for a new, podcast advertising venture, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Global Founders Capital, and also included Bessemer, 500 Startups, Alumni Ventures Group, and others. Podcorn said the new funding will go towards product development of its advertising and distribution platform.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer Social Reality said this morning that it has engaged financial advisors to pursue "strategic alternatives" to its SRAXmd healthcare business. SRAXmd provides digital and mobile advertising services to the healthcare and pharmaceuticals market. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. Stitcher - San Francisco-based service that lets users customize talk radio programming on their mobile devices. But I made it for a reason.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Irvine-based BlueCava , a developer of a cross-screen advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $13M in a new funding round. According to the company, the second round of funding came from S3 Ventures, Performance Edge Partners and Zeitgeist Capital. bluecava advertising platform cross venture capital targeting'

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based SteelHouse , which develops online retargeting and advertising software, has named Rory Mitchell as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at the company. According to SteelHouse, Mitchell has over 17 years of experience in the area, and was previously at Experian Marketing Services. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising. Here are some ways we both recommend to beat the odds and thrive in today’s app ecosystem: Sell a digital service through your app. Offer premium services after user is hooked.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

YP , the local search, media, and advertising firm spun out of AT&T which has significant operations in Glendale, said today that it has acquired venture-backed Sense Networks , a provider of mobile advertising and location-based services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2011

The round was led by Bullpen Capital, and also included Floodgate, Mack Capital, Tomorrow Ventures, 500 Startups, and Western Tech. The firm's software-as-a-service creates video advertising for local business customers, using a network of 4,000 videographers for generating content. The firm is headed by John McIntyre.

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MAY 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , the Oaktree Capital-backed provider of digital advertising services to the traditional and online radio market, said today that it has named Jean-Francois ("Jeff") Gadoury as its Chief Technology Officer. triton digital audio advertising executive radio' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Pluto TV , which offers up free streaming television to users through devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Chromecast, has been acquired by Viacom in a deal worth $340M in cash, according to Viacom. million of those using connected TVs.

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MAY 9, 2012

GumGum , the provider of in-image advertising services which is backed by GRP Partners, First Round Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Crosscut Ventures, has signed a deal with a Canadian firm, in its first deal out of the country, according to the company Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

They have a point: Other companies in similar businesses — advertising and delivery — have also seen declines in stock value lately, with Shopify, DoorDash, and Meta all lowering in valuation. — Fat Tail Capital (@FatTailCapital) March 25, 2022. Instacart Explores Advertising. Delivery Is Evolving.

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MAY 8, 2012

in a funding round, and launched its service. The site relies on advertisers, who upload content they want to promote and then run campaigns to encourage users to share links and content to their friends on Facebook, Twiter, and other sites. The funding came from Tice Capital, the Los Angeles Syndicate of Technology, and angels.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Triton Digital , the provider of digital advertising services to the online and traditional radio market, said today that it has partnered with eXelate , a provider of data and analytics engines for digital advertisers. Triton Digital is backed by Oaktree Capital Management. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The app has raised a small $1.25M seed raise to carry out this vision, led by General Catalyst with participation from Kleiner Perkins’ discovery fund, Dream Machine, Script Capital and Urban US. Their model relies on so-called “super neighbors” doing much of the initial onboarding work for their building.

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JULY 10, 2013

SurfAir said it will connect Santa Barbara with nonstop service to Silicon Valley, with the first flight leaving this morning at 8:15 a.m. There are already a significant number of high tech companies--particularly, in online advertising--in the Santa Barbara region. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 2, 2018

Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality. Nordstrom’s competes on service above all, quality second and price a distant third. We enter a Nordstrom’s store expecting superior service and know we will pay a price for this. Or quality and service? They are: Price.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Are you an entrepreneur, looking for capital here in Southern California? Here's a rundown of some of the venture capital investors who have set up shop in Southern California, plus those with big new funds, which have been announced so far since January of this year. Moonshots Capital. Core Innovation Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The company recently acquired PlayerFM , a podcast discovery service, for an undisclosed amount to expand its footprint in the podcast space. Maple Media raised its original capital from Shamrock Capital, the investment firm managing money for the Disney family. “We see ourselves as a media company,” said Ritter.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based DataPop , the developer of advertising targeting technology headed byJason Lehmbeck, has raised $7M in a Series B funding round, the firm said today. The funding was led by MK Capital, and also included prior investors Rincon Ventures, IA Ventures, Momentum Ventures, and Accelerator Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2012

El Segundo-based Dedicated Media , a provider of targeted online advertising, media services and lead generation technology, said Tuesday that it has secured $5M in a credit facility, from Wells Fargo's Technology and Venture Banking Group. The firm said the facility will go towards working capital and funding expansion.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Santa Monica-based Focused Labs , which provides social media marketing services, said Thursday that it has renamed itself GraphEffect , and raised $2M in funding. GraphEffect provides a social advertising platform which helps advertisers gain Facebook fans and Likes. The firm was founded by Clark Landry and James Borow.

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MAY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is reporting today that there was a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in online ad spending, according to the firm's Q1 2010 Online Advertising Market Report. Tags: rubicon project venture capital advertising online. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. Both have worked. Most are still confused about the right priority.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Woodland Hills-based FatTail , a developer of software for managing online advertising for web publishers, announced today that it has launched a new, self-serve display ad selling system called PageGage Direct. FatTail is venture backed by Fuse Capital, Ted Meisel, and others. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. For those not familiar with Saban Capital, tell us about the fund?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Personalized card-linked offers Edo has raised $15million, ready to set a new trend in the payments and advertising sector. The Series C financing from VantagePoint Capital Partners with participation from Baird Venture Partners and some of its investors puts the firm’s financial nerve to a total $54.3 Personalized Card-Linked Offers.

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