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MARCH 1, 2012

The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Echofon , the developer of a number of Twitter applications. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MAY 24, 2010

Micro-messaging service Twitter said this morning that it is banning third-party advertising in its stream, taking direct aim at Los Angeles-based Twitter advertising service Ad.ly. Tags: twitter tweet adly idealab tweetup advertising online.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

UberMedia is backed by Idealab. The move is not the first battle between Twitter and a Southern California Twitter-focused startup; last May, fellow Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly, based in Los Angeles, faced a similar situation with Twitter when it banned in-stream ads. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Idealab-backed startup focused on monetizing Twitter messages, said today that it has inked two deals to display its search results, one with Twitter client TweetDeck , and another with popular technology blog TechCrunch. Tags: tweetup tweetdeck techcrunch search twitter advertising. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Twidroid , which develops its own Twitter client for Android phones. Tags: tweetup twidroid merger acquisition idealab android phone mobile twitter. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd. Financial details of the joint partnership deal were not announced by the companies.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Ad.ly , the Twitter advertising startup, is further looking to diversify its service from Twitter, saying this week that it has added support for Facebook. had added support for MySpace in June, shortly after Twitter said it would not allow other companies to automatically include advertising into Twitter.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Twitter advertising startup created by Idealab, said last night that it has launched Twidroyd Factory , a new customization product for the Twidroyd Twitter client for Android.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Rumors of an IPO filing for Internet radio service Pandora heated up last week, after the firm's appointment of Peter Chernin and Barry McCarthy to its board.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab startup which develops software which helps traditional publishers monetize their archival and current content, said today that it has unveiled a new tool it is calling The Vault. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

We take mobile behavior signals, and create actionable insights to power advertising, business intelligence, and measurement. Today, we do business with major brands and advertising agencies, including a lot of retail brands, providing them with business intelligence. Gladys Kong: As you know, we started out in mobile apps.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, the Idealab startup which is looking to monetize dormant content from publishers, said this morning that the firm's CTO, Dr. Jay Budzik, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, by the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. READ MORE>>

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MAY 2, 2012

The startup, which is backed by Idealab, said it is aiming at specialty retailers, restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops, and others with its software, which allows businesses to reward users for repeat visits to a location.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup developing mobile apps to encourage customer loyalty at retail businesses, announced today that it has launched a new product, Punchcard for Business.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. More than 150 speakers include top executives from local accelerators, venture capitalists, entertainment powerhouses, brands, and emerging and established start-ups.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Coming hot off the coat tail of earlier this year’s Startup Weekend LA where Zaarly launched, this LASW was nothing less than amazing and as someone put, one of the best tech events in LA they had ever been to. With the pitching energy escalating in the room, regular pitches began short after.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

We caught up with Julie Schoenfeld , the firm's CEO, to hear about how the firm's offerings have evolved, an interesting comparison of the firm's software to what Demand Media is doing, and what this new funding will go towards. The first thing we do, is we start with great content. So, we start with that.

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JULY 1, 2010

In fact, he’s personally started 34 businesses and run 17 of them. He started a car washing business as a way to be able to drive other people’s fancy cars. So while it started more about finding solutions to get him driving cars more or logging airline miles he also focuses on big, industry-changing ideas.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Community Sponsors.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. While it’s en vogue for everyone and their grandmother to start an accelerator, the University is coming at it with much, much different motivations than most.

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APRIL 15, 2010

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. Plus, a TweetUp already means a meet up in a city organized through Twitter.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Community Sponsors.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

Venture Capitalists, Marketing VP's, Angel Investors, and Hot Tech Startup's are just a few examples of attendees all looking to make a connection and help better the community. The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) will have a spot on the floor where you can pull up a chair and have a discussion.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Event Details.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth. 27 on the list of Most Valuable Startups. I’d say yes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs.

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MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Read more: HP Press Release , VentureBeat on P&L Sponsor Todd Bradley , TechCrunch follow-up. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. LivingSocial.

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