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MAY 1, 2014

On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has expanded in Los Angeles, saying recently that it is now covering downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, and will deliver groceries from Ralphs and Costco. The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

In an unusual twist for the car sharing market, a new, Los Angeles startup-- WaiveCar --said today that it has launched a new, mobile phone-driven car sharing program in Santa Monica and Venice, which lets drivers drive cars for free.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The first, LA Tech Gives Back event was held this last week, on Thursday, October 19th, with 157 volunteers attending from 32 companies helping out Thursday at three different volunteer sites: Mark Twain Middle School in Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood, and LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown LA. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Managed by Q , which provides what it calls an "operating system for offices"--managing everything from cleaning, supply restocking, IT troubleshooting, and even helping to assemble furniture for companies--said it has expanded into Los Angeles, attracted by its thriving technology scene. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Venice, California-based The Bouqs Company , the direct, cut-to-order flower delivery provider led by John Tabis, is announcing today that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding. The funding brings the company's total raised to $20M. according to CEO Tabis. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. We started the test in Venice Beach in Abbott Kinney… that’s where you’d find the best coverage.

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JULY 21, 2017

Who are the companies in Southern California that are part of this growing industry? We've combed through our database of companies to figure out which companies are involved in this industry here, ranging from key developers of military UAS/UAV platforms, to startups developing the software behind the growing consumer drone market.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Venice-based Amplify recently close a third, early stage investment fund of $10M, as part of its efforts to accelerate startups in the Los Angeles area. Amplify, which operates its own startup accelerator in Venice, had previously been investing $12.6M raised in its prior two funds. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2020

Venice, California-based Snapchat has debuted the new meditation features that it developed with Los Angeles-based Headspace this morning, the new meditation-with-friends feature that the company announced at its Partner Summit in June.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Our video interview today is with Tony Winders, the CEO of The Winders Group, a marketing agency in Los Angeles. era with the Venice Interactive Community (VIC). era with the Venice Interactive Community (VIC). READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2015

Luxe Valet , a new, on-demand valet parking app startup, has expanded into Los Angeles, saying that it will offer up its valet parking service to users in Santa Monica, Downtown LA and Venice. Luxe says its team comes from companies such as Groupon, Tesla, Yahoo!, a day for the service. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Venice, California-based Pledge, which provides a fundraising platform which links businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to help raise money for nonprofits, has raised $3M in additional seed funding, the company said this week. The company says it has now raised $12M in total.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Evite is launching an effort to help raise money for charities, with a "Make More Merry" campaign powered by Venice, California-based Pledgeling , the company said Monday. That service is being powered by Pledgeling, the Venice startup led by James Citron. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Venice-based Snap announced the third class of its Yellow startup accelerator class on Wednesday, naming ten companies to participate in its annual 14-week program in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Venice, California-based startup incubator Amplify LA , the startup accelerator headed by Paul Bricault and Richard Wolpert, disclosed today that it has raised $8M in a second investment fund for its companies. The funding came from such companies as Accel, Greycroft, Siemer Ventures, Karlin Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, and others.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Venice, California-based Vetted , a new startup offering up on-demand, veterinary services at your home, has raised $3.47M in seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The company--which is currently headquartered at Amplify LA--currently only offers up its services in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2019

venice-based Stackin' , a startup which helps consumers start saving and making investments, has raised $4.0M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. The funding appears to include a number of angel investors, including Howard Lindzon. Details on the funding have not yet been announced.

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JUNE 7, 2018

Venice-based Heartbeat , a social influencer marketing startup which rewards women for sharing information on brands on Instagram, says it has signed up over 3,000 women in Los Angeles as "Ambassadors" for it service. The company said those women have a collected 24 million followers on Instagram. Bose, H&M and others.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap has been sued by BlackBerry Ltd. , District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles)--the result of a patent litigation push by BlackBerry Ltd. in a patent infringement suite filed with the U.S. as it seeks new revenue sources. The lawsuit, BlackBerry Ltd. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

The popularity of setting up a startup on Silicon Beach is pushing up office rent on the Westside of Los Angeles, according to an article from Businessweek posted Tuesday. Photo of Amplify's building in Venice, courtesy of Amplify. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Venice, California-based venture capital investment fund Fifth Wall Ventures , has just received a sizeable commit into its second fund, Fifth Wall Ventures II , according to a regulatory filing by the company. According to the filing, the company now has $468.0M According to the filing, the company now has $468.0M

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. , the parent company of Snapchat , has filed lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that he was fired for refusing to tell lies to potential IPO investors.

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MAY 20, 2019

Los Angeles-based EVgo , which operates a large, nationwide network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, announced this morning that it is working with Chevron to place its EV charging stations on select Chevron-owned gas stations. The first five EV chargers are being installed in Aliso Viejo, Manhattan Beach, Menlo Park, and Venice.

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MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Kryptos Logic has emerged from the shadows this week, after one of its researchers halted the massive WannaCry virus. The company, led by Salim Neino, employed 22-year old security researcher Marcus Hutchins, who halted the spread of the virus by registering a domain name coded into the virus source code.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Venice, California-based early stage, pre-seed investment fund and accelerator Amplify.LA has released its latest report on the state of the Los Angeles technology scene, saying that the city had a "landmark year". says it now has 75 companies in its portfolio with a combined enterprise value of $1.3 In the report, Amplify.LA

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MARCH 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Bird , which operates a network of "last mile" electric vehicles for connecting users with public transportation like buses and subways, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. As part of the funding, Bird said it has named angel and venture investment veteran Paige Craig as its new Head of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Venice, California-based Renew , which apparently is working on a lifestyle brand aimed at retired baby boomers, disclosed this week that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Venrock, and also included Expa, WTI, Madrona, Refactor Capital and angels. The company was founded by Kevin Nazemi and Tony DeGangi.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Need a way to get around Los Angeles, but just can't handle those scooters? Wheels , a new startup from the co-founders of Wag , announced this morning that the company has started offering up access to its electric powered, two wheel bicycles in Los Angeles, as it expands from its base in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2014

Paul Bricault of the AmplifyLA startup accelerator in Venice, has scored an exit with one of his companies. Twitter said Thursday that it has acquired SnappyTV , a San Francisco developer of software which helps people capture live event video, edit that video, and post it directly to Twitter.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Amazon.com said this morning that it has just launched restaurant delivery using its Prime Now app in Los Angeles, in select LA zip codes. Amazon said that the new service makes Los Angeles its third and largest city where it is offering up its restaurant delivery.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Venice, California-based Bitcoin startup Gem has raised $2M, to make Bitcoin easier to use for developers, the company said this week. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin. Gem is led by Micah Winkelspecht.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based parking app and information provider ParkMe announced this week that it has expanded its real-time, on-street parking information in Los Angeles to Westwood. ParkMe has already been providing similar, real-time street parking information for downtown, Venice, and Hollywood through the same program.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Investments in two local, Mojave-based companies-- Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit --are on hold this week, after the mysterious disappearance--and suspected murder==of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week. Turkish officials claim Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate. percent--back in August.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Venice, California-based Snapchat , the developer of the popular social media app, has added $4.5M in venture funding--and three new investors--as part of its Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company today. Details on the new funding were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The company said the new funding includes $1.25M in new capital, plus a $1M convertible note from last year. tapiture venture capital angel investment social sharing photos products style' Tapiture said the new funds will go towards growth, towards international expansion, and to help build merchant partnerships. READ MORE>>.

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