socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2017

Los Angeles-based Washos , the developer of an on-demand, auto detailing and car wash app, said today that it has doubled its user base in the last three months.

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Lootcrate Demand Snapchat Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based fintech investor Core Innovation Capital has backed a new startup, Bestow , which is developing an algorithm-driven, on-demand, life insurance platform. Bestow, based in Dallas, Texas, said it raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

San Diego-based wireless video surveillance developer MicroPower Technologies --which was part of the EvoNexus business incubator--said this week that it has started up a financing program, to spur demand for its surveillance systems. MicroPower is backed by Karmel Capital, Motorola, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

” That’s the way Nick Desai, the co-founder and chief executive of the Los Angeles-based startup Heal describes the future of traditional healthcare delivery. ” The new financing from Humana will go to support Heal’s geographic expansion, product development, and sales and marketing, Desai said.

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Services Invest Demand Los Angeles 244

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2019

A new, Los Angeles startup, Dentulu , is hoping to make it easier for you to handle dental care--saying it wants to allow patients to book a dental appointment much like they might book a ride on Uber. Too busy to bother with a visit to the dentist?

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Demand Startup Mobile Los Angeles 186

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has inked a partnership with celebrity model Tyra Banks , to create a new site focused on fashion and beauty. Financial details of the partnership between Banks and Demand Media were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired two companies, plus renewed a deal with Google. As part of that effort, Demand Media said its inventory will be included in the premium Google Display Network Reserve.

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Demand Google Media RSS 154

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 20, 2019

As it looks to modernize its operations, the Los Angeles Fire Department is turning to a number of new technologies, including expanding its fleet of drones for a slew of new deployments. The technologal demands of the fire department extend beyond the drone itself, Fields said. One of the largest fire departments in the U.S.,

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

DeveloperAuction , a Bay Area startup which is looking to let employers bid for engineers on an auction basis, has expanded into Los Angeles, beyond an initial launch in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Boston. The startup is looking to take advantage of the demand for developers by getting startups to "bid" on engineering talent.

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Los Angeles Angel Demand Google 200

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based Clutter , an on-demand, self-storage startup which helps consumers store and organize their belongings, has raised $9M in a Series A funding. The company currently offers up its service in Los Angeles, New York, an San Francisco. The funding came from Sequoia Capital. Clutter said it has now raised $12.3M

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Demand Los Angeles Organization Sales 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2016

San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. Go Share says it currently offers up its service in San Diego, Los Angeles, New Jersey and soon will be adding Atlanta. The startup is led by Shaun Savage. READ MORE>>.

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Demand San Diego Seed Funding Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The Indeed Prime service--unlike a typical job board or resume bank--specifically screens and prequalifies professionals with technical skills, such as software engineers, developers, UI/UX designers, and product managers. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review Angel 100

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2016

In the world of on-demand driving�such as driving for Uber and Lyft--one of the biggest costs for drivers it the cost of owning, maintaning, fueling, and cleaning their vehicles. We spoke with Michael Brylawski , the CEO of the company, to talk about the company--plus how it is hiring and expanding here in Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 28, 2019

JetBlue liked the company’s ability to offer private space to weary travelers off of red eye flights on well-traveled routes from Los Angeles to New York, according to Bamfo. That’s likely what attracted Fifth Wall — and its partner Brad Greiwe (who’ll be taking a seat on the board of directors) — to the company.

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Demand Los Angeles Company Companies 143

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

Back in December, Swell Energy said it would be raising $450 million to support the development of distributed power projects in three states. The Los Angeles-based company has a new residential solar plus energy storage program for homeowners in Queens that’s going to be rolled out in partnership with ConEd.

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Southern California Company Companies Glendale 237

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

Need something--anything--delivered in Los Angeles? On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Bryson Strauss: We are an on-demand delivery service.

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Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. While ChargerHelp is couched as an on-demand repair app, it is also acts as a preventative maintenance service for its customers. Powering up.

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Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media venture of Richard Rosenblatt, announced Monday afternoon that it has hired on Joanne Bradford, most recently Yahoo's SVP of U.S. Revenue and Market Development, as its Chief Revenue Officer. Tags: bradford joanne yahoo executive media demand. READ MORE>>.

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Yahoo Demand Media Advertising 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Content Angel Hollywood 213

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has apparently scored a high profile executive from Yahoo, according to reports. Revenue and Market Development, is leaving Yahoo for Demand Media to serve as Chief Revenue Officer. Bradford had also served at Spot Runner and Microsoft.

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Yahoo Demand Media Report 113

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When it first launched nearly three years ago, Fifth Wall had a vision of leveraging capital limited partners from across the real estate development and construction business to back the technologies the industry needed most. These questions were motivated by three main concerns from commercial and residential property developers.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Both firms develop "evergreen" articles about popular topics, which they then sell advertising against.

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Yahoo Demand Content Media 150

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Just saw a great post by Mark Geller - Developers wanted… in Los Angeles, U.S.A. Mark tells us: there is a lot of demand for developers right here in L.A. So, likely quite a few of the people who were seeking startup developers were looking to find people for very low dollars. who would love to talk with you.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2021

SWARM Engineering, a new startup which is focused on developing supply and demand forecasting software for the food supply chain, has raised $2.7M in its seed funding round. Anthony Howcroft is CEO and founder of SWARM Engineering.

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Software Seed Funding SaaS Demand 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

Representatives from the government and the utility managing the power of Los Angeles are proposing a sweeping infrastructure package worth roughly $150 billion centered on the broad electrification of transportation and industry.

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Southern California Los Angeles Rosemead Incubator 261

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. One of the latest is Los Angeles-based Helpr (www.helpr-app.com), which recently launched to help parents find babysitters for their children. What is Helpr?

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Demand CTO Coach Screening CTO Hire 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Most of the insiders and hiring executives in Los Angeles know how hard it is to find technical talent in Los Angeles�but not all realize it's not because of lack of talent, but because of very high demand. Why did you pick Los Angeles for the new job service? because it's been such a hot job market.

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Los Angeles Marketing Angel Technology 100

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

operations from its parent company Bytedance was something that Trump administration had demanded on the grounds that the company’s data handling policies and popularity in the U.S. Indeed, the Presidential order that demanded TikTok’s spinout also called for the discontinuation of the U.S. posed a national security threat.

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Oracle Report Social Media Demand 320

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand, last mile transportation company Bird is considering going public via a Special Purpose Acquisiton Company (SPAC), according to a report from Bloomberg. It's unclear how far along the SPAC might be, however, Bloomberg said the discussions "are in an early stage".

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Report Santa Monica Los Angeles Demand 124

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick. Sprig and Spoonrocket are now defunct, and Munchery had to pull back from markets in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle as it fights for survival. On-demand food startup Sprig is shutting down today.

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Startup Los Angeles Demand Pasadena 279

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Shell’s plan to roll out 500,000 electric charging station in just four years is the latest sign of an EV charging infrastructure boom that has prompted investors to pour cash into the industry and inspired a few companies to become public companies in search of the capital needed to meet demand.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2019

Los Angeles-based Parrot Analytics , a provider of data analytics for the television industry, said it will provide its products to a Mexican development and production company, Dopamine, which is part of Grupo Salinas. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 29, 2020

with Las Vegas complementing Google Cloud’s existing data centers in Los Angeles, Calif.; In Vegas, though, developers won’t be able to use relatively new services like Cloud Functions and Cloud Run yet. Google Cloud today announced the official opening of its Las Vegas data center region. The Dalles, Ore.

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Google CIO Outsource Development Demand 155

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based on-demand livestreaming and podcasting company LiveOne--which until recently was known as LiveXLive Media--says it has acquired Gramophone Media, a New York-based artist and brand development company.

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Media Social Media Acquisition Demand 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. In fact, he notes that consumers see less than 2% of alternative meat products that are currently being developed. Nowadays co-founders Dominik Grabinski and Max Elder.

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Software Review Metrics Startup Technical Review 187

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Plankk , a developer of custom apps for the fitness and exercise industry, said it has launched a brand new, live- and on-demand streaming service for fitness enthusiasts. The new service costs $14.99 a month, with additional live classes available for purchase. Plankk is led by founder and CEO Colin Szopa.

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Services Class Demand Coach 113