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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M in its seed funding round.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. First of all, gaming, like other streamed entertainment, has been a lifesaver for many a consumer confined to staying at home during the pandemic.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Sharp Display Company , a unit of Sharp Eectronics Corporation which develops TFT-LCD products, plus Flying Eagle Sytsems , a new company created by Foxconn crated to "drive innovation in the display industry", announced today that they have set up shop in downtown Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

March Capital Partners , the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has raised $300 million for its latest fund. Montgomery believes there’s no business that won’t require information technology services, and he and his partners are building a portfolio that he thinks is designed to provide them.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. But the tech culture of Los Angeles is shifting real estate’s center of gravity. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s YouTube is joined by the SoCal outpost for Facebook.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Los Angeles-based startup Canoo has finally unveiled its first model, the eponymously named canoo. Remarkably, Canoo has completed the design and engineering of its first model in just 19 months and is preparing its vehicles for production through a contract manufacturer.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2017

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the entertainment startup founded by Brent Bushnell, and non-profit T4G.org announced this morning that they have launched the Two Bit Circus Foundation.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based BridgeCo, a developer of home entertainment related semiconductors, has scored a win with Pioneer, the firm said earlier this week. BridgeCo said that Pioneer is using the firm's technology in two A/V receivers from the firm, the Eliste SC-07 and SC-05. Financial impact of the design win was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm DFJ Frontier is bolstering its ranks, and has snagged an entertainment and media veteran as a new Venture Partner at the company. DFJ Frontier invests in media and technology companies, and focuses on the seed and early stage; the fund has approximately $80M under management.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2016

The LA Dodgers Sports and Entertainment Accelerator has opened up applications for a new class of startups, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA Venture said they plan to run another startup accelerator class. Applications are being accepted through June 10th, and the program will run from August 22nd until early November.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout. In fact, HAVE done so.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Irvine-based hard drive maker Western Digital , and Los Angeles-based studios Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group , along with flash storage maker SanDisk, said today they have created a new organization called the Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA). READ MORE>>

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Most people think they can do product design. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Besides Tony Karrer for technology, who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles?

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy (www.epoxy.tv) launched yesterday to help content creators do just that. Juan Bruce: My background is in design engineering. I spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley, working for BMW''s technology office, and design firm Ideo. That was my first, deep dive into entertainment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based movie information and ticketing provider Fandango has booted up a new, research and development group called FandangoLabs , the company said this morning. The new unit also will be working closely with design firm IDEO in its efforts, according to Fandango.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution. The internet was designed to promote decentralized information, democracy and consensus based upon shared values and factual information.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Created by founder Toby Daniels , Social Media Week Los Angeles will focus this series of discussions around the theme of “Empowering Change Through Collaboration.” They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. ENTERTAINMENT HUB. 9:00-9:30am.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

A 2016 Atlantic article hypothesized that the main reason that we’re decreasing in productivity as a workforce is that we’re not introducing new technologies quickly enough. I first met Job Stauffer, Co-Founder and CCO at Orpheus Self-Care Entertainment when I was, in fact, procrastinating from work. Gameplay in RaveRunner.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I've lived in Los Angeles for ten years now. High-end hors d'oeuvres, an open bar with top-shelf liquor and little entertainments throughout the event. The Nextspace @ Amplify campus is an attractive co-working space designed to foster working, learning and networking. Something very, established about it. Amplify.LA

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

K5Launch , which was announced yesterday, is headed up by Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, four Southern California angel investors. Similarly, the firm is using a Y-Combinator/TechStars model to startups, and covers Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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JULY 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Total Immersion , the developer of augmented reality software, said this morning that it has launched a new, Adobe Flash module for its software. The firm said its D'Fusion for Adobe Flash Player will allow designers and agencies to develop their own augmented reality apps, without the need for a specific plug-in.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Working in the film and event industry for many years, Taylor Freeman decided to put his career on hold and travel around Europe reflecting on what is important and discovering his true passion, technology. “My Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti created a new program, aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. Krisztina "Z" Holly: The reason I picked that, is because there is a huge opportunity here in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is poised to play a huge role in that area. Also, the U.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since that time the speed at which companies have developed both technologically and from a business perspective has been nearly as staggering as the 760 mph system itself. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies collaborates with over 800 field experts from around the world.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Check out the entertaining video here.) We have four manufacturing jobs for every job we have in film and television!)

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

Los Angeles is often thought of as just the city of entertainment and creative industries�but it turns out, it's a lot more. Why is manufacturing important to Los Angeles? There is a really an opportunity to support that sector, which usually gets overshadowed by technology and Hollywood.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

No matter how much it bothers you, people do like to entertain themselves with a “lean back” experience. And we like to be entertained. This requires more than technology. It requires writers, actors, film crews, lighting, costume & set designs, make-up artists, post production, sound, editors and so on.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. Clinicians must be convinced that this positively disruptive technology will indeed help them provide better treatment. We spent our first year designing the product with our world-renowned science team.

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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. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Krisztina Holly: We are an early stage fund, known for our ability to discovery and cultivate very complex science and technology deals. We just launched a third, $100M fund focused on seed to Series A investments in transformative science and technology companies. We do pre-Seed to Series A deals. We discovered them very early.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Although Worlize may be news to some they have been around for just over a year and they are based right here in Los Angeles. Brian has over a decade developing and deploying cutting-edge technology within the entertainment industry. With sites like TurnTable.fm , Chill , and Shaker to name a few.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based RealD, which develops 3D projection systems for the theater market, said today that it has shipped a new product used for 3D stereo displays on monitors. The product comes out of the firm's 3D visualization arm, which provides 3D tools to research and development and other applications. READ MORE>>

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