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MAY 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based Greentoe.com , which operates an online marketplace which lets people name their own price for electronics and other items, has raised a round of angel funding, the firm said today. Greentoe is led by Joe Marrapodi (LBI Entertainment, Intermix) and Andrew Kurland (Deloitte). READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. What is Laudville?

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is showing off details of a new game it is developing with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, called Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery , saying that it expects to launch the game this spring.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media , a new startup led by startup veteran Clark Landry, along with Jam City veteran Michael Ritter, has raised $30M in a funding round from Shamrock Capital, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Los Angeles- and Toronto-based Giftagram , which develops mobile gifting apps, said today that it has raised $3.2M in a venture funding round, from a long list of angel investors. Scott Paterson (Lions Gate Entertainment), Brian Shaw (CIBC World Markets), Kevin Wall, and Jeremy Zimmer (UTA). READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely is launching a new mobile game based on The Walking Dead. According to Scopely, it has partnered with Robert Kirkman and Skybound, the creators of The Walking Dead series, on a new mobile game, The Walking Dead: Road to Survival. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

According to IMDb, the show will debut each Thursday on its website, its mobile apps, and social channels, and feature filmmaker and podcaster Kevin Smith, Tim Kash, and Kerri Doherty. IMDb said the new series will provide a "unique perspective on the week in entertainment". READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , a startup which is backed by Guggenheim, the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers family offices, Marc Geiger of William Morris, and Roar Entertainment, has signed up Live Nation Entertainment as a customer, the company said this week. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , which provides SMS-based news and information services for customers in countries with limited or expensive Internet access, said today that it has partnered with TCT Mobile to embed its XLBrowser in a series of Alcatel handsets. The firm is angel backed by the Tech Coast Angels.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. ” In terms of capitalization, no other mobile gaming studio comes close.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

mSIGNIA , a developer of mobile security tools, has quietly been funded by the Tech Coast Angels and Gold Hill Capital, it was revealed by the TCA last week. mSIGNIA, which is based in Irvine, apparently islooking to help manage the identity of online users, and is targeting online service providers with mobile applications.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Atari , the interactive entertainment and licensing firm which owns the rights to the various Atari games developed over the years, said this week that it has bolstered its executive staff in Los Angeles. Pacheco has served at Vivendi Games Mobile, JAMDAT, and Sprint. offices in Los Angeles. Berkley Corp., READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game studio Jam City has opened up pre-registration for its new, mobie game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery , saying that fans can now be informed when the game will be available. Interactive Entertainment. Jam City also released a new game trailer for the highly anticipated game. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2012

A New York-based provider of mobile consulting and development said Tuesday that it has opened up a new Los Angeles office, specifically to become part of the "Silicon Beach" startup scene in the area. Applico , which develops Android, iPhone, and mobile web software, said it specifically decided to open an L.A. READ MORE>>.

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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. said Evan Feinberg, partner, Tiger Global, in a statement.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. Meanwhile, games are quickly becoming the go-to revenue driver for the entertainment industry. That number could reach $81.3

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AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more!

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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications , a venture backed provider of ringtone and mobile music products, was acquired last week by Zad Mobile. Emotive had raised over $13.95M in funding, and had itself acquired venture-backed Sennari Entertainment, a developer of loyalty programs for the mobile market, in 2008.

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MAY 13, 2021

TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game makers and is part of Tencent’s gargantuan digital entertainment empire, said Thursday that it has struck a strategic partnership with Xbox. Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is reporting this morning that it is seeing a shift towards mobile access on the company's various websites. According to Break, twenty two percent of its video views are now happening on mobile or other consumer entertainment devices. million downloads. million downloads.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game publisher Scopely announced a new mobile game title this week, Looney Tunes World of Mayhem , a new game based on characters licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely and the WWE have teamed up to publish a new, free-to-play mobile game called WWE Champions , the two said late Tuesday. According to the two, the strategic partnership between the companies will release the new title to both iOS and Android devices later this year.

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JULY 7, 2014

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator backed by Disney and being run by TechStars in Los Angeles, announced its inagural class today, naming eleven companies--including three Los Angeles companies--to participate in the three month program. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment venue operator AEG , and on-demand, mobile fueling provider Fuelster Technologies , which is based in Porter Ranch, said this week that the two are in a new partnership where Fuelster will offer up on-demand mobile fuel delivery to fans at Staples Center and L.A.

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JULY 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mobile Messenger , a firm which provides technology for managing mobile media distribution and billing said this week that it has named Michael Iaccarino as CEO of the firm. Mobile Messenger provides mobile entertainment and marketing services to its clients.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based KEYPR , the venture-backed startup developing hospitality technology, says that it has added the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House, to its Advisory Board. The company develops a mobile guest app, digital key, in-room tablet, and other hotel management systems. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based FoxNext , the virtual and augmented reality, mobile, console/pc games and location-based entertainment unit of Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group, announced today that it has acquired Aftershock , a developer of mobile games. Aftershock has locations in both Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch. According to The OIX, Sotsky was selected after an extensive search in Los Angeles. Brett Markinson is Chairman of The OIX board of directors and Managing Director of Innovent Capital. READ MORE>>.

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