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JULY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Whip Media Group , a developer of software used by the entertainment industry to manage content, said that Shout! Factory , also based in Los Angeles, has selected its platform. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Whip Media says that Shout! READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based social video sharing app Triller announced this morning that it has acquired Thuzio, which runs business-to-business premium influencer events and experiences. According to Triller, those events are run as a "way to inspire their customers and sales teams.". Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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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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APRIL 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment is announcing this morning that it has raised an additional $2.7M According to the company, the funding came from Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. The company said the new funding will go to accelerate research and development, along with sales and marketing.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based Wave --which was until recently known as TheWaveVR--has connected its virtual reality technology into the world of live concerts, the company said on Thursday. Wave said the platform also enables the sale of virtual and physical merchandise, bit cheering/tipping and sponsorship. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based Appetize, the developer of point-of-sale ordering apps serving the restaurant, sports, entertainment, and hospitality business, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn, the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's largest angel investment group, is hailing its latest exits today, saying that the recent IPOs for Green Dot and Trius Therapeutics , as well as the sale of Language Weaver to SDL, have left members "smiling". Financial terms of those various deals were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.

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MAY 11, 2017

UBTECH Robotics , a developer of robots and robot toys used for the STEM- (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), entertainment, and other markets, said on Wednesday that it has opened up a new, North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. UBTECH did not say how many it plans to hire at the location. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2018

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops modern, tablet- and handheld-based point of sale (POS) systems, has added a number of high profile customers, and says it has seen record growth this year. The company's point-of-sale terminals and software are a significant upgrade from legacy point-of-sale terminals. 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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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale technology developer Appetize said Tuesday that it has raised $20M in a new funding round, led by private equity investor Shamrock Capital Advisors. Appetize develops tablet-based point-of-sale systems, which are being used to replace legacy systems in the sports, entertainment, and other areas.

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MAY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale tablet provider Appetize said today that it has linked up with payment gateway provider FreedomPay, to offer up PCI-validated, encrypted payment protection for its customers.

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JUNE 25, 2014

The move puts the company''s focused squarely on its Los Angeles operations. The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based Goldstar , the online, discounted event tickets service run by Jim McCarthy, is getting close to hitting 5 million tickets sold on the site, according to an email to users by CEO and co-founder Jim McCarthy. The business is directly aimed at the issue of unsold inventory at entertainment venues.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Los Angeles-based Internet advertising company Social Reality announced this morning that it has named Kathy Ireland as its new Chief Branding Advisor. According to the firm, Ireland will also help the company link with other executives in the media, entertainment and advertising industries to serve on an Advisory Board.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. The post The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly appeared first on TechZulu.

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APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. If Playhouse facilitates a sale, the app gets a cut of the transaction. Both Perelman and his co-founder Nathan Shinder previously worked at PeerStreet, a real estate tech company based in Los Angeles. It’s already secured $2.8

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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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APRIL 14, 2016

Los Angeles-based cloud software developer BeBop Technology , which provides software for the media and entertainment industry, said today that it has expanded its operations in both Canada and Europe.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment. For over 100 years entrepreneurs have come to Hollywood to try their luck in the dream factory and build an empire in the business of storytelling.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) systems, has scored a big win with the Sacramento Kings , as the Kings said it will implement the Appetize POS solution at both Sleep Train Arena and the future Golden 1 Center. Financial impact of the deal was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2018

On a mild Thursday night at the Los Angeles Forum , Nike’s public relations team and a group of journalists from some of the country’s leading lifestyle, tech, and general interest websites gathered to see the debut of Nike’s most ambitious SNKRS stash drop.

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JUNE 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based Daqri , a developer of augmented reality technology, announced this morning that it has raised $15M in a private equity funding. The company said the funding will go towards its engineering team, sales force, and to develop its platform. entertainment capital venture technology reality augmented dawri'

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MARCH 8, 2012

According to the startup, it has added former Facebook sales director Rob Lissner as Special Advisor to the CEO, to help shape the firm's product and sales strategy. MomentFeed said that Lissner will help in product development, recruiting, and building a sales team; Lissner has also joined the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

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. According to Yapert, the new funding brings its total raised to $1.7M, including an earlier angel round last year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Selectable Media , a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. I personally think that your background with entertainment would mean that you could do something interesting around product management for hybrid online and entertainment plays. Or maybe not. Advice for Steve?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

For our interview today, we sat down with Kevin Anderson , one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), the developer of a cloud based enterprise point of sale solutions for venues and events. For hotels, for cruise ships, for sports and entertainment, and for restaurants. Kevin Anderson: Exactly.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based crowdsourced ranking site Ranker announced Friday that it has opened up a new video division, Ranker Video , as well as added a few key hires at the company. According to Ranker, it has named Inger Lund Carter--formerly Yahoo! Cohn will be based in New York, at a new office for the company. Ranker is led by Clark Benson.

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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. HOW CAN I ATTEND? 7083 Hollywood Blvd.,

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MAY 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based Machinima , the online video entertainment firm focused on computer gamers, said Monday that it has raised $35M in a financing round. Machinima said the new funding will go towards content and global sales operations, international expansion, distribution strategies, and product and technology initiatives.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Sotsky is an experienced entrepreneur, who last founded and led Hopscotch; The OIX is backed by Brett Markinson, the angel investor who has backed such companies as Hautelook and LowerMyBills. The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. The first time, I founded a company called Hopscotch, in sports and entertainment.

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JULY 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based mobile video marketing firm Mogreet announced today that it has hired Scott Rogers as Vice President of Sales and Brand Solutions, and promoted John Allen to Vice President of Entertainment Sales. Allen was most recently Director of Sales at Mogreet. Director, Brand Solutions.

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MAY 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based GameFly , the online videogame rental service, said Wednesday that it has acquired Direct2Drive.com , the videogame distribution and download site, from IGN Entertainment. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. Image Credits: Genies.

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JULY 31, 2020

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale and digital ordering technology developer Appetize reports that its products are being used for a socially distanced, drive-in concert series being run by Live Nation. According to Appetize, it is the digital ordering provider for "Live at the Drive-In," a set of shows scheduled to run through 2020.

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