TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 11, 2021

Healthvana , a health tech startup that began with a specific focus on providing patient information digitally for individuals living with HIV, is helping Los Angeles County roll out mobile vaccination records for COVID-19 using Apple’s Wallet technology. “We look and feel like Instagram.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Take electricity as an input and through a process called ultrasonic transduction to convert it to a soundwave that can be beamed from a transmitter to a sleeve on your mobile phone that would use and ultrasound receiver to convert it back to electricity and charge your phone. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber , the online shopping comparison site now owned by Experian, said this week that it has released a free Android application. According to PriceGrabber, the new app allows users to scan barcodes, read product reviews, and make purchases from the mobile device. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2016

Los Angeles- and Berlin-based eKomi , a developer of software to solicit ratings and reviews from e-commerce customers, has added Anastassia Lauterbach to its board of directors. eKomi is led by Michael Ambros, and says it is headquartered in Berlin and Los Angeles with additional offices in London, Paris, and Madrid.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Woodland Hills-based Gumiyo , the mobile publishing software firm led by Shuki Lehavi, reported this week that it saw a surge in mobile traffic due to Hurricane Irene. Gumiyo develops software which helps publishers create mobile apps. The firm said it saw the biggest traffic on August 28th.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based comparison shopping site PriceGrabber has released its own, iPhone application on Apple's App store. The new, free application allows users to search for price comparisons and product reviews from Pricegrabber, including search by UPC code, MPN, or product names. The application debuted on the App store Monday.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. The deal is subject to shareholder approval and a review by CFIUS. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. In an industry which has a turnover ratio of about nine months, most companies do these one year reviews which don''t make any sense. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2017

Serial entrepreneurs--those who have started and successfully sold or exited startups in the past--have been outsized contributors to the local technology industry, due to the experience they had in their prior companies. Here's a quick look at just a few of the new companies who are led by serial entrepreneurs from the LA ecosystem.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , which operates a worldwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots, is looking to attract disgruntled users of Sling's new iPhone application. Boingo Wireless said it would offer one month free of Boingo Mobile to SlingPlayer Mobile users to attract them to its Wi-Fi service.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

That's the fascinating story behind Los Angeles-based Earbits (www.earbits.com), which offers up a mobile music streaming service focused on discovering both new and talent. They immediately wired us money, and even paid myself and my cofounder a stipend while we were in due diligence.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

3D Movies, 3D Printing, 3D Televisions, 3DS, our entire screen world is turning 3D and now its time for your mobile screen to get in on the fun. LG 4G Thrill is one of the first mobile devices in the United States to have 3D viewing capabilities without the glasses. Sporting a 4.3-inch Out of the Box the LG Thrill 4G runs Android 2.2

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Ask for is code samples. web & mobile development resources to find and hire a developer. cleverua.com – outsourced web & mobile app development based in the Ukraine, Ask for Pavlo. arcticempire.ca – mobile app development & code review based in Canada, Ask for Josh.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. Rubicon Project.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

The apparent security lapse happened late-Friday before the app went offline “due to site maintenance” a few hours later. “I could see the car was in Los Angeles, where he had been, and he was in fact there,” he added. A similar security lapse hit Credit Karma’s mobile app in August.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking).

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. One company which has been working on solving the Flash problem is Los Angeles-based Addroid (www.addroid.com). Where do you fit into the mobile ad market?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Disney Accelerator , held its Demo Day for its second class on Thursday, showing off ten companies to a theater packed full of venture and angel investors. A number of the companies--showing off one huge advantage of being involved in a program run by Disney--announced deals with Disney properties to use their technology and products.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

The round was led by Don Walerstein, founding partner of entertainment law firm Rohner & Walerstein, and included Los Angeles investor Bradley Maryman, founder and president of international security and technical consulting firm Maryman & Associates.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. Wander is one-such service providing high speed wireless internet in Los Angeles. Sick of your ISP?

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Scott Lahman is co-founder of Los Angeles-based GOGII (www.gogii.com), the developer of group text messaging application textPlus. Lahman is also one of the co-founders of JAMDAT Mobile, the immensely successful developer of mobile games, which had an IPO in 2004, and eventually became part of Electronic Arts in 2006.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels. Lisha is a member of Pipeline Angels , a social impact angel investing group focused on women and non-binary femmes, and serves as the Deal Flow lead. She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Crowd Gathers for San Diego Tech Coast Angels “Quick Pitch” Competition.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Metrics Software Review Research Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. If you want to know more about them and why they grew so rapidly I’ve written about them here ( online / offline mobile ad integration ) & here ( the most obvious mobile phone ad unit ). when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. What are the review periods? Are they asking good questions?

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Web Development Web Develop Development 204

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. But, going down that review path was not where we wanted to take it, or at least, not where we wanted to start.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. Late last year, there were more high-quality, seed-stage startups in New York than there was an Angel community to support them.”.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. It really gives them a way to go out and learn more about these guys, and much more than reviews.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: IconApps is built around simplifying people's lives through mobile technology. Al Eisaian: It's been angel funded so far. READ MORE>>.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

MindBodyOnline is a terrifically succesful SaaS company, based in San Luis Obispo, that provides scheduling and transactional software for Yoga studios, hair salons, and spas. Originally funded by the Pasadena Angels , the Company is now backed by “A” list VCs, and growing phenomenally, with tens of thousands of customers.

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Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Aiming to head off Apple, Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass mobile app and Xbox dashboard update. Motorola Solutions shows off its hands-free mobile computer. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). 11 hrs ago.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57