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APRIL 7, 2014

Rubicon''s IPO also meant an exit for angel investor Matt Coffin, whose stake in the company is now worth around $648,00 READ MORE>>. rubicon project merger acquisition clearstone news mayfield winners frank addante' Based on Rubicon''s current price (around $19.24

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based TYT Network , the online news empire run by Cenk Uygur, said this morning that it has raised $20M in a round of funding, to expand the company's management, creative talent, subscription offerings, marketing, and content and community.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions from our readers and the community, we have a bit of advice from angel investor Dave Berkus , who says, Raise Money On Good News. The first rule for raising money is to do it on good news � right when sales are increasing at an increasing rate.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Tumbleweed , a new startup founded by Shaun Neff and Cisco Adler, said Thursday that it has launched a brand new news app, specifically aimed at Milllennials. The company said it is looking to "crack the Millenial news code" to get the younger generation interested and talking about news.

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JUNE 13, 2012

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise tag management software, announced today that it has been selected by News International , the UK publishing division of News Corporation for its online media network. Series A in January from angels. The firm raised a $1.1M READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2019

Techstars Los Angeles , one of the startup accelerators run by Techstars in Los Angeles, has announced its 2019 class. Techstars Los Angeles said that eight of the ten companies are based in the greater Los Angeles area; the effort in LA is led by Anna Barber. The companies will have their Demo Day on October 15th.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based video streaming app and video distribution service Frequency , which is led by Blair Harrison, said today that it has inked a video news deal with millenial-focused video news service Newsy. Financial details of the content licensing deal were not disclosed.

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MARCH 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based AllSay , a new startup which is developing personalized news and opinion sharing apps, said today that it has launched a beta of its new app and service, which both helps provided personalized news items to users--as well as let them vote and express their opinions on local issues. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based Splash News , the provider of celebrity photos and images, has been acquired by Corbis , the visual rights firm owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Splash News is known for its celebrity, candid photos -- a staple of gossip magazines and publications, and television shows like TMZ and E! News Network.

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JULY 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based online entertainment site HitFix , which is headed by Jen Sargent, is in a new deal today which will bring the company''s entertainment news to theaters. movie theaters, said they are in a strategic relationship to bring entertainment news to theater screens. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based online trending news site Opposing Views said Thursday that it is now seeing an average of more than 23 million unique visitors per month, up from around 14.4 The website features trending, viral news stories and photos and video news. million unique monthly visitors last year, and 2.8 million in 2013.

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APRIL 18, 2011

Saturday, April 23, 2011 -- Los Angeles Hacker News Meetup. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. Does this sound familiar?

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JUNE 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based SodaHead.com , the social question-and-answer and polling startup headed by former MySpace VP of Operations Jason Feffer, is morphing its focus towards the social news area, saying last night that the company is looking to become a "social newspaper." Tags: web2 startup news social sodahead. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2010

A report last night from the San Diego Union Tribune says that San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local news effort run by entrepreneurs Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, is looking for a buyer. Senturia and Bry are well known San Diego angel investors, and also head up investment firm Blackbird Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2015

tech has clearly hit its growth inflection point, but the City of Angels has yet to get its startup wings. Here’s the good news: In 2014 alone, we raised more than $3 billion, saw more than $5 billion realized capital across over 80 exits and became the fastest growing startup region in the U.S. Read More.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Ficto , a streaming service without a paywall offering interactive dramas, film adaptations, comedies, documentaries, talk shows, game shows, and news, is now live on iOS and Android. Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

The team behind Los Angeles-based DemoPit.com , an online site reviewing new startups, has launched a new, Digg-inspired site focused on user-submitted startup news. The new site uses the open source Plugg content management system. The new site uses the open source Plugg content management system.

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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. next to New York and Chicago, the LAFD has a budget of roughly $691 million, employs more than 3,500 and responded to 492,717 calls in 2018.

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APRIL 16, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX hope to hire another 700 employees in Los Angeles, at a new site at the Port of Los Angeles, to work on its Mars rocket, according to officials in Los Angeles on Monday. The new facility would employ up to 700 people in its operations. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2013

In what can only be good news for local startups, venture capital investment firm Greycroft Partners said this morning that it has named Mark Terbeek as a new Partner in its Los Angeles office. Terbeek will help current LA partner Dana Settle in vetting deals for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2013

Online viral news and media site BuzzFeed is further expanding its operations in the Los Angeles area, and has set up a "social studio" in Los Angeles to help "influencers, thinkers and celebrities" to create videos for the social web. buzzfeed entertainment content jobs news employment social video youtube' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2015

Local angel investors--including the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels --might just have another big hit on their hands, with the news today that San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody has filed for an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

San Diego News Network , an online, local community news site run by Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, as well as former executives of the San Diego Union Tribune, has raised $707,220 in funding, part of a $2.0M SDNN operates an online local news site, driven both by partnerships with other news organizations, bloggers, and contributors.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Sarah Zurell and talk about Pavemint, the creative talent of Los Angeles, Hollywood to tech, collaboration, diversity, and running full featured product development. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California. www.collective-genius.com. www.socaltech.com.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

What would convince you to drop everything, get on a plane, and move your startup to Los Angeles? In the case of Divshot , a developer of user interface development tools for web apps, it was a chance to join Los Angeles accelerator Launchpad LA.

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JUNE 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , which develops fantasy sports games, announced Monday that the firm has signed on Sporting news, to create fantasy games for the brand.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile apps developer Mobile Roadie is powering a new app for the Los Angeles Kings , the company said today. Mobile Roadie said it is now powering over 2,000 apps, reaching 15 million end users. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shares of Switchback II Corporation are off more than 14% in morning trading today, appearing to sell off sharply in the wake of news that the blank-check company’s merger with scooter company Bird has been approved by shareholders. first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. the rising tech movement sweeping through the burgeoning Los Angeles startup scene ­— he wants to put L.A.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

USVP said that Hadl will remain in Los Angeles. The news comes the same day as Total Beauty said it has acquired another USVP portfolio firm, LimeLife.com, which is focused on female lifestyles and celebrity news. Hadl is also CEO of Brand-in-Hand (BIH), a provider of mobile advertising to brands.

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MARCH 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization software firm headed by Frank Addante, released new traffic and customer numbers Monday, saying that the company is now serving up ads for 8 of the top 15 newspaper publishers in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based GameFly.com , an online video game rental service, said Wednesday that it has acquired Shacknews.com , a news site focused on video game information. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to GameFly, the deal also included a videogames related download site, FileShack.com.

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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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DECEMBER 12, 2008

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment has inked its third partnership of the week, saying yesterday that it has tied into Splash News, a provider of celebrity news and photos.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., ” Jessica Alba, the co-founder of The Honest Company, took to Twitter earlier in the day to share her own reaction to the news.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Santa Monica-based Affordit , an online site which allows low income consumers to buy electronics on installment, rather than through an outright purchase, has raised a round of angel funding. News of the funding came through an interview with Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures in this publication.

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