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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based Signal Automotive , a startup which develops software for managing buying, selling, and inventory allocation for automobile dealers, has raised $20M in a funding round. Jillings is the former CEO of Telesign, and has a long history in Southern California's technology industry; he previously also was CEO of Vantage Media.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based Fair , which provides a way for consumers to access a pre-owned car using very flexible, month-to-month and other leases, has inked a deal with Honda. The program initially will launch at six Honda dealerships in Southern California, and will be available directly through Honda's Certified Pre-Owned vehicle website.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

SpaceX delayed the launch from Tuesday, due to the storm system coming through Southern California. The launch, if it occurs, should be visible again across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles County. SpaceX said in its last update that the weather is 60% favorable for the launch on Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , headed by Chad and Ryan Steelberg, said today that it has partnered with the University of Southern California to enhance the fan experience at the USC Trojan Football games. brand affinity technologies photography sports angeles trojans university southern california football dmarc'

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. I'm also still busy working with Baron Miller to produce MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) , which is a curated, invite only conversation we produce in SoCal.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Social networking. Social games.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. We are making a push to find more deals, anddo more deals, in Southern California. So what else are you working on?

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MARCH 21, 2019

The startup said funding in the round came from Everplus Capital, Longboard Capital Advisors, several un-named, Southern California family funds, as well as board members and angel investors. Michael Smallwood is the founder and CEO of Bitmo. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Based in Los Angeles, AppOnboard sees itself as one of a new breed of LA startup that’s steeping itself in the local ecosystem and trying to be one of the cornerstone’s for a new technology hub in the southern California region. And the company is in talks with other platforms, like the Apple Store, he said.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Los Angeles-based dental care marketplace Brighter --which is led by startup veteran Jake Winebaum--said Thursday that it has launched a new platform called Brighter PRO. The new platform is aimed specifically at employers, helping them to gain control of their dental costs and claims. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based local search site YP said Thursday that it has linked up with Groupon , to integrate Groupon's local deals into its discovery site and mobile apps. The integration effort is being led by SoCal startup vet Stu MacFarlane, who is Executive Vice President, Consumer Platforms at YP. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile movie ticketing provider Atom Tickets , which is led by Ameesh Paleja, said on Monday that it has expanded its mobile movie ticketing platform to Dallas, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Kansas City, Charlotte and Raleigh. The new markets are in addition to Los Angeles/Southern California, Atlanta and Nashville.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Looking for a high tech job in Southern California? Despite the economy, Southern California's high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller , Los Angeles, Oversee.net.

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JULY 24, 2013

MySocialCloud , the Los Angeles startup developed by brother and sister Scott Ferreira and Stacey Ferreira, has been acquired by Reputation.com , the company is announcing today. MySocialCloud develops an online, cloud-based platform for managing the passwords, logins, and data of users. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Recently, A new, nonprofit organization, Gift A Plate (www.giftaplate,org), launched effrts in Los Angeles, to allow people to donate to help both restaurants and families in need. We work with over 10,000 restaursnts, a lot of them in Southern California. What we are good at, is building technology and technology platforms.

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MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Titan Gaming is announcing this morning that it has scored $1M in an angel funding round, from notable local angel investors. According to Titan, it is focused on developing a "complete" gaming platform for skill-based matchmaking, tournaments and points or cash competitions. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

It’s no secret that Los Angeles is home to a bevy of celebrities. Whether it be renowned athletes looking to enjoy some sun in the off-season or movies stars basking in the glory of stardom in between takes, the number of recognizable faces in this southern California city can be too much for some fans to bear. Cost : $10.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

In another boost to the reputation of Los Angeles for financial technology startups, Common Assets LLC , a financial technology startup focused on investment platforms for individual investment in solar power technology, has been acquired by SolarCity. Common Asset was backed by Los Angeles private equity investor U.S.

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MAY 2, 2012

Los Angeles business accelerator program upStart.LA , one of numerous startup acceleration and incubation efforts to start in the last year in Southern California, is merging with a startup in Santa Monica, Cross Campus. According to a note to supporters form upStart.LA According to a note to supporters form upStart.LA

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JULY 31, 2014

For today''s Insights and Opinions section, we share an essay from Sally Falkow , founder and president of Meritus Media, a digital public relations and social media agency based in the Los Angeles-area. Have something useful or insightful to share to Southern California''s technology and startup community? Social media.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Playsino --which, until recently, was known as Titan Gaming--said Friday that it has raised $1.5M The firm said the firm will go to support building the largest, social casino game publisher on both social networks and mobile platforms. in a new funding round.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business. Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution.

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JUNE 16, 2014

We recently sat down with Luc Berlin, co-founder of Miigle, a SoCal startup that has an aggressive global mission to bring entrepreneurs together from around the world. What differentiates us from other platforms is that our members are helping each other – it’s about startups helping each other. Again, we’ve made this very easy.

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DECEMBER 26, 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. Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation.

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DECEMBER 28, 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. This morning, we have a contribution from Michael Terpin , the CEO of Transform Group International and Chairman of BitAngels.

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DECEMBER 27, 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. What was the big news for your company this year? Infrastructure, services and "picks and shovels" tech will be important here.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Rob Freelen is Silicon Valley Bank's Los Angeles Market Manager, where he leads a team of bankers working with a thriving team of early-stage technology companies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- Los Angeles Twitter Dev Teatime. An to give developers, product managers and entrepreneurs from around the Los Angeles area a better understanding of Twitters application programming interface (API) and overall platform. See https://dev.twitter.com/form/los-angeles-dev-teatime.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Looking for a job at some of the hottest Southern California high tech startups? We provide healthcare establishments a much-needed and required HIPAA compliant solution that offers security, accountability and productivity that SMS text-messaging and communication platforms such as email cannot. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

It''s usually pretty slow from the news front around the holidays, so every year, we feature a few "end of the year" posts from movers and shakers here in Southern California''s tech industry. We decided to solve this by building an equity crowdfunding platform to help thousands of startups raise the capital they need.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 16, 2018

Google Cloud’s new region in Los Angeles is now online, the company announced today. It’s worth nothing that Microsoft, which has long favored a strategy of quickly launching as many regions as possible, already offered its users a region in Southern California.

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JULY 2, 2010

Looking to reduce its dependence on Twitter's fickle advertising policy, Los Angeles-based Ad.ly , the Twitter advertising startup backed by Greycroft Partners and GRP Partners, said earlier this week that it has extended its platform to applications and websites. said it has launched a new platform called Ad.ly

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Peter Gotcher , the Chairman and co-founder of Los Angeles-based Topspin Media , looks to reap a big harvest, if Pandora Media pulls off its IPO. Topspin Media provides an online music marketing platform. Pandora filed for an IPO Friday, saying in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to raise up to $100M in its IPO.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based SendLove.to , a new startup headed by Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage, debuted today, saying it will provide a "people-polling" platform which will allow users to rate and share their opinion on people in the news. Lyman and Brundage were most recently at Fonality. As part of the launch, SendLove.to

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S.

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