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JUNE 23, 2011

Further details on the potential sale of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu continue to emerge, with the firm reportedly retaining investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to represent it in a sale. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and security cameras which is now owned by Amazon , is looking to make it very easy for local law enforcement to obtain surveillance footage without a need for a warrant , according to a report from Motherboard. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

According to report this week, abuse of the communications and advertising features of Los Angeles-based Snapchat is playing a significant role in the sale of firearms outlawed in California.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Tesla Motors , one of the companies run by Los Angeles technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly being investigated in a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. According to report, the SEC was aready investigating possible "misleading pronouncements" on manufacturing goals and sales at Tesla. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange Rubicon Project is reportedly seeking a buyer, and has engaged investment banking firm Morgan Stanley to shop the firm, according to the WSJ on Friday. The report cited "people familiar with the matter".

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. rubicon project advertising automation software sales earnings' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the video-based, mobile marketing firm headed by James Citron, reported today that it has named Jesse Silver as Senior Sales Director. Mogreet said it is expanding the sales team to drive new business for the company. SIlver was previously at OpenMarket, and also served at MX Telecom.

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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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JULY 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based BeachMint , headed by Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, has a message to the Los Angeles technology community: the company is still alive, kicking, and has the full support of its investors. The message came after a report that BeachMint was returning $20M to its investors and had ousted its founders.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Some companies, especially those financed by angel or VC investors, have good, formal stock option plans with properly priced options set to reward all employees and managers in the event of a corporate sale. I found myself in such a situation upon a sale of my computer software company. Formal option plans for some.

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APRIL 17, 2013

A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. The report from Reuters , citing three sources with knowledge of the matter, said there''s an ongoing auction process for Hulu.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based comedy website Funny or Die --started by Will Ferrell--is looking for a buyer, according to reports this week from Bloomberg. to help sell the company, according to the report, saying that the website is seeking $100 million to $300 million in the sale of the company.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based online humor site CollegeHumor is reportedly on the block, with majority owner IAC looking to sell its stack in the company for $100M, According to Fortune. The report cited "sources familiar with the situation" in the move. READ MORE>>. rumor youtube video acquisition merger buyer collegehumor'

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MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based ResumeBucket , the online resume site headed by Josh Stomel, reported today that management and sales are the highest typed keywords of recruiters searching the site. The least popular category on their list?

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

His remarks confirmed a CNBC report that Musk had told friends of his intent to move to Texas. The move coincides with a number of SpaceX and Tesla-related projects in Texas, the sale of several of Musk’s Los Angeles homes as well as his disagreement with how California public officials have handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi network operator Boingo Wireless has inked a deal with a Canadian Wi-Fi network provider, to manage a Wi-Fi advertising network in Canada. Boingo reported it has a new agreement with Canadian Wi-Fi operator BOLDstreet Wireless , to manage that firm''s display and video advertising sales and services.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

San Diego-based MeLLmo , the firm behind the Roambi mobile business application, said today that it has hired on Brad Freitag as the firm's Vice President of Sales. Freitag has previously worked at Oracle, IBM, and Hyperion Solutions, and was most recently at Host Analytics, where he was Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. What is Digsy? How's the startup funded?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The personal account details of nearly 28 million users of HauteLook , the private sales site founded in Los Angeles and now owned by Nordstrom , have been hacked and have just shown up for sale on the "dark web" , according to security researchers.

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JULY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based videogame maker Activision Blizzard is on the block, with majority owner Vivendi looking to sell the video game business, according to reports this week. The article said that Time Warner, Microsoft, Chinese gaming firm Tencent, as well as a number of private equity firms have been approached about the sale.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars. Don’t buy, lease.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Los Angeles company, Escom LLC , has sold domain name Sex.com for $13M, according to a report today from The Register. Citing documents filed in a California court, the report said that the domain was sold to Clover Holdings Ltd.--a Sex.com has a long history, having been purchased by Escom in 2006 for a reported $14M.

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APRIL 5, 2012

The popularity of "The Hunger Games" has apparently helped out Los Angeles-based Fandango , which sells online and mobile tickets to movie-goers, as the firm said Thursday that it had the best selling, first quarter in the company's history. The company reports that it sold around 23 percent of its total tickets via mobile in the quarter.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Beepi , the online used car sales startup which expanded into Los Angeles in 2014, has shut down, according to reports. The company's $60M funding in 2014 had been focused on expansion to Los Angeles. The Silicon Valley startup had raised more than $150M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based car sharing marketplace HyreCar reports it has raised $29.7M HyreCar said it intends to use the new funding for working capital and general corporate purposes including sales, marketing, and technology investments to continue to expand its platform. in its public offering.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The company built its own point-of-sale system and commerce APIs in-house, allowing them to deliver a “seamless” customer experience, former Glossier CTO Bryan Mahoney said in 2018. E-commerce sales typically account for 80% of Glossier’s revenue, the Business of Fashion reported last July. .

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JULY 29, 2011

The battle of states against e-commerce giant Amazon.com appears to be moving to Congress, on reports that a bill was expected to be introduced today giving states the ability to tax Amazon.com. would require electronic retailers like Amazon to collect taxes for states, according to a report Friday from Politico. Dick Durban (D-Ill.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The funding came from Madrona Venture Group, Greycroft Partners, and angels. LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes. The company is initially launching its product in California.

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TechCrunch LA

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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APRIL 7, 2010

operator of media site Qlipso , according to a report from VentureWire. Details on the sale have not been released. Qlipso lists its headquarters in Los Angeles, and the firm says it is backed by Jeruslem Venture Partners, with links to Israel. Qlipso is headed by former Foundation 9 Entertainment co-founder Jon Goldman.

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JULY 1, 2010

A Los Angeles firm, Escom LLC , has inked a deal with domain marketplace firm Sedo to sell domain name Sex.com , Sedo said today, in the latest chapter in a long drama over the domain. Sedo said it is now the exclusive brokerage firm representing the domain. Escom had purchased Sex.com in 2006, reportedly paying $14M for the website.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information service Fandango reported on Tuesday that it sold more than 30 percent of the tickets for "Black Panther" over the film's four-day opening weekend. According to Fandango, the sales represent one of the company's largest share of opening weekend for any movie in the company's history.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s a big number, and a big day, for the Los Angeles-based startup. These days, GOAT is about more than just shoes, at least according to the company.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based Bridg has named a new CTO, saying today that Rony Sawdayi has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer. Bridg said that Sawdayi will report to Amit Jain, the company's CEO. Bridg develops software that uses point-of-sale (POS) data to drive personalized marketing campaigns.

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