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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Maven , the car sharing program run by General Motors (GM), has made its first expansion into Los Angeles, the company said this week. GM said that it will initially locate stations in downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo and South Park plus locations near the University of Southern California. and Olympic Blvd, on Figueroa, Flower St.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Armorway , a tartup that uses "game theory" and big data information to plan out security scheduling, says its software is being used by the Federal Air Marshal Service and U.S. Armorway is led by Zare Baghdasarian, and says it comes out of USC itself, built on research funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com said today that it has raised $10M in a new funding round, and hired a new Chief Strategy Officer. The site''s current offers in Los Angeles include Dodgers, Angels, LA Kings, USC Trojans, and other discounted sports tickets, in addition to concerts and theater events.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The firm--co-founded and headed by UCLA Visiting Scholar Jon Friedman--has created an online site which lets hardware designers tap into the data sheets, symbols, components, and footprints of electronic components, for free, either by downloading or by connecting a Dropbox account.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Flinja , the startup developing an online marketplace for freelance college students and alumni, has launched to the wider world, after graduating from the StartEngine startup accelerator in Los Angeles.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Stroome , which is developing an online community for collaborative video editing, announced today that it has just won $200,000 from the 2010 Knight News Challenge. Stroome was founded by Nonny de La Pena and Tom Grasty, both of whom are graduate students at USC's Annenberg School of Journalism. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Big Stage--which was a spinout of technology developed at USC--allowed users to upload several photographs of themselves into software, which then automatically converted those photographs into a realistic avatar. Those avatars could be used in virtual worlds, video clips, video games, and for social networking sites. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

There''s a gap between the robust, growing technology startups in Los Angeles and the many students graduating from local universities, according to Steven Dietz , who is a venture capitalist at LA''s Upfront Ventures. However, for students at USC, UCLA, and Caltech, that just doesn''t exist. That''s also true of UCLA.

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APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. We''re not the company which tells athletes to jump on our site, and we''ll spam you to schools and find you a place. What''s unique, is it''s coach driven.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos. READ MORE>>

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JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. Tom Grasty: Essentially, we started off as a graduate school project at USC. We grew out of an interesting use case.

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MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. Scot Richardson: We've done two rounds of funding, both angel rounds.

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APRIL 21, 2009

The new content deal also came in conjunction with new features which allow users to add their own, custom backgrounds into BigStage's site. Big Stage is a spinout of technology from USC, originally developed for the CIA. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? The latest to enter the scene is Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (www.startengine.com), which was created by Howard Marks and Paul Kessler. We need the resources here in Los Angeles, and not force those companies to go elsewhere.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We''ll do things like retouch photos for sites like HauteLook, which is now owned by Nordstrom, and Gilt Groupe. I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Ninjathat (www.ninjathat.com)--recently graduated from the Dreamit Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia--is a Los Angeles startup creating a marketplace for connecting students with small jobs--"missions"--for working professions, alumni, and businesses. I went to USC, and was doing grad school and my MBA when I met Atish.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. Recently, USC's film school started a comedic content major. As you can see in the LA landscape, there are already a tremendous number of YouTube channels, sites like FunnyOrDie, and CollegeHumor.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Love the minis! I consider it INVALUABLE!

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. The store allows in-page transactions, and never redirects them to another site, keeping them captive and leveraging impulse buys. What's the idea behind Audiolife?

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APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Mike Tringe earned his BA in History and Science from Harvard, and his MFA in Film Production from USC. Sara Akhteh received her BA in Film Theory from UCSC and her MFA from USC in Production. Who are its founders?

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MARCH 26, 2012

The Los Angeles startup is looking to help connect travelers with local guides and hosts. There is no other site that helps you connect with people and also finds those with things in common. We met at USC, and we had traveled a lot with study abroad programs. That's what TripTrotting (www.triptrotting.com) is hoping to fix.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites.

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MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

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MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. We're the only site that is specialized in people over the age of 35 in that area. What does Anti-AgingGames do?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I'm part of a technology group called Digerati, and myself and other folks have found that we've had problems hiring technology folks in Los Angeles. One, is we're educating students on the value of entrepreneurship, and letting them know that cool startups exist in Los Angeles. Does that mean job listings on your site, or more?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based InviteUP (www.inviteup.com) is hoping to solve that problem, with its own, mobile dating app�which centers its matches around actual places and times for meeting at coffee shops, restaurants, movies, and more. I had gone on dating sites, I was on Jdate awhile back ,and ran into similar problems.

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JULY 16, 2013

By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. By offering that software for free, we've attracted over 10,000 writers to our site. What we've done, is we attract those writers to our site, and have a revenue model based on the content.

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MAY 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based Science37 (www.science37.com) When you think about the traditional clinical research opportunities, they are at the UCLAs and USCs of the world, the major research institutions. com) is using technology--mobile apps, telemedicine, and more--to overcome those and other challenges.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

For the people that sign up to our site, we are converting 35% of those people into customers. ML: I do mentor and advise a lot of young entrepreneurs, especially from USC since I went to that school. More important piece of advice, especially in Los Angeles because capital markets here is tighter than the ones in the bay area.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites.

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