socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Walnut, California-based Zarget , a developer of A/B testing tools for marketing automation, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. Zarget's software is aimed at small businesses, helping them to optimize their web pages based on marketing performance. The company says it has now raised $7.5M

Walnut 100

Walnut Tool Los Angeles Web 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you're a web publisher, or even a brand developing your own outreach to customers through a newsletter or microsite, how do you efficiently gather and curate all of the news and information out there? Right now, it's a manual process--unless you're using the tools from Los Angeles-based PublishThis (www.publishthis.com).

Web 237

Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Catchpoint Systems , the web monitoring startup headed by former DoubleClick exec Mehdi Daoudi, has released a new beta of a real-user monitoring tool. The firm did not release pricing on the new tool. Daoudi was previously in charge of web monitoring at DoubleClick, before its acquisition by Google.

Tool 150

Tool Web Google Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based videogame commerce technology developer Xsolla says it has acquired Slemma, a developer of data analytics and visualization and reporting software. According to Xsolla, it will integrate Slemma's product suite into its Publisher Account tool. Financial details of thea cquisition were not announced.

Commerce 113

Commerce Report Tool Web 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service developer CrownPeak has expanded the breadth of its offerings, saying this morning that it has launched a set of content management and marketing tools. The firm said its new tools integrate directly into its CMS interface. Pricing on the new offering was not released.

Tool 187

Tool Marketing Social Media Content 187

socalTECH

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.

Los Angeles 145

Los Angeles Angel HTML Web 145

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. In that world, the risk of security holes is huge. What is Signal Sciences?

Web 138

Web Startup Southern California Software 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster , which is the biggest provider of online ticket sales services for sports, entertainment, and other events, said today that it has launched a beta of a new, interactive seat mapping tool. The new, Web 2.0-style The new, Web 2.0-style READ MORE>>.

Web 2.0 133

Web 2.0 Ticketmaster Web Tool 133

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Los Angeles-based X1 Technologies , the Idealab-backed software firm developing enterprise and desktop search tools, announced Wednesday that the firm has added web indexing capabilities to its software. According to X1, its latest Enterprise Search Server product can now index external and internal web sites.

Web 100

Web Technology Idealab Software 100

TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

Basically, just providing some tools to make all this smoother and easier for these users.” At launch, Niantic’s head of product for mapping Tory Smith said that San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo are the most densely mapped. ” Image Credits: Niantic.

Snapchat 177

Snapchat Platform Los Angeles Mobile 177

TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. The results web site has been improved with test-type and hardware-type navigation, allowing you to share links to a specific results chart, such as Round 6, Fortunes on EC2. We are hiring.

Framework 521

Framework Software Review Technical Review EC2 521

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Morgan Stanley & Co.

Culver City 249

Culver City SaaS Los Angeles Social Network 249

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which supplies ad optimization software to web publishers, announced today that it has released a new version of its VANTAGE Firefox browser plug-in, which helps provide its publishers with revenue and impressoin statistics and other information. READ MORE>>.

Tool 145

Tool Clearstone Statistics Screening 145

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Los Angeles-based magnify360, a provider of web page optimization tools, has lauched a new product for optimizing Google AdWords advertising, the firm announced today. magnify360 said it will be adding support for similar campaign tools for Yahoo, MSN, Comssion Junction, and Atlas this quarter. READ MORE>>

Advertising 100

Advertising Tool Yahoo Google 100

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based video editing tools developer Vyclone has inked a big deal to connect the tools into Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 browser, Microsoft announced this week. Microsoft announced the latest version of Vyclone's collaborative, web video editing software, saying that the tool "truly comes to life" with IE10.

Tool 224

Tool Web Los Angeles Invest 224

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

Thinkbox Software , a developer of software used to manage video rendering tools used in film production, and which has an office in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Amazon Web Services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Thinkbox was based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Software 138

Software Tool Web Los Angeles 138

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

Online web conferencing provider AnyMeeting has a challenge: it believes its services are better suited for small business than both WebEx and GoToMeeting, the incumbents in the web conferencing space. To prove it? READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 248

Tech Coast Angels Keiretsu Pasadena Angels Conference 248

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based EQAL , said this morning at Twiistup that the firm is launching a new, social publishing tool it is calling Umbrella, focused on independent producers, celebrity talent, and online personalities.

Tool 100

Tool Twiistup Social Network Hollywood 100

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based startup Knowledge Genie is launching a new, online site today which allows people to publish, share, and sell their knowledge online. The service is available based on a subscription to users, who can use the tool to charge people for access to the information in their "genie" via payment systems like Paypal.

Geni 113

Geni Tool Knowledge Base Content 113

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

That's where Los Angeles-based Rolebot (www.rolebot.net) comes in. Shane Bernstein: We look at actionable data points and data metrics which are quantifiable across the web, and we qualify them and normalize that data, and sort them based on what they've done. That includes hundreds of thousands of sites on the web today.

Sites 240

Sites Startup Tool CTO Hire 240

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The new support for Amazon''s Kindle Fire was timed with Amazon.com''s launch of its own set of developer tools called Appstore Developer Select, for people developing Kindle Fire optimized mobile apps earlier this week. The company''s platform supports iOS, Android, web, and other platforms. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 178

Mobile Tool Platform Web 178

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian , a developer of educaitonal software, says it is targeting the problem of suicide and self-harm in K-12 schools, with a new product called Beacon. According to GoGuardian, its new tool uses mahcine learning to identify and alert school staff about at-risk students, so they can get assistance they need.

Software 100

Software Social Media Equity Tool 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2019

San Diego-based Fairway Technologies , a provider of consulting services in the IT area, said it has acquired Los Angeles-based IT Strategists , a provider of big data and data-driven IT consulting. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Orange County Technology San Diego 113

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2012

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , which provides free web conferencing and online meeting services, is announcing this morning that it is aiming at large "network marketing" firms with a new program. AnyMeeting said it already has signed up such firms as Ambit Energy, Southwestern, Stella & Dot and USANA as part of the new program.

Networking 206

Networking Tech Coast Angels Marketing Pasadena Angels 206

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based Nationbuilder , the startup developing online tools which helps organizations create web sites, organize volunteers, outreach to supporters, and more, is expanding its efforts beyond politics, the company said Tuesday.

Tool 174

Tool Organization Sites Web 174

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Irvine-based AutoGravity , which offers up purchasing and financing tools for auto dealers and consumers, has launched its very own, subscription-based, "flexible car usage" service it is calling Turn , the company said today. The company says that vehicles are delivered directly to a customer's door, with returns also a very simple process.

Services 113

Services Orange County Southern California Santa Monica 113

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception. Image Credits: SpotOn.

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2016

Los Angeles- and Singapore-based BandLab says it has launched a new, updated app, which lets its users create, collaborate, and share music. The software runs on iOS, Android, and also has a web version. The company is led by Meng ru Kuok. READ MORE>>.

Tool 100

Tool Web Los Angeles Software 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based BakeSpace.com , the online social networking and recipe site, has a new product for you. The company, which is headed by Babette Pepaj, is launching a new, cookbook publishing tool which allows users to create their own, native iPad cookbooks, which can either be given away for free, and sold online or through the iPad.

Services 207

Services Social Network Web Tool 207

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak , the developer of software-as-a-service, web content management tools headed by Jim Howard, said today that it has rolled out a major upgrade to its platform. READ MORE>>.

Software 160

Software Tool Content Web 160

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Kryptos Logic has emerged from the shadows this week, after one of its researchers halted the massive WannaCry virus. The company is one of a number of cybersecurity companies based in the Los Angeles area, including such companies as Crowdstrike--the company investigating Russian hacking into the U.S.

Venice 127

Venice Pasadena Research Los Angeles 127

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

Mehdi Daoudi is CEO of CatchPoint Systems (www.catchpoint.com), a new Los Angeles startup focused on the web site and web application monitoring industry. We're trying to make monitoring of web sites and applications sexy and simple. That's why web performance and web monitoring mean serious dollars.

Tool 232

Tool Web Startup Sites 232

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2011

GameSalad , the developer of Apple iPhone and iOs games which has operations in Los Angeles, Austin, and San Francisco, said today that it has added HTML5 game publishing support to its software. HTMl5 is the next-generation, HTML standard which brings a new level of interactivity to web browsers. READ MORE>>.

HTML 160

HTML Web Tool Los Angeles 160

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2013

AnyMeeting , the small business web conferencing service which is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, has linked with Comcast Business, the company said Thursday. Financial details of the link were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 153

Tech Coast Angels Keiretsu Pasadena Angels Conference 153

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup. making their way to Los Angeles. Snap investment Hardworkers. Charli Cohen : a “next-gen” streetwear fashion brand. ”

Invest 237

Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based Media Temple , the web hosting firm, is partnering with Virb to help small businesses, artists, musicians, and others to create their own web sites, the firms said this morning.

Media 140

Media Web Email Sites 140