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MAY 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based testing software developer TestFlight said today that it has opened up its private beta for Android to all users. The company--which has been running the private beta for the last 45 days--lets users upload apps, and helps developers track everything from distribution of those apps, user feedback, and beta testing efforts.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

SendGrid , the provider of email infrastructure for application developers which has operations in Anaheim, said today that it has launched on the new Windows Azure Store. SendGrid--whose three founders met at UC Riverside--handles transactional email delivery for application providers. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

San Diego-based Brain Corporation said today that it has launched a new, software operating system aimed at robot application development. Brain Corporation also rolled out a robotic kit, The Geekbot Advanced, a two-wheeled robot with camera and gripper, which includes the company's OS running on the embedded Raspberry Pi 2 computer.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

Irvine-based Toba Capital , the venture investment firm founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith, has made an investment in open source application development software developer WSO2. Toba Capital has investment in such companies as Sauce Labs, Alteryx, TeamSnap, and others.

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APRIL 17, 2013

El Segundo-based enterprise visualization software developer iRise is looking to its most loyal users to spread the word about the company''s software, which is used for prototyping and visualizing enterprise apps, by giving those users free, lifetime, personal access to the company''s software. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

SlimSurveys , the new startup headed by former TweetPhoto founder Sean Callahan, has just released a new development platform and API, the company is announcing today. SlimSurveys said its first partner using the API is Realtidbits, a real-time commenting platform developer. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital has led a $65M investment round in risk management application developer MetricStream , Clearlake said this morning. The company is a developer of enterprise risk mangaement, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, vendor governance, and quality management software.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Vinny Smith , the former CEO of Orange County''s Quest Software, has backed a developer of web and mobile application development, via his investment firm, Toba Capital. READ MORE>>. software quest smith vinny toba integration continuous mobile capital venture labs sauce'

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JULY 18, 2018

According to Willdan, Entergy is using LoadSEER, a modeling application developed by its software unit Integral Analytics, for electric grid data and analytics. Financial impact of the win was not announced. Willdan said its software will be used by Entergy for customer, distribution planning, and load forecasting.

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

San Francisco-based Cloudflare , which provides a service which helps web site and web application developers manage caching and access to their websites, protecting against cyberattacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS)--and which is backed by Qualcomm--is heading towards an IPO. billion.

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MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Developers are now turning out code and releasing it live to the world in near real time--what is called DevOps and Agile development. How did you start the company? In that world, the risk of security holes is huge. What is Signal Sciences?

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JULY 23, 2012

Redland-based Esri , the developer of mapping and GIS software, said Friday that it has acquired Maptel , a mobile application development company based in Melbourne, Australia. Esri said the buy will help provide field data collection capabilities and mobile application development expertise to its team.

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MARCH 12, 2013

The firm as backed a mobile application development company, Chaotic Moon Studios , as part of a strategic partnership. Chaotic Moon Studios is based in Austin, TExas, and provides mobile development services to companies such as Fox, Pizza Hut, General Mills, Microsoft, Dell, CBS, and Disney. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2014

San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems announced today that it has named Andy Deninger as the company''s new Vice President of Engineering. Deninger was previously at Qualcomm''s Omnitracs unit, where he had headed the company''s engineering division.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Webalo , a company which provides mobile application development tools, said this afternoon that it has raised $3M in a new funding round. Webalo says its software eliminates much of the coding, wating, and cost of traditional, mobile application development. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Airpush allows mobile application developers on Android to include banner, push notification, interstitial,and icon ads in their apps. The company also advertises weekly payments to app developers, better fill rates, and analytics tools to help app developers monitor their apps.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

San Diego-based medical diagnostics and health applications developer Pathway Genomics said this morning that it has added former U.S. Pathway said that Barreto specifically will help the company with closing the healthcare disparity gap in Latino populations.

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MAY 21, 2013

SkyRocket--formerly known as the Burstly monetization platform--helps application developers cross promote their new applications, encourage in-app purchases, and other related tools. Burstly formerly only referred to the company''s app monetization tools. monetization application mobile flightpath testflight burstly'

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is making it easier for web application developers to use its CDN services, saying Monday that it has launched a new service to embed web acceleration capabilities into their web services and applications. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

San Diego-based Ciphrex announced this morning that it has raised $500,000 in a Series A round, for the company''s Bitcoin wallet software. Ciphrex--which was founded by Enrique and Eric Lombrozo, says it is developing a multisignature, Bitcoin wallet application aimed at both individuals and for application development in the enterprise.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

the mobile applications developer behind ARTKIVE , an app which helps parents save their kids' artwork, and turn that art into photo books or keepsakes, has raised $500,000 in a funding round, according to reports. The Kive Co., The funding came from angels, as well as from Amplify.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the biggest issues facing mobile application developers today, is finding new users among a gigantic sea of applications. A Los Angeles-based startup, PaeDae , is looking to change that with a new platform it is calling BARTR , which it says will let mobile app developers exchange traffic and users.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

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MAY 7, 2013

Los Angeles-based TenFarms , the mobile application development startup headed by Nils Forsblom, announced this morning that it has raised $2.7M TenFarms is the company behind mobile photo polling and social app Photopoll. capital venture adtile development mobile photopoll labs tenfarms' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising startup PaeDae announced this morning that it has tied into Intel''s appMobi effort, which will allow Intel developers to integrate with its advertising platform. appMobi develops cross platform application development software for HTML5 and Javascript, and was acquired by Intel last year.

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JULY 16, 2013

Irvine-based Numecent , which is backed by T-Venture, said Monday that it has launched a new cloud software service aimed at application developers. The company''s software delivers native applications from Microsoft Windows to users via the cloud without requiring recoding or rewrite of that software. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Los Angeles-based Prevoty , a develops of software toolsets used to provide runtime protection of applications, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, the company said today. Prevoty i led by Julien Bellanger.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Los Angeles-based Total Immersion , the developer of augmented reality (AR) software, is aiming at the game development market with its technology today, saying it has released a new version of its software specifically aimed at game and application developers.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising tools firm run by Evan Rifkin, said this week that it has opened up a new way for mobile application developers to sell their own advertising space. Newtoy recently revealed it has had over 10 million downloads of its game. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based ntro , the mobile social networking and discovery application developer founded by former Pandemic Studios founder Josh Resnick, has updated the firm's app, as the company looks to make a big splash at SXSW.

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MARCH 27, 2013

Things definitely look to be heating up in the software recruiting world, at least, if you judge the latest offer from a local startup to find local recruits for software developers. If they hit blackjack, only then will they win the trip or the equivalent cost of the trip.

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JULY 31, 2012

Fullerton-based HipGeo , the location-based application developer co-founded by Scott Daniel, Jeff Kunzleman and Richard Rygg, has debuted a new mobile app, the company said this morning, which now supports video in its location-based streams.

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Many platforms, such as IndieGoGo , allow startups to solicit funding commitments from non-professional investors in exchange for a pre-defined reward or perk, such as a T-shirt or other recognition, but no ownership in the company. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Punchcard , the mobile, consumer loyalty application developer backed by Idealab, has swizzled its model significantly today, with the release of a new version of its mobile app for iPhone and Android. The company is led by Andy Steuer. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the company headed by Darrius Thompson, and which runs both the OpenCandy advertising network and the desktop Pokki app platform, said today that it has raised $13M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the new funding goes towards growing Pokki, the desktop app platform it launched in June.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

ELC is the firm behind startups RightScale, RightCart, and RightSignature, and also provides technology consulting and development to other companies. ELC is known for its cloud computing applications development, and Ruby On Rails development. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, has signed up Clear Channel's airport division, Clear Channel Airports , the companies said today. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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