socalTECH

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.

JavaScript 138

JavaScript Advertising Platform Mobile 138

socalTECH

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 in an angel funding round, to launch a new mobile advertising product called Adtile to the market. capital venture adtile development mobile photopoll labs tenfarms' READ MORE>>.

Advertising 159

Advertising Software Mobile Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

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.

Orange County 100

Orange County Capital Mobile Web 100

socalTECH

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 venture capital security secure application monitoring cloud software' Prevoty i led by Julien Bellanger. READ MORE>>.

Software 100

Software Venture Capital Software Development Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2015

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. The company said the funds will go towards advancing, promoting, and expanding its line of products. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Software Capital Funding 100

socalTECH

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. With the rise of the cloud and Agile, it's really changed how developer are coding their websites.

Web 138

Web Startup Southern California Software 138

socalTECH

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 funding came from angels, as well as from Amplify. The Kive Co.,

Report 157

Report Mobile Funding Help 157

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Good-cause crowd funding. Pre-order crowd funding. Rewards-based crowd funding. Ideas crowd sourcing.

Funding 99

Funding Satisfaction Sites Equity 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups.

Funding 96

Funding Satisfaction Sites Outsource Development 96

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the mobile application developer which develops loyalty programs for retailers, said today that it is now available nationwide, after a debut in Southern California earlier this year. Punchcard is led by Andy Steuer, and has raised $1M in funding so far for its efforts. READ MORE>>.

Idealab 154

Idealab Southern California Pasadena Mobile 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the location-based mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, confirmed its relationship with Verizon last week. Verizon has been an investor in the firm since June, and Geodelic has been developing applications with Verizon over the last year.

Twiistup 187

Twiistup Clearstone Santa Monica Venture Capital 187

socalTECH

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.

San Diego 140

San Diego Advertising Platform Google 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile fundraising application developer MobileCause has partnered with Sage , to provide its mobile fundraising platform to Sage's nonprofit customers. MobileCause develops products used by nonprofits, political organizations, and others to manage donations communications, and CRM efforts. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 162

Mobile Los Angeles Organization Platform 162

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2010

in a venture funding. The funding round came from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures. Burstly is developing mobile advertising tools for the Apple iPhone and Google Android platforms, which allows application developers to manage and optimize their advertising inventory.

Tool 157

Tool Mobile GRP Partners Advertising 157

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2010

Nirvanix is a provider of a cloud storage service targeted at enterprises and web application developers; Nasuni develops a virtual network attached storage (NAS) file server that runs on VMware. Nirvanix is backed by Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures, and the European Founders Fund.

Windward 145

Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Web 145

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. SGL says the Comprehensive App Directory launched is a simple 2 step process.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

According to RealGifts, the firm has just rolled out a new application programming interface (API) which allows other Facebook Application developers to integrate its services. RealGifts is one of nearly 600 startups competing for funding from Facebook's fbFund, the $10M seed fund run by the Founders Fund and Accel Partners.

Seed Funding 100

Seed Funding San Diego Social Network Sites 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. Other popular funding assistance sites for startups, including StartupAmerica and Startups.co Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 2/13/2015.

Venture Capital 108

Venture Capital Angel Equity Satisfaction 108

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based FastPay (www.fastpaypartners.com) announced a round of funding and its services for providing advanced payment to online publishers, application developers, and game developers. One is Victor Coleman, founder of Arden Realty, and the other is John Glaser, a successful hedge fund manager.

Advertising 133

Advertising .Net Startup Funding 133

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. Had it now been for the application ecosystem that developed, and had someone not bridged the fragmentation in the mobile market, we wouldn't have started the company. What is Burstly? Our space is pretty young.

Startup 164

Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side. Years of my career have been driving efforts like that. That was a very different experience.

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

Nils Forsblom is not new to the startup world -- in fact, his last startup, Fruugo, raised an astounding $48M in funding, and became one of the most heralded-- and controversial --startups in Finland. Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com).

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

The same is true of Twitter, and as a VC I would personally never fund a company that looked to simply plug a functional gap in Twitter. Salesforce was very good at managing the 1-year roadmap so at any point in time we had a pretty good idea about what we would be developing and what we wouldn’t.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Those are people trying to get their business plans funded, funding for movies or shows, and want to be able to show they can provide a return on investment. You can also share those, and we have a widget server which allows you to republish reports you have developed. So what's this new service, OpusData?

Beverly Hills 164

Beverly Hills Research Hollywood Sites 164

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We had an advanced application development and innovation team. We had a new tablet we had developed back in 2007, and we were asked to come up with concepts to drive cellular usage. We've done very well, and are funded 100 percent with revenues. How did you end up working in the whole area of automotive AI?

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Platform 113

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

At KnowledgeBase, he worked with EdgeCast co-founders James, Phil and Lior, and as CEO was involved in all aspects of the company and responsible for its development. Prior to starting KnowledgeBase, Alex founded HostPro, an industry-leading web hosting and application services provider. Alex earned a B.A. He lives in Los Angeles.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

A total of 10 startups made up of 5 companies that received the most votes from the crowd and 5 companies chosen by the Angels and VC judges pitched in front of a live audience for a chance of winning $25,000 in funding. Divshot is a tool for web application developers. The founders came all the way from Kansas City, Missouri.

Startup 85

Startup Miramar Venture Capital Santa Monica 85

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Developers that use our analytics code are able to optimize their applications based on audience traffic trends.

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Developers that use our analytics code are able to optimize their applications based on audience traffic trends.

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. Although they're a bit fluid, still, they are motivated to build an ecosystem of applications, evidenced by their recent App Center launch.

Social Media 203

Social Media Startup Tool HTML 203

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Because they wouldn’t have the enormous amounts of profits that they’ve been able to sink back into research & development. I was simply BLOWN AWAY by the quality of innovation by 3rd-party Twitter developers. Just ask MySpace.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Build a SWAT team 3.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It required content sites to develop totally new content. Everybody and their mothers are coming into my offices proclaiming that their developing the latest iPhone App. Enter Flash, which gave us a multimedia development environment. So Apple has encouraged application developers to set loose building apps.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326