socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. so far in investments. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M. HashTagOne. hashtagone.com.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2016

Newport Beach-based Veritone , which is developing artificial intelligence software used for sentiment analysis for media firms, political campaigns, corporations, and the government, said it has closed on a $50M funding agreement. The funding comes from Acacia Research.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

And over the past three years, Imperson has developed conversational chatbots powered by their artificial intelligence for several Disney projects, including most recently for Walt Disney World’s Pandora – The World of Avatar , according to a press release.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

We caught up with CEO Walter Delph to hear how the promise of social media advertising has measured up to reality, and what that means for brands and marketers today trying to leverage the new reality of social conversations. When you say social media, what does that encompass for you now--Twitter, or beyond just Twitter? Millenials?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. ” So the two founders began contemplating what a new, low-cost, high-touch media network might look like.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As investors continue pouring funding into artificial intelligence and consumer habits shift, many AI and subscription model startups have been enjoying rapid growth. RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. Vibrant Planet's Land Tender tool.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Palo Alto-based company uses emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle pressing questions in cancer care. In October the company launched Altas , an initiative that gives Wander customers the opportunity to invest in the homes they book. Needless to say, we're expected to see a lot more of this app in 2023.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Earlier this week, Derek Norton , a long time advisor to the media, Internet, and technology industry in Los Angeles, announced a brand new venture capital fund called Watertower Ventures (www.watertowerventures.com). We sat down with Derek to learn more about the new $5M fund and what it's all about. Tell us about the new fund?

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. What we do, is we take them from social media into a one-to-one relationship, via text, directly to their phone. What is Stackin'?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

The ten companies in this year’s program represent a diverse cross-section of technologies, and are inspired by their visions for the applicability of these technologies in the media space. imperson provides an artificial intelligence platform enabling fans to have conversations with their favorite movie and TV characters.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The $45 million Series A was co-led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and ward.ventures. Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

However, I really like algorithmic content recommendation, using machine learning and other crazy geek tech stuff to help provide information to consumers. We were using big data and machine learning to promote content which needed to be in front of user eyeballs. When I went to Scopely, I wasn''t leveraging that.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Last week, Fika Ventures , LA's newest venture fund, announced its formation, led by tech investment veterans Tx Zhuo and Eva Ho. We sat down with Tx Zhuo to chat about the new fund, what investments it hopes to make, and what kind of entrepreneurs the fund is looking to invest in. Have you started making investments yet?

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

On Tuesday, the San Diego startup revealed that investment was part of an extended Series D financing round that now totals $215 million. In February, the company said it had raised $95 million in a round led by Sina (NASDAQ: SINA ), the Chinese tech company that runs the social media site Weibo, which is analogous to Twitter.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Google is making major improvements to Android Studio, while Apple is continuing to invest in Swift and announced Playgrounds, an exciting new way to learn how to program in Swift. Both Google and Apple announced continued investment in their app stores, specifically around developer support.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Poshmark , a social media e-retail company, has raised $87.5 million in a Series D investment round led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek. That brings the total funding raised by the Redwood City, CA-based company to $160 million.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M We're a company at the intersection of media and technology, so this is a very fertile place for us to grow.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

Alyse joined the March Capital Partners’ Investment Team as an Associate in 2013, and is focused on early stage opportunities in big data and artificial intelligence, IoT, distributed ledger technologies, p2p networks, marketplace innovation and healthcare IT. YouTube, Microsoft and SyFy. YouTube, Microsoft and SyFy.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

This is the startup epicenter of CES 2018, where over 900 startups from around the world showcase their latest innovation to over 170,000 people including distributors, investors, leaders, analysts, media and potential partners looking for the next big thing. Invest in your company’s future by joining CTA.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. There's content, digital media, and enterprise, and obviously eSports is centered here, AR and VR should be centered here, though we're early on that so we'll see how that plays out.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Streaming media. Social media. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. Electric cars. Hybrid cars. Renewable energy. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition. robots and artificial intelligence) in small shops or a town’s industrial and innovation hub can bring manufacturing back home. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Simon also shares his thoughts on building a strong fan base through social media and public relations. ” Keval Desai, InterWest Partners - a firm investing across the entire mobile stack. It currently offers language provision for 54 languages. ” He notes that 1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

There is so much in the media about “The Internet of Things” that it has lost meaning and for many for some strange reason it became a short-hand for wearables. At the earliest stages when I invest my decision is 70% team / 30% market (5). Why Density?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Mark Cuban opened the Upfront Summit in an epic interview by Jason Hirschhorn , founder of Media REDEF. Machine Learning / AI They discussed many topics ranging from protection of the press to what Mark looks for in an entrepreneur to investing outside of Silicon Valley and of course Trump and sports.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. Angels will largely take a product risk (they bet on the product or idea and your ability to build it). As an angel, do you reserve money for follow-on investments?

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