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MAY 6, 2014

Dubset Media Holdings , a developer of technology used to help DJs monetize their music, and helps identify music for music rights holders--which has offices in Beverly Hills--has scored a strategic round of funding from Rhapsody International. Dubset is led by Bob Barbiere, and has offices in New York, London, and Beverly Hills.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Beverly Hills-based Sesh , a startup which is developing artificial intelligence software, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1.6M in a funding round. The "pre-seed" funding came from angel investors, including Behzad Kianmahd, co-founder of TAU Ventures and Kyle Schlotman, Connetic Ventures and Radest Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Beverly Hills-based Fair, which was most recently focused on letting people lease vehicles on as short as a month-to-month basis, said Tuesday that it has adopted a new strategy, and plans to change its name for an early 2022 relaunch.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Beverly Hills-based Livestream , a provider of online live video broadcasting tools, has been acquired by online video service Vimeo , Vimeo announced on Tuesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Vimeo is owned by IAC. Livestream had raised around $14.7M and others.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Beverly Hills-based NVE Experience Agency , a live event production company, said it has acquired The Future Party , a community-based organizer of monthly dinners, parties, salons, and "branded activations" for Millenial and Generation Z creators and entrepreneurs, the companies said this morning.

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JULY 13, 2016

Rascoff has talked about growing up in Beverly Hills. Zillow apparently noted that it does have an office in the Los Angeles area, in Irvine--albeit, a commute that could take 2.5 hours in traffic for Rascoff via car. hours in traffic for Rascoff via car. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Beverly Hills-based Kairos Venture Partners , which is led by General Manager James Demetriades, is looking to raise $250M in its third fund, Kairos Venture Partners III, L.P. according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to the filing, the fund has yet to make its first sale in the new fund.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The Milken Institute Global Conference , the high profile conference which was originally scheduled to meet from May 2nd to May 6th in Beverly Hills, says it is shifting its conference to July, and now plans to run from July 7-10th.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Beverly Hills-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection systems, said on Tuesday that it has named Travis Reid as the company's new Chief Operating Officer. Reid was most recently serving as President of Distribution for Broad Green Pictures.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

The funding included WWE, The Beverly Hills Sports Council, Raul Fernandez (Monumental Sports & Entertainment), Michael Ovitz (CAA), Founders Fund, plus David Sacks and Bill Lee. Cloud9 says that, although its offices are in Los Angeles, it has teams, players, and personalities are located across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Beverly Hills-based Kairos Ventures , a venture capital investment firm which focuses on commercialization of scientific advances, has raised $24.6M in the first close of a new fund, Kairos Venture Opportunities I, L.P. according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The United Talent Agency is based in Beverly Hills. ART19 said today that it has raised $7.5M in a Series A funding, which was led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) and DCM Ventures, and also included the United Talent Agency, Gallo Digital, Zach Coelius and Array Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Beverly Hills-based live-streaming and on-demand video content provider LiveXLive has shifted its public listing to the NASDAQ Capital Market, the company said on Thursday, and is now trading as LIVX. The company--which previously had been traded over-the-counter--is led by Chairman and CEO Robert Ellin.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology provider RealD and AMC Theatres said Thursday that they have extended and renewed a 3D agreement through 2024, and also plan on installing RealD 3D systems in all of AMC's new and upgraded theaters. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology provider RealD said today with theater exhibitor Cinemark Holdings , that the two have renewed Cinemark's 3D agreement with RealD through 2022. Financial details of the deal were not announced by the two firms, which jointly announced the extension today.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Clarity Partners, based in Beverly Hills, invests in communications, media, and related technology companies. Paul Getty Trust, Lee will begin a four year term as chair of the Board on July 1st; Lee has been on the J. Paul Getty Trust board since 2009.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Beverly Hills-based Voicebank.net , an online marketplace which connects advertising agencies, casting directors, and others with voice talent, has been acquired by Canadian company Voices.com. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Voices.com operates an online marketplace for audio and voice over products and services.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Nash Information Services, the company behind The Numbers , a data information service providing the latest movie industry box office information, said today that it has launched a new service, OpusData.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Well, you can--if you are the winner of an auction of some of the contents of the $70 million house he moved into in Beverly Hills. Persson bought the Beverly Hills mansion back in December of 2014, although Persson has complained rather publicly about how becoming a billionaire has made him unhappy.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Beverly Hills-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker Radio which also is focused on producing music-related content and streaming media from music festivals and concerts, said it has named Jonathan Anastas as its Interim Chief Marketing Officer.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Mobile taxi summoning app developer Flywheel is expanding its coverage area in Los Angeles today, saying that it will now provide coverage in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Culver City as well as the Westside and the South Bay.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection system developer RealD announced on Monday that it has named Jeff Spain as the comapny's new Chief Financial Officer. Spain was previously CFO of Rentech Inc. RealD said that Spain has over 20 years of experience with public, venture, and private equity-backed companies. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 31, 2017

Beverly Hills- and London-based FitnessGenes , a startup offering up DNA testing and interpretation focused on personalized fitness and nutrition, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from SGHF.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

The startup--which currently offers services in Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, and a number of other locations, also said it plans to expand services shortly to Brentwood, Westwood, Beverly Hills and West LA.

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APRIL 29, 2019

The opening of the Marvel Studio's Avenger: Endgame has set records as the biggest, 3D movie opening of all times, according to Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD. According to RealD, 3D screens represented approximately 45 percent of the estimated $1.2 billion generated from the opening of the movie.

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JUNE 24, 2016

Beverly Hills-based private equity investor Platinum Equity announced this morning that it has bumped its offer for Van Nuys-based Electro Rent to $15.50 per share in cash, up from an earlier, $13.12 per share offer. The new price bumps the total value of the deal to approximately $382.2M.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection systems developer RealD said last week that it has acquired the assets of MasterImage 3D , including all of its intellectual property, technology, inventory, and accounts receivable. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Many startup founders were in diapers--or not even born--when Geocities was first established as "Beverly Hills Internet" in 1994. Geocities was one of the first Internet IPOs out of Los Angeles, and sold to Yahoo for $4.5 READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Vetted says it is currently offering its services in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Venice, and Westwood. The company lets users in its service area schedule exams, vaccinations, and other treatments at their home between 8am and 8pm. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Beverly Hills-based Realty Mogul , a startup which operates an online marketplace for pooling together investor funds to buy investment property, has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Canaan Partners. Realty Mogul is led by Jilliene Helman.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Vision Esports has raised $38M in a funding round, and said it invested in 3 Esports companies--Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies and Vision Entertainment. the New York Yankees, the St.

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JULY 25, 2016

Beverly Hills-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, said Friday that it has won a patent infringement lawsuit against competitor MasterImage 3D. RealD said a Final Determination was issued by the U.S.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Aviron Capital , a consortium of financiers with primary backing from by private equity investor BlackRock, said this morning that it has acquired a "substantial equity stake" in Kino Industries , the developer of an interactive movie technology called CtrlMovie.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Beverly Hills-based entertainment company STARZ , which is part of Lionsgate, said on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a new app on Amazon Fire TV. STARZ said its STARZ App gives users access to all of its original series, plus movies and first run films, on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

LiveXLive is based in Beverly Hills, and is led by CEO Robert Ellin. Slacker was founded in 2006, and was venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2016

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has acquired motion image processing technology developer Tessive , the company said Wednesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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