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FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles-based company has steadily expanded its retail and lifestyle empire through subscription boxes, video… and even an augmented reality app. From a newsletter and blog to the subscription box to the launch of live programming last year.

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Make It Work Expands Into Web Services

socalTECH

The company said it will provide services such as site hosting, domain registration, social media strategy, blog installation, email newsletters, and other social media help to companies. The firm is backed by The Tech Coast Angels, Frontera Capital, Somera Ventures, and others.

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Here is The Best Data You’ll Find on the LA Tech Market

Both Sides of the Table

As an active investor in the Los Angeles technology market we’re always seeking to better understand the data and trends of why our market has grown so rapidly since 2009. To mark the occasion of launching this inaugural report I am also proud to announce that we’ve also launched the Upfront Insights blog.

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Interview with Jamie Siminoff, Unsubscribe.com

socalTECH

To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. I had been doing some angel investing, and incubating several projects.

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Curating The Web Using PublishThis, with Matt Kumin

socalTECH

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).

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

TechCrunch LA

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. million round led by Los Angeles firm Upfront Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital and Matchstick Ventures. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit.

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Data Scientist Team Share Lessons Learned From Competition

Tech.Co

This article is courtesy of the Galvanize blog. Check out the Galvanize Newsletter , bringing you the best content from The Learning Community for Technology. Read more tips from founders on approaching competitions at Tech.Co. Interested in entrepreneurship, web development, or data science?