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MARCH 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based on-demand, massage service Soothe has raised another $35M in funding to expand its service into more cities, the company said on Thursday. Soothe is led by Merlin Kauffman, and lets users book both through a mobile app, through its website, or even a phone call. for a 60 minute massage.

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JULY 9, 2019

Doctours , a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. Doctours eliminates this fragmentation and allows anyone to easily and affordably access international medical and dental treatments and procedures.”.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Southern California is once again the target expansion market for a Bay Area startup offering cleaning services via the web this morning, as EXEC said it is expanding beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, and launching its cleaning service in San Diego. The service parallels, almost exactly, the steps at Pathjoy. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Los Angeles-based Brighter.com , the dental care startup headed by startup veteran Jake Winebaum, said this morning that it has raised $15M in a Series C funding round, to expand to new markets. Bright.com''s site lets users get upfront pricing details before booking an appointment with a dentist. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Behind the quick turnaround time is a pre-approval process that was first rolled out in Santa Fe and came to Los Angeles in recent weeks. In Los Angeles, La Mas , IT House, Design, B **s, Connect Homes, Welcome Projects and First Office have all had homes pre-approved for construction.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based ridesharing service Opoli --which faces rather daunting competition from Uber and Lyft--is hoping to break through the ridesharing noise, with an offer of $5 for a trip to LAX. Opoli offers up iOS and Android apps which let users book both on-demand and reserved rides. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2013

Brighter.com , the online, upfront dental pricing and referral service based in Santa Monica, and headed by longtime Silicon Beach entrepreneur Jake Winebaum, has relaunched, swizzling its model away from a monthly membership program and towards direct, upfront pricing and referrals to local dentists.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. As Celsius accelerates the crypto sell-off, who pays the price?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger than the prices people paid for them and this will happen faster than at any time in human history. He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? dot-com bonanza. Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

SpaceX launches online rocket rideshare booking tool. SpaceX has launched a new online booking portal for its rideshare rocket service, which actually lets anyone with a credit card book a rocket launch, starting at $1 million with a $5,000 down-payment. Register for TC Sessions: Space 2020.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Micromobbin’ Shared mopeds might be popular, but that doesn’t mean companies operating these services are guaranteed to succeed. This week, TechCrunch reporter Romain Dillet reported that Coup, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch that operates an electric moped scooter-sharing service in Berlin, Paris and Madrid, is shutting down.

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MAY 1, 2012

Customers of Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless can now do that--and bill it to their Boingo account--if they're booked on Lufthansa. The access will be through Boingo's in-flight premium service, which is above and beyond Boingo's monthly plans, on flights between the U.S. and Canada and Germany. and Canada and Germany.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Airbnb has well and truly disrupted the world of travel accommodation, changing the conversation not just around how people discover and book places to stay, but what they expect when they get there, and what they expect to pay. “You can book your Uber through the Domio app, or sync your Spotify account to play music in the apartment.

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. this service will continue. Incumbents can’t react.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

www.science-inc.com), a new technology studio aimed at building new businesses in Los Angeles. We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. Right now, it's a LA-based service only.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Brighter relaunched its services Monday, so we spoke with Winebaum to learn what the new Brighter is offering to consumers. Jake Winebaum: Brighter just launched its new, free service yesterday. They''re currently having to purchase dental care without any price transparency or negotiating power.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

If so, Los Angeles-based Overnight (www.joinovernight.com) is for you. We caught up with Asher Hunt , CEO of the company, to learn more about how the startup wants to make finding a room while traveling more like Uber and less like traditional hotel booking. Can you explain how your service works?

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Are you tired of booking that "luxury room" on your favorite vacation rental site, and finding it''s really a dump? We caught up with co-founder Michael Womack to learn more about the service. A lot of our competitors have had to shave their prices because travelers can''t afford to pay the fees for their sites. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Mobile gifting service. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Orchard for e-Books”. Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

One of the local firms that launched was Los Angeles-based Health In Reach (www.healthinreach.com). HealthInReach was founded by Scott Sangster , who some will know best as the President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Tech Coast Angels. What sort of patients are the target market for the service?

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JULY 25, 2013

Here are some of the peer to peer marketplaces who are active across Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and beyond) trying to bring their. The marketplace lets people browse through a marketplace of musicians to find just the right act for your party, and helps manage all the booking online.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

Groupon today launched its high-end restaurant service dubbed Groupon Reserve ,aimed at helping users find finest things to eat, see, do and buy. Already live, the service is available in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Premium Deals.

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JULY 25, 2013

Here are some of the peer to peer marketplaces who are active across Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and beyond) trying to bring their. The marketplace lets people browse through a marketplace of musicians to find just the right act for your party, and helps manage all the booking online.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. NAME David Sacks.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How profitable is my product or service? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? presented pricing challenges when compared to a whole new set of offline competitors we didn’t know well. How long does it take me to pay back my original customer acquisition costs?

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APRIL 10, 2012

Wade Eyerly: Basically, it's a flat fee, subscription, all-you-can fly private plane service. We shuttle primarily between Palo Alto and Los Angeles. We've hugely overbuilt infrastructure here, which we are leveraging for our service. By bringing our service to regional airports, you're much closer to home.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld. Maker Studios.

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MAY 4, 2016

How would someone typically use your service? We're facilitating connections, and we let both parties interact, and negotiate their own prices, the days they want to shoot, and insurance requirements. Plus, if you choose to book through our site, we use a third party processor, Stripe, and they charge 3.9

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Like Hotel Tonight you log into the app, select your price point, enter desired location / date / time, enter payment details and done. And coming soon will be Skurt’s neighborhood delivery service where you can book a car to be delivered to you at work, a hotel or at home. And so will the market.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2008

We recently ran into Los Angeles-based Healthshoppr (www.healthshoppr.com), a startup looking to help change the way people shop for health care. With our service, the market will dictate this. What's the geographic reach of your service, and plans? The company just opened up a beta of its site Thursday.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2008

We recently ran into Los Angeles-based Healthshoppr (www.healthshoppr.com), a startup looking to help change the way people shop for health care. With our service, the market will dictate this. What's the geographic reach of your service, and plans? The company just opened up a beta of its site Thursday.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Based in Los Angeles, California, Insteegram currently ships worldwide. ” Park found it particularly interesting that he can follow a teacher or even a VP of a financial service but never really know it. A lot of competitors also stole their ideas and started offering the same services. Marketing Your Product.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Based in Paris and Los Angeles, Snipfeed’s 15-person staff is particularly interested in the “long tail” of creators, which it says encompasses more than 46 million people. “ Content creator doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be the next Addison Rae or a TikTok star,” explained Ramdani.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. It's started with managing courses and grades, on to a whole array of other services. Teachers can also put the list of books for their course, and students can buy directly from their session or account.

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