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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

WanderWe , a new, online travel site from Los Angeles-based Oversee.net, said today that it has launched, to help travelers find and book short trips, within a 500 mile radius of home. Oversee.net said the new site came about as part of an internal incubation effort at the company. Looking for a weekend getaway?

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MAY 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based Whatnot, which operates a live streaming shopping service for collectibles, says it has raised $50M in its Series B funding round. The company's livestream shopping site started by offering up FunkoPop and Pokemon cards, but now also offers up comic books, sports cards, and other trading cards.

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MARCH 1, 2018

This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday’s new book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, available now. Peter Thiel’s vague idea to do something about Gawker, the site that had outed him as gay in 2007, was concretized into conspiracy on April 6, 2011.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Los Angeles-based AdventureLink, a developer of an online marketplace for adventure travel and tours, said Friday that it is officially launching its services to travel agencies next week. READ MORE>>

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MARCH 18, 2013

Can booking live bands and music for your party or event be as easy as it is to find a room to rent via Airbnb? A Los Angeles startup, Gigit --still in early beta--thinks so, and has begun offering up event planners and others a way to tap into a marketplace of bands and other musicians who will play live. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based ShuttleFinder.com said on Monday that it has launched a new, online marketplace for airport shuttles, charter vans, luxury town cars and limo services. The site says it is operated by the same company that runs AirportParkingReservations.com and parkSleepFly.com. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2010

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . The site offers up a way to research and book adventure travel, across the globe. . Adventurelink [ Profile ]. Trails.com.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , the online social networking site focused on books, reported this week that it is just about set to hit nine million members of the service. The site, which is headed by Otis Chandler, said it now has over 300 million books cataloged. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, Kuyam.com , launched Thursday, saying it is targeting busy women with a new service to help them find local services in the Los Angeles area, and book appointment times online. Kyam.com was created by Kuorosh Gohar. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2016

Los Angeles-based YP says it has linked up its local search site with travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor , the latest integration and partnership deal for the online directory provider. The deal also adds photos from TripAdvisor to those search results.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Goodreads , the online social community focused on book readers, looks to be on a roll. The Los Angeles firm, which is run by Otis Chandler, reported this morning that it now has 10 million members, only three months after hitting the 9 million member mark.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

MyTime , which operates an online service focused on online deals for appointment-focused businesses like chiropractors, personal trainers, housekeeping, and more, has raised a round of funding to expand its service beyond Los Angeles. MyTime is led by Ethan Anderson, whose last firm, Redbeacon, had been acquired by Home Depot.

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MAY 17, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company has already launched a beta version of its streaming service, Ficto , and yesterday announced a host of new shows that will appear on the app later this year. Jemisin’s book is another feature in the Ficto slate. The series from Ficto will concentrate on the first book in Lu’s trilogy.

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APRIL 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net has launched another, consumer facing website--this one aimed at airport parking. The firm said today that its website, AirportParking.com , allows consumers to find and compare rates on airport parking, see consumer reviews, and book reservations and gain discounted rates on those airport parking spots.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

On-demand, photography marketplace Snappr said on Thursday that it is expanding its service across Los Angeles and Orange County, allowing users to get everything from graduation photos to headshots. The company said bookings start at $59. Some of Snappr's local LA photographers. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , the online networking site focused on book readers which is led by Otis Chandler, said this morning that it has enhanced its book group functions, Goodreads Groups. The company said the enhancements will allow groups to post book trailers, share clips of author interviews, and more.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the new venture investment fund founded by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, is on an investment roll, and has made another investment from its fund. Complai , the company behind the Shep business travel management Chrome extension, said late Thursday afternon that it has raised $1.4M

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based Laudville , the online, social sharing service led by Phoebe B. Scott, said this week that it has launched out of beta, letting users share and discover movies, TV shows, music, and books. The site aggregates content from other providers, such as Amazon, YouTube, iTunes and Hulu. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2017

Guesty says its software handles unified property management of properties on Airbnb and vacation rental markets, letting property management companies manage all guest, reservation and listing data from multiple booking sites in one platform. Guesty's CEO and co-founder is Amiad Soto, and the company's other co-founder is Koby Soto.

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JANUARY 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based kidthing, which makes digital media software focused on children, has inked a deal with MrsP.com, a children's entertainment site focused on reading and books. and kidthing said that Mrs. P's video will be available for purchase and download as part of kidthing's service, beginning today.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based LowFares.com , the online travel search and comparison site owned by Oversee.net, said Tuesday that it has reached more than one million subscribers. LowFares.com also said it is now getting more than 4 million unique visitors per month to the site. LowFares.com is managed by Greg Samson. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Los Angeles-based local search site YP said today that it has named a new CEO, Jared Rowe. Rowe was most recently at Cox Enterprises, serving as President of Cox Automotive Media Solutions Group--which runs Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and Dealer.com. Rowe had been at Cox since 2010.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

The Los Angeles company said that the new round was led by Foundation Capital, and also included Benchmark and First Round Capital, along with new investors DAG Ventures and Sherpa Ventures. DogVacay says it has seen hundreds of thousands of dog overnights booked on its site, and now has 10,000 hosts on the service.

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APRIL 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site Fandango has jumped on the Facebook bot bandwagon, saying Tuesday at Facebook's F8 conference that it will be launching its own, Fandango bot, which will book movie tickets via Facebook Messenger.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based LuxuryLink said today that it has launched a new, sister site aimed at family travelers. The firm said its new site, FamilyGetaway.com will feature family friendly resorts and hotels. LuxuryLink said the new web site has over 100 properties and 200 family travel packages featured. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

That's just what Los Angeles-based Health In Reach announced this morning, saying that it has launched a reward program where users can earn free dental and medical care, for using the firm's free online service for booking appointments with dentists and doctors.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , an online social networking site focused on book readers, said today that it has raised its Series A funding to $2M. The firm said the new funding will go to expand the services and features of its social networking site. The firm said the round was led by True Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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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? What''s hovelstay.com, and how is it different than all the other vacation rental sites out there? Michael Womack: We are creating a site that has the adventurous and budget traveler in mind.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber has launched a new app for the iPhone this morning, looking to help consumers sort through the huge pile of local daily deals out there. The new app allows users to browse for deals via a map, lists, or by category and expiration date. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Portions of the newsletter are published as an article on the main site after it has been emailed to subscribers (that’s what you’re reading now). Remember Canoo, the Los Angeles startup that revealed a minibus-type electric vehicle a few months back? The Station is emailed every Saturday morning. We have an update.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Flinja , the startup developing an online marketplace for freelance college students and alumni, has launched to the wider world, after graduating from the StartEngine startup accelerator in Los Angeles. 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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JUNE 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based WOWIO , which launched last week with the acquisition of comic strip site WEvolt, said today that it has acquired web comic community DrunkDuck. DrunkDuck was owned by Platinum Studios, an entertainment firm focused on comic book characters. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

DogVacay , the online peer-to-peer marketplace which helps pet owners find dog sitters, has been one of the favorites of local Los Angeles investors, having picked up funding from such firms as Science Inc., Andreessen Horowitz, Baroda Ventures, Benchmark Capital, First Round Capital, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based WOWIO said this morning that it has raised $1.7M in a funding round, and acquired online social networking site WEvolt , focused on comic books and creative content. WEvolt operates an online site which allows creators of comic strips and graphic novels to upload and monetize their content.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , the online social networking site focused on book readers, told its users today that it has launched a new feature similar to Twitter's "follow." According to Goodreads, the new feature allows members of the site to follow updates of people they admire, without marking them as friends.

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