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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Health Data Vision , a new startup based in Burbank, said this week that it has raised a Series A funding round, to go towards its software-as-a-service platform for medical records analysis. Size of the funding was not announced, however, a regulatory filing indicates the funding was worth $2.8M.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Software developer Amdocs announced on Jan. 31 that it entered into an agreement to acquire Burbank video distribution services company Vubiquity for $224 million in cash.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Burbank-based Disney has made a $15M investment in Norwegian educational and learning games developer Kahoot , Kahoot said Friday, in a deal which grows Disney's stake in the company. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Networking products giant Cisco said this week that it has been selected by The Walt Disney Studios announced in March, in conjunction with Accenture, and includes a 3,500 square food facility in Burbank. Cisco says that StudioLAB will feature both its hardware and software, in the areas of network, storage, orchestration and collaboration.

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JULY 11, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the developer of video software tools headed by Frank Sinton, is further extending its outreach to app developers today, with a new set of SDKs. beachfront media mefeedia video publishing software mobile iphone android developer' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Burbank-based software maker Condusiv Technologies , which develops disk drive optimization software, said today that it has extended the distribution of its products to Peru. Condusiv is currently targeting its optimization software at the enterprise market and customers using virtualization. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Burbank-based Condusiv , the developer of disk optimization software, said over the weekend that it has named Frederic T. The firm's software is used for disk defragmentation and optimization. Boyer as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Boyer reports to CEO Jerry Baldwin. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2013

Video publishing software developer Beachfront Media is expanding into the mobile ad market today, saying that it has launched a new platform called Beachfront.io , which will help developers monetize their mobile apps with video advertising. beachfront builder advertising mobile development software' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2016

The Walt Disney Company has named its next class of startup participating in the Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator and mentoring company held on the company's Burbank campus. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Burbank-based Conusiv Technologies , the developer of disk drive defragmentation and other software formerly known as Diskeeper, said last night that it has appointed Brian Olson as its new Chief Technology Officer. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Burbank-based Causecast , which developed an online platform to help employers increase employee engagement with charitable causes, has been acquired by America's Charities , a nonprofit focused on getting employees to support causes they care about. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 14, 2015

Burbank-based Enntertainment Partners , a provider of payroll an dproduction management services for the entertainment industry, and Ease Enertainment Services , a provider of technology to the industry, said Thursday that Entertainment Partners will acquire Ease. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Calabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

SVB and Mastercard said it selected six startups for its Commerce.Innovated virtual accelerator, which is aimed at helping commerce, payments and fintech startups grow their businesses, including Santa Monica's Domuso , Santa Monica-based Earny , and Burbank-based Papaya.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Burbank-based Condusiv Technologies , the developer of disk drive optimization software, reported it has added a new partner today. The company said it has added Boca Raton, Florida-based Champion Solutions Group as a part of the company''s Elite Partner Program. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , which develops video publishing and syndication tools, and also runs the MeFeedia video discovery site, has extended its platform to support publishing video to connected TVs. Beachfront Media is headed by Frank Sinton. Beachfront Media is headed by Frank Sinton.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Beachfront Media , the developer of video publishing tools, said today that its Beachfront Builder software now supports HTML5 applications. The firm said the new support allows companies to support the mobile web, in addition to the company's existing, native apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

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JULY 1, 2016

Burbank-based family tree software developer Geni --which is now part of MyHeritage--said late Thursday afternoon that it has added DNA testing to its service, letting its users test their DNA for a more accurate family tree.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Burbank-based Disney is backing an effort, in conjunction with learning robot developer littleBits and UC Davis , the give girls a boost in getting into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

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MAY 15, 2019

Burbank-based CareerArc , which develops social recruiting and outplacement. technology and services, says it is in the midst of a big expansion in Los Angeles, and has added about 20 percent to its headcount over the last three months.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

StatMuse , one of the companies to emerge out of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank last fall, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The round came from Techstars, The Walt Disney Company, Allen & Co., Greycroft Partners, Promus Ventures, Haas Portman, Deep Fork Capital, and Bee Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jaunt , a developer of cinematic, virtual reality hardware and software, said this morning that it has opened up a new, virtual reality studio in Los Angeles, after receiving $65M in a Series C funding.

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APRIL 11, 2011

3D filmmaker James Cameron of Avatar fame announced Monday that he has launched a new, technology firm based in Burbank focused on creating 3D technology. The company said it will be hiring software engineers and design engineers, as well as others, to help develop the firm's technology.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has re-upped its investment in San Jose-based Baynote , a developer of personalization and marketing software for the enterprise market.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Burbank-based UNX , a developer of technology for the electronic trading and institutional investing market, raised $7.6M Tags: venture capital goldman sachs private equity financial technology software. its recently announced strategic funding round, according to data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA report this week.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Burbank-based Diskeeper , a developer of disk defragmentation software, has scored a distribution agreement with ASUS, the firm said earlier this week. Diskeeper said it is providing its HyperBoot boot-time optimization technology for ASUS's Windows 7 notebook models. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Burbank-based Disney Interactive Studios said today that it has acquired Wideload Games , a Chicago-based developer of interactive entertainment. Seropian is known for founding Bungie Software, and creating the firm's Halo series. Disney said that Seropian also negotiated the acquisition of Bungie Software by Microsoft Corp.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

The event, held at Disney's Burbank Studios, included companies demonstrating 3D, Disney-themed printed prosthetic arms; artificial intelligence which allows you to carry on a private conversation with Miss Piggy over social messaging services; brain monitoring headsets; and much more.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

We recently ran into a Disney Accelerator startup in Burbank, Decisive (https://decisive.is/), which has created software which is able to apply predictive analytics and software to do exactly those things, and more. We caught up with CEO and co-founder David Dundas to learn more about what the company is developing.

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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. Epic Games.

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