socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tinder , the mobile dating app developer led by Sean Rad, is now worth over $5 billion, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg. A valuation of $5 billion puts Tinder''s worth above the $3 billion offer that Snapchat rejected last year from Facebook. Bloomberg cited "people with knowledge of the deal."

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Is Los Angeles becoming the capital of mobile dating and flirting apps? Truly Social Apps , a UK-based mobile app development firm, launched its new flirting app for singles here today, saying that its new apps-- Flirt Planet Meet and Flirt Planet Play --are targeted at helping people practice their flirting skills.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups. in its seed funding round.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

billion active mobile users monthly as of March 31, 2014, while Twitter has 255 million active users. And this gives way for mobile messaging apps. Along with this, tech experts have also developed other social apps for both Android and iPhone users, focusing on photos and icons. Snap Away with Snapchat.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

.” Genies last earned a $1 billion valuation from heavy-hitting tech investors including Silver Lake and Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital during its most recent raise, a $150 million Series C round announced in April. There’s one trend, which is the virtual trend, which is … I mean, it’s obvious. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2014

I have the utmost respect for the tech produced by our northern colleagues and acknowledge it is the tech capital of the world and that won’t change. In fact, many people know I grew up in NorCal and still have a 650 area code on my mobile phone. LA has a serious technology scene. And I’m proud of that, too. Maker Studios.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Southern California's venture capital totals dropped significantly in Q3 of 2016, to a mere $663.2M billion funding round for Snapchat. Carlsbad-based Ostendo Technologies , a developer of solid state lighting raised $41.8M According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M for San Diego, then $189.0M

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear. .

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Our mobile phones are capable of doing almost anything these days. App developers are coming up with new ideas daily to make our lives easier. We haven’t had any capital to really test customer acquisition strategies. To pay for convenience and to value how mobile can shape your every day. Hopefully they do well.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Product Development: philosophie. Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Social Media: Snapchat. Marketing: SteelHouse.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. And so is venture capital. You could look for a VC who has huge wins under his or her belt and therefore has a formula for success. Connections? FourSquare.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Part I, Team) Tact was founded by Chuck Ganapathi , who was formerly the SVP of Products at Salesforce.com having led initiatives like their chat product, CRM and mobile. To watch a young company win 1,000+ seat deals at Global 100 companies at this stage of development has been simply stunning. Why Invest?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

I also hope to lay out a way to develop a healthy degree of skepticism for the more outlandish arguments. Currencies only began in earnest about 2,500 years ago and ever since have been a great enabler of democracy and social mobility, not the other way around. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.

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