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APRIL 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based media and communications investor Saban Capital Group announced Thursday that it has opened up an office in Singapore. Saban''s technology holdings include mobile games firm The Playforge and kid''s online site Zui. saban capital singapore media communications venture private equity hollywood content univision'

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. Krisztina Holly: We are an early stage fund, known for our ability to discovery and cultivate very complex science and technology deals.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Aviron Capital , a consortium of financiers with primary backing from by private equity investor BlackRock, said this morning that it has acquired a "substantial equity stake" in Kino Industries , the developer of an interactive movie technology called CtrlMovie. Kino's co-CEOs are Chady Eli Mattar and Tobias Weber.

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JUNE 6, 2018

The company said it is opening up a nine new centers, including one in Hollywood and one in Santa Monica, as a result of that earlier funding. The VOID says its centers include everything from virtual reality to "multi-sensory effects" for interactive entertainment and storytelling. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners--so we thought it would be great to catch up with co-founders Rich Raddon and Zach James to hear more about what the company is working on now. We had gone out to all of the Hollywood studios, and licensed clip content, short segments of filmed.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The United Talent Agency is ramping up its outreach to early stage, digital media companies, with a new hire from the Los Angeles technology industry. united talent agency hollywood content venture capital investment betterworks docstoc' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. Relativity Space chief technology officer Jordan Noone next to one of the company’s 3-D printers. space industry. “These guys have built the world’s largest 3-D printer.”

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MAY 6, 2014

Dubset Media Holdings , a developer of technology used to help DJs monetize their music, and helps identify music for music rights holders--which has offices in Beverly Hills--has scored a strategic round of funding from Rhapsody International. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. Investors including Index Ventures, Toba Capital, VMG Partners, Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and BoxGroup agreed. million in funding.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Los Angeles, California, USA – March 23, 2016: Aerial view of the Hollywood sign at dusk in Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm DFJ Frontier is bolstering its ranks, and has snagged an entertainment and media veteran as a new Venture Partner at the company. DFJ Frontier invests in media and technology companies, and focuses on the seed and early stage; the fund has approximately $80M under management.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Carlsbad-based >a href="[link] , a provider of 3D visual effects and technology, said today that it has raised $10M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Northwater Capital Management and Augustus Ventures Limited. diension movie film hollywood content effects visual capital venture legend3d' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Size of the investment was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming. Remember, it’s talent first, then technology. This is true offline too.

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APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. mm in Series A; IdealLab ( Bill Gross ), Index Ventures ( Danny Rimer ), Revolution LLC ( Steve Case ), First Round Capital , BetaWorks , Jason Calcanis. Rumored: Digital Sky Technologies. He’ll discover the value. OTHER STUFF.

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MAY 13, 2014

The company said the funds will go towards bolstering its technology and infrastructure. angel capital venture videos hollywood content channel youtube video viral media jukin' The company says it has more than 40 employees in Culver City. Jukin Media was founded by Jonathan Skogmo. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2013

According to FullScreen, the new funding will go towards domestic and intentional expansion, in the areas of technology, audience development and sales. fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood venture capital' The round came from The Chernin Group along with Comcast Ventures and WPP. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

It’s an auspicious time for both Los Angeles-based businessmen, as the LA venture community sees a wave of technology talent relocating from New York and San Francisco in the newly remote work culture created by the COVID-19 epidemic. With the new capital coming in, Norton expects to back some 30 to 35 companies, he said.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based investment banking firm Siemer & Associates , which has focused on the technology and media sector, has been acquired by Chinese investor CEC Capital Group. CEC Capital Group (formerly known as Chine eCapital) says it focuses on tech, media, telecom, consumer, and healthcare investments.

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MARCH 11, 2015

GoDigital said that Cinq Music will use the funding to finance catalog acquisition, for advances to artists, and accelerate development of its cloud-based technology. cinqmusic venture capital content hollywood streaming distribution godigital' Cinq Music is led by Barry Daffurn. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. According to Thought Equity Motion, the funding will go towards technology, cloud storage, and ability to service global customers.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. intersection of technology and music. The firm has the backing of both Intel Capital and Liberty Global. Miso Media. Music Prodigy.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Who are the latest folks looking to connecting into the Los Angeles technology scene? TMZ said the two purchased an $18M home -- thanks in part to $65M from a settlement with Mark Zuckerberg, over their role in the founding of Facebook.

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We will never be Silicon Valley in the way that Toronto will never be Hollywood. But we have a great city for building technology companies. But we do have great technology developers.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Venture Partners, MK Capital, Shasta Ventures, SoftTech VC, First Round Capital, Richmond Park Partners, and Machinima CEO Allen DeBevoise. nascar music publishing pirated hollywood studio content movieclips zefr' ZEFR is backed by U.S. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) That includes things like: Structure of the “turnstile” content?

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MARCH 22, 2011

Hollywood-based MasterImage 3D , a developer of 3D technology tools, announced today that it has raised $15M in a strategic investment from Samsung Ventures. MasterImage said it is developing technology for auto-stereoscopic 3D displays and 3D content creation tools for mobile devices, along with 3D cinema products.

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based 3D movie technology provider RealD said late Thursday evening that it has priced its IPO, offering 12.5M William Blair & Company, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and BMO Capital Markets Corp. RealD is backed by Shamrock Capital, which owns about 14.8 shares of its common stock at $16.00

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APRIL 9, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D technology used in projecting 3D movies, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing Friday that it is looking to raise up to $200M on the NYSE. RealD is backed by Shamrock Capital, which owns about 14.8 Tags: reald merger acquisition content movie hollywood. percent of the firm.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Hollywood-based FastCall411 , the developer of pay-per-call technology headed by Richard Rosen, has scored funding from Dave McClure's 500 Startups fund. FastCall411 was one of seven recipients of funding from the Twilio Startup Fund, a fund which looks to invest $250,000 in startups that use Twilio's telephony API.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Equipois , which develops ergonomic arm technology, was the winner of a fast pitch competition hosted by the Monte Jade Science & Technology Association last week at Caltech. Equipois, which is headed by Eric Golden , has developed technology to make lifting and manipulating heavy loads and tooling effortless.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

MediaCamp says its interests in startups include everything from startups helping to enhance the value of digital ownership and content; help transform what it means to be a fan; that tap into the value of data and recommendations; and new technologies for content production.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

According to RealD, the Hollywood theater has upgraded to the firm's XL Cinema System, which increases the brightness of 3D projection and is designed to support bigger movie screens. The El Capitan has been using the firm's 3D technology since 2005, and according to RealD is the highest attended RealD 3D theatre in the world.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based technology incubator Curious Minds is one of the firms backing Ringadoc , a new startup which offers up medical consultations via phone or computer. Curious Minds, which is based in West Hollywood, Curious Minds says it has been incubating companies since 2004, and lists its President and co-founder as David Gonen.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D projection technology used in the showing of 3D movies, has set its estimated IPO pricing range at between $13.00 and the firm's major backer is Shamrock Capital. Tags: reald movie merger acquisition theater hollywood content. and $15.00 RealD's IPO is being underwritten by J.P.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 26, 2010

Ben has invested the past 10 years in tracking the Southern California Technology market, maintaining a deep database of technology firms and publishing realtime news about local high tech companies through his website, socalTECH.com.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Technicolor , the provider of services to the motion picture, television, and media industry, has backed a North Carolina technology firm developing video search and discovery products. Digitalsmiths provides video search and metadata technology for such companies as Warner Bros., operations in Hollywood. Durham, N.C.-based

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