socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

The acquisition is the end of a long road for Greenplum--originally based in Sherman Oaks--and its investors, which includes San Diego's Mission Ventures. The firm appears to have gone through at least one recapitalization, and multiple executive team changes, and moved to Silicon Valley in the meantime.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Channel M is a producer of content for in-store TV networks; PlayNetwork is a developer and distributor of entertainment to retails. The firm will continue to maintain offices in Sherman Oaks. Tags: channelm playnetwork merger acquisition home advertising media network.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

All of the providers are leveraging the 4G wireless network of Clearwire, the 4G wireless firm closely linked to Sprint, and most of those firms are looking to provide very fast, 4G wireless service for lots less than typically charged by cell phone carriers for access. FreedomPop. Basic plan: up to 500MB/data per month, free. with plan, $49.95

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Dan Yomtobian is CEO and founder of Sherman Oaks-based Scour (www.scour.com), a meta-search engine which adds social features such as voting and comments to Internet search. We don't have any outside investors, venture capital, or private equity. That's how I was able to fund and start ABCSearch.

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