socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2013

Who says that Southern California's high tech industry is all about Hollywood and e-commerce? The region's large stable of high tech hardware companies are out in force this week at CES, with San Diego-based Qualcomm leading the charge and the keynote; Irvine-based Broadcom announced a new chip aimed at UltraHD TV Home gateways, MoCA 2.0

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led both the Series D and E rounds for the company, which says it has seen 100% growth year over year and a tripling in revenue over the past 18 months. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The company said its technology is white labeled, and typically is embedded into a brand''s mobile or web experience. The company said the new product includes a mobile SDK and other resources. Pricing and other details on the new mobile rebate product was not announced.

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Mobile Pasadena Commerce Resource 157

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Who knew surfing the web could be so rewarding? Los Angeles-based Swagbucks says that so far, it has awarded $27 million worth of gift cards, physical items, and payments via PayPal to its users, just for searching the web, watching videos, doing market research surveys, and other activities.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2015

IT Departments and Web Teams are not synonymous. Web Teams are necessary to running websites and applications. Then, there are the creative peoples that help make the Web Team’s work stand out among others. They sometimes must communicate with the Web Team, but this is not always the case. Responsibilities.

Web 40

Web Cloud Computing Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Marina Del Rey-based Cooking.com , the online e-commerce provider for cooking products, reported today that it has been chosen to rebuild and manage the web site for Marley Coffee. Marley Coffee is a coffee company run by Bob Marley's son. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Marina Del Rey Commerce Sites Web 206

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Newport Beach-based BuildFire said yesterday that it has released a new platform, aimed at helping businesses and nonprofits to easily create native smartphone, tablet, and web apps. BulidFire said its mobile app creation platform supports e-commerce capability, straming video, calendar integration, social features, and much more.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Actual revenues were not released by the company. The company said it grew its customer base by approximately 80 percent year over year, adding such clients as Air New Zealand, Lamps Plus, thredUp, Automotive Internet Media, and others to its roster of customers. 500 reported the company''s 2013 revenues were $12.5M.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile security and identity services provider TeleSign said Wednesday morning that it has named Aled Miles as the company's new CEO. Miles also served at GM and ForgeRock. Miles also served at GM and ForgeRock. READ MORE>>.

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Symantec SaaS Commerce Web 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

According to the companies, users of Magento's e-commerce software can now use Stamps.com to batch print up to 1,000 pre-paid, USPS shipping labels for any mail class. The integration is targeted at helping Magento's e-commerce customers to fulfill orders from their web stores, eBay, PayPal Shops, and other electronic orders.

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Software Commerce Class Web 160

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2016

Dropoff's platform includes web and mobile ordering capability, real-time tracking and confirmation of deliveries, an API for integration with e-commerce sites, and more. The company says it is targeting the "last mile" of delivery for businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Services Commerce Web 100

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , the e-commerce and payment processing software firm headed by Dan Engel, said this week that it has launched a new online subscription management and payment service called SaaSy. Engel said that the service is aimed at SaaS and Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 Services Santa Barbara Idealab 174

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

The accelerator is among a number that have emerged in Los Angeles in the past year or so; StartEngine specifically has been focusing on startups targeting consumers, small to medium sized businesses, and web infrastructure. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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Santa Monica Startup Activision Commerce 178

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2013

Glossi , which develops tools to help publishers create digital magazines for the web, said today that it has launched a brand new set of features aimed at rich media content publishers. Glossi was originally started as a project at ThisNext; the company is now independent of ThisNext, having spun out independently in December of 2012.

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Tool Commerce Web Blogging 153

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2013

Nine founders with established business models and strong teams will introduce their companies, spanning from a wide range of industries including ad tech, consumer web, e-commerce, consumer tech, web marketplaces, gaming, and more. This is your chance to hear their stories and support a new batch of L.A.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. Tealium is a developer of software used for "tag management" on company web and e-commerce sites, and counts such clients as Petco, Lenovo, A+E, Mattel, Fox Networks, NOkia, Urban Outfitters, and Sony Online Entertainment as customers. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JULY 31, 2017

It’s been a long time since tech’s biggest companies could be sorted into discrete buckets according to the products they pioneered—-Google, the search software giant; Apple, the computer and mobile device innovator; e-commerce leader Amazon; business software stalwart Microsoft; and social media engine Facebook.

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Competition Social Media Web Commerce 64

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2013

Maire was formerly the company''s Country Manger in France. TouchCommerce provides an online, live chat software product which is used by e-commerce sites to engage with consumers on their web site, and also helps guide consumers to products. The company is led by Internet veteran Bernard Louvat. READ MORE>>.

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Agoura Hills Sales Marketing Agoura 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

A new, online coupon software "bookmarklet" called Koupon Kitty --backed by Juvo Capital, the investment firm of Talmadge O'Neill and Harry Tsao--said it launched Wednesday, to help consumers find the best coupon codes for various e-commerce sites. READ MORE>>.

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Software eHarmony Southern California Startup 212

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based StackSocial , the startup out of the Amplify accelerator offering up a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their sites, is looking to expand its offerings into the world of Android smartphones, the firm said over the weekend. Details of that deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Commerce Sites Web Los Angeles 145

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

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Customer Custom Funding Commerce 164

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Now you can do it for free, or a few hundred dollars, with one of the many web building tools available, like Shopify or Weebly.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. As I naturally get asked all the time why we invested in Company A or Company B, I thought I’d just put forth my thesis in writing. Enter Burstly.

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Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

States have been fighting to collect sales taxes from online retailers since the dawn of the e-commerce age. But today, online companies that sell services rather than merchandise also need to be concerned about state sales taxes. There are numerous steps that smart companies can take to avoid unpleasant surprises.

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Sales Company Companies Software Review 62

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2012

The firm, headed by Josh Payne, develops a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their websites. Hints of the funding came out earlier this month when the firm showed up on Siemer Ventures' list of portfolio companies. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Seed Funding Commerce Software Development 100

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

presidential election—has prompted some to question the utopian promise of innovation, especially when it comes to Web companies and cybersecurity. Guengerich moved to North Texas in 2017 after years in the Austin tech community, where he co-founded Appconomy, a China-focused e-commerce startup, among other initiatives.

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Social Media Commerce Web Media 65

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby , the developer of mobile apps to help consumers pick the best credit card to use for a purchase, said today that it has launched both a new, Google Chrome web browser extension, as well as an updated, iPhone application. Wallaby is led by Matthew Goldman. READ MORE>>.

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Google Pasadena Commerce Mobile 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of phone authentication services used to reduce fraud and spam with web services, said Tuesday that it has named Max Powers as its Vice President, Client Services. Powers joins the company from Vantage Media, where she was GM of the Education Division.

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Commerce Web Education Los Angeles 140

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

The company--which is headed by Curtis Staker--said its image-based CAPTCHA alternative greatly increases website security and user experience. The firm said the tool is targeted for use by e-commerce sites, blogs, social networking sites, and Web-based email, as well as other web services.

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Tool Technology San Diego Social Network 140

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down.

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Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

Xconomy

AUGUST 14, 2018

Ford’s recently acquired unit Autonomic , which co-created the automaker’s Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), inked a deal Tuesday to partner with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Mobile 75

Mobile Cloud Computing Commerce Entertainment 75

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. The firm's technology is based on out technology developed at Caltech for the Internet2 and for improving web transfer speeds. READ MORE>>.

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Networking CalTech IP Social Network 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. No company has more value control points than Google, which spans advertising, e-commerce, social media, video and mobile, as well as a full suite of hardware products. Even a conversion rate of one percent can build a healthy business. Build your own marketplace platform.

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Develop Development Platform Mobile 138

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It It also is a burgeoning sector.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376