socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2019

Culver City-based Flowspace , a provider of "on-demand" warehousing and fulfillment services to businesses, has raised $12M in a Series A funding round, the company announced this morning. Eachus is a veteran of The Honest Company, where he was in charge of improving the e-commerce firm's supply chain efforts. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

So the team was busy enough trying to operate a new warehouse, meet increased demand for grocery delivery and keep workers safe in the process. “The grocery market is undergoing fundamental change and the shift to e-commerce and higher quality products and services is accelerating,” Van Arsdale said in a statement.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2016

Dropoff , an on-demand, same day delivery startup, said today that it has launched its services in Los Angeles, as the first expansion of the startup into California. 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.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2016

A new, Los Angeles startup, inVia Robotics , said today that it has launched a brand new robotics system, specifically aimed at fulfillment and material handling operations of e-commerce providers and warehouses. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beacons boasts competitive creator monetization tools with just a $6 million seed round in May. ‘Link-in-bio’ company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features. With its $5.5

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. As case counts spike in the U.S. In fact, the online analytics service eMarketer projected a 10.5%

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

In a move to attract e-commerce companies to its content delivery network, Santa Monica-based EdgeCast announced today that it has launched a new, PCI-compliant product specifically aimed at online retailers. The company said it''s the first to offer up a CDN specifically built for e-commerce providers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media , which operates a livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting service, says it has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Personalization Solutions, LLC , in a deal worth up to $6M.

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Xconomy

MAY 1, 2019

The on-demand delivery war in retail is on. The Seattle e-commerce giant told analysts the move would cost around $800 million but that didn’t appear to concern investors.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

In yet more money for the subscription e-commerce sector in Los Angeles, Quarterly , a startup which delivers monthly, curated gifts from cultural influencers via subscription, has raised $1.25M in a funding round. The funding was first disclosed in a regulatory filing this week. The funding included True Ventures and Collaborative Fund.

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Commerce Writing Demand Los Angeles 166

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

It''s not just mobile, it''s also e-commerce. With e-commerce, it''s a whole separate value proposition. The conversion rates go up, when e-commerce sites deploy instant search. We had met about a year ago at an Irvine Chamber of Commerce event. There''s already an existing demand, which was created by Google.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2010

In an effort supported by the Goleta Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Barbara Airport and local technology firm Citrix Online, the groups said they're trying to reach out to local businesses to try to address the issue in a forum later this month. SkyWest had been providing service after United pulled out of the market several years ago.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Row 44 said that Transaero will be deploying its broadband entertainment platform for broadband Internet access, e-commerce, video on demand, and more on its routes within Russia, and between Russian and North America, the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Financial terms of the win were not disclosed.

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Westlake Village Commerce Entertainment Demand 140

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

We then take that information and find trends and metadata, and all that content and sharing, and use it to drive e-commerce, and to design and manufacture apparel products. Brian Garrett: The way I describe it, is it's a fashion, media, and commerce company. We intend to sell through direct to consumers using an e-commerce model.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus , based in Thousand Oaks. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. ,

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

He built & IPOd Demand Media. We don’t seem to get credit as a community for SpaceX or recognition as one of the fastest growing communities for commerce: Honest Company & JustFab. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub. He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

It looks like the battle between Los Angeles e-commerce startup Beachmint and technology blog PandoDaily is flaring up into a major firestorm, over the accuracy of a story posted a couple of weeks ago by the tech blog.

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Blogging Satisfaction News Commerce 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The company had been offering coupons for online, e-commerce stores, but had not expanded into the more traditional, grocery coupon market. According to Bendele, the move came due to demand from its existing users, many of whom were looking for grocery coupon information.

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Sales Commerce Demand Marketing 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. Customer and competitive demands are rising across all sectors and experiences. Everyone wants to grow and innovate like Amazon these days.

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Commerce Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing Platform 89

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2016

El Segundo-based fashion and e-commerce brand JustFab said this morning that it has made a major expansion of its collection, to provide fashions for every body type and extended sizes. READ MORE>>.

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El Segundo Commerce Demand Customer 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Amazon.com is in a bid to take a share of the Los Angeles market for local referrals for handymen and service providers, as Los Angeles continues to be a major launch market for on-demand, services marketplaces.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

decrease in automotive e-commerce revenues, related to continued weakness in demand from automotive dealerships. Revenues were up by 21 percent from the prior year, driven by increases in internet advertising revenues. The firm said it saw growth in its Auto Enthusiast, Home, Travel and Legal verticals, but saw a $1.1M

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2015

In just a few weeks, Shyp co-founder and CEO Kevin Gibbon will join us at Disrupt to chat about the evolution of on-demand services and the impact easier returns could have on e-commerce as a whole. Read More.

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Commerce Demand Services Los Angeles 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Change is always hard, so people already on Amazon are not easy convert to another e-commerce system. Supply and demand ignored.

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Demand Google Commerce Pricing 145

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Moore was most recently Chief Marketing Officer and Head of E-Commerce at LifeSeasons, and also had served at Demand Media, FedEx, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. inVia Robotics develops warehouse robots, which automatically transport items to-and-from shelves as part of the picking and packing of items from e-commerce warehouses.

Marketing 113

Marketing Commerce Demand Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2019

Los Angeles- and New York-based 3L Capital , a new venture capital investment fund co-founded by former Demand Media CEO Shawn Colo, has raised $217M in a new investment round, the firm said today. Colo co-founded the firm with Dave Leyrer (Nexus Group, Boulevard Capital Management) and Kerry Kellogg (RSE Ventures).

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2021

Los Angeles-based omnichannel logistics provider Whiplash, which provides fulfillment, warehouse, and other services to the e-commerce and other industries, says it is expanding with a second fulfillment center, in Columbus, Ohio.

Commerce 113

Commerce Demand Los Angeles Services 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Talkshoplive says it livestreams e-commerce, allowing viewers to make purchases from within an embeddable video player. The company said that it will use the new funding for the expansion of talkshoplive product management and technical teams, meet increased demand from sellers and customers, and scale the network worldwide.

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Seed Funding Commerce Demand Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Sendgrid offers up API-based email services, used by many Internet, e-commerce, on-demand and other service providers to send emails to their customers. Twilio said it would pay 0.485 shares of Twilio Class A common stock for each share of SendGrid common stock, or approximately $36.92 per share based on today's closing prices.

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Orange County Email Commerce Class 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2012

The Israel Conference brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. In our case, that includes contests, marketplaces, and other social commerce products, that allow us to be diversified and allow us to serve the industry. We want to be the technology tool kit for social commerce.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Scott Morrow: Sports/outdoors is quite interesting, that's the fastest growing lifestyle category in e-commerce. At the end of the day, what we do is create demand and pass that in the form of a lead to someone. This sounds somewhat similar to Demand Media, how do you compare what you're doing with Demand?

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Content Demand Sites Media 165

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2020

The company says it has seen a double-digit increase in its order volume from March into April, which it says is an indication that the demand for product continues to be strong.

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NewEgg Demand Commerce Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Amazon.com has begun offering up on-demand, restaurant delivery services in San Diego, via the company's Prime Now mobile app, the e-commerce giant said this morning. The expansion is part of a major move by Amazon.com into on-demand delivery. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Demand Commerce Mobile 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Commercial policies gained influence, companies could charge for domain registration, and credit card encryption opened the door for e-commerce. As the private sector gained more influence, their policies and goals began to dominate the nature of the Internet. This monetization of the internet has changed it flavor.

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