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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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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Darkstore, the tech-driven fulfillment solution to enable e-commerce companies to offer same-day delivery, has just released a consumer-facing app called FastAF. Hnetinka, you may remember, founded WunWun back in 2012 to provide on-demand delivery for stores and businesses. Right now, the app is only available in Los Angeles.

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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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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.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Walmart is taking the e-commerce delivery business south of the border. The Bentonville, AR, retailer announced Thursday it has acquired Cornershop, an on-demand online service that delivers products from supermarkets, pharmacies, and specialty shops in Mexico and Chile, for $225 million. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Some of this can be attributed to the exponential growth in e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses as a result of the pandemic and global lockdowns?—?eCommerce no surprise?—?that’s

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AUGUST 9, 2018

TaskUs has made its name providing much of the back end customer service and business process outsourcing for many, on-demand and Internet companies, across the ride sharing, social media, online food delivery, e-commerce and other areas. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

For example, the e-commerce trend, driven by the Internet, has boosted many companies to success, but Covid and more recent customer demands for customization, easy returns, and instant delivery have made to model very difficult for many businesses. Capitalize on a continuing market demand trend.

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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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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Kalanick said his 10100, or “ten one hundred”, fund would be geared toward “large-scale job creation,” with investments in real estate, e-commerce, and “emerging innovation in India and China.”. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

Will all that activity help create the next big technology, advertising, gaming, or e-commerce startup? Much of the focus is on absorbing that energy, the enthusiasm of the startup community here has created over the last few years. It's unclear.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

That includes e-commerce retailers, which continue to claim a growing slice of overall retail sales. Although some of the new workers are likely needed to fulfill the one-hour delivery demands of its new Prime Now service, Amazon obviously anticipates yet another strong holiday performance. Focus On The Consumer. Cater To Interest.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Indi is focused on powering individual commerce. In essence, we want to give every individual their own, e-commerce store. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team. We run our day-to-day business with professional athletes and folks out of the e-commerce industry.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2015

There''s been a major, market battle in Los Angeles over the last few years, between on-demand ride services such as Lyft and Uber , not to mention local taxi and transportation companies. One of the players in the battle--Lyft--has just raised $530M more, from Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten. READ MORE>>.

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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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Tech.Co

MAY 11, 2022

Amazon Has Deployed a Secret Delivery Program Since last summer, the e-commerce juggernaut Amazon has been recruiting small businesses to deliver its packages within a 10-mile radius from their grounds. So for businesses considering taking part – what would partnering with the world's biggest e-commerce company actually look like?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. It can mean selling through peer-to-peer e-commerce ( eBay ), renting ( Vrbo ), gifting ( GiftCrowd ), or even swapping ( Swapz ). Community means more than supply and demand.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2015

It might be because on demand ride service Sidecar has expanded its new Deliveries service to Los Angeles, where it combines both rides and delivery of packages. Wonder why you are sharing your Sidecar ride with a bouquet of flowers?

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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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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

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

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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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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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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. Contribute and give talks to local business organizations, like the Chamber of Commerce, to establish your expertise, and contribute information as well as gather it. Shared decision process (transparency).

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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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