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APRIL 9, 2012

The company said it has hired Paul Mueller-Bruehl to head up its design department. Mueller-Bruehl was previously Design Lead, Mobile Commerce at Apple, and had also served at Sapient.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2014

eddi , a new social listing site, seeks to change the way community-based e-commerce works by implementing strong security and a complete social experience. It’s really aiming to go after the community-based e-commerce platform. A lot of the design has to do with bringing back the core elements of commerce, which are the people.

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MAY 8, 2012

It seems you can just about get anything via a subscription now from a Los Angeles e-commerce startup. The new startup--headed by celebrity florist Kevin Lee--said it will allow users to receive exclusive designs from Lee, by selecting a price point and frequency of delivery. The latest?

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JUNE 5, 2012

We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. 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. Explain the idea behind StyleSaint?

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JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Wabisabi Design, Inc. Building from the momentum of our first two Yellow programs, this new class approaches mobile creativity through the diverse lenses of augmented reality, platforms, commerce and media, yet each company has a clear vision to bring their products to life,” said Mike Su, Director of Yellow.

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MAY 5, 2011

The firm said that Rabin Yaghoubi , who previously launched and led content, commerce, and local partnerships at Google, will join the firm in New York at a new office. Yaghoubi was also an executive serving under O'Connor at DoubleClick, where he was Vice President of Global Media. FindTheBest is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based BeachMint , the social commerce firm headed by Josh Berman, has launched yet another celebrity e-commerce site--this time, HomeMint.com , a home fashions site launched in conjunction with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

In what looks to be a great link for Santa Monica-based startup Wittlebee , the children's e-commerce startup out of Science, Inc., the firm said this morning that it has partnered with t-shirt maker Threadless.

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MARCH 26, 2013

JewelMint , the jewelry-focused e-commerce site owned by BeachMint, said Monday that it has launched a new set of jewelry collections. The firm said it has launched its Studio Series, a line of jewelry designed by what it called "fashion's most coveted names".

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Westlake Village-based PurePhoto is announcing today that it has officially exited beta for the site, and is launching a social commerce site focused on sharing and selling original photographic art. The site now features photos selling for as little as $20 and as high as $5,000.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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MAY 11, 2012

HomeMint , the fifth celebrity-driven, fashion e-commerce site to launch out of Santa Monica-based BeachMint , launched this week with celebrity Justin Timberlake , offering up home goods and accessories. The first products to debut out of the site are a set of throw pillows, which were designed by Timberlake and Stanley.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

StackSocial , the venture-backed startup focused on a service that ties e-commerce with online publishers, said over the weekend that it has "completely overhauled" its site, focused on mobile-ready access and connections to social sites like Facebook. StackSocial said "StackSocial 2.0" READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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MAY 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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Tech.Co

MAY 16, 2024

In spite of these roadblocks, there are a growing number of Black-owned business grants available, designed to help close the gap and make the business landscape more diverse. Department of Commerce MBDA is a Federal grants program designed to support the growth of minority-owned businesses across the US.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

San Luis Obispo-based e-commerce software developer Shopatron has signed up women's specialty retailer Intermix as a customer, the company said Wednesday. Intermix is using Shopatron's distributed order management system, to fulfill online e-commerce order from inventory from both distribution centers and retail stores. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

El Segundo-based Just Fabulous , a new startup spun out of Intelligent Beauty, the e-commerce firm headed by Don Ressler and Adam Goldenberg, said this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, for its "fashion styling" and fashion site. JustFab is focused on monthly delivery of shoes and handbags.

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APRIL 3, 2014

The startup, lets consumers order flowers from local florists and designers, instead of generic mass marketers, and is one of the companies out of MuckerLab. BloomNation other backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Chicago Ventures, and CrunchFund. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2018

Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) is expected to unveil its first augmented-reality glasses to pair with Alexa, its digital assistant, at the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in Las Vegas this week. Alexa is now mobile. They are expected to sell for $1,000. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

BAT said that Printroom will manage the online photo store for the schools, including designing the storefront, handling e-commerce, marketing, advertising, and more. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. BAT recently acquired Printroom. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2012

The firm--which has recently been recruiting t-shirt graphic designers to help develop t-shirts for both men and women--is reportedly launching Thursday. Brian Lee is best known for Legalzoom and ShoeDazzle. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

The company said its app creation platform--which is free--is aimed at businesses and nonprofits who want to go mobile but lack the resources to invest in design and app creation. BulidFire said its mobile app creation platform supports e-commerce capability, straming video, calendar integration, social features, and much more.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

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. These are industries ripe to succeed in LA & NYC.

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APRIL 10, 2014

The company handles both collecting automotive information from designers and OEMs, but also managing product change processes, delivering that data both in paper and electronic form, as well as populating e-commerce websites. Tweddle is based in Clinton Township, Michigan. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The startup--led by Shawn Livermore--said its experts are aiming at helping oversee projects in the ares of IT, application and web development, e-commerce and design, and other areas. READ MORE>>. ziptask project outsourcing freelancer freelance'

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APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. According to BVAccel, the acquisition will help it expand and strengthen its e-commerce service offerings.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Is your cell phone the secret to fixing e-commerce''s problem with abandoned shopping carts? We spoke with CEO and founder Jack Bicer --just back from DEMO--to learn more about the app and why he thinks the company has the solution to e-commerce shopping cart abandonment. So this is for e-commerce sites, not in person purchases?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2016

According to Rubicon, it has named Tom Kershaw--most recently Director of Product Management for Google Ads and Commerce, to the position, where he will be responsible for product development, platform strategy, product design, prioritization, and go-to-market planning, as well as oversight of the company's engineering capabilities.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Stevens also served as CFO for Infoseek, and has served at OpenView Venture Partners, CodeGear/Borland Software, Pharsight, Calico Commerce, and Fractal Design. Stephens joins the company from Harvest Power, where she was SVP and CFO.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We were crowd sourcing artists and design. We provide the software platform, and if a client needs some custom design we can quote them on creative and setup, or they can handle it on their own. Jimmy Hendricks: We want Deal Current to be a brand name as a social commerce suite. What's the story behind Deal Current?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

Customers have long included some of the biggest names in social commerce and online gaming plus startups like TopSpin, Local Response, Maker Studios, StockTwits and the like. visualization tool for 2+ years so when they told me they were building a new sweet of tools designed for marketers I was all over it.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2022

San Diego-based Pack, a developer of e-commerce tools, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. Pack says it is developing what it calls "headless commerce", which helps brands create personalized shopping experiences. The company said the funding goes towards engineering, product, design, and go-to-market.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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