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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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Warby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. “They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. “They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mogul Millennial — this Dallas-based company is a digital media platform for black entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality. The latest cohort from Snap’s Yellow accelerator.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based e-commerce platform developer Boosted Commerce says it has hired Steve Oliver, the former CEO of e-commerce startup Hollar as its new President. According to Boosted Commerce, Oliver will be responsible for managing the company's portfolio of acquired brands.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. Justin Wu: We integrate with any video platform, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Kaltura, and we''re built on top of an API.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development. It's unclear.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

They are using DealCurrent as the deal platform for all of their clients. We see those three products working together, as features of one platform which both can be used independently, as well as together. So, we took that contest and crowdsourcing platform, and started ArtisticHub. What's the story behind Deal Current?

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2018

Culver City-based Magento Commerce , which develops e-commerce software, has been acquired by San Jose-based Adobe , in a deal worth $1.68 According to the two, the Magneto Commerce Cloud will be integrated into Adobe's Experience Cloud platform. billion, the two said on Monday.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Since it launched in 2015 it has expanded into adjacent categories and become one of the biggest retailers of the current e-commerce craze. GOAT now counts retailers like Alexander McQueen, Nike, and others among the brands that sell their wares directly on the platform. ” Money, it’s gotta be the shoes. .

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile credit startup Float , which is developing an iOS app to provide credit to consumers, has been selected as part of the commerce-focused startup accelerator Commerce.Innovated. Commerce.Innovated said this is its fourth class for the accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enrou (www.enrou.co) thinks it has a way--by connecting people with products that also help support international development and causes, via its own online marketplace. Ann Wang: Enrou is an online, content driven marketplace for products in developing communities around the world. What is Enrou?

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based Magento , a developer of e-commerce software, said today that it has linked in an alliance with IT hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting. According to the two, the partnership will enable merchants using Magento's e-commerce software to deploy their sites on PEER 1 Hosting. READ MORE>>.

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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. It feels like you are on a social media platform. eddi is a product and a service.

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of e-commerce software headed by Roy Rubin, said Wednesday that it has launched an iPhone version of its product. The firm said it has launched Magento Mobile, which allows retailers and developers to create their own, customized and branded iPhone app storefronts. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of e-commerce software headed by Roy Rubin, has been acquired by eBay , eBay said this morning. Magento's open-source, e-commerce software will become part of X.Commerce, eBay's newly created integrated open commerce platform group. Magento had more than 290 employees.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider to the affiliate marketing industry, has inked a partnership with Pepperjam Network , an online performance marketing firm owned by GSI Commerce. RingRevenue develops pay-per-call technology, which can track the source of phone calls to merchants.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Venice-based StackSocial , which develops an e-commerce platform for publishers, said today that it has partnered with technology publication Digital Trends. StackSocial said that the deal will offer up new products via a new "Digital Trends Deals" section, which will offer up new apps and products to users.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2014

Irvine-based BlueCava , a developer of a cross-screen advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $13M in a new funding round. The company also said it has appointed Phil Myers as Executive Chairman--Myers was previously CEO of StoredIQ (also backed by S3), and also served at Cyclone Commerce, SalesLogix, and other firms.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine said that the companies--who have all gone through the 90 day mentorship process at StartEngine--include the BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand (..)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

. “[Now] we’re launching ‘Verified Shop’ where any DTC brands can sell on our platform. They have to get through an approval process and verify that you’re a real direct to consumer brand you can sell on the platform.” “There are brands in there that we recognized and respected.” ” Khan asked.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Topspin , the developer of online marketing and commerce software for musicians and music labels, announced this morning that it is now providing discounted, multiple account software for record labels, marketing agencies, and others.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the startup headed by Kim Folsom developing video-based product guides for e-commerce sites and manufacturers, has rolled out an Android version of its platform. The firm said the Android mo bile application gives users access to its content via the mob ile platform.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based Magento , the developer of open source, e-commerce software, has officially become part of eBay , eBay announced Wednesday afternoon. eBay said that it is making Magento part of its X.commerce, integrated open commerce platform group. eBay had originally announced its acquisition of Magento in June.

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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. Both of his co-founders worked with him previously and both worked on ad management platforms. I’ll explain in detail below. Enter Burstly. I like that.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Ribbon, the developer of a social commerce platform which lets users list items for sale, distribute that through their social networks like Facebook , and accept credit card payments--said today that it has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2013

Anaheim-based Ziptask said today that it has launched a new, online platform which helps offload the management of freelancers and outsourcing, helping businesses via an online, dedicated virtual project manager. Can you outsource your outsourcing? READ MORE>>. ziptask project outsourcing freelancer freelance'

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

GoCoin has around 7,000 square feet on the 3rd Street Promenade, and is developing a platform to allow merchants to accept Bitcoin and other digital currency payments on their e-commerce sites. GoCoin said the new round will go towards engineering resources and to ramp up its global sales force. READ 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. We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

5) Twitter’s recent $40M acquisition of TweetDeck is an interesting development. When a platform evolves, at some point the company that built the platform starts to slow down. We are expanding our platform into the post-click experience. If you can show ROI, you are top of mind.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. On average the platform is generating 30+% increase in conversions and 15% decrease in cost per lead.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based B2B e-commerce software developer NuORDER said this week that outdoors product firm Black Diamond Equipment is in a partnership with the company, and will conduct all its wholesale practices through its digital buying platform. Financial arrangements between the two companies were not announced.

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