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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Marina del Rey-based The Bouqs Company , the direct, farm-to-consumer, online floral delivery service founded by John Tabis, said this week that it has named Rosemary Turner to the company's board of directors. The company said Turner is a veteran logistics leader, having served as president of UPS for 22 years. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has created a new company, Newfold Digital, through the acquisition of Endurance International Group, plus strategic investment transactions with both Web.com and affiliates of Siris. Web.com owns Network Solutions, Register.com, Web.co, and CrazyDomains.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

Small- to medium-sized businesses may lack the resources and IT expertise to manage, protect, and upgrade their networks effectively compared to larger, more enterprise-level companies. Top Small- to Medium-Sized Company Network Challenges. Read More: Top Strategies to Reduce Network Cost. Small Budgets.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

The Los Angeles-based company has a new residential solar plus energy storage program for homeowners in Queens that’s going to be rolled out in partnership with ConEd. With the virtual power plant, ConEd won’t need to build out new transmission and distribution infrastructure, but can still ensure network reliability.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Telecom carriers require reliable networks to provide telecommunications services to their customers. A carrier-grade network can help carriers overcome those challenges by providing carriers with a highly tested and dependable network that is scalable to meet future demand. What is a Carrier-Grade Network?

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Worth Network, a new software startup, is aiming to help marketers reach more consumers via organic Instagram posts, the company said today. The company says it has built software that identifies a brand's best customers on social media and converts them to marketers by paying them to post organic Instagram stories.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2017

For Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind SpaceX and Tesla Motors, you post a video of the car elevator you built in Hawthorne, for The Boring Company and it's efforts to whisk cars, people, and stuff around via a network of underground tunnels in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. It’s why many talent agencies or ad networks struggle to get scale advantages.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Hawthorne-based Boring Company , the company created by Elon Musk to create a network of underground tunnels to bypass traffic in Los Angeles, has abandoned plans to dig a tunnel on LA's Westwide. The company had hoped to build a tunnel below the 405 freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

At least six, Southern California companies -- Nimble , ParkMe , Quarterly , Beachmint , Chromatik , and Dollar Shave Club -- have been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies list today, a healthy share of the publication's annual look at the best ideas, hottest industries, and innovators.

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JULY 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which has made an art out of buying small companies and incorporating them into a large portfolio of acquired companies, has acquired two more companies, saying this morning that it completed two more acquisitions in Q2. Financial details of the two acquisitions were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Boring Company , the Elon Musk startup which is developing underground transportation systems, gain the endorsement of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), for a possilble two-mile loop around the Las Vegas Convention Center. The recommendation still requires approval of the LVCVA's board.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The US Marine Corp says it is looking for companies in the Southern California technology community to submit their proposals for ground sensors, to help the Marines develop "next generation" ground sensors for the battlefield. RF) using rapidly deployable sensors to provide accurate and real-time info from the field.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2016

Santa Monica-based WSL Holdings , the parent company of the World Surf League (WSL), said this morning that it has acquired the Kelly Slater Wave Company --the entity behind the "perfect wave" generating machine that has caused ripples across the surfing community. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Feature, not a company. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective. And sometimes features (say, Twitter) turn into companies. At minute eight I spoke about group messaging companies as “features, not companies.&# It’s a market commentary, not a company commentary.

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JULY 31, 2020

Los Angeles-based streaming media distribution and immersive training technology provider IntelliMedia Networks has acquired Canadian company GlobalMLX , the companies said this week. IntelliMedia Networks said the acquisition will help it extend its cloud-based training platform. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2020

SiFi Networks , which develops open access fiber optic networks, which it offers up to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), says it has received $50M to build out its network in the United States. The company said it will receive up to $400M in additional support for project funding. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Vicente Capital Partners announced MOnday that it has invested in iBwave Solutions , a Canadian company providing in-building wireless design software. The company''s software and associated services are used in the in-building wireless network design market. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group both in Southern California as well as across the venture ecosystem, says it backed a total of 53 companies in all of 2018, putting in a total of $10.8M across those companies. million in Tourmaline Labs. million in Tourmaline Labs.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Beverly Hills-based movie studio Relativity Media --which is behind such titles as Limitless, Masterminds, and Immortals--scored a big investment from Singaporean Internet company YuuZoo , the two companies said this morning. The two said that YuuZoo will initially buy 33.3

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network LLC , which develops a social networking application, announced this morning that it has merged with STEMconnector , which runs a professional services firm focused on creating a STEM-ready workforce. The newly merged company will be led by CEO Dr. Jo Webber. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

In the first product you can actually buy from Elon Musk's new tunnel-digging startup, The Boring Company , the company is now selling a hat with the company's name/logo on it. Musk's company--which has been digging tunnels beneath SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne--says the hat costs $20, including shipping and tax.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will bid to build, fund, and operate a high speed loop connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago, Elon Musk said late Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Southern California had a healthy showing in the latest ranking of the fastest growing companies from Deloitte''s Technology Fast 500 , which was announced last night. Of those 500, there were at least 60 Southern California companies in the rankings. rankings awards companies technology growth fast deloitte california southern'

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JANUARY 25, 2018

The City of Santa Maria is set to get a high speed, gigabit Internet in a deal with Wave Broadband, Wave said today, after the fiber internet provider signed a deal to complete construction of a fiber-optic network ring in the city. Santa Maria is midway between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Mindbody is in San Luis Obispo.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. Their eVTOL, known as “Maker,” is built to fit within the size of the existing infrastructure, according to the company.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Westlake Village-based Pray.com , which develops social networking applications for religious communities, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by TPG Growth, and also included Science Inc. and Greylock Partners.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Thus, the "best" place for you to start your company is the community you want to live in. For the first decade, nearly every venture capitalist I met posed the same question, "Santa Barbara is a great town, but when are you going to move your company to the Valley?" Don''t believe the hype. Home Field Advantage.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based ENVOY Network, a new startup focused on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), says it has raised $2.5M According to the company, it is launching a "curated digital billboard" which displays NFTs in Times Square, New York. in a funding round. and Maven Capital.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Irvine-based, cloud storage software developer Zadara Storage has scored a big win with a provider of property information for the mortgage and insurance industry, the company said today. The company''s systems were used to replace an on-site EMC SAN product. Financial details of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2014

Aliso VIejo-based UST Global , a provider of IT services and outsourcing, said today that it has acquired four different companies over the past six months expanding its workforce in the US, ASia, India, Europe, and Latin America. Financial details of those acquisitions were not announced.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

Santa Barbara-based QAD, which develops software for the manufacturing sector, said Tuesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Allocation Network GmbH. Allocation Network GmbH was based in Munich, Germany. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

However, the company is still posting big losses, saying it had a net loss of $191.7M In a statement, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that in 2018, the company was focused on "building a foundation to scale the business over the long-term", who also claimed that the company is now "substantially closer to achieving profitability".

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Santa Monica-based ,a href="[link] OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based, talent management software, said this morning that it has made investments in four companies, from the Cornerstone Innovation Fund. Size of the investments in each company were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2021

A new startup, Richie Knows, says it is launching new, social network targeted at gamers, in Los Angeles. According to the company, the startup is looking to match up players with new friends and competitors as they travel.

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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

JANUARY 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based OpenDrives, a developer of network attached storage (NAS) products for the enterprise, said on Thursday that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. According to the company, the new funding will go to grow the company and accelerate product development. The company has now raised $30M in total.

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