socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Los Angeles-based online marketing and domain firm Oversee.net has named Gene Chuang as its new Chief Technology Officer, the company said today. Oversee said that Chuang will be responsible for identifying and building technology platforms for the company. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. Rather they should get a part-time Acting CTO who can help close the gap.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2021

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Catalio, have both joined the company's board. Entos was founded by Tom Miller (CEO), Fred Manby (CTO), and Naren Gupta (Managing Director of Nexus Venture Partners). As part of the funding, Aaron Weiner, Managing Director and Head of Healthcare at Coatue, and R. Jacob Vogelstein, Ph.D.,

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

These days, most of the games developed need to be social, multi-platform and extensible, but there are only a few developers with the expertise to bring those toolsets to the profusion of new games that crop up every year. In a way it’s a complement to the front-end game engines from companies like Epic, the creator of Fortnite.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are some sites or companies in the same space? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Is anyone working with you on this?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. The terms “CTO&# and “VP Engineering&# have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward. Experience.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

The shift towards AI-driven ad technologies enables brands to set and achieve highly specific engagement KPIs, moving away from generic strategies to more personalized, data-driven approaches that resonate with their target audience. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based Laudville , a startup developing an online platform to help users share entertainment like movies, books, TV, and music with friends, has added Gene Chuang to its board of advisors, according to the firm. Chuang is currently Chief Technology Officer at Oversee.net,and also has served at such companies as Yahoo!

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. This too shall pass.” — Balaji S.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2021

According to the company, it is using machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML and AI) to help businesses find opportunities within their contracts, and help those companies simplify their contract management process. The company said it has just released a beta of its platform, with global availability planned in Q3.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment. There are significant economic reasons for companies to persist. The company was formed and financed with $6.3 Oculus Quest and Rift S now shipping.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas An example of this would be: “carrots, chicken, and bok-choy.”

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The first cars are slated to appear on the road by 2021, according to the company’s current leader, Ulrich Kranz. The two key features that Canoo was designing for were space and value, according to a statement from Kranz, and the first car from the company has plenty of both.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2020

The company said the new funding will go to expand its platform and to fuel growth. The company, which is led by CEO John Keister, says that it has developed a predictive analytis software aimed at helping large enterprise security teams to identify zero-day threats.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Santa Monica-based virtual healthcare and telehealth provider Ontrak announced this morning that it has acquired LifeDojo , which provides an online behavior change platform. According to OnTrak, LifeDojo's platform helps make "transformative life changes possible" for its member. Financial details ofthe acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video entertainment network Jukin Media is continuing to build out its executive team, saying today that it has named Jerry Boonstra as its new Chief Technology Officer, and Theresa Tran as its new Head of Product. Tran has been at Viacom and Fourth Wall Studios.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. However, these platforms could be interesting for prototype and pilot solutions. The other conclusion was that you need to have a migration path from the platform.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Scott McCorkle has spent most of his professional career thinking about business to business software and how to improve it for a company’s customers. The first offerings will be launching in the beginning of 2019, but the company has dozens of customers already using its pilot, McCorkle said.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode. Image Credits: REEF/Cartken.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

“[W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

in a funding round, the company announced this morning. According to HMBradley, it is creating a new banking experience which will pay up to 3% APY to savers who automatically save a portion of their monthly deposits on its platform. The company's co-founders are Germain Cassiere, CTO; Zach Bruhnke, CEO; and Dmitry Gritskevich, COO.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

What I didn''t discuss was how you should go about selecting the right company. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Are there particular technologies or platforms involved?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The company's products now include a tool to track information relevant to municipal bond investors; high yield bonds, investment grade bonds; direct lending and syndicated debt, private placements, and more. The company's CEO, Jeff Drake, was a founder at Access360 (acquired by IBM), and also served at IBM, Akana, and ServiceMesh.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

GreenWave Reality , a startup developing a platform to help manage the "Internet of Things"--and which is headed by former Cisco executive Greg Memo--said this morning that it has raised $19M in a Series B funding round. GreenWave Reality is developing a platform to help consumers manage their smartphones, TVs, routers and smart appliances.

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socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2018

The company was founded by Rahul Sidhu (CEO) and Kenaniah Cerny (CTO). The company's COO is Elon Kaiserman, and its Chief Revenue Officer is Mandy Duffy. SPIDR Tech's software provides one-to-one communications with victims of crimes.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , which is developing a cloud platform to help retailers with logistics automation and shipping, has hired to new executives. The company said it has named Koreen Pagano as Vice President of Product and George Chapman as Vice President of Engineering. Pagano also previously had founded Tandem Learning.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. At SGN we've seen steady revenue growth and we are a profitable company. We chose Hollywood because we wanted to put top talent from the Entertainment and Technology industries under one roof.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

Irvine-based CrowdStrike , the developer of security software which was founded by former McAfee CTO George Kurtz, has debuted its technology, saying that it has created a platform which is aimed at stopping security attacks and protecting users'' intellectual property. Kurtz later became worldwide CTO and GM at McAfee.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2014

According to TAPP, it will offer up a subscription video platform featuring "thought leaders" in the areas of sports, politics, religion, relationships, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, and fitness, offering up daily content and subscription-only access to those thought leaders.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas , the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. We took that platform, and converted it to a web experience. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2012

Goko, a new HTML5 games company based in Redwood City California is set to help game developers easily distribute and monetize social games. Goko was founded by Ted Griggs as CEO and Kevin Binkley as CTO. It has an SDK giving developers the tools to launch and monetize engaging social games across many social platforms.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 24, 2017

Virtual fashions enable Sansar users to further customize their avatars, bringing a new level of individuality and personality to the rich social interactions held among VR and PC users on the platform every day. For designers, Sansar’s fashion market also represents a significant new business opportunity.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

We spoke with founder and CEO, Shane Bernstein , on why he thinks the company's system is far superior to using a resume to find technical talent. We're capturing what value they are bringing to their career, so that companies can see what they are doing. What's the problem you are solving here for companies?

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

We've identified ten of the more technically interesting companies working on software in Southern California, using our unscientific, unproven, and undoubtedly biased informal polling. The company handles all the infrastructure required for text messaging, voice. The company's software is being included in the Linux.

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