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MAY 30, 2019

Electric vehicle car subscription company Borrow and tire company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have launched a new, joint pilot program which will test a new, predictive tire servicing product against Borrow's fleet of electric cars, the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the pilot were not announced.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. Ro previously has worked for such companies as Verizon Digital Media, TMZ, Virgin Mobile, Spin Media and Rhapsody. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun is launching new, interactive, live programming, behind the company's women's lifestyle brand, intended to help showcase its products, including beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a gameshow, the company said on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni is expanding the number of paid tiers of its service, saying Tuesday evening that it has launched a new tier of its service, Geni Plus. The family tree and family history site said the new Geni Plus family tree research service is aimed at "casual genealogists", and will cost $4.95

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MARCH 14, 2019

West Hollywood-based Backstage Capital , a venture capital investor which focuses on minorities--including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders, said recently that it has launched the Backstage Accelerator , a three month, startup accelerator which will provide in-person resources and support to its portfolio of companies.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

West Hollywood-based online lifestyle brand FabFitFun said on Thursday that it is planning to "significantly" expand its video content, with the launch of a new FabFitFunTV App and more videos and content for its streaming service, FabFitFunTV. FabFitFun is venture backed by New Enterprise Associates and Upfront Ventures.

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MAY 1, 2014

On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has expanded in Los Angeles, saying recently that it is now covering downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, and will deliver groceries from Ralphs and Costco. The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing.

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JUNE 4, 2015

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite says it has moved its headquarters to downtown Los Angeles, doubling the size of its corporate office. The company, which previously had its headquarters in West Hollywood, said the move goes to accomodate rapid growth at the company. Evite is led by Victor Cho.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M The company offers up many features familiar to on-demand app users, including emailed photos of your items and SMS pick up and scheduling. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Mobile taxi summoning app developer Flywheel is expanding its coverage area in Los Angeles today, saying that it will now provide coverage in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Culver City as well as the Westside and the South Bay.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Citysearch said its new Guides by Citysearch service is aimed at helping users easily find new places in major cities around the country, in a photo-centric way.

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MAY 19, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history service, said Thursday that it has promoted a number of employees, including naming two executives. Geni said it has named Justin Balthrop as its Chief Technology Officer, and named Michael Stangel as Vice President of Engineering. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history service, said Thursday that it has promoted a number of employees, including naming two executives. Geni said it has named Justin Balthrop as its Chief Technology Officer, and named Michael Stangel as Vice President of Engineering. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications. The companies said the deadline for entries is July 17th. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW (www.joinborrow.com) recently launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, of only 3-, 6-, or 9- months. Jon Alain Guzik: Borrow is a short term, automotive subscription service. What is Borrow?

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JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. We caught up with Matthias Galica , the firm's founder, to hear more about the company. Who uses your service, and why?

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

West Hollywood-based Hutch (www.hutch.com) hopes so, with a new set of apps which let you take a picture of your new apartment or room, apply a filter for the style you like, and get back a recommendation and ways to buy furniture to make your new space exactly the way you want. You need to iterate fast.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

Because guys wanted the service just as much as women. A few months later we did a party on The London’s rooftop (in West Hollywood) for over 500 people. Is the Three Day Rule your first company? Since this is your first company, are you having fun and excited about where things are going? Not at all.

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