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AUGUST 11, 2014

Santa MOnica-based Demand Media made a surprise move this morning, saying it has appointed former Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty as its new CEO--and also acquiring Moriarty''s startup, Saatchi Art. to $1M per quarter to the company. He also has served at IAC/Citysearch, prior to headin gup Ticketmaster. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based Rival , a new startup founded by former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard, has raised $30M in funding, the company disclosed over the weekend. The funding came from Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures, Dick Costolo (Twitter), April Underwood (Slack), and Patrick and John Collison (founders of Stripe).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

The company said it has named Steve Machin as Global Director of Ticketing Strategy & Innovation, Mark Weiss as Chief Business Officer & General Counsel, and Jason Black as Chief of Staff. Machin has previously served at Live Nation and Ticketmaster; Weiss was previously at Staples, Inc.;

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based online live entertainment marketplace ScoreBig.com has promoted David Goldberg to CEO, and shifted co-founder and CEO Adam Kanner to the role of executive Chairman, the company said Thursday afternoon. Goldberg was previously the CEO of Youbet.com, and also was EVP of Global Music Services at Ticketmaster.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

According to Activision Blizzard, Messinger also served at Ticketmaster, The Walt Disney Company, and Leo Burnett Worldwide. Activision Blizzard said Messinger served such clients as The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, Mattel, Diageo, Chipotle, and Samsung while he was at CAA. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a venture-backed startup which runs a prescription drug pricing marketplace, has named Jody Mulkey as the company's Chief Technology Officer. GoodRx is backed by Founders Fund, Upfront Ventures, Highland Capital, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Dawn Lepore (drugstore.com), and Mike Ovitz. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2019

According to the company, the funding will go towards accelerating development of its platform, for go-to-market and regional expansion, and other growth efforts. The company was founded in 2008.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. Have a look at the companies below. The ten companies selected for the programe are: • AccessDNA : – Think WebMD for genetic information.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The company said it added Jay Trinidad as the company's Chief Product Officer, Pat Wilkinson as its GM of Exclusive Uber Program, and John Pierantoni as SVP of Finance and Risk. Painter is the former CEO and founder of TrueCar, and has a long background in starting and funding technology companies in Southern California.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Moriarty is an active investor and advisor to many of LA''s startup companies and headed up Ticketmaster Entertainment from 2000 to 2008, including heading up that company''s spinout from IAC/InterActiveCorp and its IPO. Moriarty''s investments include TuneIn.com, Eventbrite, and Metacloud, and Triton Digital.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment said today that Ticketmaster , the firm's ticking division, has agreed to acquire Spanish ticket retailer ServiCaixa. Ticketmaster is buying ServiCaixa from Spanish financial firm "la Caixa". Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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JULY 1, 2014

According to the companies, MetaCloud has been selected as the "open source cloud solution of choice" by Trace3, which will help implement and recommend Metacloud''s OpenStack solutions to its own customers. The company was founded by Sean Lynch and Steve Curry, who are veterans of Yahoo! and Ticketmaster. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based Bridg said Tuesday that it has named Mike Horowitz as the company's Chief Product Officer. Horowitz previously served at Ticketmaster / Live Nation, managed producta at Google, and also advised such startups as Applied Semantics, Fetch Technologies, and Abot Labs.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Metacloud--which helps companies deploy enterprise scale, private clouds based on OpenStack--said that Grey will be responsible for heading up its scalability efforts and architecture. Metacloud is backed by Canaan Partners, Storm Ventures, and AME Ventures, and is led by Sean Lynch, a veteran of Ticketmaster. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking. The company said the move will help marketers drive more revenue and higher mobile conversion rates. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2015

In addition, Demand Media said that Julie Campistron, who had been Executive Vice President, Media, will step down from the company, with Scott Boecker, Executive Vice President, Marketplaces, also leaving the company. The changes come as new Demand Media CEO Sean Moriarty continues to remake the company's executive suite.

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JULY 23, 2014

According to the enterprise software company, it has named Alain Avakian as its CTO. Avakian joins the company from Rent.com, where he had been for thirteen years; he had been one of the first employees of Rent.com, having been at the company both through its acquisition by eBay and its acquisition by TPG/RentPath. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Friday that it has named Mark Harrington as the company's new Executive Vice President and General Counsel. United Online says Harrington has over 25 years of business experience.

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MAY 10, 2012

The company said it has tapped Brian Pike, former CTo of Ticketmaster to the CTO role, Victoria von Szeliski, former Ticketmaster Deputy General Counsel to the General Counsel position, and former Yahoo VP of Product Management John Slade as its SVP of Product Management.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops digital marketing and affiliate marketing software, has raised $30M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners.

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JULY 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com is bolstering its executive team today, saying it has named two new VPs to help drive growth at the company. According to ScoreBig, it saw 600 percent revenue growth in 2012, and the expansion will help grow the company further.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Pasadena-based Metacloud , the venture-backed provider of OpenStack-based cloud services has launched its own private cloud service, the company said this morning. MetaCloud had previously only provided its services via an on-premise offering, helping companies to manage their own OpenStack deployment. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The firm said it has already partnered with such brands as Anheuser-Busch and Ticketmaster/LiveNation to help users find events. The company also said it is releasing an Android version of the app soon. GonnaBe was one of the companies launched out of LA's StartEngine accelerator, and is now in Santa Monica. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based Trigon Digital , the provider of digital advertising anf other services to both the traditional and online radio market, is powering a number of features of the new, free music streaming service from Microsoft, Xbox Music , the company said this week. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2015

The company said it has hired Andy Schuon to head up the office. Schuon was most recently Chief Digital Officer at Ticketmaster/Live Nationa, and also had served as president of CBS Radio, and GM of Warner Bros.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment. MetaCloud's fully managed services helps companies deploy their own, OpenStack cloud computing systems. MetaCloud is headed by Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo's global storage operations. MetaCloud's co-founders also include Sean Lynch, former Sr.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

The company--co-founded by Andy Wilson (Momentum Venture Partners, Yahoo) and John Slade (Yahoo)--apparently recently raised a round which included Siemer Ventures. Other investors in the company have not been announced.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The exit is also a huge win for technology insider Sean Moriarty, who was Chairman of the company; Metacloud was started by Sean Lynch, former Sr. Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment and Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo''s global storage operations.

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MAY 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment and daily deals site Groupon are launching a new joint venture, the companies announced today. According to the two, they have created a new joint venture called GrouponLive focused on new online ticketing deals.

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JUNE 26, 2013

The startup, which is led by Sean Lynch and Steve Curry, offers up on-premise, OpenStack-based private clouds to companies, who want to deploy cloud service but do not want to have to manage the infrastructure and maintenance of those cloud deployments. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2012

Gould is a Venture Partner with Greycroft Partners, and Moriarty is the former President and CEO of Ticketmaster. Gould, who formerly founded IAG Reserach (acquired by Nielsen), also was on the board of VIZU, which was acquired by Nielsen Company in July, and also serves on the boards of Harris Interactive, among other companies.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Carpinteria-based online education company lynda.com announced this morning that it has bolstered its executive team with four new hires. Mujumdar was most recently at QuinStreet, and also had been at Live Nation/Ticketmaster and Goldman Sachs. Zivoder was previously at Viagogo, and also served at Expedia and Tele2 Group. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

and Key3Media Group, and was Senior Vice President and Chief FInancial Officer of Ticketmaster Group for ten years. Knepper had been serving as interim CEO of the company. Knepper has previously served at International Rectifier Corporation, MDI, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In a long tradition of local companies tying the business of ticketing for various events into the online world, a new startup, LaughStub has quietly been establishing its place providing tickets for comedy clubs locally and nationwide. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

A conference being held this week by the OpenStack cloud software group has surfaced what looks to be a surge in cloud-based companies in Southern California, including a number of startups.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based Goldstar , the half price ticketing and event promotion service, has tapped Matt Coffin , Sean Moriarty , and Neil Patrick Harris as advisors, the company said Tuesday. The company offers up half-price tickets and other promotions on events, helping venues to fill up seats and get the word out about upcoming events.

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