TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led both the Series D and E rounds for the company, which says it has seen 100% growth year over year and a tripling in revenue over the past 18 months. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? For Legalzoom, it's a very different model.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

operations from its parent company Bytedance was something that Trump administration had demanded on the grounds that the company’s data handling policies and popularity in the U.S. has been looking to curtail the operations of several Chinese technology companies on the grounds that they pose security threats to the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms. Port every app to all the popular platforms – IOS and Android. Be aggressive and alert.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Company co-founder Jonathan Zweig has already had one hit as a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur. The company already has offices in London and in cities across the U.S.,

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based AdtoApp , a developer of programmatic ad tools for publishers, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. The company also has a large suite of tools to deal with global advertisement demand. The company also has a large suite of tools to deal with global advertisement demand.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. Becka Klauber Richter is co-founder of the startup, and spoke to us about the company, which she co-founded with Kasey Edwards. Becka Klauber Richter: Helpr is an app for babysitters on demand.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. By popular demand, Round 6 introduces a plaintext test that uses HTTP pipelining, implemented in 14 frameworks so far. This new chart type compares frameworks versus their underlying platform (e.g.,

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Mojiit, the Los Angeles-based company behind the popular avatar generation service Mojichat, has landed one of its highest-profile users with the launch of Odell Beckham Jr.’s Customized, branded emotes are one of the ways that companies are trying to make it easier for live-streamers to make money off of their shows.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In the centerpiece of his education platform , Trump would redirect $20 billion in federal education spending to K-12 school choice programs. All this newly generated demand could possibly create niches for online learning apps and other edtech alternatives to traditional classroom instruction for both teachers and students.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

A few of the highlights include biking as one of the few bright spots, how some companies have pivoted to providing rides to healthcare workers and insights on how the industry and cities might have reacted had the pandemic occurred two years in the future. The on-demand shuttle startup raised $400 million, TechCrunch learned.

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Steve Reich

MAY 12, 2013

I’ve recently joined Malauzai Software, a developer of Mobile Banking Apps for Community Banks and Credit Unions, as their Chief Sales Officer. Malauzai has signed 130 banks, and has 94 live with native apps across the iPhone, Android, and iPad platforms. apps that take full advantage of the platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. they just put up with the food delivery company fees.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon. StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Only companies with cutting-edge concepts and crystal-clear market strategies stand a chance of surviving through their first year, let alone making a profit. From state-of-the-art clean energy solutions to breakthrough podcasting platforms, here are six tech startups you should be keeping an eye on in 2023, and beyond. Valar Labs.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 15, 2019

The telecommunications industry is under increasing pressure as customers demand high speeds and data transport, as well as implementing big data initiatives for their businesses. To keep up with demands, carriers are investing billions of dollar in infrastructure and service enhancements to help them grow. Wireless Backhaul.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

However--as one local venture investor confided--what is obvious, is that there are many entrepreneurs who are getting farther, understanding the funding game, getting beyond stage one, and hopefully--either moving their companies to the next level, or perhaps taking those lessons learned and applying it to their next startup or company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2014

I also added a little Soundcloud widget on the sidebar (if you’re viewing on web – not on mobile or RSS reader) that you can listen to each episode with. Product management is a title that has become very common at technology companies - and can mean different things at different companies.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently. The car-sharing service has struggled for months, long before COVID-19 upended the “shared” mobility sector. The Verge was the first to report the story.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. The company is privately held and has received no venture funding to date.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. However, this town is also full of very profitable, growing, and revenue generating companies-- which have for the most part been below the radar.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As part of the funding, Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz, and Danny Rimer of Index Ventures have joined the company's board of directors. Factual provides an online data platform and API which allows developers to access, modify, and collaborate on datasets. Factual previously had raised $2M in angel funding.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: The company has been based here since day one. What is Smartify? How''d you end up in Pasadena?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. So, in February 2020, with little to no funding left, the company completely pivoted to its current link-in-bio business. ’ ” Image Credits: Snipfeed.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

We caught up with CEO Dev Bhatia --a serial entrepreneur who''s been involved with such companies at Hotsocket, Screaming Media (IPO), and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo)--to learn more about. It''s pretty hard to imagine instant search in other context, and on other devices, particularly when it comes to mobile. SRCH2 (www.srch2.com)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. There’s a new autonomous trucking company coming out of stealth. Keep it coming. Never heard of TechCrunch’s Transportation Weekly?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

His title “ The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World ” characterizes the challenge of demanding attention from a new generation of consumers who want what they want, when they want it, and where they want it. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Want control?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

It’s one of several companies (many based in Los Angeles) that are turning the city into a hub for anyone looking to experience the thrill of immersive gaming. For Survios and other companies that have placed multi-million dollar bets on the viability of virtual reality, the move to location-based gaming isn’t a matter of choice.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

MarketShare recently launched a rebranding effort for the company, and is in the midst of a major hiring and expansion phase. Wes Nichols: MarketShare is an analytics company. Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2013

His title “ The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World ” characterizes the challenge of demanding attention from a new generation of consumers who want what they want, when they want it, and where they want it. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Want control?

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

We spoke with ProGuides founder Sam Wang to better understand what the company does, and why users are joining its service and using its marketplace to find professional video game coaches. How did you start the company? The first company I created was for the League of Legends. How is the company backed, financially?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms. Port every app to all the popular platforms – IOS and Android. Be aggressive and alert.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. There have been a number of high profile tech IPO s in the recent months including companies such as OpenTable and more recently LogMeIn. There is a lot of pent-up demand.

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