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AUGUST 7, 2014

Santa Monica-based Retention Science , the marketing software technology maker led by Jerry Jao, has snagged $7M in a Series A funding, according to the company. Angels Brian Lee (Honest Company, LegalZoom), Michael Dubin (Dollar Shave Club), Tamim Mourad (PriceGrabber.com) and Andy Dunn (Bonobos) also participated in the funding.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

San Diego-based Realtidbits , a developer of social sharing software for publishers, has been acquired by Livefyre , the two companies announced Monday. Livefyre will migrate users of Realtidbits'' various software products to its own platform. realtidbits livefyre merger acquisition social commenting software'

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APRIL 6, 2015

MakerSquare , which operates coding camps and classes to help students get software jobs, is setting up a new location in Los Angeles, according to the Hack Reactor collective. angeles camp code software education school hackreactor reactor hack makersquare' The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). What was the big news for your company this year? What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? What are you looking forward to most in 2018?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It's been a banner year for acquisitions and IPOs in Southern California--with such acquisitions as the $2 billion acquisition of Vizio in June; the acquisition of Dollar Shave Club in February; and the IPO of The Trade Desk last week. The company has been rumored to be seeking an IPO since last year. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

One theme I saw repeatedly this year was companies continuing to do things the same way, ultimately getting the same results. Companies that took bold steps to try and change or increase the positive trajectory of their businesses were either successful or failed -- but all gained learning. www.science-inc.com).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). John Jersin , Connectifier (Newport Beach, recruiting software).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

We are investing in founders who are leveraging the use of data, artificial intelligence-enabled technologies, and automation, to solve meaningful, systemic problems in a couple of industries, including the enterprise software, financial services, marketplace, and digital health areas. How did you get together and create the new fund?

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APRIL 6, 2015

With the growing need for Software Engineers at technology, entertainment and media companies in the Los Angeles area, Hack Reactor, which has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates, identified fertile ground for MakerSquare to educate, train and mentor technologists in Southern California. “Los

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