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JUNE 3, 2020

According to a post from the company, it made the "tremendously difficult decision" to close its coworking operations as a result of the ongoing pandemic. The Riveter's offices in LA were in Marina Del Rey; the company also had locations in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, and three locations in Seattle.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Marina Del Rey-based LeaseLock, which is developing artificial intelligence technology and lease insurance products to eliminate the need for security deposits, has raised $52M in its Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. The company said it has so far insured $1 billion in leases.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Marina Del Rey-based Flowspace , which is backed by Canvas Ventures, Moment Ventures, 1984 Ventures, and Y Combinator, said last week that it has named a new Chief Revenue Officer. According to the company, Jerry Kingkade will accelerate the company's expansion and build out capabilities in sales and account management.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Domain registry company XYZ Inc. for Assigned Names and Numbers, a Marina del Rey nonprofit that administers and manages domain names, to sell the dot-xyz domain. XYZ has sold more than 6 million dot-xyz domains globally. The firm has exclusive rights from Internet Corp.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Southern California had a healthy showing in the latest ranking of the fastest growing companies from Deloitte''s Technology Fast 500 , which was announced last night. Of those 500, there were at least 60 Southern California companies in the rankings. rankings awards companies technology growth fast deloitte california southern'

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APRIL 25, 2019

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 -- Recurring Revenue Conference - April 30 to May 1st - Marina Del Rey. Hear from companies including Zenefits, Mavenlink, Dollar Shave Club, ipsy, Sage Intacct, ProfitWell, Headspace, Winc and many more. Join 700+ entrepreneurs, executives and leading investors to discuss the Subscription Economy.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 -- Recurring Revenue Conference - April 30 to May 1st - Marina Del Rey. Hear from companies including Zenefits, Mavenlink, Dollar Shave Club, ipsy, Sage Intacct, ProfitWell, Headspace, Winc and many more.

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MAY 21, 2018

Marina Del Rey-based CREXi , which is developing a technology platform aimed at the commercial real estate industry, has raised $11M in a Series A funding, the company said on Monday. The company said it has now raised $24M in total. CREXi is led by CEO Michael DeGiorgio. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Los Angeles- and Boston-based email software developer Sanebox has scored a win with a school district in Washington, the company said this week. Sanebox has its LA offices in Marina Del Rey. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Marina Del Rey-based Shareability , a startup which focuses on creating viral content, said this week that Rob Reed, the founder and former CEO of MomentFeed, has joined the company as Partner and Chief Revenue Officer. The company said Reed will oversee Sales and Marketing for the company.

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MAY 1, 2018

The company says it now has over 300 employees at a new, 50,000 square foot office in Marina del Rey, after growing more than 25 percent over the past year. Wizemann was previously at Target, Lululemon, WebMD, and ShopIgniter; Miles was at Nike; Synn was at Nordstrom and Gap; and Kujda was at HomeAway and PayPal.

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MAY 1, 2018

The company says it now has over 300 employees at a new, 50,000 square foot office in Marina del Rey, after growing more than 25 percent over the past year. Wizeman was previously at Target, Lululemon, WebMD, and ShopIgniter; Miles was at Nike; Synn was at Nordstrom and Gap; and Kujda was at HomeAway and PayPal.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has just signed a deal to deliver two robot payloads to the moon for a small Japanese company, ispace , ispace said this morning. According to ispace, it has signed a contract with SpaceX for two flights to land two lunar orbiters on the moon.

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JUNE 27, 2016

Marina Del Rey-based, online healthy foods grover Thrive Market has raised $111M in a new, venture funding round, the company disclosed this morning. The company offers up healthy foods and other products through its online, membership-only site. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based textPlus , the message app developer led by Scott Lahman, has unveiled a new app called Nextplus , aimed at ramping up adoption of the company''s messaging tools. The company''s iOS app emphasizes the free, unlimited texting as well as animated text and GIF stickers that users can send to friends.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The annual ranking of the fastest growing companies by Deloitte , the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, was released today, showing a healthy list of Southern California companies in growth mode. Also, we'll publish the full list of Southern California companies in the 500 later today). READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based Carbonics , a developer of carbon nanomaterials aimed at improving the power consumption and performance of wireless semiconductors, has raised $5.5M The company is led by Kos Galatsis. in a funding round. The funding came from TAQNIA international. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Marina Del Rey-based Carbonics said on Wednesday that it has launched its first product, a carbon-on-silicon wafer aimed at helping advanced radio frequency (RF) semiconductor development.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Marina Del Rey-based TrendShift , a developer of population health management software for the healthcare industry, has acquired the assets of Health Data Intelligence. Boystak, who serves as the company's co-chairman and CEO. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. TrendShift is led by Joseph A.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Naki''s new coverage area includes Santa Monica, Venice, and Marina Del Rey, and themonthly subscription service will be priced by-the-bag (starting at $19.99). The company was founded by Shai Kedem. Naki''s name comes from the Hebrew for the word "clean". READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Marina del Rey-based mobile app developer textPlus , which develops apps that provides free texting and phone service, said late Tuesday morning that it has named Nanea Reeves as President of the company.

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MAY 1, 2014

The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing. The company joins other similar, peer-to-peer marketplace companies like Uber, Handybook, DogVacay, TakeLessons, and Homehero, all of whom have made Los Angeles a major focus of their efforts. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Marina Del Rey-based Global Eagle Entertainment , the provider of in-flight, broadband Internet services, has signed a deal with satellite network operator Intelsat S.A. , The companies said they are in a new contract to use ten of Intelsat's satellites to provide Global Eagle with high-speed broadband connectivity.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Marina Del Rey-based Moving Analytics , a developer of software and programs to help cardiac patients complete their rehab at home, has raised a funding round from OCA Ventures. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2019

Interview with Lior Elazary , founder of inVia Robotics (www.inviarobotics.com) where we hear all about how robotics is changing the job of the warehouse worker, and why all e-commerce companies are having to compete with Amazon's automation.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

In addition to the new funding, the company also said it has acquired Los Angeles-based Jarvus , which develops an app to people capture and share experiences, events and moments together. textPlus, which is based in Marina Del Rey, develops a combination of mobile apps and related services which allow users to text each other for free.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based mobile communications app and service provider textPlus will be offering up free calling through its app for Valentine''s Day, according to the company. The company is led by serial entrepreneur Scott Lahman. READ MORE>>. textplus valentines texting free calling communications phone'

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based textPlus , the venture-backed developer of mobile texting and calling applications, said Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, international calling app called GlobePhone. per minute, which the company says is 98 percent less than standard carrier rates. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Marina Del Rey-based mobile app developer textPlus said Tuesday that its software can turn existing, Kindle Fire into a phone, using textPlus over WiFi today. Marina Del Rey-based mobile app developer textPlus said Tuesday that its software can turn existing, Kindle Fire into a phone, using textPlus over WiFi today.

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JULY 15, 2016

Southern California companies raised $2.49 Other big fundings contributing to the total included a $220M funding round for San Diego biotech firm Human Longevity Inc. , $111M raised by Marina Del Rey-based Thrive Market , and $100M raised by Irvine cybersecurity sofwtare developer Cylance.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The startup accelerator will actually based based at USC's Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey.

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APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. The Startup Garage is located physically in Marina Del Rey, in the twin tower on Admiralty.

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MARCH 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based Evercar , a company which is developing an electric vehicle sharing network--starting with Los Angeles--says it plans a major expansion in this market, and plans to add as many as 1,000 vehicles in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Marina Del Rey-based text messaging and calling app provider textPlus announced Thursday that it will offer up free, holiday calling to users through December 26th, as part of a big promotion. The company said the move is part of a way to help its users stay connected during the holidays. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2018

Marina Del Rey-based startup Guardian Circle , the developer of a social-based system and app that helps people summon help from their friends, said last week that it has added futurist Peter Diamandis as an advisor as part of a "token sale" the company is running.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Marina Del Rey-based Tribogenics , the developer of X-ray technology being aimed at enabling handheld, ultra-miniature portable x-rays, has raised $6.2M The company, which is led by Dale Fox, said it will use the funding to hire additional engineers and scientists, and to expand its internal R&D facility.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The company--which launched a pilot program in Santa Monica in August--said it now is offering up its service in Beverly Hills, Beverlywood, Brentwood, Century City, Culver City, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa Vista, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica, Venice, West LA, Westchester and Westwood.

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