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APRIL 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based business process outsourcing provider TaskUs , which has been one of Southern California's fastest growing, tech related companies in the last few years, said on Wednesday that it is moving its headquarters to a space at the Santa Monica airport. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Parkme , the Santa Monica-based startup which provides smartphone users with real-time, parking information, said today that it has formally launched its services in btoh Santa Monica and Los Angeles. ParkMe was founded by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2016

Australian cloud billing software developer Electricitybilling.com says that it has set up a new office in Santa Monica, to provide West Coast coverage in the United States. According to the cloud software provider, it selected Santa Monica due to the quality of the talent in the region, and the similar culture to Australia.

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JUNE 10, 2013

In the latest services-meets-smartphone service to launch in the Los Angeles area, a new startup, Naki Laundry , said today that it has launched its service in Santa Monica, letting the tech set use their smartphone or the web to get their laundry cleaned. The company was founded by Shai Kedem. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Shoes Of Prey , a fashion startup which allows women to custom order shoes to their specifications, has raised $15M in a Series B funding, and set up shop in Santa Monica, according to the company. The company was founded by Michael Fox, Mike Knapp and Jodie Fox in Sydney in 2009.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s been nearly a decade since Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Glenmont Mucker Management, doing business as Mucker Capital, launched its startup accelerator for fledgling tech companies.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based BLANKSPACES , the coworking space run by Jerome Chang, is getting set to open up a second location in Santa Monica in the next week, along 2nd street. BLANKSPACES offers up everything from team offices to "virtual" offices, in a collaborative environment where startups can bump into other startups.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

High tech startups--and the service providers who serve the industry--are continuing to cluster along Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, as Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , one of the Los Angeles legal firms focused on the high tech market, announced a grand opening date for a new office on the 3rd Street Promenade.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

In Santa Monica, Hackathon first-timers and veterans all gathered at CrossCampus to hack almost 30 products within 24 hours. The panel of judges, comprised of LA startup VIPs like Jeff Lapin, based their decisions on the hack's completeness and creativity while taking into account the quality and fullness of the team.

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JULY 27, 2016

Pokevision is based in Santa Monica. Esri develops mapping software, heavily used in corporate GIS applications, but also now being used via APIs for many startup mapping app features. The company has been making a big outreach to the startup community in the past few years, an alternative to Google Maps and others.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

In an unusual twist for the car sharing market, a new, Los Angeles startup-- WaiveCar --said today that it has launched a new, mobile phone-driven car sharing program in Santa Monica and Venice, which lets drivers drive cars for free. The startup, led by Isaac Deutsch, said it is launching with a 20 car fleet.

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JULY 30, 2012

Yahoo , which finally has a new CEO, former Googler Marissa Mayer, has brought back one of the most cherished startup institutions: free lunch, at least in Sunnyvale, according to AllthingsD. In the article, AllThingsD said that Ross Levinsohn, who had been serving as interim CEO at Yahoo, is apparently planning to leave the company.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

Looking for a job at a startup? TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? Looking to invest in the next Facebook?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

NASA and a clutch of startup and established companies are moving forward with plans to transform mobility in urban environments through the Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. The Grand Challenge series brings together companies developing new transportation or airspace management technologies, the Agency said. AirMap, Inc.,

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Tech Crawl is back and in full swing heading to Santa Monica Silicon Beach area! A tour of some of the hottest Silicon Beach tech companies Santa Monica Edition. Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Silicon Beach tech companies from 6pm to 11pm?

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb. Future Acres, Inc., 23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb. Future Acres, Inc., 23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 25, 2012

6 new tech startup companies will present their products and technology (5 min demo+5 min QandA). Monday, December 31, 2012 -- SM New Tech Meetup November 2012 #SMNT5. See [link] (more)

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APRIL 25, 2013

In 2006, Douglas Campbell started Mindshare LA out of the downtown art colony The Brewery. I was bored with bar scene, and started an informal party with talks downtown called Mindshare,” said Campbell. Campbell said the process of coming up with themes is purely organic. will be held in Santa Monica April 26 th at the V Lounge.

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JULY 10, 2013

Local Santa Monica-based venture investor Siemer Ventures has boosted its total number of investments to 55 companies, the firm announced this week, after adding nine new companies in the second quarter of the year. Siemer has been a significant presence in early stage funding for startups in Silicon Beach.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 4, 2013

For those unfamiliar, Held the last Friday of every month, TechZulu Final Fridays (#TZFF) are a creative blend between mentorship, networking event, startup showcase, and community celebration. Startups Apply Here. Santa Monica, CA 90401. Santa Monica Parking Powered by ParkMe. That’s right. Apply now !

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Zurich-based Mictic, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup which is providing wearable, musical wristbands for the "XR" market, says it has opened up a new office in Southern California. According to the company, the startup is opening up a Los Angeles office in order to maximize its relations with the entertainment and tech industry.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Three, Los Angeles area companies have been selected for a accelerator being run by Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard, the companies announced this morning. Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard said the startups will go through a four-month virtual program that provides resources to help refine and enhance their business ideas.

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MARCH 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based Preccelerator , the early-stage, startup accelerator associated with Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says it has opened up applications for its next class. Deadlines for applications are March 20th.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Silicon valley startup incubator program 500 Startups announced its latest batch of startups Wednesday, with a surprise: a local, Santa Monica firm among the fifth batch of companies being backed by the accelerator. Chewse was founded by Tracy Lawrence and Jeff Schenck. Schenck was formerly at Adly.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The service is being tested first in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, the company said. After scanning the code, you enter the amount you are charging and swipe up to complete the purchase.). And several months ago, Uber also started to test the waters in this area with the launch of Uber Money.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Timothy Sehn , the former Senior VP of Engineering for Venice-based Snap , has launched a new, Santa Monica-based startup called Liquidata. The new startup says it is developing a "data as a service" offering. Sehn left Snap a year ago. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Is another, Los Angeles consumer startup-- The Honest Company --about to be acquired by Unilever ? An unconfirmed report Thursday afternoon, from TechCrunch, says that Unilever is in early talks to acquire the company, founded by Jessica Alba and SoCal serial entrepreneur Brian Lee. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 25, 2019

In a battle that pits a small, San Diego startup against a fleet of on-demand scooter companies--including Santa Monica-based B‏ird , Lime, Lyft, LA's Wheels , and many others-- ScootScoop is causing major headaches by impounding thousands of scooters around San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Santa Monica-based HMBradley , a new fintech startup focused on digital banking, has raised $3.5M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The company's co-founders are Germain Cassiere, CTO; Zach Bruhnke, CEO; and Dmitry Gritskevich, COO. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis. The Alphabet-owned self-driving technology company first announced plans to launch a 24/7 robotaxi service in LA back in October.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Santa Monica-based e-commerce startup The Honest Company --whose co-founders include subscription e-commerce entrepreneur Brian Lee and celebrity Jessica Alba--said today that it has launched a new line of designer, limited edition products. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

Santa Monica-based TaskUs , the provider of business process outsourcing led by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, has now passed up 8,000 employees, the company said today. According to the company, it added more than 1,000 additional employees this year.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 9, 2018

” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s […].

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 9, 2018

” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s plans.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which develops artificial intelligence and vision recognition software being applied to advertising analytics, said on Thursday that it is spinning out a new company, which will develop AI technologies for the dental industry. The name of the new dental startup was not announced.

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