Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Obviously that barrier has been brought down with low-cost ability to capture, stream and distribute content over the Internet.

Venture Capital

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Action camera maker GoPro said late Thursday that it has partnered with the University of Southern California , and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, to bolster its content efforts--and maybe help the company recruit talented students to work for the company.

USC

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. Canada, and Latin America.

Education

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

What do you get when you take the creative minds behind JibJab.com , the Venice-based online humor content developers--known for its hilarious videos of everything from politics to everyday life--and apply that to kids entertainment?

Entertainment

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based StudyMode , which develops online, educational tools and apps, said today that it has released a new online game aimed at helping students practice spelling. studymode spelling student videogame game content online mobile education school' The new software is free, and also is accessible via mobile platforms.

Education

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , the venture-backed developer of family entertainment education brands which raised $2M in January , says it has launched a new program which links the company with educators, the companys said today.

Education

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” Image Credits: Apple. In hindsight, fair enough. Apple TV+ launched late the following year. gallery ids="2168778,2168774,2168777,2168779,2168782,2168766"].

Education

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Lynda Weinman , the co-founder of online video education site Lynda.com , is one of the angel backers in a funding round for online education-technology news publisher EdSurge. edsurge education news analysis venture capital publishing content lynda weinman angel investment school' READ MORE>>.

Education

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2013

The Spiridellis brothers are best known for their quirky, humorous, and viral Internet videos, which they have parlayed into both a digital greeting card business, JibJab , and now, a line of educational videos and related apps at StoryBots. StoryBots is based in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>. storybots learning video smartphone ipad'

Education

Tech.Co

JUNE 2, 2016

Like almost everything in society, a lack of education is the root cause of these mistakes. ” So, where can surgeons get access to the right educational tools to make these mistakes a little less prevalent? GIBLIB is trying to do more than just provide education. Is it because they’re bad doctors? It’s neither.

Education

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning.

Education

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Even great products need great marketing “content” to fuel the ascent of their online message. Not too long ago, I saw a modern-day primer on the key elements of great online content in “ Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition ,” by Michael Stelzner, founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com. Educational.

Content

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm was based in San Francisco. a month) or a la carte ($9.99

Demand

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based educational games maker Age of Learning has launched a brand new, massively multiplayer online game, called Adventure Academy , targeted towards both elementary and middle school age children.

Education

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

What do get when you combine the creative sensibilities of JibJab with children's educational content? You get this: the Letter N ABC Song, from StoryBots, the new project of JibJab's Evan and Gregg Spiradellis. More video from Southern California's startup in our new video section. READ MORE>>.

Southern California

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of social relationship management software, reported yesterday that it has tapped a Salesforce.com veteran to head up its content and product marketing strategy. Nimble said that Stone also served at Assistly, in addition to having over 20 years of experience at startups and large companies.

Santa Monica

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Its “content arm” Entity Mag has quite interestingly gone viral on social media and has more than 1.1 That data is based not just on feedback from past and current students and student outcomes, but also other channels. Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines. But that also speaks to potential opportunities.

Mentor

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

According to the company, the new funding will go towards scaling the company's growth, as well as for a new in-house studio for live content and animation. Los Angeles-based SketchyMedical , a startup best known for presenting medical topics using graphical illustrations and art, said on Thursday that it has raised $30M in a funding round.

Education

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Calacanis said his firm--plus fellow instructional videos site Howcast--are the "only two brands.really attacking the free education space." Calacanis gave his list of companies which would help Yahoo improve its brand and revive its content on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

Mahalo

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

StoryBots , the developer of entertaining, fun, and educational application and content, has launched a trio of new applications, the firm said Thursday. The StoryBots are brightly colored, on-screen creatures created by the brothers to help entertain and educate kids. READ MORE>>.

Education

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2011

Even great products need great marketing “content” to fuel the ascent of their online message. I just finished a modern-day primer on the key elements of great online content in “ Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition ,” a new book by Michael Stelzner, founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com. Educational.

Content

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie. It's a hands-on kind of education.

Web

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Populating them can be hard work, especially when the content needs to be just right. On a different project, we’d just used a Large Language Model (LLM) - in this case OpenAI’s GPT - to provide users with pre-filled text boxes, with content based on choices they’d previously made. Everyone struggles with empty text boxes.

Generative AI

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2010

Westlake Village-based ValueClick announced this morning that it has acquired Investopedia.com , an online site focused on financial information and education. Investopedia provides information to consumers on financial terms, education, investing, and more. Tags: valueclick investopedia merger acquisition online content.

Westlake Village

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute , headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and career counseling online. Encore explained that its offerings will be based on UCLA Extension's content and courses.

UCLA

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

In what looks to be a rough transition for users of Lynda.com , library users of Lynda.com's wide range of educational topics and courses are finding they are running into major privacy issues through LinkedIn's new, forced move of users from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning.

Education

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2018

LiveEdu (aka Education Ecosystem), a new startup in the blockchain area which wants to enable the live streaming of educational content, said it has raised $10M in crowdfunding, and set up its headquarters in Los Angeles. Education Ecosystem's CEO is Dr. Michael J. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The company operates the Ipsy Open Studios based in Los Angeles, which specifically caters to content creators in the beauty area. The other, is to surround that experience with both community and content, which we push out through various social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Snapchat.

Commerce

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Snipfeed started as a content discovery platform with 44,000 weekly active users — but when Snipfeed added a creator monetization tool to its platform, it became its most popular feature. “ Content creator doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be the next Addison Rae or a TikTok star,” explained Ramdani.

Platform

socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2009

Pasadena-based Whyville , the kids educational virtual world, has scored a deal to be included as a featured desktop icon on a new Dell laptop, Dell disclosed Tuesday afternoon. Among other kid-friendly features of the new laptop, Dell said it will include a desktop "animaticon" which links to educational content from Whyville.net.

Education

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco). But before then, it would need to boost its content moderation capacities.

Content

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based NewsCrafted , a company which provides elementary and middle schools with professionally designed, high quality newsletters -- including content, has raised $1.1M angel education advertising custom newsletter publishing elementary school middle capital venture newscrafted' NewsCrafted is led by David Koenig.

Newsletter

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Carpinteria-based Lynda.com is expanding its online training and learning site to cover IT training, the company said Tuesday, as it adds such new topic areas as hardware infrastructure, network administration, business intelligence, content management, help desks, and big data. lynda training online learning education software'

Training

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). You mentioned you've pulled together a big virtual team to put together your content, both for JibJab and Storybots. Can you talk about what StoryBots looks like now?

Content

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus Foundation , the nonprofit, educational organization associated with Two Bit Circus , says it is partnering with the Annenberg Foundation 's educational division, Annenberg Learner , to provide access to more than 150 hands-on science, arts, and tech projects. READ MORE>>.

Education

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

The firm said the feature was one of its top requested features, and is aimed at helping users make money from the content they produce. The company said the new feature is idea for trainers, educators, speakers and professional webinar hosts.

Tech Coast Angels

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , the international mobile information services firm backed by the Tech Coast Angels, said this week that it has linked a deal with Oberthur Technologies to include its XLBrowser Content Platform on Oberthur's line of SIM cards. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels