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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Cloud Takes , an online project collaboration site focused on feature films, post production, and other content work, has been acquired by Technicolor. Cloud Takes founder Daryll Strauss has been hired by Technicolor as Vice President of Software Development. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based Maimovie , which operates an AI-driven search and recommendation service for movies, says it has launched a new "movie award" system, which uses its AI software to generate "people-powered awards" to movies based on feedback from its users. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fliptu , the social media software developer headed by Jeremy Gocke, is targeting the music industry with its social service, and is launching a new platform that lets the music industry share the pictures, video clips, and other social items that fans are sharing before, during, and after concerts.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based YouTube video analytics software developer Blazye has been acquired by video and audio content identification technology provider Vobile , the two announced last week. Vobile said it will open up a new Los Angeles branch office as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2016

Los Angeles-based web content management software developer CrownPeak has raised $50M in a funding round, and merged with UK-based ActiveStandards , according to the two companies. According to the companies, the combined company will be based in Los Angeles, and will also have locations in Denver and London.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

Jaunt Studios , the content production arm of virtual reality hardware and software developer Jaunt VR, says it has linked up with the Sundance Institute , and will run a six month "VR Residency Program", which will help artists make their own virtual reality short films.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Los Angeles-based Ampsy , the social content sharing and aggregation software developer led by Jeremy Gocke, has linked into IBM's Watson technology, saying it is using the machine learning technology as part of a new analytics offering.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad , the developer of software tools for creating iPhone and other Apple iOS games, said this week that it has had its most successful week ever for the company, signing up more than 1,200 new users in the past week or so. GameSalad is one of the firm in the current LaunchpadLA class.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile game publishing arm of Electronic Arts, has set its sights on a new platform for its mobile games: Amazon's Kindle. Amazon said the new software development kit program from the firm will be offered as a limited beta to interested developers late last night. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is making it easier for web application developers to use its CDN services, saying Monday that it has launched a new service to embed web acceleration capabilities into their web services and applications.

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MAY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of mobile applications, said this week that it has partnered with digital agency Rockstar Digital. Rockstar Digital helps artists create and manage their digital content, engage with fans, and manage their mobile apps and websites. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

The company--which originally started in Austria--set up shop here two years ago to further expand its footprint in the US, and most recently hired away the entire Los Angeles marketing team of crosstown CRM software developer Nimble. I''m living now in Los Angeles. Tell us about Pipeliner CRM?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Are they asking good questions?

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JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g., Probably the biggest drawback of Los Angeles is the distance and traffic that makes networking more difficult. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

That's the story behind Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com), which saw a great exit last week as it was acquired by content management software developer Lakana. Omar Nicola: When we launched the company, it was no surprise that content publishers were struggling to monetize their mobile audience.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Los Angeles-based Iris.tv in a Series A funding, the startup disclosed Wednesday, for its development of a personalized video recommendation API and software toolkit. has raised $5.3M The funding came from Sierra Wasatch, BDMI, Progress Ventures, Allen DeBevoise (Mahinima), James Barge (Lions Gate), and others.

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APRIL 24, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com). Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Eniac was our lead investor, and they love it any time a new medium like mobile comes up. How do you charge for your tools?

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MARCH 27, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com). Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Event Details. to 10:30 p.m. What: Spotlight Series Event.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Community Sponsors.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Community Sponsors.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to sit in at The General Assembly, Los Angeles for a fully stacked panel on a Day in the Life of a Product Manager (PM). The term a gile development is defined, and the panel agreed unanimously that maintaining this mindset is necessary. Everyone reports updates and obstacles.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. There are many analogies here for software development. He created demand.

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JULY 23, 2012

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? If you are the senior most development leader, often there are organizations locally that you can get into where you can meet peers. How can we address this risk?

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JUNE 4, 2006

Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. This would later inspire the genesis of StrongMail. So much for resting!

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