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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Jay Budzik will become CTO at Perfect Market. READ MORE>>

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Pasadena 100

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2015

Pasadena-based digital forensics software maker Guidance Software announced this morning that it has named Linda Souza as Vice President, Product Marketing and Operations. Souza comes from Central Desktop, where she was Vice President, Marketing. She also served at Everbridge, Ariba, and UBICS. READ MORE>>.

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Software Product Pasadena Content 100

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps). George Strompolis , Fullscreen (Los Angeles, content).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, the Idealab startup which is looking to monetize dormant content from publishers, said this morning that the firm's CTO, Dr. Jay Budzik, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, by the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. READ MORE>>

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Rustic Canyon Idealab Marketing Pasadena 100

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JULY 18, 2013

According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing. San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M

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Mobile Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Seed Funding 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX is in a major deal with software giant Microsoft , saying today that the two are in a deal to cross-market and promote products to their publishers. Financial details of the advertising technology partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Advertising Technology Pasadena 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sharpening its focus on the electronic discovery market, Pasadena-based X1 , the enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, has split out a new company called X1 Discovery , headed by John Patzakis, the former President of eDiscovery at X1. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Media Idealab Software Review 182

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

The firm's stock was up in its debut despite a down market for the day, with the NASDAQ down -4.11 Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet content publishing run by Richard Rosenblatt, also is widely expected to be in the process of filing for an IPO. percent to 2,204.01.

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ReachLocal Woodland Hills Thousand Oaks NewEgg 157

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft has been targeting companies in the e-commerce, social networking, digital content, and software-as-a-service markets with its products. READ MORE>>.

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Networking CalTech IP Social Network 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Adhesive Games , the Alhambra-based, independent game publishing studio which is part of Meteor Entertainment has just scored a big, $18M funding round from Rustic Canyon Partners , Chinese game publisher KongZhong, and others to help bring its first title to market, Hawken. Alhambra is a suburb of Los Angeles, just south of Pasadena.

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Rustic Canyon Alhambra Entertainment Pasadena 187

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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APRIL 1, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , a developer of software-as-a-service, project management tools, announced today that it has released a new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. Central Desktop said the new plug-in will allow Outlook users to synchronize tasks, calendars, and share content between Central Desktop and Microsoft's email platform.

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SaaS Pasadena Email Tool 100

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MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. Your background isn''t in celebrity/brand marketing--how''d you end up here? That''s the marketing side. Thanks, and good luck!

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

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MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: We spent all of 2009 doing research with moms, having moms come into our Pasadena office and researching what things they wanted in the app.

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Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

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MARCH 4, 2010

We're now doing around 20 million people a month to Docstoc, and wanted to leverate that to create a marketplace where you could buy and sell professional content. Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content. As long as the content fits in the bucket, we approve it to go into the marketplace.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. A lot of our partners liked that, because the product we are making with them is going to available to the mass market, in an easy-to-use manner. That was how it started out.

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Idealab Artificial Inteligence Startup Ideas 173

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. Demand Media. The now-public. The company recently reported record.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

There are lots of solutions for consumers and B2C sellers, but the B2B market has largely been neglected. It's crazy--the market is twice the size of the consumer market--consumers spend around 9 trillion dollars a year in the U.S.--but Buyers are looking for content, and that content is increasingly online.

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SEO Advertising Gogii Tech Coast Angels 100

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MARCH 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pasadena-based LeisureLink (www.leisurelink.com) announced a $6.2M Our platform enables them to very easily get content into our system, and syndicate that content--which in this case, is the inventory, the rooms they have available for sale--to all the places where a consumer might purchase travel.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m. RSVP: AGENDA.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Aaron Hawkey: Students can get access to content, specific to a textbook--the equivalent of an online solution manual, or lecture notes to help them. Since then, it's grown into a big study community.

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Study Education Startup Sites 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh is a highly entrepreneurial executive with a track record of driving sales through innovative biz-dev and online marketing techniques. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

That's kind of like getting a job at Harvard--the Art Center College of Design, which is in Pasadena, is one of the most respected art colleges in the world. We were the first to the market with the school, and had lots of credibility. It seems like you were quite ahead of your time, in putting content up and charging for it?

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Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We utilize the content of your existing website and create a mobile version on-the-fly. Logos, themes, branding, content, videos, maps and more are automatically transposed to the mobile version with no programming knowledge required. We write and create our own content for the game. Mobile Web America, Inc. Event Details.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh is a highly entrepreneurial executive with a track record of driving sales through innovative biz-dev and online marketing techniques. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84