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JANUARY 13, 2016

Managed by Q , which provides what it calls an "operating system for offices"--managing everything from cleaning, supply restocking, IT troubleshooting, and even helping to assemble furniture for companies--said it has expanded into Los Angeles, attracted by its thriving technology scene. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the developer of the popular, short video app where people combine short videos of themselves set to music, says it is growing in Los Angeles, and is moving into a brand new, 120,000 square foot office in Culver City. split between Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and New York. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2015

TZ Tech Crawl is back this month and heading to Culver City! Come take a tour of some of the hottest LA Tech companies located in Culver City! Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Culver City tech companies from 6pm to 10:30pm? Starting Point. Jefferson Blvd).

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

What's the best way to encourage development of the technology industry in Los Angeles?

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JULY 11, 2017

Stopping by your local, Los Angeles 7-11 convenience store for a free Slurpee today? While you are there, you might notice that you can now buy Soylent , the meal replacement product created by Los Angeles-based Rosa Foods. Rosa Foods says Soylent is aimed at the "on-the-go millennial".

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JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based Harper Wilde , an online bra startup, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. Harper Wilde was founded by Jenna Kerner and Jane Fisher, and has its offices in Culver City. The funding was led by Charles River Ventures (CRV).

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APRIL 6, 2018

Getaround , the developer of a peer-to-peer car sharing service, said it has officially launched in the greater Los Angeles area. As part of the expansion to Los Angeles, Getaround has opened up an office in Culver City, where it says it already has hired over a dozen full time and part time employees for the company.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The only local IPOs identified in Q3 in the report were YogaWorks in Culver City, RBB Bancorp in Los Angeles, and Sienna Biopharmaceuticals in Westlake Village. The E&Y Global IPO trends report said it expects the total global IPO volume to reach 1,600 to 1,700 deals and a total of $190 billion in proceeds this year.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based online and mobile movie ticketing provider Fandango announced today that it has expanded its coverage in Southern California, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., with a new relationship with theater chain ArcLight Cinemas. Terms of the agreement were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

employees, with its largest office in Culver City. TikTok has 1500 U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

NextSpace , the co-working space developer which has locations in Culver City and Venice, announced this morning that it has raised $825,000 more in a funding round, to go towards expansion in Northern California.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based coupons and deals site Savings.com said this week that it''s getting on board the ban of plastic bags in Los Angeles--a new law which went into effect on January 1st--by giving away reusable totes in Los Angeles. in Culver City, as part of a promotion of its new grocery coupon app, Favado.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. The company has a significant presence in India, with headquarters here in Culver City. Size of the investment was not announced.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

The company--which is currently headquartered at Amplify LA--currently only offers up its services in Los Angeles. Vetted says it is currently offering its services in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Venice, and Westwood.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Amazon Studios has more than 700 employes in Los Angeles, and is in the midst of moving to The Culver Studios in Culver City. Amazon said the deal also includes a potential, additional spin-off series. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Apple said it has hired Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg , both former Presidents at Sony Pictures Television in Culver City, to help in new positions overseeing video programming for Apple. Apple did not say if the two will be working out of its headquarters in Cupertino, or here in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Culver City-based Seismic Games announced on Thursday that it has acquired fellow, Los Angeles game development company Grue Games. Seismic says is now has over 50 employees in Los Angeles in two different offices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2014

The parent company of Culver City-based hosting service Media Temple -- GoDaddy --is getting closer to an IPO, based on reports Wednesday that the company has hired on several investment bankers for its public offering. GoDaddy acquired Media Temple in October of last year. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Amazon.com said this morning that it has just launched restaurant delivery using its Prime Now app in Los Angeles, in select LA zip codes. Amazon said that the new service makes Los Angeles its third and largest city where it is offering up its restaurant delivery.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

AITP – Los Angeles Presents: A panel of IT Hiring Professionals will discuss trends they see, and how these affect current and future demand for jobs in the marketplace. Date: 1/26/2017 Location: Courtyard by Marriott – LA Westside, 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City 90230. See [link].

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Culver City-based Clutter , which offers up "on-demand" self storage of your extra stuff, has raised $200M in a Series D funding, the company announced on Wednesday morning. According to Clutter, the Series D funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund with participation from Sequoia, Atomico, GV, Fifth Wall and Four Rivers.

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles has one more co-working space today, thanks to entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Calacanis announced Thursday that he has started a new, co-working space called LAUNCH co-work , which will support a dozen startups in a 10,000+ square foot space in Culver City.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

Two, Los Angeles-based game studios, TapZen and Magic Pixel Games , have been acquired by San Francisco-based game maker Kabam , to help Kabam establish a studio in Los Angeles. Kabam said that TapZen and Magic Pixel will merge into a new, Kabam-branded Los Angeles studio near Culver City, which will be led by Mike Verdu.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site Fandango said Friday that it has acquired M-GO , the on-demand, movie release service which is a joint venture between Technicolor and DreamWorks Animation. M-GO was based in Culver City. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. and purchases at $14.99 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video company Jukin Media has raised a strategic funding round, for that company''s video entertainment network on YouTube, according to the company. The company says it has more than 40 employees in Culver City. Jukin Media was founded by Jonathan Skogmo. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Zealot Networks , the digital media company led by Danny Zappin, said last week that it has acquired Culver City-based AllScreen , a video syndication company. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Zealot said the buy will help it with both distribution and technology.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Privlo , a technology driven startup offering up mortgage loans to consumers, said this week that it has raised $350M in a debt financing round, along with $3.8M The company is in the midst of moving from Culver City to Pasadena. The company is led by Michael Slavin. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Good Eggs , an online, local grocery delivery service which has been piloting its services in Los Angeles, has raised $8.5M The Bay Area startup said the funding was led by Sequoia Capital, and also included Harrison Metal, Baseline Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Kapor Capital, along with angels.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Culver City-based Fullscreen , which operates a multi-channel youTube network, and is led by George Strompolos (formerly of YouTube/Google), has raised $30M in a new round of funding, according to reports today. The funding round reportedly values the company at $110M pre-money. The funding comes from The Chernin Group and Comcast.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Culver City-based MiTu , a developer of digital content for the Latino market, said today that it has raised $10M in a Series B funding round. According to the company, the funding will go to build out its production facilities in Los Angeles and Mexico City, and expand its engineering and sales teams. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based Squeegy , an on-demand, car wash service, said Wednesday that it has officially launched its service in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The last few years in Los Angeles has been a heady one for the technology startup community, with hundreds of new startups, and a tangible enthusiasm in the air along Silicon Beach.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Mobile taxi summoning app developer Flywheel is expanding its coverage area in Los Angeles today, saying that it will now provide coverage in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Culver City as well as the Westside and the South Bay.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Culver City-based video game publisher Scopely was ranked number two in the nation in the latest Deloitte Fast 500 ranking, as one of two Southern California companies among the top ten in the nation for growth. Deloitte said the Los Angeles area had 6 percent of its Fast 500 list this year. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M funding round.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based Squeegy has recently launched into the market, with an on-demand, car wash service--currently serving the west side. Tired of driving around a dusty, dirt encrusted car, but too darn busy to find a car wash?

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