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JUNE 3, 2016

Culver City-based NantHealth has launched a new product, which provides molecular testing and decision support solutions for cancer patients. The company said its new product provides oncologists with a detailed, molecaulr profile of a patient's cancer to help shape treatment strategies. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Culver City-based network products developer PacketFabric say it has released a new, "cloud router" product, which supports connecting multiple, 100Gbps cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Culver City-based network products developer PacketFabric say it has updated its "cloud router" product, which supports connecting multiple, 100Gbps cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Culver City-based Fourth Wall Studios , a developer of interactive content backed by LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has laid off the majority of its staff, and stopped production, according to a report from the LA Times.

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JULY 27, 2021

Culver City-based Replicated, a developer of a container-based platform which makes it easier for software vendors to deploy cloud native applications inside customers'​ environments, has raised $50M in its Series C funding, the company said Tuesday.

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JULY 20, 2021

Techstars LA, the startup accelerator headed up by Matt Kozlov, announced its 2021 class this week, drawing an international group of twelve new companies to its startup accelerator in Culver City.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Culver City-based NantHealth , the provider of personalized medicine technology led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said today that it has received a three-year contract extension with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE). BCBSNE has been a client of NantHealth since 2010, and is using its NaviNet Open Document Exchange product.

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MAY 12, 2017

Culver City-based Sofie Biosciences has acquired Illinois-based Zevacor Pharma (formerly IBA Molecular North America), the company said this week. Zevacor Pharma is a manufacturer and distributor PET imaging diagnostics and radio-therapeutics products. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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JULY 29, 2019

Culver City-based Ordermark , which develops software to help restaurants manage the orders and headache of having to deal with multiple, disparate, mobile delivery services, has raised $18M in a Series B funding, the company announced on Monday morning.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

The two said the app is one of the first in a series of products being developed jointly by BlackBerry and NantHealth. READ MORE>>. nanthealth blackberry smartphone passport cancer healthcare lifescience genomics gene'

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Culver City-based AfterNow , a design and development agency in the augmented reality area, is jumping into the product world with its own, augmented reality software tool, the company said on Wednesday.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Culver City-based Beats by Dr. Dre , the headphone brand now owned by Apple, has rolled out a new family of noise cancelling headphones this morning.

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JULY 11, 2017

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, led by CEO and founder Rob Rhinehart, said the distribution at 7-11 stores is its first move beyond e-commerce.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Prime Focus develops a cloud-based software product aimed at managing the supply chain for the media industry, and says its software is being used by such companies as 21st Century Fox-owned Star India, Novi Digital - Hotstar, Miramax, Disney, Warner Bros., Size of the investment was not announced. The company's CEO is Ramki Sankaranarayanan.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

A new, Culver City-based startup, theAmplify , said this morning that it has launched a new, Instgram video ad service, aimed at helping brands create video content to distribute through Instagram. Pricing on the new product was not announced. theAmplify is led by Justin Rezvani.

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MARCH 31, 2017

Culver City-based personalized healthcare and medicine company NantHealth , one of the companies run by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has just hit the $100 million mark, the company announced on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , the provider of technology and payroll, and production management services for the entertainment industry, said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Culver City-based CAPS Payroll. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Culver City-based personalized medicine technology developer NantHealth said yesterday that it has deploed its GPS Cancer product--which is used to help idenity personalized treatments for cancer patients--at the Children's Hospital of Orange County.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Culver City-based Wittlebee , the children's clothing subscription firm headed by Sean Pervical and backed by Science, Inc., Wittlebee said the acquisition will allow it to offer Cottonseed Clothing's product exclusively through its service. has acquired a clothing company, Cottonseed Clothing Company , the firm announced today.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Culver City-based Sofie Biosciences has scored a $1.5M, Phase II SBIR award for its Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging technology, the company said Thursday. The company--which is developing PET probes, scanners, and chemistry systems, said the contract will support further development of its products. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , which provides payroll and production management services and technology to the entertainment industry, said it has acquired CAPS Payroll , a provider of payroll services for the commercial production, venues, music tours, live events, unscripted television and independent film markets.

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JULY 16, 2015

Culver City-based NantHealth one of the family of companies that is part of NantWorks , said today that it has acquired the commercial >Healthcare Solutions business of Harris Corporation. NantHealth said it would combine its existing products with Harris' FusionFX suite of products. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Culver City-based Beats Electronics has rolled out new, wireless on-ear headphones, the first product to roll out since the company''s acquisition by Apple in July. According to Beats, its new Solo2 Wireless headphones take the same audio quality as its existing Solo2 headphones, but adds Blueooth connectivity.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Culver City-based DataScience , led by former Sometrics' founder Ian Swanson, said today that it has raised $22M in a Series B funding. DataScience says it products--which can parse through and extract data from text and other sources--are already being used by Tinder and Belkin. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2013

Culver City-based independent YouTube network Fullscreen has tapped a CAA veteran as its new Head of Talent, the firm said today. fullscreen entertainment youtube content hollywood production executive talent' Fullscreen--which is led by former Googler George Strompolos--said it has named Larry Shapiro to the new position.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Fandango, which itself is a unit of NBCUniversal, said the acquisition will help it in the development of new moviegoing products and services. M-GO was based in Culver City. M-GO offers up rental and purchase of movies, with typical rentals costing $5.99 and purchases at $14.99 READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Culver City-based cancer immunotherapy developer NantKwest , which is led by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, said this morning that it has named Stephen Farrand, Ph.D., NanKwest said Farrand will help manage its two new production sites in Southern California, including a 45,000 square foot facility in Torrey Pines.

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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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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of synthetic replacements for antibodies, announced Tuesday that it has raised $300,000 more in its seed funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $1.8M. The new funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included several un-named, angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Culver City-based SOFIE BIOSCIENCES , a developer of imaging diagnostics products, reported earlier this week that it has received $1.8M in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. Sofie Biosciences''s technology is being applied to the research of the brain and its diseases.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Culver City-based YouTube network Fullscreen said late Wednesday that it has acquired Supernova , the company which was formerly known as Viddy. According to Fullscreen, the buy will help it add products, infrastructure, and a team to its efforts.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Culver City-based YouTube network Fullscreen said Tuesday that it has hired Justin Danko as Vice President of Sales and Brand Strategy, East Coast. Danko was previously VP of Branded Entertainment at Viacom Media Networks, working on MTVN Music Group and MTV Entertainment Group; he also worked at Comedy Central and USA Network.

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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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MAY 9, 2016

Culver City-based NantHealth , one of the companies out of billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong's collection of NantWorks companies, has filed for an IPO, saying this morning that it is looking to raise up to $92.0M in a public offering. NantHealth said it intends to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as NH. in total revenues for 2015.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Culver City-based molecular imaging products maker Sofie Biosciences said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Tata Industries, and also included MRM Capital and the Cycad Group.

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MARCH 7, 2012

Culver City-based Eccentex , a developer of a software-as-a-service, enterprise business process management product, has raised $7.5M in an equity funding. The funding came from VTB Capital. Eccentex, which is led by Glen E.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Culver City-based nonprofit XPRIZE announced the ten finalists for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE today, picking teams from across the world to compete for $10M for developing a handheld device to monitor patient vital signs--ala the Star Trek "tricorder". READ MORE>>.

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