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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The founders of Crackle , the online streaming video and movie site owned by Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment , have announced a new venture capital fund. According to Josh Felser and Dave Samuel, the founders of Crackle, they have started a new venture fund called Freestyle Capital , with $27M in a Fund I close.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Culver City-based Jukin Media , which licenses and distributes viral, user-generated content for the TV, web, and other platforms, has inked a new content deal with Japanese MCN UUUM , the two announced this morning. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired a cyber security company to help it clean up and track the massive hacking of the company''s corporate network, and also has the FBI on the case, according to reports today. Mandiant is the company which handled the breach over at Target last year. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2021

Culver City-based TerraScale, a data center developer which says it incorporates "green technology" into its projects, said it has agreed to locate a new data center project in Northern Nevada. TerraScale said it will lease a 20-acre site there, which will leverage on-site renewable energy.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Tech Gives Back , the tech communitys largest corporate service event, was held for the second year in LA on Thursday, October 18th, with 300+ volunteers attending from 60+ companies helping out at eight different volunteer sites: Plastic Oceans in Santa Monica, YearUp in Culver City, Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades, Harvest Home in Venice, (..)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. Was that funding an angel or VC round? Alex Capecelatro: It's an early founder's round, plus angels.

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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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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Culver City-based Bestofmedia Group, publisher of gadget and electronics blog site Tom's Guide, has acquired Computing.net, a provider of high tech information and technical support. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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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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APRIL 29, 2009

Culver City-based Fonality , a developer of commercial PBX phone systems based on open source software, is trumpeting "strong financial results" today, claiming that it was cash flow positive in March and has seen a 102 percent annual growth rate. The firm did not, however, disclose actual financials or details on its growth.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The company--which launched a pilot program in Santa Monica in August--said it now is offering up its service in Beverly Hills, Beverlywood, Brentwood, Century City, Culver City, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa Vista, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica, Venice, West LA, Westchester and Westwood.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Culver City-based Uproxx Media Group , which operates the Uproxx entertainment and pop culture news site, has been acquired by Warner Music Group , the two said on Thursday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Uproxx Media Group also provides branded content and video services to marketers.

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JULY 28, 2014

Editor''s note: we''re cross posting this on our Texas site, as Fonality is split between Culver City and Plano, Texas. We spoke with David Scult , the company''s CEO, to learn more about what the company is doing nowdays. What does Fonality do?

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MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. a social networking site for families), where the Yammer technology was developed.

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AUGUST 11, 2011

Towards the end of last month, Culver City-based ThinkNear (www.thinknear.com) announced a seed round of funding for its location-based mobile advertising service, with notable inclusion of such firms as IA Ventures, Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and others. I didn't think I was contributing or impacting the world in real life.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Local services providers can travel to your enterprise’s location to troubleshoot or help with network-related problems and provide on-site assistance. Since the providers operate within close proximity, enterprises have the opportunity to build a trust-based relationship that promotes network growth and dependability. 3- Increased Security.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Kevin Miller, president of Westside Rentals, which bills itself as Southern Californias largest home-finding service, says he has seen rents in Santa Monica and Venice increase by about 10% over the last 18 months—compared with other desirable areas such as Beverly Hills and Culver City, where he says rents increased by about 4% to 5%.

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