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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Vonjour (www.vonjour.com), a Los Angeles startup, has developed a cloud-based customer support and phone system which, in addition to handling all of a company''s usual enterprise phone needs--also lets employers harness employee smartphones to deal with customer support issues, make calls, and interact with customers directly from a mobile app.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you're a web publisher, or even a brand developing your own outreach to customers through a newsletter or microsite, how do you efficiently gather and curate all of the news and information out there? Right now, it's a manual process--unless you're using the tools from Los Angeles-based PublishThis (www.publishthis.com).

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based web hosting and WordPress services provider DreamHost and small business lending service Lendio said on Thursday that the two are partnered to provide Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application guidance to Dreamhost customers.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Bounce, formerly known as Metro Bikes, allows customers to rent a scooter for as little as Rs 1 (0.1 This follows reports that the streaming company is also working to buy the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. Back in 2010, web performance and security company Cloudflare launched on-stage at our Disrupt SF Battlefield.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. We're entirely born in the cloud, so it's a piece of software installed within a customer's system.

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JULY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Orca Security, a developer of cloud security software, has joined Southern California's unicorns, raising $210M in a Series C funding. Orca Security develops cloud security and compliance software running on Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based location data provider Factual said Wednesday evening that it has made its Places data available in the AWS Data Exchange, a new service rolled out by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to allow its customers access to third party data via the cloud.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Along the way, I co-authored three books on one-to-one marketing ( [link] ) to help marketers learn how to built and nature relationships with their customers. We’re pleased with its growth but, as with any Web-based business, we’re looking for additional organizations we can help. What have you seen elsewhere that works? Marketing 2.0

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer SmartAction , which develops conversational, AI-powered virtual agents for contact centers, said this morning that it has named Gary Davis as its CEO. SmartAction's cloud-based software is used to automate customer service communications on phone, SMS, web chat, Facebook Messenger, and Skype.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based RingDNA , which develops analytics software used for understanding the sales process and sales conversations, said last week that it raised $30M in a growth capital funding. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), and also included Palisades Growth Capital and Bryant Stibel. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

A newly launched company, Mission --created from the merger of Los Angeles-based Reliam , Los Angeles-based Stratalux ,and Boston-based G2 Tech Group -- has launched under a new, consolidated brand, Mission said this week.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outpost service , which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ existing data centers in the form of a large rack. With Outpost, AWS launched a fully managed edge solution that can run AWS infrastructure in its customers’ data centers.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider EdgeCast said yesterday that it now has more than 300 customers, saying that it has signed Twistage, a provider of video publishing services; Parallels, maker of virtualization software; PureVideo, an online video content firm; as well as many others during the year.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Retention Science , the developer of big data analytics software for online marketing, announced today that it has launched a new "Retention Score", which it bills as a Klout Score of e-commerce. The score allows online stores to see, at a glance, what their performance is with customer retention.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based hosting company DreamHost is announcing this morning that it has raised $30M in a debt financing round, from Goldman Sachs. DreamHost, which is led by Simon Anderson, said the funds will go towards accelerating customer growth worldwide. The company was advised by DH Capital in the funding.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

A number of web services has popped up in recent years that has helped cater to people with busy lives. Zipments is a web service that connects your delivery needs with couriers in your area. Businesses delivering their products & goods to their customers. We are a logistics platform that enables three things: 1.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Woodland Hills-based Gumiyo , which develops tools for enabling mobile web sites, has scored a new customer. According to accounting and advisory firm CNM LLP, it has partnered with Gumiyo to deliver collateral, advertisements, business cards, and other media via SMS from its web sites. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

The new service offers those vehicles through a monthly price which includes maintenance, comprehensive and collision insurance, and roadside assistance--all through a mobile app or web interface. The company says that vehicles are delivered directly to a customer's door, with returns also a very simple process. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Created by founder Toby Daniels , Social Media Week Los Angeles will focus this series of discussions around the theme of “Empowering Change Through Collaboration.” Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley. Perfect Your Pitch for Web, TV, and Film.

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MAY 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based web and cloud hosting service provider DreamHost said this week that it has added full support for HTTP/2, the new web standard used for transporting web pages across the Internet. DreamHost ssaid that HTTP/2 currently only works with secure websites hosted on Nginx. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. SpotOn’s goal is to be a “one-stop shop” by incorporating tools that include things such as custom website development, scheduling software, marketing, appointment scheduling, review management, analytics and digital loyalty.

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MAY 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider NetDNA is powering a web performance optimization service for WordPress blog owners this morning. Financial impact of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 18, 2016

Los Angeles-based Media Temple has launched a new, WordPress hosting offering, which it says specifically provides "white glove" around the clock service and monitoring. The new plans are being aimed at enterprise customers. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based food alternative developer Soylent has rolled out a new chatbot, called "Trish", and started accepting Bitcoin from its customers. In related news, Soylent says it has opened up a Bitcoin store called Soy Route on the "Dark Web", which it says is a nod to it's core community.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Good news, Fixed , the San Francisco app that helps drivers fight tickets has just launched in Los Angeles after raising an additional $650,000 in seed funding last February. The post Los Angeles, Meet “Fixed” the App That Fixes Your Parking Tickets appeared first on TechZulu. Yeah, purposefully vague.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. It has developed technology to give people a way to pay bills outside of traditional methods, such as through the mail, over the phone or via a Web portal. Our cost of customer acquisition is very low relative to a lot of fintechs,” he said.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab , which is headed by Erik Rannala, has tapped Brea-based Dreamhost , the web hosting company, as the "official" web hosting and application hosting provider for the accelerator, the firm is announcing today. Dreahost has over 300,000 customers, and hosts 1.2

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost has upgraded its email experience for its customers, the company said late last week, with a partnership with atmail. According to DreamHost, the new link with atmail will provide ad-free, webmail for its users, without having to export their data to a third party.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Plankk , a developer of custom apps for the fitness and exercise industry, said it has launched a brand new, live- and on-demand streaming service for fitness enthusiasts. The service is available on iOS, Android and the web, with other platforms on the company's roadmap. The new service costs $14.99

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Google announced Wednesday that it has released its mod_pagespeed project--which automatically optimizes and speeds up web pages accesses for website owners using Apache--out of beta.

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

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