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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker Inc. --the the latest incarnation of a company developing vehicles designed by auto designer Henrik Fisker--says it plans on establishing a European headquarters in Munich, Germany.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. . “The third piece is a developer ecosystem,” Evans said.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan , which is led by Ara Mahdessian, has linked with heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration giant Carrier. been designated the preferred field service contractor software vendor for the Carrier and Bryant HVAC brands in the U.S. According to ServiceTitan, it has been.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Most people think they can do product design. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Remind me about your background Steve? Getting new projects is tough. I can see that.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2019

Earlier this year, Spartan, the French manufacturer of a silver-lined underwear designed to block EMF radiation from cell phones and wireless routers, relocated to the U.S. and raised some capital from the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Science.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

It also handles the back end as well by automating the posting, sale and shipment of unsold inventory while offering immediate payment to creditworthy sellers. Twenty years ago, if you started a brand, your first hire, outside of a designer, would have been a salesperson,” Murthy told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 9, 2018

What could be more perfect than moving the inaugural championship finals for an esports league from its Los Angeles home to Brooklyn? Those games are set to begin July 11th and will take place in Burbank at the company’s “Blizzard Arena Los Angeles.” Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 18th, at 10 a.m.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Los Angeles-based dental hygiene company, which has raised at least $20 million in financing from the growth capital investment firm Volition Capital, takes a different approach to reaching consumers than competitors like Quip. Burst shares profits with these channel partners and has distributed about $3.5

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2017

Wingsland Technology , a Chinese manufactuer of drones for the consumer market, announced on Wednesday that it has opened up its first international office, in Los Angeles. Local efforts of the manufacturer will be led by Brian Chacone, Director of Sales and Marketing. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

The website lets fans of bands vote for their favorite t-shirts, and enter design contests for their favorite bands, films, and festivals. The site lets designers put their designs up for a vote, providing cash, prizes, and royalties on sales of those t-shirts. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

A former venture capitalist and the co-founder of the firm that would become Los Angeles’ largest, Upfront Ventures, Dietz decided to start his company as a response to what he sees as the largest problem that California faces. . “Garage conversions were a new concept for us,” Martin McCauley told Curbed Los Angeles. .

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, BLUE Software , to software company Esko. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Esko is owned by Danaher, and develops software and hardware for package design. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

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. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Jace Hall is the President and founder of HDFILMS INC.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2019

DigiMarCon West 2019 Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition will be held from June 12th to 13th, 2019 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Los Angeles, California. See [link].

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2014

The startup, lets consumers order flowers from local florists and designers, instead of generic mass marketers, and is one of the companies out of MuckerLab. BloomNation other backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Chicago Ventures, and CrunchFund.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Los Angeles-based online luxury resale site Shop-Hers said Tuesday that it has raised a Series A funding round, which came from Elevation Partners, as well as others. According to Shop-Hers, the site lets women the ability to buy and sell pre-owned designer merchandise. Size of the funding round was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In what appears to be a major deal with online e-commerce site eBay , Los Angeles-based BeachMint , which is led by Diego Berdakin, appears to be powering a brand new site from eBay called FashionVault.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi network operator and provider Boingo Wireless said today that it has been selected by the Air Force Academy, to deploy a Wi-Fi and small cell network for the Air Force Academy''s Falcon Stadium and Cadet Field House. Boingo will also manage advertising services and sales for the venues. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Jace Hall is the President and founder of HDFILMS INC.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. Now, the company said, it has achieved the necessary temperatures to make its reactors commercially viable.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

While at Facebook he’d down pour overs in the morning and espresso shots throughout the day, but the side effects left him… “tweaky” So, like any good product designer and engineer, Sharon set out to try and make a better cuppa. ” Image Credits: Taika (opens in a new window). The company has raised $2.7

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based e-commerce service provider Onestop Internet --which is backed by Bessemer Ventures and Fung Capital USA--said it has run a new consumer survey, which shows that Amazon is a "serious threat" to its customers, apparel brands. Onestop called Amazon "a very real threat" to online brands' sales.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based ConsumerTrack , which operates GoBankingRates.com, GoFreeCredit.com, and other similar websites, said this morning that it has named Joy Au as its Chief Strategy Officer. According to ConsumerTrack, Au will integrate product, data, SEO, and design to its clients.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In what appears to be a major deal with online e-commerce site eBay , Los Angeles-based BeachMint , which is led by Diego Berdakin, appears to be powering a brand new site from eBay called FashionVault. Neither ebay nor BeachMint have officially announced details of the site to the press, outside of the email to users. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Los Angeles-based BloomNation , one of the companies in the MuckerLab accelerator, announced this morning that it has raised $1.65M in a funding round, and also launched its online marketplace for floral creations. The seed funding round came from Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Chicago Ventures, CrunchFund and MuckerLab.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nasty Gal , an online fashion retailer which focuses on vintage clothing, said Monday that it has raised $9M in a funding round. The firm said the funds will go towards technology, operations, creative curation, and editorial design. The round came from Index Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll. It’s also a massive market — and by Danna’s estimates, still with a lot of untapped business — with Boulevard quoting figures that forecast personal care and beauty sales passing $1.4

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In what appears to be a major deal with online e-commerce site eBay , Los Angeles-based BeachMint , which is led by Diego Berdakin, is the central focus of eBay's FashionVault flash sales site this week.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When tickets went on sale over a month ago, we expected the regular ticket sales cycle, however we were more than surprised when Startup Weekend LA sold out in 6 hours! That’s right… just about the same amount of time it takes to sell out a Radiohead show at the Forum.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

general manager ( Stefano Benatti ) — filled more orders in the first two months of 2020 than all its sales for 2019, according to Cevolini. Harley Davidson introduced its all electric $29K LiveWire in 2019, becoming the first of the big gas manufacturers to offer a street-legal e-moto for sale in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. While VR startups raised plenty of cash in 2016 and 2017, slow headset sales have caused startups to focus on building for a virtual future that might take a couple more years to reach. Early Bird tickets are still on sale for one more week. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2012

How do you leverage your years of experience manufacturing and designing furniture for stores like Ikea and Crate & Barrel into the online world, and harness the interest of consumers to purchase their furniture online? As a designer of those products, I've seen in home furnishings over the last twenty years lots of cycles.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Verishop , the Los Angeles online retailer founded by former Snap executive Imran Khan, launched a little over a year ago to change the way people shop online. Brands in the Verified Shops channel only pay when they make a sale ?and and it’s just 10% to 15%, depending on the category, according to the company. .

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