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JULY 24, 2020

Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital , the venture capital firm run by Snoop Dogg, has led a $9.5M investment in Proper a New York startup which says it is developing "evidence-backed" supplements and personalized coaching to help people sleep. per bottle or via subscription, which it claims help people sleep better.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In an effort to help small businesses improve their cybersecurity, Los Angeles-based NINJIO , a startup offering up cybersecurity awareness training, says it has released a new library of Hollywood-style, animated "micro-learning" videos, which help businesses train their employees on cybersecurity topics. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Hollywood-based professional esports team Team 33 , which says it is developing a roster of professional e-sports players for Call of Duty, CS:60, Valorant, Wodl of Warcraft, Fortnite, and other esports leagues, says it has signed on an 8-year old for its team. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

To help fix that, the startup has created a mobile app to guide people through their strengths, interests, key skills, and more to guide them along the way to a career they'll love. A number of years ago, myself and some of my colleagues in the entertainment industry developed a nonprofit workplace in Hollywood.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

So either the future is a Lunch.com like sacking of websites like Trip Advisor (which given that he sold them his last travel venture for some serious bank sounds very plausible) or somebody developing technology to enable all of the existing products including Yelp, Zagat, RottenTomatoes – even Amazon.com – to be sliced better.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

North Hollywood-based ConsejoSano , a developer of patient experience and engagement software, aimed at payers, providers, and health care systems, has scored a round of "impact" funding, the company said this week. According to the company, it received an equity investment from the Bernard J. Size of that investment was not announced.

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MAY 6, 2014

Dubset Media Holdings , a developer of technology used to help DJs monetize their music, and helps identify music for music rights holders--which has offices in Beverly Hills--has scored a strategic round of funding from Rhapsody International. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. This is the wave of the future.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Hollywood-based PopBoardz , a mobile developer, said today that it has released an app aimed at helping users with their business presentations. PopBoardz says its CEO and founder is Peter Stougaard.

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JUNE 6, 2014

She also was SVP for Caryn Mandabach Productions (Peaky Blinders), and EVP of TV and film production and development at Gale Anne Hurds Valhalla Motion Pictures (The Walking Dead). Hulu said that Springborn will help Hulu identify, initiate and drive the sourcing, development and production of premium shows in the Hulu Originals slate.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . Cornerstone, which led the Talespin Series B round, will also be partnering with the company to develop human resources training tools in virtual reality. “We

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JUNE 25, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shotgun Software , a developer of cloud-based production tracking, review, and asset management software for the film, television and games industries, has been acquired by Autodesk , the two said Wednesday. Autodesk said it will help the company accelerate solutions to its creative customers. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said today that it has licensed some of its technology to theater screen manufacturer Harkness Screens International Limited. RealD said it licensed its Precision White Screen Technology, which helps provide substantially brighter screens on both 2D and 3D movies.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Capital Music Group (CMG), which is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new "innovation center", which will be based in the music company's iconic tower in Hollywood. CMG said the intent of the center is to "help drive the future of innovation in music".

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. Through those months of interviews the two developed the booking management and payment platform that would become Boulevard.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. FilmTrack is led by Jason Kassin. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Sonnen , the German battery energy storage systems developer which has its U.S. headquarters in North Hollywood, said it has pledged to ship its systems into Puerto Rico to assist with recovery of that island's electrical grid.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Southern California is still the home of Hollywood -- the symbolic name for the motion picture industry, but that industry has changed dramatically in recent years. Many of the studios have sizable in-house technology development operations, but all acquire technology or technology products from outside their corporate borders.

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JUNE 17, 2013

According to FullScreen, the new funding will go towards domestic and intentional expansion, in the areas of technology, audience development and sales. Strompolos helped co-create the YouTube Partner Program. fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood venture capital' billion monthly views. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last night, Amazon.com jumped into the movie business, with its own, online film submission site, Amazon Studios , backed by the help of a number of notable USC Film School advisors. Hollywood Heavyweights: Jack Epps, Jr., Hollywood Heavyweights: James Caan, Scott Caan, Robert Duvall, and Mark Rydell. Founder: Dmitry Kozko.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cinq Music ,  which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile, and physical channels, has raised a round of funding, according to GoDigital Media Group, the investor in the company. cinqmusic venture capital content hollywood streaming distribution godigital' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? According to Debra Baker, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., warner media camp demo demoday content hollywood' the camp is the second in the Los Angeles area. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software-as-a-service for managing rights and content management for the film, video, and television industry, has raised $20M in a funding round. FilmTrack is led by Jason Kassin, and helps film, video, and television publishers with managing their intellectual property. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers.

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JULY 8, 2015

The group has been running a contest--with finals at the end of July--to help surface ideas for that TV series. The group says it will help connect its winners with Hollywood TV producers and engineering experts in developing their pilot scripts. READ MORE>>

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JUNE 4, 2015

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

“Our team couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to join Fastly to continue to drive forward security protections that empower developers. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based content and rights management software developer FilmTrack said late Tuesday that it is backing a new metadata standard for the media and entertainment industry. FilmTrack said it has linked with EIDR, an organization developing a new content identifier system for the movie and television industry. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based Takehollywood , a new startup offering up online short form videos around different topics about acting, said Wednesday that it has linked with Venice-based Mobli , the developer of a social sharing app. The two said the move will help offer up Takehollywood''s content library to Mobli''s users. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Venice, California-based ZEFR , which helps brands and content owners monetize use of their assets on YouTube, said Monday that it has linked with Fuisz Media , to include direct purchase links on video or people in any video. zefr fuisz media video content identification annotation hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

If you''re a large, Hollywood studio, how do you tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community? We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., warner bros media camp mediacamp technology startup content hollywood accelerator incubator interview' Warner Bros.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Music Prodigy.

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MAY 29, 2013

the SoCal effort by Internet giant Amazon.com to develop and produce its own, original content, said this morning that it has given the green light to five series. Amazon has been using feedback and viewing patterns on those pilots to help determine which series to produce. Amazon Studios. READ MORE>>.

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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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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Spoiler Shield , which develops iOS, Android, and Kindle apps, says that its apps help shelter social media users from seeing the results of the Winter Olympics--or even the plots of television shows or other sporting events, by helping to screen a user''s Facebook and Twitter streams. The company is based in West Hollywood.

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