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JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based venture investor Trousdale Ventures announced this morning that it has made an investment in Preamble, a startup offering up "ethical artificial intelligence" moderation to social networks. The company said that Preamble's software is used to help prevent amplification of harmful content.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. What is LAGbook? Why the name? How does LAGbook work?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear. They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. It's all set up to help users monetize the following they already have, and what they're spending their time on. Right now, we're helping people every day make money on their favorite social platforms. How long has this been available?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2011

Social networking can help, but a large list of online friends and followers is no substitute for a smaller list of personal and ongoing business relationships. However, I found out quickly that special groups had formed over the years, and I was not involved in their formation, development or growth.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

GraphEffect today unveiled the latest version of its social network for marketers with an open API for developers. GraphEffect is a collaboration platform for social marketers which had only been available to large marketing partners including American Express, Toyota, Estee Lauder, Clorox, and Samsung. Developers API.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

most Seed or A round deals will be done by an investor in your region so that should help you to focus. He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Right for my stage? Neither can any VC.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

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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MARCH 16, 2017

Pasadena-based Family.me , which is developing a social, family tree application, has launched out of beta, saying that it is aiming to help families document and share their memories. said it is creating a free, private social network to help families discover, share, and preserve memories.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Pasadena-based ObEN , which develops technology to help people create a personal, AI-driven avatar which looks and sounds like you, reported a win in China, for a big New Year's broadcast for China Central Television (CCTV). ObEN said its AI hosts performed alongside their human counterparts for the broadcast for Chinese New Year.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based Villiger , a startup developing a mobile app to help parents book tutors, baby sitters, and other services, has raised a seed round of funding, the company said this week. Size of that funding round was not announced. Villiger's CEO is Walton Goggins. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Evvnt , an event marketing automation software developer based in London, says it has set up a U.S. Evvnt develops a software platform which helps event organizers manage and promote events across event listing sites, calendars, directories, ticketing, social networks and search engines. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Hermosa Beach-based Precipice Labs , a new startup developing mobile apps, has announced a new platform and SDK which helps mobile app developers add photo sharing to any mobile app. The platform handles everything from the photo gallery within the app to all the back-end database and image storage.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

MomentFeed , the developer of location-based analytics software headed by Rob Reed, has raised $1.75M in new funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. Details on the funding have yet to be announced. MomentFeed's prior investor include a who's who list of local angels.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The two investments, both announced in January, were cyber-defense firm Threatcare , and bot detection developer New Knowledge. Moonshots led the $1.4M seed funding in that firm. presidential elections in 2016. Moonshots also led the investment in New Knowledge.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based educational software developer Age of Learning and Chinese Internet giant Tencent said today that they have launched a new online English leanring program, ABCmouse , focused on teaching English to children in China. Financial details of the deal between the two companies were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2010

Gemassmer We all intuitively believe in maintaining personal and business contacts, but most of us don’t do well in this area, despite the advent of social networking. However, I found out quickly that special groups had formed over the years, and I was not involved in their formation, development or growth. By Ernst H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

With the Internet and social networks, things you do in your personal life can affect your success in a big way. Even the smallest things, like how you behave, your online presence or lack of it, and whom you associate with can help build your brand or tear it down. We have moved from an information economy to a social one.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

Mojiiit--which has yet to launch its product--says it is developing 3D "hologram emojis" which can be projected and shared via smartphone. According to Mojiit, the Woz w‎ill help the company assemble its engineering team, as well as bring in new investors and partnerships. The startup is led by Jeremy Greene. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Unless you are a true loner, you need someone like-minded but complementary in skills to help you with the startup plans. Almost anyone can handle this without professional help, and the cost is less than $100 in many states. Practice developing a business plan. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Santa Monica-based human resources and talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said today that it has launched a new set of social features for helping companies to recruit employees. The firm said the enhancements make it easier for organizations to tap into social networks to find candidates.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2013

Santa Monica-based SHIFT, a collaboration platform for marketers and agencies April 9 announced the launch of their Open Marketing Cloud in a move to help marketers work together more efficiently. Social Network For Marketers. All Your Marketing Apps In One Place. ” Collaboration For Organic Growth. .”

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APRIL 2, 2013

Solana Beach-based OneHealth , a developer of technology-based patient health services, said today that it has raised $9M in a Series B funding round. OneHealth says it uses game mechanics, social networking, peer support communities and clinical protocols to help patients manage their own health and medical conditions.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based Passenger , a developer of private social networking sites for brands, said today that it has raised an additional $7.5M Passenger's private social networking communities are used by companies to gain insight into their brands, get customer feedback, and to help market their products.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the online booking site for fitness classes and spas, has linked up with athletic app and social network developer Strava , the two said on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2015

Altadena-based Rexter , the developer of real time contact and relationship management software led by technology veteran Andy Wilson, has been named one of the fourteen companies in the upcoming Microsoft Digital Work Accelerator.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management software, said today that it has launched a program for startups, which will offer up a free year of its service. The company said the effort is part of an effort to both support the startup community--as well as connect with future integration partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2011

NewBlue , a developer of video editing and effects technology aimed at mobile devices and smartphones, has been accepted into San Diego's EvoNexus technology incubator, the firm said this week.NewBlue said it is working on Vibop , a cloud-based technology to help enable social networking with videos on mobile devices.

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