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DECEMBER 20, 2019

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Los Angeles-based Mustard, which develops technology which uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to evaluate an athlete's mechanics and to help with coaching, has raised $3.75M in a seed funding, the company said this morning.

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MAY 12, 2016

Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia has partnered with a startup developing a high performance, synthetic silk fabric, made out of natural proteins. work on developing sustainable and non-toxic processes for textile manufacturing. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

There's been a lot of press about the name "Silicon Beach"--the name the local community has taken up to describe the high tech renaissance happening in Santa Monica and surrounding cities in Los Angeles. However, until now, there hasn't been a mobile app to go with the name. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

The infographic was created by local high tech video production creative and strategy, and content syndication company 4WT Media , along with partner Fresh Development. We''ve reprinted it below. READ MORE>>. angeles incubator accelerator startup infographic begreat startengine laci science idealab'

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Southern California technology companies are hiring aggressively, and the high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

In a big loss for the local high tech community, computer security software developer Websense --based in San Diego--is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas, and is taking 445 jobs with it. websense jobs employment headquarters texas economic development' payment from the state. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2012

Cooley LLP said Tuesday that it has added four partners to a new, Los Angeles office, and also hired one of the most active and connected insiders in the region to head up business development efforts in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

In what might be one of the more unusual perks for a Southern California high tech company, LRN , a developer of enterprise compliance and ethics software, has an unlimited, paid vacation policy. The firm's policy recently came to light in a WSJ article.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Looking for a high tech job in Southern California? Despite the economy, Southern California's high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Tech Lead Adserving Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The high tech industry in Southern California is hiring. Check out some of the recent positions posted to socalTECH's Job Board in recent days: Senior PHP Developer , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Web Application Developer , Irvine, GrowMetrix. Web Developer , Calabasas, lynda.com, Inc. Send them our way!

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Rad and Mateen are both high tech veterans, with Rad having previously founded Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly; Mateen was most recently founder of CoverCanvas. Hatch Labs is focused on developing new applications and mobile startups, and is backed by IAC. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2013

It a position where it can only lose, SendGrid --the email SDK and services firm which has significant operations in Orange County--has become the center of a controversy which has thrown the high tech industry's acceptance of women into stark contrast.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. We launched a Digital LA - Women series with four panels starring female founders, entrepreneurs, developers and PR, which will also continue into the new year.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Irvine-based INSTEON , a developer of electronically connected, home automation products, said today that it has connected its smartphone controlled home automation hub to the popular Nest Learning Thermostat.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Camarillo-based Semtech , a developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, reported a design win today, with Taiwanese company YUAN High-Tech Development Co., According to Semtech, YUAN has integrated its technology into a new line of Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE) products.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

The White House is announcing a new effort today to spur high tech innovation and growth, called the Startup America Partnership. According to the partnership effort, it is looking to "dramatically increase the development, prevalence and success of innovative, high-growth U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2014

General Assembly , which conducts classes on web development, Photoshop, Javascript, digital marketing, and all kinds of other topics through its location in Los Angeles, has just scored a $35M funding round, a Series C for the company. READ MORE>>. general assembly angeles venture capital learning digital school technology'

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

For our Insights and Opinions section today--where we feature the thoughts and opinions of the local high tech community--we have an article from Jeff Grabow , of Ernst & Young, talking about the changing world of venture capital : The VC environment isn''t what it used to be. Guess what? That''s not a bad thing. Continued.).

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JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. Alex Schneider: It all started in 2003, when the city created an economic development fund worth $5M. The purpose was to deliver high value jobs.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

San Luis Obispo-based Crystal Engineering , a developer of high tech, digital pressure calibrators and digital test gauges, has been acquired by Berwyn, Pa.-based based AMETEK. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Santa Ana-based ICanBuy , which develops online tools for helping consumers determine what they can afford on their mortgage, said this week that it has raised a Series A funding round. The firm said the funding came from high tech execs Vahid Manian and Massoud Dabir. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

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JULY 21, 2010

On the heels of the announcement this morning by Facebook that it has officially hit 500 million users, socalTECH has mined its database of high tech companies , and identified a few of the firms here in Southern California hoping to ride Facebook's coat-tails to success and fortune. Founded by Rob Carpenter.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Two, Southern California startups -- whole home music system developer Sonos , and streaming music service Beats Music -- made their Super Bowl commercial debuts yesterday, an unusual occasion for the startup community here.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Albeit the second fiddle to its well known uncle up north, Silicon Valley with a number of high-tech success stories to lay claim such as Google, Paypal, and Logitech, the Silicon Beach market is a fervor of action from all sides of the start up equation.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

San Diego-based TelCentris , a developer of unified communications and Voice-over-IP products, said today that it has named Rob Lewis as Vice President of Product Management at the firm. Lewis had served as VP of Business Development at Vivendi/Universal.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Tekelec , a developer of telecommunications switching equipment which had its roots in Southern California, has been acquired by Oracle , Oracle announced this morning. Tekelec's former Southern California executives are well represented as advisors, investors, and executives at local high tech companies. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Lenovo said that Kutcher will work with the company''s engineering teams to help develop and market the company''s new Yoga line of tablets, providing input and decision-making into design, specifications, software and usage scenarios. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Carlsbad-based Nordson Corporation , the developer of equipment for the semiconductor, electronics, medical, and other related high-tech industries, said it is expanding in Taiwan, and has doubled its footprint at its facilities in that country.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Another day, another Southern California high tech company on the block: Newport Beach-based semiconductor developer Mindspeed said late Tuesday afternoon that it has retained Morgan Stanley & Co., the investment bank, to help the firm with "strategic alternatives".

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The funding came from Agility Capital, a provider of venture debt to startups and other high tech companies. Global Village Concerns develops an online, e-commerce platform and social tools which help K-12 schools with branding, merchandising, products, and more, all of which go to help raise money for those schools or causes.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

iDoorCam yesterday that it has launched a campaign on Indiegogo to fund the development of its Wi-Fi enabled doorbell, which replaces a user''s doorbell with a Wi-Fi enabled product which alerts a user via smartphone that someone''s at their front door. iDoorCam is hoping to raise $100,000 for its project.

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JULY 11, 2013

The company will continue to work on research and development in Camarillo, according to the company. The move is at least the second, biofuels company pulled out of Southern California by Colorado, which--along with states like Texas--has been very aggressive in courting high tech startups from Southern California.

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JULY 5, 2016

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. for Row 44 , the Westlake Village-based developer of wireless equipment for commercial airlines. billion invested in Q2.

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