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MARCH 11, 2013

Are you a cat lover, and an iPad app developer? In what might be the strangest hackathon yet to surface in the Los Angeles area, the GamesForCats Hackathon said today that it is looking for people to enter its hackathon to create iPad games for cats. The top prize: $15,000.

Venice

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APRIL 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based music discovery and streaming software developer Triller says it is donating 150,000 N95 respirator and surgical masks to the City of Los Angeles. The company said the masks will go to first responders and essential workers.

Los Angeles

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

A Los Angeles software developer has created a Ruby-based programming software package-- Kidsruby --which allows children to learn how to develops software in the Ruby programming language. How early is too early to teach your kids a programming language? Never too early, apparently. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles

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MAY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based OpenX launched a new software development kit for the mobile video advertising market today, aimed at helping iOS and Android developers to add video ads to their apps. openx mobile advertising software developer android iphone video exchange' READ MORE>>.

OpenX

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines. That number is expected to double to 500 next year, Schwab said.

Mentor

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup BrandBounty is hoping to tap into the power of the crowd to help brands fight counterfeiting.

Los Angeles

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APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media.

Incubator

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a new funding round for gaming software development kit (SDK) developer Genvid , according to Genvid. Genvid said it raised $2.5M in new funding led by March Capital Partners, and also including OCA Ventures. READ MORE>>.

Development

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of deal room and business transaction software, has launched new file management tools for the service, saying it has rebuilt its file manager "from the ground up."

Software Review

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based e-commerce software developer Assembly said this morning that it has acquired e-commerce advertising software developer Pacvue. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Pacvue is based in Seattle. Assembly s is led by co-founder and CEO Sandeep Kella.

Commerce

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Look at the business and determine what's going to make sense from a development perspective in the short-term, longer-term. Do you really have control of the development? I've talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer.

Technical Advisors

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JULY 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , which provides two-factor phone- and mobile-based identity verification systems for many major Internet services, has rolled out a new software development kit (SDK).

Commerce

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Five years ago, when the Los Angeles-based enterprise software startup Replicated first launched, it was one of a number of contenders looking to bring containerized software development tools to businesses. Already, Replicated has four customers who are using its KOTS suite of tools.

Tool

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO. In some cases, this changes the conversation from "I need help hiring a full-time CTO for my startup" to "I need help finding a part-time CTO who can direct a full-time developer."

CTO Hire

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based Retention Science , the. developer of big data software for online marketing, has a new partner in its corner: enterprise software developer SAP. READ MORE>>. ecommerce marketing online analytics data science retention'

Commerce

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine Systems reported this morning that its revenues are up more than 50 percent again this year, which it says is the seventh year in a row for the company.

Equity

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

At least one million people will be receiving the next FabFitFun box as the Los Angeles company surpasses $200 million in revenue and continues its run as one of the startups to watch in the Los Angeles tech community. . Then those members go to the brand partners and can continue on those relationships.”

Electronic Arts

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MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based social promotions software developer PromoJam has rolled out a brand new tool today, a new visual social marketing product called Promotion Builder and DIY Visual Editor. READ MORE>>. product media marketing promotions social visual promojam'

Tool

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APRIL 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based open source storage software developer Inktank , which is behind the Ceph distributed storage system, has been acquired by Red Hat , in a deal worth $175M in cash. Red Hat said it will use the acquisition to bolster its existing storage offerings.

Acquisition

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fliptu , the social media software developer headed by Jeremy Gocke, is targeting the music industry with its social service, and is launching a new platform that lets the music industry share the pictures, video clips, and other social items that fans are sharing before, during, and after concerts.

Services

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MARCH 27, 2013

Things definitely look to be heating up in the software recruiting world, at least, if you judge the latest offer from a local startup to find local recruits for software developers.

Software

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based social marketing software developer PromoJam said today that it is powering a digital, "Instagram Holiday Tree" for The Carlton Hotel in New York City, Caravan Stylist Studio, and 30 NYC fashion designers. PromoJam did not announce financial impact of the win.

Social Media

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based EV Connect , a new startup which helps install, manage, and integrate electric vehicle charging stations for the commercial and government market, announced an initial round of funding this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards sales, marketing, and software development. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Google

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile software developer Gumiyo has quietly been acquired by fellow Los Angeles company Talus Labs , a developer of a platform used for selling digital products to local businesses. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

Los Angeles

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JUNE 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer CapLinked , which develops secure document sharing software for the business market, has linked with secure identification software developer Civic , the two companies said this week. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Software Development

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JULY 3, 2014

Southern California technology investor Rincon Venture Partners has backed Keen IO , a company developing mobile analytics software. The San Francisco company also said it received investments from Pelion, Amplify Partners, and Rincon Ventures, along with Cloud Power Capital and angel Morris Wheeler. READ MORE>>.

Southern California

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based DataScience , the data analytics software developer led by Ian Swanson, has rolled out its data analysis platform, the DataScience Cloud. The new software is aimed at data science teams in the enterprise.

Platform

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based software developer Bridg said this week that it has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) software product specifically aimed at restaurants.

Software

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Los Angeles data startup Factual has expanded its big database in the sky to include nutrition information, including ingredient lists and nutrition attributes for consumer packaged goods.

Software Development

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

GameSalad , the Los Angeles- and Austin-based developer of software which makes it easy for game developers to develop their own, Apple iOS and web games without coding, has just launched a new, universal binary for ioS. READ MORE>>.

Steamboat Ventures

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JULY 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based SOA Software said today that it has launched a new product, an Enteprise API catalog which helps develops in companies search for available, internal application programming interfaces. software enterprise middleware' Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Software

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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.

Beverly Hills

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Cloud Takes , an online project collaboration site focused on feature films, post production, and other content work, has been acquired by Technicolor. Cloud Takes founder Daryll Strauss has been hired by Technicolor as Vice President of Software Development.

Hollywood

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based expense management and invoicing software developer Chrome River Technologies said this morning that it has linked with Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. , a provider of travel booking software, to offer up integrated travel booking and expense solutions.

Software Development

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based IDrive , the software developer behind the online storage service IBackup , said Thursday that it has updated its online backup software, adding new integrated mobile backup apps, updates to the software for Windows and Mac OS, a new graphical interface, and more.

Software

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APRIL 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer FloQast said today that it has named Amit Nayar as its new Vice President of Engineering.

Software Engineering