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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Pasadena-based mobile payments company DoubleBeam has signed up Fountain Valley-based mobile marketing firm MEDL Mobile as a customer, the two announced Monday. According to the companies, MEDL Mobile will add DoubleBeam''s mobile payments software development kit to its mobile app development platform.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile and desktop messaging and social media apps, is announcing this morning that it has hired Ken Rudman as its Vice President of Developer Relations. Rudman joins the company from AT&T Interactive, where he was Director of the Developer Program and Platform.

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Idealab Yahoo Social Media Pasadena 154

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers optimize their credit card spending, hsa been acquired by Bankrate. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Pasadena 147

Pasadena Mobile Web Acquisition 147

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MARCH 22, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of a vacation rental marketplace and software, said that its relationship with travel site Travelocity is paying off for its clients. LeisureLink's platform allows hotel clients to send their room rates and information to Travelocity, as well as other online travel sites.

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Pasadena Sites Platform Sales 199

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APRIL 1, 2014

Pasadena-based Industrial Toys , a new, startup mobile game developer, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Accel Partners. Industrial Toys is led by Alex Seropian, who founded Bungie Games (the game studio behind Halo). READ MORE>>.

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Pasadena Mobile Content Platform 153

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

LeisureLink , the developer of vacation rental booking software which was started in Pasadena, has shut down all of its operations, and laid off all of its staff.

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Pasadena Equity Platform Software 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , the developer of digital forensics software, said today that it has linked with RSA in an interoperability partnership. Guidance said the move would interconnect its Encase Cybersecurity product with RSA's enVision security information and event management (SIEM) platform.

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Software Pasadena Platform Product 133

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MAY 5, 2016

Pasadena-based mobile ad measurement platform developer UberMedia , one of the companies out of Idealab, has released a new, mobile attribution product that tracks cross-media advertisement and correlates that to foot traffic in stores.

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Product Idealab Patents Pasadena 100

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client software, has extended its custom theme from artist 50 Cent to the Android platform, the company said Friday.

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Pasadena Design Platform Software 157

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Glow Digital Media , a developer of a Facebook advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $1.3M offices at Idealab in Pasadena, although the firm is not an Idealab company. in a seed funding round, and set up its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles. The UK-based company did not disclose the source of the funding.

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Media Idealab OpenX Seed Funding 150

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Idealab Technology Council Southern California Pasadena 196

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APRIL 14, 2011

It looks like executives at Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client application provider started by Idealab's Bill Gross, may finally be fed up with the firm's constant battles with Twitter. According to reports, it is planning to launch its own, competing microblogging service. The news comes via a report last night from CNN.

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Report Idealab Pasadena News 180

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JUNE 2, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client applications, announced this morning that it has scored an additional, $5.6M UberMedia also said it now has over 5 million users using its various clients, and says that its clients represent approximately 13 percent of all traffic on the Twitter platform.

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Pasadena Platform Funding Invest 140

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Our interview today is with Alan Horsager , the CEO of Pasadena-based Episona (www.episona.com), an angel backed startup which has already developed and has been offering up an epigenetic test for male fertility. Where was the technology for this developed? Not everyone in that round was from the Pasadena Angels.

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USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which develops software and services for specialty lodging suppliers, said today that one of its customers, Kees Vacation Rentals, has seen an increase in the firm's bookings by 38%, from using the firm's platform. READ MORE>>.

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Custom Customer Pasadena Sites 133

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Cheaper devices (Chromebooks and Tablets), better development tools (Unity3d), global distribution platforms (Apple and Google App Stores) and better business models (subscription and freemium) make companies like codeSpark possible. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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Education eHarmony Southern California Idealab 172

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, which develops project management software-as-a-service, said today that it has released a new version of its services targeted at the enterprise. The firm said its new Enterprise Solution Package is targeted at the mid-market, with enterprise-grade functionality.

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Customer Custom Pasadena Platform 113

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APRIL 1, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , a developer of software-as-a-service, project management tools, announced today that it has released a new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook.

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SaaS Pasadena Email Tool 100

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Glendale-based Reveleer (www.reveleer.com) is a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, and recently announced a Series C funding round from investors Boston Millenia Partners and Upfront Ventures. They want to ensure healthy members and better care for those who need more care.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence SoCal Southern California Software 113

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Datapop (www.datapop.com) announced a Series A funding for the startup, which is developing search advertising products which better tune ads to improve click throughs. What our technology platform does, is determines what about a marketer's offers that will matter to the consumer. Search Marketing.

Yahoo 171

Yahoo Platform Advertising Startup 171

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MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. I headed up product development to build out their portal services.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

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MARCH 4, 2021

It runs our proprietary technology, and it's a platform that people can plug into. We're also at Caliburger in Pasadena, at Dodger Stadium, and Chase Field. This way, you can use that same dispenser for some other food product, without having to develop a whole new machine and company. COVID is really changing the game.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Custom 113

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them. So it will be lots of business development and marketing in the next few months. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Most of the board was from the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels, and while they are good people--and frankly, from their point of view--it made sense not to nurse it along in their portfolio when a company isn't going to make it. We had a lot of full time developers who were young and talented, but hadn't been given direction.

Outsource Development 190

Outsource Development Startup Outsource Tech Coast Angels 190

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. We developed our software for iOS, and we''ve had to work on Android development much quicker than companies would have 24 months ago.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

—Embodied, based in Pasadena, CA, and founded by USC computer science professors Paolo Pirjanian (the former iRobot CTO) and Maja Matarić, are developing robots to care for people.

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Capital San Diego USC Invest 40

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MARCH 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pasadena-based LeisureLink (www.leisurelink.com) announced a $6.2M Eric Hovanec: We're a distribution and revenue platform for specialty lodging providers, including vacation rentals, condominium hotels--anything that isn't a hotel. The first, is our platform helps them generate revenue. Our platform allows that.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. For the life sciences industry, one of the largest landlords, and closest observers, is Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Startup San Diego Class 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

They introduced Mingly for Gmail , a powerful browser plug in that unifies all your social networks into one address book with the ability to set reminders and send messages across different platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Web 74

Web Social Network Email Networking 74

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. Rapid Fire Trivia is a game owned and operated by Danger Room Gaming. We write and create our own content for the game.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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JULY 12, 2013

The Pasadena firm''s co-founders, Sean Lynch and Steve Curry , sat down with us to talk about the service. In its simplest terms, we install OpenStack, plus two years of IP that we''ve developed here at MetaCloud, onto our client''s server, at their data center. What does MetaCloud do?

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CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

IPPLEX researches and develops pioneering cross-platform applications and services focused on interactive communication – between people and the information, contacts and places they need to access through their mobile phone, PC, and other devices. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. When we do a deal with a game developer to do integration, and then do another deal, we have to do more integration, etc.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

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JULY 20, 2009

We provide three lines of service, one is called Developer Advice, which is not a common service out there--where customers can have confidential discussions with our architects through a secure forum, so that they're not posting specifics about their customers or projects publicly. We also work with Google's App Engine and widget toolkit.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. Event Details.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84