L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Glendale-based Drinks Holdings Inc., a patented e-commerce platform for wine aficionados, raised $15 million in a Series B capital round led by Beverly Pacific Holdings Inc., with Walnut-based Shea Ventures and Stable Road Capital Advisors Inc. in Venice in the mix on the institutional side.

Walnut 100

Walnut Glendale Venice Patents 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental company Bird is collecting all of its local scooters in Raleigh, North Carolina, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence, according to local reports. Bird apparently was asked to collect the scooters so they would not be hazard as the Category 4 hurricane comes ashore, by the City of Raleigh. Raleigh--like many other cities-- suddenly saw the appearance of Bird's scooters in July.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Demand Report Company 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego has found itself to be the latest front in the ongoing Amazon-Walmart battle. Walmart made its name with brick-and-mortar stores, but the company has been vocal in recent months about its intent to fight for dominance in the digital landscape, an arena in which Amazon is a native. Next month about 70 people who work at the North San Diego County office of Walmart Labs—that’s the Bentonville, AR-based retailer’s tech arm—will move into a new 30,000-square-foot office at Make

San Diego 78

San Diego Cloud Computing Company Companies 78

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Coral , a new robotics startup founded by Ted and George Ko, said today that it has launched pre-sales of a new, robotic vacuum cleaner called the Coral One. The company--which says it was founded in March--says its $649 robot is a "2-in-1" vacuum and offers both robotic vacuum cleaning as well as can be used as a handheld vacuum. The company says it will start shipping its robot in October.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Sales Angel 100

Advertiser: Aggregage

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

Company

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Boring Co.

Report 113

Report 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based MarketCast Group , which provides market research and data analytics services, said on Monday that it has acquired Turnkey Intelligence , a sports research and advisory firm headquartered in Philadelphia. Financial details of the buy were not announced. According to MarketCast Group, TurnKey Intelligence provides research, consulting, and analytics to teams, leagues, agencies, and brands, including fan experience tracking, sponsorship valuation and efficacy, ticketing strategy,

Research 100

Research Los Angeles Capital Media 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Want your Sonos music system to automatically play music when you get home, or for the color of your smart lights to change when the song does? Sonos has announced that its connected whole-home music players are now connected into the IFTTT service, a service which allows users to connect a wide range of devices and websites together. According to Sonos, the new link to IFTTT comes thanks to its new open API, the Sonos Sound Platform, which it announced last week.

Platform 100

Platform Services 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy has been acquired by digital marketing agency Elite SEM , according to private equity backer Mountaingate Capital. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Mountaingate Capital said that CPC Strategy with over 125 employees, is known for its expertise in retail, ecommerce, and specifically the Amazon channel.

CPC 100

CPC SEM San Diego Commerce 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic says that 758,657 homes are under threat of storm surge--just one of the possible threats--ahead of Hurricane Florence, in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. CoreLogic, which provides property information, analytics, and other data, released the numbers late Monday afternoon, saying that the reconstruction value of those homes are approximately $170.2 billion.

100

100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Rancho Cucamonga-based NOVAtime , a developer of time and attendance tracking software, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Ascentis , the two companies announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the two companies, they have been in a partnership since 2012. The combined company will be headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will have a combined workforce of over 400 employees, according to the two.

Equity 100

Equity Acquisition Software Develop 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival. According to LiveXLive, it will be the exclusive global livestreaming platform and original content partner for the festival outside of the United States.

West Hollywood 100

West Hollywood Hollywood Entertainment Media 100