socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer Centerfield announced late Tuesday that it has raised $156M in financing, and acquired performance marketing company Qology Direct. Financial details of the Qology buy were not announced. The funding came from H.I.G. Growth Partners, the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G.
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Westside Rentals Sells to CoStar’s Apartments.com, Flipagram Acquired by Chinese Company, L.A. Region Leads Nation in Business Startups, and more.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has signed another contract with satellite constellation operator Iridium Communications , for the launch of as many as five additional satellites for its satellite network. Separately, the next launch by SpaceX appears to be from Florida, of a NASA payload to the International Space Station. In the Iridium Communications announcement, Iridium said it will send as many as five satellites into space alongside a seaprately payload from NASA, which is expected in early 2018 f
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Thursday, February 2, 2017 -- JavaScript- The Hard Parts. Learn JavaScript Meetup. This week for Javascript - The Hard Parts, we cover Callbacks and Higher Order Functions This includes how to handle or recreate the functions. See https://www.meetup.com/Learn-JavaScript/.
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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.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the STEM-focused, entertainment-and-education startup led by Brent Bushnell, is gearing up for its first beta night, which is being held in a couple of weeks. The company told the invite-only guests to the event that its first "Beta Nights With Two Bit Circus" will include a night of game playing, networking, and community-building, and pulling back the curtain on a number of its games.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 -- Upfront Summit 2017. Invite only.
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Xconomy
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Fundraising is tough for startups but it’s particularly difficult in agriculture, a sector that has fewer firms focused on agtech investments. The dynamics are starting to change, though. A growing number of early-stage agtech startups are raising money and they’re pulling capital from a broader pool of sources, according to a new report from AgFunder, an online agtech investment marketplace.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Huntington Beach-based online cloud meeting service AnyMeeting announced this morning that it has acquired Timebridge , the developer of a free, cloud-based online scheduling service. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. AnyMeeting said that Timebridge has more than 250,00 users, and is used by sales, marketing, and other business professionals to manage their meeting schedules.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
As an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, I see a lot of dreams, but not so many business results. I’m always excited by the dream, and disappointed by what I perceive as a lack of courage in many people to take the actions required to realize the dream. I’ve always wished I had a magic metaphor to motivate the best dreamers to become the best entrepreneurs.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
West Hollywood-based Hutch has launched a new mobile app, designed to help people with a new space immediately get ideas on how to remake them into the exact style they love--and helps to connect those users to shops to help fill that space with the right furniture for that style. The startup's app--available for both iOS and Android--lets users take a picture of their new room, and lets them apply "filters" to that room--"Boho", "Urban Industrial", etc--and see what those spaces might look like
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Irvine-based Vision Solutions , which develops data protection, high-availability, and other IT automation software, said Tuesday evening that it has sold its Double-Take Software division to Carbonite. Vision Solutions is owned by Santa Monica's Clearlake Capital. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Vision Solutions had acquired Double-Take in 2010, only a few short months before it was acquried by Clearlake Capital.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Los Angeles-based mobile video sharing and creation company Flipagram , let by Farhad Mohit, has beenacquired by Chinese company Toutiao , the companies said this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Toutiao said it will use the acquisition to help expand into the U.S. Toutiao said it will expand its footprint in the United States as a result of the deal, and will grow the Flipagram team.
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