TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Ruin stirs, and the Five Realms rumble,” a now-archived web announcement read on Thursday morning. “You are cordially invited to join New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors Marie Lu, Tahereh Mafi, Ransom Riggs, Adam Silvera, David Yoon, and Nicola Yoon in Realms of Ruin, a collaborative fantasy epic filled with dark magic, intrigue, and unique characters — launched online in a thrilling new way.”.

Writing 196

Writing Outsource Development Technical Review Examples 196

socalTECH

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. Assembly says it is now worth more than $1 billion following its investment last month which was led by Advent International.

Commerce 160

Commerce Software Development Advertising Los Angeles 160

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 26, 2021

(disclaimer: in restarting FounderBlog.com – I promised to err on the side of sharing more and more often vs. perfect posts – so I do not proofread my posts for typos! ). Have you thought about your company culture with the same process as your product plan, financial plan, business plan or your marketing plan? Have you defined a vision for it?

Company 52

Company Companies Training Product 52

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the founders of the Los Angeles technology networking group, LA Mixers, and co-founder of the New Media Vault monthly networking event, Michael Pilla, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Pilla was 58. A cause of death was not given. Pilla was extremely active in the Los Angeles technology world, and was most recently Senior Counsel to TikTok (ByteDance).

CitySearch 113

CitySearch Truecar Los Angeles Networking 113

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

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cameo, which lets people pay for personalized celebrity videos and endorsements, has acquired another, Los Angeles company, Represent. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Represent operates e-commerce sites for celebrity clients, and counts such clients as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, and Kendall Jenner, among many others.

Commerce 113

Commerce Los Angeles Google Sites 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that one if its portfolio companies, healthcare software developer nThrive, is acquiring TransUnion Healthcare. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to ClearLake, nThrive has signed a definitive acquire TransUnion Healthcare, Inc., the healthcare data and analytics business of TransUnion, which serves over 1,850 hospitals.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Equity Software Development Capital 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based HiveWatch, a developer of "multi-sensor" data collection tools being applied to physical security, has raised $20M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding was led by former Twitter executives Dick Costolo and Adam Bain. HiveWatch is developing artificial intelligence tools which take data from cameras, door sensors, and other sensors at enterprise companies to help them identify physical security threats.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Funding Software Tool 113