socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

A new, Los Angeles venture capital fund, AET Fund said on Wednesday that it has raised $50M to make investments in entertainment technology, and hired someone to head up its U.S. investment efforts. AET Fund had said last year that it would be establishing its venture funding efforts in Los Angeles.

Entertainment

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , the venture-backed developer of family entertainment education brands which raised $2M in January , says it has launched a new program which links the company with educators, the companys said today.

Education

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.

Artificial Inteligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2013

Saturday, January 12, 2013 -- Serious Games for Simulation, Education and the Enterprise. Likewise, a wide variety of tasks, from corporate training to childhood education, have been variously recast in a "game" context with dimensions and purposes quite beyond simple "fun and entertainment." Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. ?Game,?

Education

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. There’s a community feel even to our education. Educating the next generation of media talent.

Education

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

StoryBots , the developer of entertaining, fun, and educational application and content, has launched a trio of new applications, the firm said Thursday. The StoryBots are brightly colored, on-screen creatures created by the brothers to help entertain and educate kids. READ MORE>>.

Education

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Beverly Hills-based talent agency and entertainment giant William Morris Endeavor looks to be busy with investments this week. The investment is the second major investment in a company by WME so far this week; the firm was one of the investors announced yesterday for online, live education video entertainment site creativeLive.

Beverly Hills

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute , headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and career counseling online. The firm said it has raised $15M in a Series A venture capital funding from InterWest Partners and Granite Ventures.

UCLA

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based high tech education and amusement company Two Bit Circus , which was founded by Brent Bushnell, said it has set the date for its S.T.E.A.M. Carnival , the company''s crowdfunded entertainment event which it has been describing as a varnival reimagined with "lasers, fire, and robots". READ MORE>>.

High Tech

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We do none of our own events, none of our own education, and none of our own acceleration. Walter Grieves: We have 20 percent entertainment and about 50 percent tech startups. It looks like you've targeted both entertainment and technology here? We really believe our goal is to bridge entertainment and technology together.

Google

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

It was on par with DreamForce in attention to detail, networking potential, entertainment and speaker quality. Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. Conferences are education, entertainment and networking. That’s why so many people come to DreamForce and so many come to Web Summit.

Web

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. kidzui leapfrog merger acquisition saban educational tablet secure children browser kids'

Education

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. They also had much experience before that.

Funding

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

angeles camp code software education school hackreactor reactor hack makersquare' The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th. San Francisco-based Hack Reactor acquired MakerSquare in January. Hack Reactor said that MakerSquare has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates. READ MORE>>.

Dollar Shave Club

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Total Immersion's technology is used to insert real-time, interactive graphics into a live video stream, and have been heavily applied to the entertainment and advertising markets. Tags: total immersion augmented reality environment clean green education. The firm is headed by Bruno Uzzan. READ MORE>>.

Redondo Beach

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. It's a diverse group, both entertainment and technology. It's the gamification of music education. How did you find those investors?

Media

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The company said Thursday that it has released technology which help employers cut down on employees watching time-wasting viral videos and entertainment--while still allowing those employees to access other, useful content on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other social sites.

Social Network

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the "micro-amusement park" operator which is combining technology, entertainment, science, education, and more at its first venue in LA, said it is hosting its first ever e-sports tournament, in a deal with Game On.

Education

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2011

San Diego-based Zeebo , a developer of a wireless, digital entertainment and education system, initially targeted at the global market, has raised $17M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Zeebo has previously raised funding from Qualcomm.

Education

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education.

Southern California

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the startup which combines entertainment with education and immersive technology, said it has received a strategic round of funding, which it will use it will open up its very first "micro-amusement park" this fall in downtown Los Angeles.

Funding

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2012

Cosmi publishes PC productivity, education, utility, entertainment, and other software which is distributed to retail stores like Office Depot, Staples, officeMax, Walmart, and others. ValueSoft, which is based in Chaska, Minnesota, distributes value priced PC games. READ MORE>>.

THQ

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

On Friday, February 22, USC’s Business and Entertainment Association (BEA) is hosting its 4th annual E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at the Town & Gown Hall at the USC Campus. It’s focus is on the evolving changes in technology that have had an influential impact on the business of entertainment.

USC

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based esports- and gaming-media company New Meta Entertainment said this week that it has launched a new, esports website and media site, Raidiant, which is specifically aimed at women gamers.

Education

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. Women entrepreneurs need to take a cue from successful women entertainers, who also compete in what is largely a man’s world. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. Tweet this quote].

Tips

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2013

Bonte also has prior entertainment experience, having served as a VP at Cookie Jar Entertainment (Arthur, Caillou, Inspector Gadget); Ovum (IPTV); and US West/CenturyLink. READ MORE>>.

USC

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment (..)

USC

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to the firm, the alliance will include technical collaboration and education focused on using Total Immersion's D-Fusion software along with Adobe Flash. Total Immersion is headed by Bruno Uzzan, has has scored a number of high profile wins with entertainment and other firms, mostly around marketing. READ MORE>>.

Education

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Nantworks says it is focused on "bringing the digital revolution to the service of healthcare, education, science and the justice system, as well as taking digital entertainment to an entirely new level" and has a number of companies in its portfolio.

Southern California

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. READ MORE>>.

Education

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2010

Educate – Your primary role on stage is to educate the audience. Entertain – It is also your job to entertain! It spices things up and makes for great entertainment. Nobody is there to be “educated&# about your entire career history or have a long-winded description of your company in the intro.

Startup

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Instride, which operates enterprise education programs, says it has tapped Meg Whitman, most recently the CEO of ill-fated Quibi, for its advisory board. Miles, former Chair and CEO of Regal Entertainment Group; Chuck Rubin, former CEO of The Michaels Companies, Inc.; Desoer, former CEO of Citibank, N.A.;

Education

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 6, 2012

Social, education, and hardcore games are now distributed wirelessly to handheld devices, the free-to-play/virtual goods model has transformed how publishers monetize game titles, and crowd-sourced funding has proven to be a viable source of financing for independent game developers. See [link] (more)

Enterprise Forum

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , which operates a STEM-focused "micro amusement park" that combines entertainment, technology, and often STEM education in its site in Los Angeles, is teaming up with music festival operator Superfly , to launched a new immersive music event series.

Entertainment

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

Services

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Appetize provides enterprise, cloud-based POS and management software for sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and attractions, restaurants, retailers, education campuses, and business cafeterias. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

Chief Technology Officer

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2013

The team behind Two Bit Circus hopes to make education entertaining and entertainment more educational, by transforming the way people view games and amusement. Business Development Entertainment Gadgets Engineering Kickstarter Learning Steam STEAM Carnival Two Bit Circus' Show as slideshow].

High Tech