socalTECH

JULY 3, 2013

Santa Monica-based Engrade announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series B funding round, for the company''s district-level education platform. The funding was led by Javelin Venture Partners, and also included Rethink Education, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Kapor Capital, Expansion Capital and Ed-Mentor.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

WemoLab, which is led by Neville Spiteri, has been developing an extensive, educational platform focused on teaching kids about the oceans. learning education ocean applicaiton tablet wemolab superfugu' READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 2, 2016

Like almost everything in society, a lack of education is the root cause of these mistakes. ” So, where can surgeons get access to the right educational tools to make these mistakes a little less prevalent? GIBLIB is trying to do more than just provide education. GIBLIB is trying to do more than just provide education.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based education technology platform Numerade Labs Inc. raised $26 million in Series A funding for its artificial intelligence-driven tutoring platform.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2012

The firm has been fairly quiet recently, but apparently in the last few months has retooled itself as an "educational startup", focused on providing courses on the iPad, iPhone, and Android, in addition to YouTube, the web, and Apple's iBook platform.

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StartUp Beat

MARCH 10, 2020

spurse announced the pre-launch of its Social Reward platform at the Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo 2020 (IMCX 2020) that took place the 25th February in Los Angeles. Attendees of this year’s networking and educational event included senior-level marketing decision-makers […].

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Global Village Concerns develops an online, e-commerce platform and social tools which help K-12 schools with branding, merchandising, products, and more, all of which go to help raise money for those schools or causes. global village concerns venture debt funding startup ecommerce school branding education' READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

And now, they’ve decided to pay it forward with a few education initiatives that could really make a difference. The coworking company has announced two meaningful education initiatives that could help people get a leg up in the tech community. Kids don’t get to enjoy all the educational fun at WeWork though.

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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,?

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

While technology in the classroom is not a new phenomenon, these days we are customizing technological innovations to make education adaptive and. Yes, for their time. Powerful for learners? Not really. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Obama explained, "What we want to do is build portability into the system, and flexibility into the system, to duplicate the security you had in the previous generation.".

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2020

has raised $5 million in seed funding for a newly launched online sports education platform. Manhattan Beach startup Skills Annex Inc.

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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. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2021

UTA, the talent, entertainment, and sports agency, said this week that it has linked with Rally, a new "social token fan engagement and monetization platform", to help its creators, artists, celebrities, athletes, and to launch their own social tokens. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

MarketerHire , a Los Angeles-based startup backed by a slew of executives from some of the city’s hottest startups, launched its new service matching freelance marketing experts with open jobs listed on its platform. . Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2018

WebMD Health Services said the new iGrad Enrich platform provides information and isnights to help consumers improve financial literacy through an in-depth, online assessment, and is targeted at helping employees and health plan members become better educated about their financial challenges. billion.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vantage Media said Thursday that it is selling its Education Services Business--which sells leads to education advertisers--to Campus Explorer , as it looks to sharpen its focus on the technology behind its real time bidding (RTB) advertising platform. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s Today, Welcome’s platform is approaching 3 million active users, according to co-founder and CEO Amir Hemmat. s SB Opportunity Fund.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based StudyMode , which develops online, educational tools and apps, said today that it has released a new online game aimed at helping students practice spelling. The new software is free, and also is accessible via mobile platforms. studymode spelling student videogame game content online mobile education school'

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. My tenure at Teach For America cemented my commitment to education, motivating me to devote myself to navigating young minds through the captivating landscape of mathematics.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2018

education market--includes an artificial intelligence interface, a programmable Raspberry Pi card, as well as sensors and other functionality which makes it the "ultimate open-source platform" for educators, students, and robot enthusiasts. According to UBTECH, its new robot--aimed at the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Thus the rise of the “ sharing economy ,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms , including Lyft (rides), Airbnb (lodging), and WeWork (workspace). There are always opportunities to participate in existing platforms, such as becoming an Uber driver, or to start your own platform sharing your favorite hobby.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award. Winning Combination.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s coming from Leif , itself a startup that provides financing services to edtech platforms so that they can offer their students income share agreements (otherwise known as ISAs, arrangements where students are not required to pay back tuition loans until they find jobs). Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines.

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socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based educational software developer Age of Learning and Chinese Internet giant Tencent said today that they have launched a new online English leanring program, ABCmouse , focused on teaching English to children in China. Financial details of the deal between the two companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 17, 2015

There’s a team of Los Angeles entrepreneurs who would agree with me on that, and they launched their platform Kadenze to help people tap their creativity. Specifically, it was built with the express goal of bringing to life an online learning platform purpose-built for the arts and creative technologies. Cornish College of the Arts.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2019

Ventura-based programmatic advertising technology developer The Trade Desk said this morning that it has officially launched its programmatic ad buying platform in China. According to The Trade Desk, the move comes as global advertisers are looking to reach audiences in China, and because the country is a key growth market.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2019

Walnut, California-based Adesso , which manufactures computer peripherals, says it is rolling out a line of products with the KODAK brand on it, including new education and office peripherals for the PC and Mac platforms.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2017

Redondo Beach-based Ozobot , which develops educational robotics products, says that it has named Joby Otero as its Chief Product Officer, and Kim Salzer as Chief Marketing Officer. The company says it has already shipped half a million units of its "hybrid physical / digital STEAM platform". Both also had served at Activision.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based Stackin' , which operates a text-based, financial messaging platform which provides information to subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt, and start investing, has raised $12.6M The company mixes in access to financial products and services in between its educational and tips. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The newly merged company will be led by CEO Dr.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2014

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. portfolium seed funding academic venture capital evonexus accelerator incubator school education portfolio' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

Reddy will be overseeing education, outreach, clinical development programs, and clinical trials for GPS Cancer, NantHealth's cancer analytics platform. Reddy has been at NantHealth since December of 2016, when he joined as Senior Executive Director of Medical Affairs. He was previously Chief Medical Officer at Caris Life Sciences.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform , has already won several high profile clients in India. Haptik, which sold majority stake to telecom operator Reliance Jio in a $100 million deal earlier this year, currently offers a chatbot platform. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

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