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AUGUST 10, 2017

El Segundo-based Prodege , the parent company of Swagbucks and MyPoints , announced Thursday morning that it has acquired cash-back shopping and coupon site ShopAtHome. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Prodege is run by CEO Chuck Davis, who previously served as CEO of both Fandango and Shopzilla.

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MAY 4, 2017

El Segundo-based Radiology Partners , which offers up on-site, radiology services to hospitals and outpatient centers, has raised $200M in a growth equity funding round. The funding came from New Enterprise Associates, along with Future Fund.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

El Segundo-based online fashion site JustFab and actress Kate Hudson said Tuesday that they have launched a new, lifestyle athletic wear apparel and accessories brand, Fabletics. The new site offers up athletic workout gear, including sports bras, shorts, leggings, and tanks. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2019

El Segundo-based online postage and shipping software developer Stamps.com says it has named Katie May, the CEO of e-commerce software company ShippingEasy.com , to its board of directors. Before ShippingEasy, May was the founder of Kidspot.com.au (sold to News Corp) and she was also involved at job site SEEK.com.au.

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MARCH 8, 2018

ShippingEasy , the developer of cloud-based shipping, inventory management, and customer marketing software arm of El Segundo-based Stamps.com is targeting third party Amazon sellers today, with a new product release.

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MAY 17, 2013

The latest company considering a bid for Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is El Segundo-based DirecTV , according to reports Friday afternoon. A report from Reuters says DirecTV is just one of a number of companies considering a bid for Hulu. The report cited a "source familiar with the situation." READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Online shopping site JustFab , which just acquired ShoeDazzle , has just opened up its first, retail location, at the Glendale Galleria. JustFab is based in El Segundo. JustFab is based in El Segundo. The new store is the first foray by the online retailer into the traditional, retail world. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

El Segundo-based iRise, a maker of software for prototyping web applications and software, is targeting ecommerce retailers with a new set of templates, the firm said Wednesday. The templates help online retailers work through visualization and testing of their sites, before actual coding of their web sites.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

To change that, a local startup, El Segundo-based JumpStartFund , says it is using its platform to try to make Musks''s idea come to life. JumpStartFund''s site revolves around tapping the power of the crowd to refine business ideas, and eventually get them crowdfunded.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

JumpStartFund , which is based in El Segundo, opened up its service this morning to help use the wisdom of the crowd to move ideas, patents, and research from individuals, federal research labs, universities, and research organizations to the market. The site combines the crowd-voting aspect with crowd-funding elements, as well.

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JULY 26, 2012

El Segundo-based JustFab , the fashion subscription site led by Adam Goldenberg and Don Ressler, announced Thursday morning that it has raised a gigantic, $76M in a funding round. The new funding for the site was led by Rho Ventures, and also included Matrix Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Intelligent Beauty.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

JumpStartFund , the online, crowd-sourcing site which looks to help create companies using the power of the community, said today that its community members have named the company which is looking to bring Elon Musks''s Hyperloop concept to life.

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MAY 14, 2009

El Segundo-based Lunch.com launched a new online community into beta Thursday, saying that it will connect people based on their tastes and opinions on any topic. The new startup--the brainchild of former VirtualTourist.com founder J.R. Johnson--said it will focus on helping members create reviews on "almost any imaginable topic."

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. Aggregage''s B2B websites are published in conjunction with trade and professional associations.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands , the Internet media firm headed by Bob Brisco, has been acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners, in a deal worth approximately $640M. Internet Brands owns a wide network of online web sites in a number of verticals. The price is a premium of approximately 46.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

El Segundo-based Just Fabulous , a new startup spun out of Intelligent Beauty, the e-commerce firm headed by Don Ressler and Adam Goldenberg, said this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, for its "fashion styling" and fashion site. JustFab is focused on monthly delivery of shoes and handbags.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

El Segundo-based iChange , the online community site focused on nutrition counseling headed by Stuart MacFarlane, has raised another $500,000, as part of an ongoing $600,000 funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , a firm which develops software for aggregating data from web sites, said Tuesday that it has raised $4.6M in a Series B funding round.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

El Segundo-based International Rectifier said Thursday that it has added Barbara L. Rambo is CEO of Taconic Management Services, a management consulting firm, and also sites on the boards of PG&E, Union Bank, and West Marine. Rambo to its board of directors.

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MARCH 31, 2009

El Segundo-based Lunch.com , a new online reviews and social networking web site, said that it has launched a beta of its site this morning. The site said it will allow users to share opinions, ratings, and reviews, and match up the site's members based on shared interests. The new site was founded by J.R.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

El Segundo-based AdEngage, an online advertising network, has been acquired by blog and Internet search site Technorati, Technorati said today. According to Technorati, it has acquired AdEngage to launch a new self-service advertising network for blogs and social media sites. AdEngage will become Technorati Engage.

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JUNE 11, 2009

El Segundo-based CarsDirect , the online automotive shopping and information site owned by Internet Brands, said Thursday that the firm will offer free online used car inventory listings to the unfortunate Chrysler and General Motors franchise dealers who were recently terminated by those auto brands. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

El Segundo-based Intelligent Beauty , a venture-backed provider of online marketing and ecommerce technology, said recently that it has named Dan Williams as the firm's new President of ecommerce site DermStore.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based GrindTV , a online sports-focused video site, and Los Angeles-based sports site Sportnet announced Thursday that the two will merge into a new company under the name Sportnet. According to the two companies, they will have their headquarters in El Segundo, with offices in Orange County and New York.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

We spoke with one of those companies-- El Segundo-based ConsumerTrack (www.consumertrack.com)--which is a $30M, bootstrapped an online marketing company which is driving millions of customers to big name, financial customers. We have been growing, and profitable for the last ten years.

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MARCH 26, 2014

For a couple of years, I was the head of a boutique software consulting firm based in El Segundo. We worked on all kinds of projects, including an online auction site for real estate, kiosks for airports, and music. I founded that with the former CTO of my first company, Kevin Smilak, who now works at Google.

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