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JULY 29, 2019

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audience too savvy for traditional advisory services.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently. The car-sharing service has struggled for months, long before COVID-19 upended the “shared” mobility sector. Image Credits: Screenshot/Maven email.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based Bev is no different. They have provided user-friendly instructions and material and will pay their sewers who can to make these masks from the security of their homes,” a spokesperson for the company wrote in an email.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based micro-mobility and scooter provider Bird said this morning that it will be offering up free rides to teachers to start off the school year, providing them with up to two, free, 30-minute rides per day until the end of September. Bird said teachers can join the program by emailing together@bird.co

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APRIL 5, 2012

Actually, no thanks to Santa Monica-based Mobile Roadie. Mobile Roadie, headed by Michael Schneider , develops tools that make easy for non-programmers to create their own mobile apps. Describe what Mobile Roadie does? One of the other harder problems we're tackling is how you sell physical goods on a mobile device.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Think that venture capitalist or investment banker is obsessively checking his email on his Blackberry? Tags: mobile blackberry rimphone smartphone bejeweled. The titles include the popular Bejeweled line, plus need for Speed Undercover, RISK, SCRABBLE, Tetris, Tetris Mania, The Sims 3, and Tiger Wood PGA TOUR.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , an angel-backed developer of mobile phone applications, said today that it has linked with telecom carrier Orange in the country of Cameroon. According to Mobile-XL, Orange will offer the firm's XLBrowser software to customers starting in October. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We decided to take a look at two cities that were at the forefront of the e-scooter revolution – Los Angeles and Paris. Fluctuo, an aggregator of shared mobility data, found the average scooter trip length in Paris was 2.67 Los Angeles: City of Autos. Paris is so dense and has a great metro. LA is different.

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APRIL 18, 2014

So, we were surprised to learn about the backing that Los Angeles-based mobile app provider TRUCKAST (www.truckast.com) has from investor Gary Winnick (who co-founded Global Crossing). We caught up with CEO Todd Davis to learn why the company and its investors think mobile apps for construction are the next big thing.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 16, 2020

For the greater Los Angeles-based Openpath, the new funding offers a chance to boost its sales and marketing efforts and develop new security-focused products for companies and property managers trying to woo tenants back to the shared office space during a global pandemic. ”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm , the provider of mobile messaging and email marketing services headed by Jared Reitzin, has scored a venture debt funding, according to provider Agility Capital. Financial details of the funding and terms were not announced.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The company’s co-founders have a background in mobile application development and together built the first mobile app for one of the largest overnight delivery companies in the United States. Our mobile application routes pickup and delivery locations and allows you to confirm that the job was completed right from your phone.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bccthis , a developer of messaging software which helps users add more information to their group emails, said Monday that it has added support from Gmail to its product. Bccthis is headed by Dave Waldman, formerly an executive at Twistbox Entertainment, Eyematic Interfaces, and Amp'd Mobile.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm , the mobile, SMS, email, and marketing firm headed by Jared Reitzen, has launched a new product to help its customers promote their mobile applications. Pricing on the new service was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

With an angle on a long-neglected part of the shipping industry — the short-haul movement of cargo from docks to logistics centers — Dray Alliance is joining a growing startup scene for logistics businesses based in Los Angeles. This is not in the best interest of anyone involved,” said Steve Wen, CEO of Dray Alliance.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 11, 2018

in September 2017, Bird has become synonymous with both the perils and promise that scooters hold for last mile mobility. The company is currently operating in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Washington, DC, Nashville and Atlanta. Since its launch in Santa Monica, Calif. And Bird has expanded into a lot of cities.

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MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. And you know, one of the communities that has some super remarkable entrepreneurs that doesn’t get enough credit is Los Angeles. Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tinder and parent company IAC have settled a lawsuit brought by former executive Whitney Wolfe, alleging sexual harassment and moves by the company to strip her of the title of "co-founder" of the mobile dating app developer. No details on the settlement were announced by either party. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 3, 2014

It''s been a bad week over at Los Angeles-based Tinder , as one of the mobile dating/hookup app''s co-founders, Justin Mateen, was sued by former executive Whitney Wolfe over sexual harassment--and for cutting her out of the list of founders at the company. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, customer relationship management (CRM) and contact management tools, has hired a new VP of Engineering, the company said today. Nimble's online tool helps users track their personal contacts and interactions across email, real life, and social sites. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based restaurant ordering systems developer EMN8 said this morning that it has acquired Snapfinger , a developer of remote ordering products for the casual dining industry. As part of the acquisition, EMN8 said it raised $50M in a new funding, to both acquire Snapfinger and expand its platforms. EMN8 is led by Perse Faily.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. An email subscription is coming! Email me or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. What else are we hearing? Deal of the week.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based Border Stylo is extending its lineup of mobile apps, with its first social gaming title, the firm announced this morning. The game is free. The game is free. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm , the mobile and email messaging and marketing firm headed by Jared Reitzen, said Wednesday that it has launched a new, healthcare focused offering, and signed Humana as a beta client.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based banking app startup Dave says it is expanding an existing partnership with nonprofit Feeding America , and will donate $250,000 to the group's COVID-19 fund, which is aimed at helping to secure food and help distribute it to people in need across the country.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bccthis , a startup developing software which connects Microsoft Outlook, Twitter, and BlackBerry smart phones, announced this morning that it has raised $500,000 in seed funding and launched a beta of its service. Waldman was most recently at Twistbox Entertainment, and also had served at Amp'd Mobile and Eyematic.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based Glip , which develops team conversation and collaboration tools, said today that it has launched an Android application. Glip develops team communications tools focused on real-time conversations, and is aimed at replacing email, instant messaging, and text. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Los Angeles-based Paperlinks , the QR code startup headed by Hamilton Chan, said this week that it has launched a new product, which uses QR codes to enable customers to order from takeout menus. The new service takes those orders and delivers them to a restaurant via email or FAX, for pickup or delivery to the customer.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based YouMail , the enhanced voice mail service run by Alex Quilici, said Thursday that it seen over two million downloads on the Blackberry application store, Blackberry AppWorld. Youmail's service works with post-paid mobile phone carriers, including AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm , the email marketing and digital marketing provider headed by Jared Reitzin, has revamped the company's offerings. Tags: mobilestorm email mobilem arketing software. Reitzin said that the Pro accounts now also include free phone support and dedicated account management on the new offering.

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MARCH 13, 2013

PublishThis , the Los Angeles startup headed by Matt Kumin, has enhanced the firm's online, content marketing and curation management tool. The firm said the latest version of its platform is aimed at brands, retailers, media companies, and trade associations, to help them scale their content efforts across digital channels.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Chris explained the importance of community and the upcoming launch of LA Startup Foundation that’s aimed to bring together and foster entrepreneurship and facilitate outreach into the various parts of Los Angeles, creating jobs — not take jobs away.

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MAY 24, 2011

Los Angeles-based mobilStorm , the provider of mobile and email messaging services, announced today that it has added three new executives.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

If you've ever used one of the more popular, mobile dating apps, you are probably used to the endless, back-and-forth texting that occurs when everyone is sizing each other up and deciding if they do, or do not, want to actually go on a date. I saw my friends sending out hundreds of form emails, and was a huge process.

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JANUARY 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm, a provider of email and mobile marketing services, has hired on a new Chief Financial Officer, the firm revealed this morning. Tags: marketing email mobile mobilestorm executive. The firm said that it has appointed Doug Schiller to the role. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based Realtor.com , the online real estate site run by Move.com for the National Association of Realtors, announced this morning that it has launched a new real estate search iPhone application. Tags: mobile estate real iphone realtor.

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