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Private tech companies mobilize to address shortages for medical supplies, masks and sanitizer

TechCrunch LA

. “Community underscores everything we do here at Bev, and as such, we will be producing hand sanitizer and distributing it free of charge to the homeless and elderly communities here in Venice, populations who largely have insufficient access to healthcare and essential goods like sanitizer.” Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).

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Topspin Rolls Out Music Marketing Software, To Some

socalTECH

Venice, California-based Topspin , a developer of software focused on helping musicians market and distribute their work, launched an upgrade to its product Wednesday at the SXSW festival. However, the firm still isn't taking just any artists, however, explaining it is still in "invite mode" on which artists can use its products.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. VENICE RISING. Venice: 13% | L.A. More than 600 tech start-ups have sprung up in L.A. Derek Wooden.

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Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures

socalTECH

We're working with a company in Venice Beach which is trying to solve that problem. They're now touching 14 million people through social, they've got 60 million pieces of metadata on the site, and they're going out and getting deals with studios, game publishers, with networks, with sports teams and sports leagues.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

For the first three months of this year, I have had the pleasure of breathing the same air as the crew from Amplify , the Venice based accelerator. Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

For the first three months of this year, I have had the pleasure of breathing the same air as the crew from Amplify , the Venice based accelerator. Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry.