socalTECH

MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Curio, which says it is partnering with collectible brands to product NFTs ("non fungible tokens"), has raised $7M in a seed funding round. Curio says it has partnered with trading card brand Topps to produce NFTs from iconoclastic, cult classic Mars Attacks!,

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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.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. If a continuing fee, the license could be based upon units of the product incorporating your IP. How do I appraise my intellectual property to estimate royalty rates?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. 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!) They also had much experience before that.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Far from it.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

DGene, a content creation company which has a team in Los Angeles, but is based in San Jose, says it has raised $20M in a Series A funding. The company said it is building software "to expand creativity and redefine virtual production and immersive entertainment". The funding was led by Alibaba Group.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Audio Up, a podcasting and audio entertainment production studio, has raised $12M in funding, led by SiriusXM, according to SiriusXM Holdings. The deal calls for Audio Up to produce content fro the SXM App, Pandora, and Stitcher, among other efforts.

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MARCH 12, 2014

said this morning that it has scored funding from a number of high profile investors. Details on the funding and backing of the startup were not anounced. The company also said its co-founder and CTO is, Michael Greer, who was head of technology and product development for The Onion. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. If a continuing fee, the license could be based upon units of the product incorporating your IP. How do I appraise my intellectual property to estimate royalty rates?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. Lawrence Ng: When you start an incubator, your quickly learn how passion for a new product motivates the team and encourages them to work together regardless of location.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The company said it will use the funding to fund its growth strategy in the content, gaming, entertainment, and consumer products areas, including potential acquisitions. FaZe Clan says it expects to receive proceeds of approximately $291 million (including an estimated $118 million in PIPE proceeds) after the effort.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based OpenDrives, a developer of network attached storage (NAS) products for the enterprise, said on Thursday that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by IAG Capital Partners. According to the company, the new funding will go to grow the company and accelerate product development.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Artie, a new startup developing mobile games which can be played inside social media, video, and messaging platforms, said this week that it has raised $10M in a seed funding round. The company's founders are Ryan Horrigann and Armando Kirwin.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 14, 2020

million in seed funding. The money came from heavy hitters in the Los Angeles entertainment and investment scene including Scooter Braun, Troy Carter, Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew and Jared Leto. For its first foray into live entertainment, Moment House is going to host a geo-fenced, location-specific tour for the musician Yungblud.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Digiboo , a new startup focused on allowing consumers to rent films on flash drives, at retail kiosks, has scored funding from Revelations Entertainment , the production firm owned by actor Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary. Amount of the funding was not disclosed.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based Exactuals , the developer of a software-as-a-service product used to track complex payments such as residuals and royalties, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $10.6M in a Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $21.5M. The announcement comes only a week after it revealed an earlier, $10M funding round.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, the Wall Street Journal first reported. billion with her stake at over $1 billion.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. Goldberg also is the CEO of SurveyMonkey. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. SpotOn will now have over 500 employees on its product and technology team, according to co-founder and co-CEO Zach Hyman. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , the provider of technology and payroll, and production management services for the entertainment industry, said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Culver City-based CAPS Payroll.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The deal apparently comes after Mashable failed to raise additional funding for the company, despite a round valued at around $250M in March of 2016. In recent years, Mashable has focused mostly on popular culture, entertainment, and popular consumer technology products and services. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said the new product will manage virtual currency from Super Rewards, Offerpal, and SocialMedia Networks. READ MORE>>

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based ScoreBig , the online live event ticket marketplace led by David Goldberg, said this moring that it has raised $18m in a new funding round. As part of the funding, George Kliavkoff of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication joins the company''s board. The company said it more than doubled its revenues this year.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

in a Series B funding round, the company said last week. The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. Sixgill said its primary product, Sense, is used by companies to manage challenges in governing their "Internet of Everything" assets and building sensor-informed applications.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2015

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , a provider of technology and payroll services to the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired by private equity investor Silver Lake. Debt funding for the deal came from RBC Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities and Societe Generale.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Burbank-based Cast & Crew , which provides software and services for both payroll and production management to Hollywood, has been acquired by private equity investor EQT Partners. EQT Partners said Cast & Crew was acquired by its EQT VIII fund. Financial details of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Venice-based WemoLab --which has been developing entertainment products around an oceanic theme--announced today that it has launched its first, mobile product, a new interactive tablet app. The firm said its app, SuperFugu, let kids take a "field trip" around the world''s ocean. The app is free, and runs on the iPad.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2019

The company said it added Jay Trinidad as the company's Chief Product Officer, Pat Wilkinson as its GM of Exclusive Uber Program, and John Pierantoni as SVP of Finance and Risk. Painter is the former CEO and founder of TrueCar, and has a long background in starting and funding technology companies in Southern California.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Inboard said it raised $8M in its Series A funding, which was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included LION Smart and Sunstone Capital. The company was seeded by Sweet Capital, the investment fund of the founders of King Digital Entertainment (the makers of Candy Crush).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. It’s not too outlandish a claim, seeing as “House Hunters” has been on TV since 1999. What are the neighbors doing?”.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Global Eagle Entertainment, Cricket Australia, CBS Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television Studios, and many others.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2016

Laguna Beach-based virtual reality technology developer NextVR has raised $80M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. According to NextVR, the funding came from Asian investors. and dick clark productions. and dick clark productions. READ MORE>>.

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