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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

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Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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Jam City Launches Voter Registration Outreach Effort

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Los Angeles-based mobile entertainment and gaming developer Jam City said today that it is getting behind an effort to encourage its users to register to vote in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, through a joint effort with nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization When We All Vote.

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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

Last week, the Los Angeles-based startup led by Trevor McFedries , outed itself as the collective consciousness behind the virtual celebrity Lil Miquela and her less well known contemporaries Blawko22 and BermudaisBae in a choreographed melodrama worthy of Los Angeles’ best reality television. It worked. .

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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Los Angeles-based funds, in closer proximity to the entertainment industry, have been quicker to invest in the creator economy. million followers created by the venture-backed startup Brud , or the lifelike personalized avatars that Genies , SuperPlastic and Toonstar have cooked up, should drum up more dollars.

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Social Networking and Business Value

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Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive. an enterprise social networking platform provider located in Los Angeles, CA. He has performed this role since the company’s inception after Yammer was spun-out of Geni Inc. (a

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

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SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. the entertainment industry.