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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This is our second year of creating our list of the top 50 people to watch in Southern California''s technology industry, and it was NOT an easy task. As we found last year, it''s a tough, unforgiving task to narrow down a list of the folks in Southern California''s technology industry to just fifty to watch. Will Kassoy , AdColony.

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MAY 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the provider of mobile advertising technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a funding round. Crawford is a member of the board of Lionsgate Entertainment, and previously was a portfolio manager at Capital Research and Management.

Idealab 164

Idealab Advertising Mobile Pasadena 164

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops avatar creation software, inked a deal with MTV earlier this week as part of a campaign for MTV's Jackass. Tags: stage entertainment software avatar animation. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Pasadena Web Software 133

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JUNE 11, 2013

Pasadena-based Metacloud announced this morning that it has released a new version of its product, Carbon|OS. Metacloud said it has already deployed the new software at its clients, which include Fortune 5000 companies in industries including entertainment, finance, and technology. Opencloud is led by Sean Lynch. READ MORE>>.

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Services SaaS Pasadena Entertainment 149

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Pasadena-based Miso Robotics , the robot developer which is developing robots for assisting in commercial kitchens, has raised $10M in a Series B funding round. Miso Robotics is best known for its robot, "Flippy", which has taken over flipping burgers at one of CaliBurger's locations, in Pasadena. READ MORE>>.

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Chief Technology Officer Pasadena Entertainment Research 124

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which is developing technology for creating 3D avatars, said Tuesday that the firm has hired on Patrick Barry as the firm's Vice President of Content Alliances. Tags: barry stage entertainment patrick executive. Barry has also served at Brilliant Digital, Warner Bros., READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Entertainment 100

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to one of Pasadena-based Metacloud ''s venture capital backers, the acquisition of the cloud services provider by Cisco on Wednesday was an "epic exit". The exit is also a huge win for technology insider Sean Moriarty, who was Chairman of the company; Metacloud was started by Sean Lynch, former Sr. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Acquisition Ticketmaster Yahoo 113

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. For those not familiar with BigStage, tell us what the company is doing with your avatar technology?

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

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JUNE 25, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , a developer of 3D avatar creation software, has released new software today which allows users of the popular Skype voice calling application to lip synch spoken words through a photo-realistic avatar. Tags: software plugin calling skype virtual avatar entertainment bigstage stage.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Entertainment 100

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. Big Stage develops technology which converts digital photos of a person into a 3-D avatar. READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Hear from industry leaders in technology, entertainment and startups in three rooms at the Pasadena Convention Center. Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON.

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Buzzfeed Artificial Inteligence Pasadena Venture Capital 100

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co.,

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Idealab Artificial Inteligence Startup Ideas 173

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena-based ObEN , an Idealab-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence technology for creating highly realistic, virtual reality avatars, has raised $7.7M the venture fund of the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd.

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Artificial Inteligence Idealab Entertainment Pasadena 100

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MAY 5, 2009

Hawkins, President and CEO of technology services firm OFS, for its board of directors. Teresis provides workflow and digital asset management software for the entertainment and broadcast industry. Teresis is angel backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Downtown LA is a major up-and-coming area for technology startups with easy access to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the new office is located only a few metro stops from Pasadena. The new office?s s opening will be marked with an industry gathering on January 15th at TENTEN Wilshire?s s rooftop terrace.

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Mentor USC Incubator Pasadena 124

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Southern California Mission Ventures 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, which is developing 3D avatar technology, said today that it has opened up its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Sample Pasadena 100

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JUNE 20, 2014

We''re showing people that we have the cool media-entertainment stuff, which is cool and great, and we love that. We''re revealing our broad depth of technology, something we''ve actually always had. Most technology conferences are lucky if they even have ten percent. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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Santa Monica Conference Belkin Southern California 205

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, whcih provides technology to create 3D avatars, said today that it has partnered with Stephen J. BigStage's technology will be used to insert users into video clips and photos. Cannell Productions, the firm behind "The A-Team" and "The Greatest American Hero." READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Pasadena 100

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MARCH 10, 2015

The White House has named Los Angeles as one of 21 communities around the nation which are part of a new technology job and training effort called TechHire , the administration announced Monday. techhire white house jobs employment california angeles technology recruiting training school education' READ MORE>>.

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Training Santa Monica Education Los Angeles 100

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Combining the theme of holiday shopping with Southern California's technology industry, here are eight electronic gifts from local companies to add to your shopping list this season. The Mint Plus Cleaner--which was developed in Pasadena by Evolution Robotics, the. entertainment through a touchpad remote. Sonos Play:3.

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El Segundo Southern California Encino Santa Barbara 153

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

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APRIL 21, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the startup which uses photos to create animated, 3-D facial avatars of users, has added new content from a game from GGL Global Gaming. Big Stage is a spinout of technology from USC, originally developed for the CIA.

Content 100

Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

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MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It's like an old world punchcard, taken to the current 21st century technology. Currently, we have about 1 percent of the population in Pasadena already using our app.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. We need to be different & unique. Not derivative. ” I love the beach.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Current operating companies are providing innovative technology solutions in industries such as software, search, robotics, Internet media and services and alternative energy fields. Pasadena, CA 91103. Registration is required and if you are an outside tech recruiter you’re going to have to sit this one out. REGISTER HERE.

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Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

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JANUARY 5, 2015

We also added panels reflecting LA''s growing tech communities from the West Side to Pasadena, and topics including health tech and space tech, as these industries grow. Beyond entertainment, ad tech is huge with Rubicon''s IPO and the TrueX $200M acquisition by Fox. What technologies are you looking at in 2015?

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Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

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MAY 19, 2015

Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. I'm also an entertainment and music writer. The style, the systems, the technology, the branding, the culture, and what kind of company we want to create is very simple at the core, everyone can get it, and everyone understand its.

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Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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JANUARY 23, 2017

It's great to be part of this very exciting technology ecosystem in LA, where there is so much interesting stuff happening. I worked in entertainment for five or six years, and film for 5 years, then at Scribble Press, which was a retail entertainment concept for kids, to let kids make their own books. That's exciting.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 There’s Santa Monica, Westside, Hollywood, Downtown LA, the Valley, and Pasadena. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Historically we were near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles and throughout the 1990s and early 2000s this was fine since there was not strong locus in LA with some great deals in Pasadena, downtown, San Fernando Valley as well as on the Westside in Santa Monica. Also, many of our deals were in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco or London.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

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MAY 10, 2018

We have a number of locations, including one in Santa Monica, one in Pasadena, one in Downtown, and one in El Segundo and the South Bay Area. We do not concentrate on any specific industries, and we're industry agnostic, and we're not focused on any particular industry, whether that be biomed or entertainment.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Entertainment is another sector that is a boy’s club and very difficult to break into, but we’re making headway slowly, but surely. If all goes well, I will have an even more to share from the entertainment perspective soon too. Very inspiring on so many levels. It was truly inspiring. Don’t you agree?

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LATechDigest

JANUARY 27, 2020

Helping such a large organization create thought leadership, as well as actionable initiatives, is no small task, as LAEDC Director of Innovation Chris Rico can tell you. With over 160 events during the course of 22 days, 2015s Innovation Weeks proved to be a bit tiring.

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