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WemoLab Launches Tablet App Around Ocean Education

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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. WemoLab, which is led by Neville Spiteri, has been developing an extensive, educational platform focused on teaching kids about the oceans.

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How Google's Old Offices Are Becoming A Tech Hub, with ROC's Walter Grieves

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In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. They're using the ROC platform to have their events in all one place, and take their investing from 8 to 30 days, down from 90 days.

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Driving User Engagement With FEM's Video Recommendations

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Rachel Payne: FEM is a video discovery platform that provides quality, relevant video recommendations for any website, app, or content network that is seeking to drive more engagement around video. I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. What is FEM?

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Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures

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This year, we focused on diversifying and strengthening our team by recruiting Maureen Klewicki as an investor and senior associate, and Nick Kim as our head of platform. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. I'm fascinated by the creator economy on Twitch, Youtube, and new streaming platforms.

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Doppels Is the Birthday Matching App You’re Going to Love

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After logging into your account via Facebook API, the platform uses your date of birth as the core data to help you calendar all of your friend’s birthdays and discover other people around you who also celebrate your special day. “We It reinforces the company’s culture of being a platform for giving and celebration,” said Hagger.

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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. Tobi Bauckhage: We are a movie recommendation and discovery platform. Our platform is all about connecting early fans and early audiences with new and upcoming movies, months before a movie comes out. What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Fun Fact: Walk into their Venice-based office and you’ll find a giant giraffe (dubbed their co-founder’s “spirit animal”) stuffed in their version of a startup treehouse. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Marketing: SteelHouse.

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