Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Walmart’s tech incubator in Silicon Valley, Store No 8, has acquired Spatialand , a virtual reality software firm, as its third portfolio company. Venice, CA-based Spatialand worked with Walmart on a project last year, an experience that led to the acquisition, according to the blog post. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business.

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Southern California Startup Sherman Oaks Venice 254

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

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. Walter Grieves: We have 20 percent entertainment and about 50 percent tech startups. Digital content is the software of Los Angeles.

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Google Tech Coast Angels Screening Santa Monica 253

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice.

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Google Content Startup Venice 233

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. As a studio, we are building entertainment titles that capture that spirit.

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Cloud Computing Web Entertainment Media 208

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? We've always known how important it is as VCs to invest in founders. I'm fascinated by the creator economy on Twitch, Youtube, and new streaming platforms.

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Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The entertainment connection is readily available and getting more clients is a bigger possibility. I mean, Venice Beach is starting to be called “Silicon Beach”. MR: The entertainment industry here is huge obviously. There are a lot of incubators and a lot of money that is starting to flow here.

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Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94