Maverick Gets $2.7M For Social Network for Girls
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2018
Los Angeles-based Maverick , a new startup launching a social network for girls, has raised $2.7M in a seed funding round, as it prepares to launch its service. READ MORE>>.
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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort
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. Wabisabi Design, Inc.
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ViSalus, Headed by LA Tech Entrepreneur, Files For $175M IPO
socalTECH
AUGUST 16, 2012
ViSalus , a nutritional supplements maker co-founded by Los Angeles-based, technology entrepreneur Ryan Blair, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $175M in an IPO. Blair is CEO, and remains in Los Angeles. ViSalus is based in Troy, Michigan. READ MORE>>.
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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments
TechCrunch LA
MAY 12, 2020
Hardworkers : a professional network for blue-collar workers. Mogul Millennial : a media startup sharing professional resources for Black entrepreneurs. SketchAR : an augmented reality drawing app with social tie-ins. TRASH : an app for quickly editing social video cuts using machine learning. ”
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Moonshots Capital Ramps Investment Pace With Lead On Two Investments
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital fund led by serial entrepreneur Kelly Perdew, is ramping its investment pace, with the first two formal investments out of its new fund. Moonshots led the $1.4M seed funding in that firm. presidential elections in 2016. READ MORE>>.
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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of
SoCal Delicious
MAY 6, 2012
where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.).
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MySpace Faces Challenge From KPCB's sFund
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2010
KPCB announced its new sFund, a $250M fund which will invest in entrepreneurs in the social space, specifically highlighting Facebook as "the best place to build the next generation" of social businesses. KPCB said its new sFund will focus on the next generation of social entrepreneurs.
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Interview with Gary Bishop, Network Automation
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.
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Namesake Unveils Social Jobs Service
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
Los Angeles-based Namesake , the latest startup of Dan Gould and Brian Norgard, has revealed that it is working on a service to help users use their social networks to find a job or promote jobs opportunities. and was at Fox Audience Network, and Norgard also was a co-founder at Ad.ly and Newroo. READ MORE>>.
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Combining StitchFix and Instagram, FlipFit ushers in the next phase of social retail
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The serial entrepreneur behind the Dubai-based online fashion retailer, Elabelz and marketing studio Elephant Nation had always wanted to redesign the shopping experience for how customers actually shopped in stores and online. Then he met Jonathan Ellman at the Summit conference in Los Angeles. But to do it, Agha needed a push.
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BeLinked: How Professional Networking Can Improve Your Dating Life
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2014
LinkedIn is one of the largest social networks, with 300 million users, and we fell that it has a higher quality user base. Max Fischer: There definitely is the idea that LinkedIn is a professional networking site. startup entrepreneur interview mobile smartphone relationship date tinder linkedin dating belinked fischer'
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185 Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal
socalTECH
JULY 7, 2010
One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.
Teeology.com Set For Launch
socalTECH
JULY 12, 2012
A new, Los Angeles-based startup creating luxury t-shirts, Teeology.com , appears to be gearing up for a launch today, with the backing of celebrity Jennifer Lopez, plus tech entrepreneurs Brian Lee and MJ Eng.
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150 HireRight Launches Outplacement Service Powered By CareerArc
socalTECH
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Irvine-based HireRight has launched a new outplacement service and "career transition" product, which is powered by Los Angeles-based CareerArc Group, the developer of TweetMyJobs and Internships.com. CareerArc Group is headed by serial entrepreneur Robin D.
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TechZulu Live to Premiere "TZLaw" at 5:15 p.m. PT Thursday, October 7, with IP Attorney Denise Grayson of "The Social Network"
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
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How Momstamp Is Creating A Referral Network For Moms
socalTECH
MARCH 3, 2015
However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. Los Angeles-based startup Momstamp (www.momstamp.com) is hoping to change that with its service, which connects mothers with friends, friends-of-friends, and beyond, to personal referrals and recommendations.
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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson
SoCal CTO
MARCH 18, 2010
More Visible Networking? Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night.
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225 Kindbody raises $15M, will open a ‘Fertility Bus’ with mobile testing & assessments
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 16, 2019
The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. Our profit margins are healthy.”
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Interview with Brian McKelvey, Worlize
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2010
Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based startup Worlize (www.worlize.com) announced it had received a seed round of funding, and launched a firm to focus on social gaming and chat. Brian McKelvey: We're building a virtual world, which attaches to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and all the social networks. READ MORE>>.
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Interview with Roni Eschel, goFlow
socalTECH
JULY 19, 2016
Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts. With that idea in mind, I started this in Israel, and came here to Los Angeles and Southern California to talk to people in the surfing industry.
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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 31, 2011
Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.
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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 14, 2019
” Los Angeles-based Brud is by far the most established of this new breed in the U.S. (at Or, depending on your definition, perhaps as early as Space Ghost Coast to Coast , the mid-1990s Cartoon Network series featuring an animated superhero interviewing real celebrities.
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261 FundaGeek Set For Launch Into Crowdfunding
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2011
A new, Los Angeles-based startup FundaGeek , focused on the crowdsourced funding market, is getting set to launch in the next few weeks, hoping to tap into the crowd to help get technology-based projects off the ground. The new company--headed by Dan D.
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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. Now the largest network on YouTube according to ComScore. Eventually other networks will emerge. Come on, Mark. Crushed, I say! They have to.
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374 Interview with Robin Richards, CareerArc
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Our interview this morning is with Robin Richards , the CEO of Los Angeles-based CareerArc (www.careerarc.com). Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, What is CareerArc? That's been very effective.
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SpringRole: Making Hiring Work Better, Through Referrals
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2015
Los Angeles-based SpringRole (www.springrole.com)--which is backed by Science, Inc.-- is looking to take that same, fundamental idea of personal referrals to jobs, and scale it out through social networks and the social graph. How do you get that same quality of hires and keep those referrals coming? READ MORE>>.
Tony Hsieh is the Seller of Dreams | Enter the Downtown Project
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
Los Angeles has seen its own startup scene develop with Silicon Beach, which stretches between Santa Monica and Playa Vista. “As corny as it sounds, Tony Hsieh is a seller of dreams,” said Sarah Evans, founder of PR firm Sevans Strategy and social media venture FAVES + CO. “So
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Interview with Babette Pepaj, BakeSpace
socalTECH
AUGUST 10, 2009
Our interview this morning is with Babette Pepaj , CEO and founder of BakeSpace (www.bakespace.com), a local Los Angeles startup focused on social networking around food. Babette Pepaj: BakeSpace is a food social network and recipe swap. So very much a social network involved? READ MORE>>.
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174 Interview with Jay Goss, exactly.me
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2017
In the world of social networking, there are lots of apps and services which connect you with people you know, but not so many which help you connect with others like you. Is there a need for yet another social networking app? This is the year, according to all the data, where mobile messaging will surpass social.
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Interview with Brian Norgard, Namesake
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2011
One of the stealthiest Los Angeles startups to emerge in the last few months has been Namesake (www.namesake.com), headed by Brian Norgard and co-founded by Dan Gould. Norgard is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded NewRoo (acquired by Fox Interactive Media/MySpace) and co-founding Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly.
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Open Source Business Model
SoCal CTO
MARCH 5, 2007
However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.
Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. It's difficult to add value to a portfolio company or entrepreneur. That's part one.
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Tubestart: Tapping The Power Of The Crowd To Support Online Video
socalTECH
DECEMBER 5, 2013
To try to figure out a better model to support great content, Los Angeles-based Tubestart (www.tubestart.com) recently launched a crowdfunding site, specifically aimed at digital video and YouTube creators. So, you just don''t get traction and that network effect. We tried to figure out the reasons for it. READ MORE>>.
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231 Startup Opportunities in SoCal
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 17, 2007
On Ben Kuo's blog, he posted about Entrepreneurs in Southern California and pointed to a post by Will Johnson, a Southern California entrepreneur and blogger. And there are tons of ways to use social networks. This is something we've discussed before in: Entreprenuer Network and Events and Networking in Los Angeles.
Doppels Is the Birthday Matching App You’re Going to Love
Tech.Co
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Each day Doppels will let you know whose birthday it is within your social network or local area and offer you a wish, gift or text option. Doppels also gives others the opportunity to send you a note or gift tailored to your interests. How great is that?! Doppels also caught the interest of celebrities.
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126 Intro to the LA Startup Scene
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 16, 2013
Article after article points out that Los Angeles is on its way to becoming one of the most robust startup communities in the United States. It is meant to bring everyone together so that they can learn, network and leave with the sense that they now belong to a family of entrepreneurs, all trying to make LA a startup hub.
Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
Los Angeles. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I believe you can attract people to relocate to Los Angeles but it’s likely that they’ll come from locations other than Northern California.
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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups
SoCal CTO
MARCH 22, 2007
Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?
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Julie Schoenfeld On Perfect Market's New Funding
socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2011
The second piece, is we distribute that across search engines and social networks. If you're coming through a social network, you're most likely sharing, a different experience. Julie Schoenfeld: Intersting, the Los Angeles Times was one of our first customers. The third piece, is monetizing content.
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232 Where LinkedIn Works for Me
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great.
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Interview with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton, PromoJam
socalTECH
MARCH 29, 2012
What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? For a number of high profile brands, it's by using the software and services of Los Angeles-based PromoJam (www.promojam.com), which just announced a round of funding to accelerate it efforts last week from Golden Seeds and the Band of Angels.
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217 Streamlining The Sports Recruiting Process with FieldLevel
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2013
That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.
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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
I was then brought into a fund as an EIR, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Epic Ventures. I ran Altavista from 2001 to 2002 in Europe, and came back to the states, doing a lot of consulting between the Dot Com crash and the beginning of social networking. That''s why creative people seek out Los Angeles.
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231 Watch an Ad, Help a Nonprofit Out
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
These alternative platforms have, in turn, grabbed the attention of entrepreneurs who recognize the market vertical isn’t shrinking anytime soon. The app is also fully integrated with Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, so any video can be shared across all major social media channels.
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