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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA in three earlier funds, all for investing in the various startups which it puts through its programs in Venice. in three earlier funds, all for investing in the various startups which it puts through its programs in Venice. is in the midst of raising a new fund, Amplify.LA

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Venice, California-based WeeCare , a new startup which is creating a marketplace to help people start and manage their own home daycare, has raised $4.2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Friday. The funding came from Social Capital.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Paul Bricault is Managing Partner at Amplify LA (Www.amplify.la), a hands-on startup accelerator and co-working and community space in Venice.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Startup Boost Los Angeles says its program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google, in Venice. The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google in Venice. According to Stoddard, it is looking for nine early stage startups to participate in its eight-week program. Applications for the program will close on March 15th.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2013

Venice-based Assignmint.com announced today that it has added Maer Roshan to its board of directors.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2012

Venice-based Grubwithus , which operates a service which helps connect people in real life with others over meals and food, said this week that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by GRP Partners, and also included Michel Daher, a Lebanese entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat 's newest product--Snap-recording sunglasses--is the result of the work of another, Los Angeles startup--Vergence Labs--which was quietly acquired by Snapchat back in 2014. Business Insider tells the story of Vergence Labs , founded by Erick Miller and Jonathan Rodriguez, and their roots at UCLA and Stanford.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Founder Dating Los Angeles LA Demo Day Startups Uncensored Tech Cofounder Dating Los Angeles TechCoastAngels Online Events Venice Tech Entrepreneurs Downtown Startups LA Startup Nights Santa Barbara Startup Weekend Silicon Beach Fest Silicon Beach Startups Los Angeles Startup Weekend Hollywood Hackday Startup Weekend Los Angeles LA Tech Happy Hour (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. Wouldn’t we be a bit hypocritical if we talked with entrepreneurs about innovation and change but we weren’t willing to take it on ourselves? What’s up with that?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. Happy Holidays!

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

However, I got to set up and run the sales team in Venice Beach, and was running technology for cross platform at the Venice Beach office, because they relocated me back here at my request. rachel payne video recommendation inteview startup entrepreneur' That platform is driving significant volume increase at Inc. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We launched a Digital LA - Women series with four panels starring female founders, entrepreneurs, developers and PR, which will also continue into the new year.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Venice Beach-based Amplify , a new startup accelerator headed by Paul Bricault and Richard Wolpert, has uncloaked itself this morning, the latest in a string of startup accelerators in Southern California. Bricault is a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners, and Wolpert was most recently at the Mailroom fund.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

But it was the low-key, creative beach vibe of Venice and Santa Monica that spurred a spate of start-ups to seek offices and homes. The predominantly resale neighborhoods of Venice and Santa Monica also feel the tech boom. Pardee Properties , the top agent in the market, recently closed on actress Anjelica Huston’s Venice compound.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Venice-based Amplify LA (www.amplify.la) is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a startup accelerator here in the Los Angeles area � one of the few in the area to have survived in more or less original form after the launch of a number of startup incubators and accelerators five years ago.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2015

We'll do about eight to ten deals a year, which will enable our four full time managing directors to have the time to work with our entrepreneurs, and help them hit milestones and attract follow-on funding. But, mostly, from our point of view, it's been the quality of the entrepreneurs we've been fortunate to back along the way.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

Until we have that perfect day, there will always be smart entrepreneurs trying to solve those inconveniences, trying to resolve all of those pain points. And of course, that entrepreneur has to have the passion to pursue solving that problem. And of course, that entrepreneur has to have the passion to pursue solving that problem.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

I chose Venice, California as a great breeding ground for this tool to help all the local businesses,” said Hagger. “We want to help local business introduce themselves through our tools and create a connection. On your birthday you could receive an offer on Doppels and in minutes you could be walking into a local business.

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JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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JUNE 20, 2014

The third thing, is it''s not just Santa Monica and Venice. There are a lot of women entrepreneurs and VC. But, we also have this other stuff too. We''re revealing our broad depth of technology, something we''ve actually always had. That''s pretty darn good. Most technology conferences are lucky if they even have ten percent.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. As I’m fond of saying, “It’s pretty hard to call yourself ‘Upfront’ and then seem like you’re playing games with entrepreneurs.” Waltham shifted to Cambridge.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

For the first three months of this year, I have had the pleasure of breathing the same air as the crew from Amplify , the Venice based accelerator. The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur.

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LATechDigest

MAY 23, 2016

NFTE Hosted Their Annual Entrepreneur Competition. And if you ever needed a reason to live in LA… #FollowTheSun down the streets of Venice—the perfect end to another day in LA. — Audrey Bellis (@audreybellis) May 19, 2016. Congrats to @NFTEGreaterLA finalists & winners! pic.twitter.com/J03KX7bIvZ.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2016

I saw that there was a combination of technology and the surfing industry in Venice. I guess if you are an Israeli, it's in your DNA, being and entrepreneur. I think that being an entrepreneur in Israel and also here, you share lots of things in common. After I arrived here in L.A., I think it definitely helps.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

However, TechZulu will be doing an official pre-event on Tuesday June 17th with our #TZTechCrawl in Venice. Business Entrepreneurship Events Silicon Beach Fest Digital LA Entertainment Entrepreneurs Hollywood Startups Technology' Its that time of the year again! Silicon Beach Fest will kicks off next week from June 18 – 21.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired. Google might not be a purely Southern California company, but the company now has thousands of employees spread across the region, including a location in the iconic Binoculars building in Venice, designed by Frank Gehry.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It's difficult to add value to a portfolio company or entrepreneur. We're helping the entrepreneur, leveraging our network, introducing them to people, and helping them think about new products. We're working with a company in Venice Beach which is trying to solve that problem. It seems like that's been a long time coming.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur. Then everyone just started calling me a serial entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur you have to suspend disbelief.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

With the help of TechZulu I am doing what I hope to be a quarterly series of Fireside Chats featuring successful entrepreneurs who I hand select to share how they remained ‘Nice Guys’ and continue to finish 1st in business. We must shift our mindset starting by disassociating nice from weak and then focus on demonstrating confidence.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Starting off in Santa Monica at ROC for a fireside chat with CBS Interactive, then heading to Westwood at UCLA for Spotlight: LA Tech, and ending at NextSpace / Amplify LA in Venice for TechZulu Final Friday. Fireside Chat with Cameron Olthuis VP at CBS Interactive | Search & Social for Startups. Want to Sponsor.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Entrepreneurs like Matt Coffin , Kamran Pourzanjani and Brock Pierce were making their mark. Jason Calacanis coined the SoCal scene the “Digital Coast,” and Brad Nye brought everyone together at his notorious VIC events (Venice Interactive Community). However, that wasn’t the start … Rewind to the 90s.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

Sam Wang: We raised our pre-seed round last year, led by the Amplify accelerator in Venice. We plan to release more games for InstaPros and finding a coach soon. How is the company backed, financially? What's the biggest lesson you've learned so far?

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