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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based Ebyline said today that it has launched a new online marketplace targeted at news publishers and professional journalists, which helps publishers manage freelance writers. The firm said it is backed by un-named Los Angeles angel investors, and was founded by former Los Angeles Times journalists.

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Angel Funding Paramount Journal 149

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We are a holistic health platform that approaches things as more of a holistic health medical journal — everything is backed by science.”. million in seed funding from Crosscut, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, and Female Founders Fund. What we are creating is less of a consumer magazine.

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Guide Research Seed Funding Journal 241

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based J2 Global --via its publishing arm, Ziff Davis , is getting set to acquire online tech publication Mashable , in a deal worth around $50M, according to a report on Thursday afternoon from the Wall Street Journal. Neither J2 Global nor Mashable have yet announced the deal. READ MORE>>.

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Report Journal Entertainment Los Angeles 133

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 17, 2019

Venice-based Fifth Wall Ventures has raised more than half-a-billion dollars for a new fund, among the largest ever raised in Los Angeles.

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Venice Funding Invest Los Angeles 113

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

They join the 23 cities that were already supported: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Meanwhile, the ProPublica Local Reporting Network funds and jointly publishes year-long investigative projects with 23 local news organizations across the U.S.

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News Journal San Diego IP 156

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 17, 2018

AppOnboard, a Los Angeles based mobile technology platform that creates demos for apps, announced a $15 million Series A round led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP) with contributions from Mirae Asset Management, Mantaray, MTG and Runa Capital. The capital infusion brings their total funding to $20 million.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project says today that it is one of the "fastest growing ad technology companies in history". Peacock Equity Fund, Stanford University, and the University of California Berkeley. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures, Mayfield, News Corp., READ MORE>>.

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Custom Customer Clearstone Journal 220

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JULY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based YourEvent.com , a startup developing a service to help users share photos of their events, has raised a round of angel funding. The funding came from the Billiken Angels Network, an angel group based in Saint Louis. According to the St. READ MORE>>.

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Angel Journal Los Angeles Funding 145

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Bev , a canned wine business that recently raised $7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, thinks marketing in the alcohol industry is the problem. pic.twitter.com/DMEg88t4iO.

Startup 223

Startup Venture Capital Newsletter Tips 223

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Timothy Draper has a history of funding some of the technology sector’s most prolific startups and now the venture capitalist is bringing his money to Los Angeles.

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Draper Venture Capital Los Angeles Funding 182

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

Seal Beach-based photovoltaic power firm Amonix has shut its Las Vegas factory, according to a report from the Los Angeles Review-Journal, some further bad news for the heavily backed solar panel manufacturer. Amonix--which had raised $129.4M

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Report Layoffs Journal News 124

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 13, 2019

An activist investor hedge fund is driving a leadership change at Century City-based AECOM, one of the largest public companies in Los Angeles.

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Century City Los Angeles Funding Angel 147

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 20, 2018

UpKeep, a Los Angeles-based facilities maintenance company, announced $10 million in Series A funding, led by Emergence Capital. As part of the deal, Kevin Spain, a partner at Emergence, will join UpKeep’s board.

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Los Angeles Capital Funding Angel 210

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 13, 2018

Over a series of Instagram stories from the weekend, Banks (whose account should be taken with an entire salt shaker — more on that later) reported from the belly of the beast (which in this case is one of Elon Musk’s Los Angeles homes). Azealia Banks exposing Elon Musk for tweeting while on Acid.

Stirrers and Shakers 125

Stirrers and Shakers Los Angeles SpaceX Journal 125

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

But the tech culture of Los Angeles is shifting real estate’s center of gravity. The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 23, 2019

West Los Angeles-based investor Fika Ventures announced May 23 it completed the raise of a $76 million fund, the VC’s second since its 2017 launch.

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West Los Angeles Los Angeles Funding Angel 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Upfront: “Direct, Approachable, Early-Stage, WYSIWYG & Unmistakenly Los Angeles” (Upfront is also a term from the media sector).

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 27, 2019

Wondery, the podcast network that produced Los Angeles Times’ “Man in the Window” and “Dirty John,” will use Series B funds to acquire new and original content, invest in technology.

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Networking Capital Los Angeles Content 100

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based Momentum Ventures , the venture acceleration and funding firm, is no longer making investments and is winding down, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Wilson said the last investment of the firm had been in November, when the fund invested in Hollywood-based Datapop.

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Report SoCalTech Idealab Journal 133

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Department of Commerce granted nearly $500,000 to California State University, Los Angeles and its partners, the Biocom Institute and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), to fund the creation of a bootcamp for bioscientists in the region.

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Commerce Incubator Los Angeles Funding 100

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 25, 2018

million; Songtradr raises $4 million in Series A funding round; and Apple launches patient health records app in Los Angeles. Social media platform Greenfly raises $8.5

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Social Media Platform Media Los Angeles 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” Another firm funded them. Of course that was a wrong narrative for both companies.

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Snapchat Invest Technical Review Dollar Shave Club 214

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 9, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti announces launch of the Digital Makers Exhibit pilot program to cut film-permitting costs for small and digital-first productions, and LACMA launches Kickstarter campaign to fund move of egg-shaped museum from Guatemala City to Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Report Funding Product 113

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 10, 2017

s slow second-quarter growth disappoints Wall Street, Los Angeles Rams Owner Stan Kroenke buys e-sports team and DUI-test maker Ocular Data Systems funded by Pasadena Angels.

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles Report 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Professor Journal. Student Journal. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. MarketWatch.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

That’s right, Kobe Bryant has just launched a brand new $100 million venture capital fund. Simply named Bryant Stibel, the firm will be based out of Los Angeles, for obvious reasons, and is not seeking any outside funding at this time, for even more obvious reasons.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital Journal Competition Invest 70

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 17, 2016

CheckAlt picks up Klik Technologies, Activision Blizzard announces Netflix series, Los Angeles venture capitalist secures startup funds, and more.

Activision 100

Activision Netflix Los Angeles Report 100

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 16, 2016

Greycroft Ventures leads funding for Performance Horizon, Vow To Be Chic picks up critical investment, Indian streaming company finds an angel in Los Angeles, and more.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Invest Funding Angel 100

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Oblong Industries, the Los Angeles-based developer of spatial, immersive, and gesture-enabled technologies, announced Tuesday that the company raised a total of $65 million during its expansion funding round thanks to investments from new and existing investors.

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Los Angeles Invest Funding Technology 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. At Pepperdine, I co-founded the Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law -- only the fourth scholarly journal in the history of the Pepperdine School of Law. Tell me a bit about your background.

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Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

When we first started in 2012, panel programming focused on how to fund your startup, find a CTO, etc. Also, the week of Silicon Beach Fest, I also was honored to be included in the inaugural 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles listing by LA Business Journal.

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Marina Del Rey Dollar Shave Club Beverly Hills Startup 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. I ran the Los Angeles Film Festival for a decade. Thanks for the time today.

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Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

Having never lived in Silicon Valley and unaware of what it is like to start a business in the heart of technology, it was interesting to hear that one of the benefits of living in Los Angeles during our time of tech growth is the fact entrepreneurs aren’t caught up in the daily routine due to the smaller pond aspect.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Technical Review Startup 93

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). Dan Gould: Michele is too modest.

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Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here are the Stars of #140conf: Los Angeles: Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) - Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective. Andrew Lih (@fuzheado) - Author of The Wikipedia Revolution; journalism prof. Barry Schuler (@BSchuler) - former CEO of AOL, Ex Producer of LOOK, Managing Director DFJ Growth Fund.

Social Media 40

Social Media Journal Media Education 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

For today's youth, it's often hard to figure out what they want to do in life--according to Deborah Ramo , Founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Amavitae (www.amavitae.com). I am really interested in solving problems and in social justice, and as an individual, being able to contribute to the betterment of society.

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