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LegalZoom Shifts To Glendale

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based LegalZoom is shifting its operations from Hollywood to Glendale, the firm said this week, and has signed a 10-year lease for a new headquarters space in the Glendale City Center. The move appears to be fallout from moves last year by the City of Los Angeles to tax the firm in a higher tax bracket.

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ServiceTitan Secures $500 Million

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 2, 2021

Glendale-based ServiceTitan Inc. is quickly becoming one of the most valuable startups in the Los Angeles area.

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New Incubator/Coworking Space Emerges In Glendale

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A new startup incubator and coworking space in the Los Angeles area-- Voivoda Labs --said this week that it is looking to looking to vet new startups in the area to join its newly built incubator in Glendale.

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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. I’d love to see a mayor in Los Angeles who does, too. In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%.

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ServiceTitan Donates 100,000 Masks To Hospitals, Contractors

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MAY 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which provides software and services to the residential and commercial contracting business, says it has donated 100,000 masks to a combination of hospitals as well as essential trade businesses.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The city of Glendale, Calif. seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. “Silicon Beach” this ain’t. The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners.

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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Here in Glendale, the population is around 600 people total. How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent?

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How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Here in Glendale, the population is around 600 people total. We were quite surprised to learn about the extent of your operations here.

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Netflix Buys Night School Studio

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Netflix, the online streaming provider which has operations in Los Angeles, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Glendale-based video game developer Night School Studio. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Night School Studio is best known for the title OXENFREE.

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ServiceTitan Launches New Product, Plans Move Into Swank New HQ

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MARCH 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops software for residential home services businesses, says it has launched a new, premium produt called Pricebook Pro --and also announced plans to move into a swank new headquarters in Glendale. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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Jam City, Disney In Mobile Gaming Partnership

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City --which is led by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe--has inked a new mobile game development partnership with Disney , the two companies said this morning. As part of the deal, Disney's Glendale Games Studio will become part of Jam City. READ MORE>>.

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With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.

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Swell Energy’s new deal in New York shows how the company plans to spend the $450 million it’s raising

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

The Los Angeles-based company has a new residential solar plus energy storage program for homeowners in Queens that’s going to be rolled out in partnership with ConEd. It’s a project that will create solar-powered home batteries for eligible ConEd customers.

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ServiceTitan Links With HVAC Diagnostics Tool Provider

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JUNE 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops a suite of software aimed at helping home service businesses with such tasks as CRM, dispatching, marketing automation, and more, said it has integrated its tools with iManifold , a residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning diagnostics tool. READ MORE>>.

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HubHaus $1.4M To Match Professionals With Shared Housing In LA

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MAY 23, 2017

The company currently offers up its service only in San Francisco and Los Angeles. HubHaus--which shows locations right now in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, and Pasadena--matches up applicants for its houses with others with similar professions and personal interests. The funding was led by General Catalyst Partners.

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Mobile Styles Aims On Demand App At Health, Beauty Industry

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APRIL 16, 2018

Glendale-baesd Mobile Styles , a new, on-demand startup focused on health and beauty, says it has launched a new mobile app and on-demand service which connects consumers with licensed stylists. Mobile Styles said the app is geared towards consumers with busy schedules, who find it hard to get their hair or nails done.

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Consumers Protest LA's Attempt To Shutdown Uber, Lyft, Sidecar

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JUNE 25, 2013

A move by the City of Los Angeles to shut down ridesharing and transportation services Uber , Lyft , and Sidecar has spurred some consumer backlash, with a new campaign on Change.org to get LA to repeal the cease and desist order from its tax administration bureau.

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Amazon Sued In LA Over Prime Now Couriers

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

E-commerce giant Amazon.com has been sued in Los Angeles, by a group of contracts which say that Amazon.com is effectively paying them less than minimum wage to deliver its Prime Now one hour deliveries. READ MORE>>.

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Flowtab Wins Startup Competition

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based FlowTab , the developer of a smartphone application which allows users to order food and drink from their smartphone, has scored the top position in a competition hosted by Glendale-based startup incubator/office space Voivoda Labs.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).

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LegalZoom Adds Kleiner, IVP As Investors

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MAY 4, 2011

Glendale-based LegalZoom said last week that it has added Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as investors in the firm. No details on the investment were disclosed. LegalZoom said it now has more than 500 employees and has served more than 1 million customers. READ MORE>>.

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Politics, Technology Collide Over LAX Wi-Fi Deal

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JUNE 14, 2012

Another collision between the long history of political deals in Los Angeles, and the city's growing high tech industry surfaced this week, after the Los Angeles City Council decided to halt a contract to provide free Wi-Fi in LAX to a Florida firm, in an uncompetitive process. Photo courtesy of BigStock.com.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

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MARCH 12, 2010

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LegalZoom, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Team Up

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MARCH 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and Glendale-based LegalZoom have linked up their efforts in the small business market, the firms said this week, via a strategic alliance.

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Panda, Encore In US Publishing Deal

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JULY 23, 2009

Glendale-based Panda Security and Los Angeles-based Encore , which is a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, said this morning that the two have inked an exclusive publishing agreement. headquarters are in Glendale, with European headquarters in Spain. Financial details of the publishing deal were not disclosed.

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VidMe Gets Funding, Launches Private Video Sharing Service

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JUNE 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Vidme has launched its services this week, saying that it is offering a private video sharing service, and has gotten funding from Applied Minds and Will Hearst. Applied Minds is the secretive inventor's thinktank headquartered in Glendale, which is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Glendale , Pixelgate , PricewaterhouseCoopers , PRTechConnect , Safire Partners , Silicon Valley Bank , Stubbs Alderton & Markiles. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Need office or Tech Space?

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

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Report: LA, OC, San Diego All Rank As Top High-Tech Centers

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JUNE 3, 2009

Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages. A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S.,

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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). ServiceTitan, based in Glendale, created a software platform for home services businesses like HVAC installers, and vaulted to unicorn status this year with a $165M growth round. Telling compelling stories is crucial.

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Need office or Tech Space?

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Need office or Tech Space? GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com). Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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JULY 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Think Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Safire Partners (www.safirepartners.com). Technology.

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JULY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Safire Partners (www.safirepartners.com). Advertisers.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Think Glendale. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Need office or Tech Space?

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Stop, Breathe, and Think: Using Your Smartphone To Tackle Your Emotional Health

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Stop, Breathe, and Think (www.stopbreathethink.org) has created an app to help you have better awareness of your emotional health, and�using meditation and other exercises�helps you gain better mastery over your emotions. At the time, there happened to have been a lot of gang violence where I lived in Glendale.

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The entrepreneur who became a Lyft driver to conduct customer research

StartUp Beat

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Mikayelyan returned home in 2015 having had dinner at a Sushi restaurant in Glendale, California – the experience had gifted him his next business idea. I spoke to him over the phone about his unique approach to developing a company. Mikayelyan spent $10 making a pitch book and ordered a few business cards.

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LegalZoom Shifts To Glendale

ServiceTitan Secures $500 Million

Trending Sources

New Incubator/Coworking Space Emerges In Glendale

Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

ServiceTitan Donates 100,000 Masks To Hospitals, Contractors

ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

Netflix Buys Night School Studio

ServiceTitan Launches New Product, Plans Move Into Swank New HQ

Jam City, Disney In Mobile Gaming Partnership

With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

Swell Energy’s new deal in New York shows how the company plans to spend the $450 million it’s raising

ServiceTitan Links With HVAC Diagnostics Tool Provider

HubHaus $1.4M To Match Professionals With Shared Housing In LA

Mobile Styles Aims On Demand App At Health, Beauty Industry

Consumers Protest LA's Attempt To Shutdown Uber, Lyft, Sidecar

Amazon Sued In LA Over Prime Now Couriers

Flowtab Wins Startup Competition

Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

LegalZoom Adds Kleiner, IVP As Investors

Politics, Technology Collide Over LAX Wi-Fi Deal

Thanks to socalTECH's sponsors!

Thanks to our sponsors!

LegalZoom, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Team Up

Panda, Encore In US Publishing Deal

VidMe Gets Funding, Launches Private Video Sharing Service

Thanks to our sponsors!

Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors and Advertisers!

Thanks to our sponsors!

Report: LA, OC, San Diego All Rank As Top High-Tech Centers

Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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