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JANUARY 2, 2014

Venice-based social photo messaging service Snapchat had a major security breach over the holidays, when at least 4.6 A number of security firms have published online tools to help users figure out if their data was exposed in the hack. snapchat social mobile startup instant photo messaging security' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap Inc. , the parent firm behind Snapchat , has joined up with R/GA Marketing --which helps run the Dodgers Accelerator in Los Angeles--to launched a new startup accelerator, the R/GA Marketing Tech Venture Studio with IPG. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2016

Need some surfing lessons, or help with stand up paddle boarding? Venice, California-based goFlow has launched a new, app-driven service to help users book trainers and professionals in the areas of surfing, wake boarding, paddle boarding and skateboarding.

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MAY 1, 2014

Instacart is based in San Francisco, and helps connect "personal shoppers" who shop for groceries and deliver them to customers using their own transportation. instacart peer marketplace delivery mobile market grocery shopping' The company has been active in Los Angeles since April 3rd. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Venice-based Mogreet , the mobile marketing and services firm headed by James Citron, has launched a new, mobile service today called moShare. The firm said the service is built on its media messaging platform, and can deliver any type of content to mobile phones, regardless of wireless carrier or device type.

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JULY 20, 2018

Venice-based, last-mile scooter transportation company Bird has rolled out a brand new program which will offer up discounted rates to low income users, saying it will eliminate its $1 base fee per ride for anyone who qualifies for a state or federal assistance program.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Venice, California-based Headspace , the developer of a mobile app that helps people meditate, has raised $34M in a funding round, the company disclosed over the last few days. The funding came from The Chernin Group, and also included Advancit Capital, Allen & Co.,

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Tapiture, which is based in Venice, announced this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a new funding round, which will help it accelerate its existing traction, launch its e-commerce solution, and help drive development of new mobile apps. The firm spun out of Resignation Media in September of last year.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based Takehollywood , a new startup offering up online short form videos around different topics about acting, said Wednesday that it has linked with Venice-based Mobli , the developer of a social sharing app. The two said the move will help offer up Takehollywood''s content library to Mobli''s users. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Venice, California-based Rally Networks , a startup which uses free charging stations in public locations to help spread the word about mobile apps, has been selected for the new Virgin Media Accelerator that is launching in London. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Venice, California-based ZEFR , the content monetization and protection provider, said this morning that it has named Tom Furukawa as its new Head of Product. ZEFR said that Furukawa had most recently founded his own mobile ad company, and has 15 years of experience in the product management and technology development area.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. Launch video embed below. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. Launch video embed below. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Venice, California-based Recargo , a provider of software and information systems to help electric vehicle (EV) owners find public charging stations, has linked with electric charging systems provider SemaConnect. Financial details of the link were not announced. Recargo is led by Brian Kariger.

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APRIL 18, 2019

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow. They’re invisible.

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JULY 22, 2016

The startup says it lets users make their private parking spots available to others on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and is aimed at helping to make more parking spaces available for both consumers and commuters. The startup is led by Emily Webb, who as tired of paying $30 to $40 a day for public parking around Los Angeles.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Venice, California-based Topspin Media , the venture backed developer of music marketing software and applications, has released its venue ticketing software to the Apple App store. The app allows music venues to scan paper and smart-phone tickets sold through Topspin's software using their iPhone. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

I've found that it helps to schedule it, socialize it with your business partners and family and make meditation and exercise a priority. Health is the new wealth and you'd be surprised at how supportive your colleagues, friends, and family are in helping you. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? 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. even though we''re at the bottom of the page.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I think startup communities being simple cheerleaders doesn’t help anyone. For example, Lookout is a mobile security company that was founded by three talented graduates of USC. And consider Snapchat – one of our hometown favorites as they’re based in LA (Venice Beach). ” Boston is still a great tech hub.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

the Viddy crew headed to the Arbor Collective showroom on the Venice boardwalk for an exclusive party. At Digital LA’s Silicon Beach Fest Action Sports marketing panel Nick Gaulin talked about how he empowers his staff at Skate Fishbone to use Viddy on a daily basis to help integrate their brand into the action sports community.

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MAY 7, 2013

He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. Ryan was not only a senior engineer at Salesforce.com (he ran mobile and also ran content management) but was also my cofounder at Koral and lead architect at BuildOnline.

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JULY 31, 2012

… This is a great move on Viddy’s part as it will help bring new innovation to the next wave of online video. On Friday, September 28th Team Viddy will pick their favorite API partner, and fly you (or your team of up to 4 people) to Venice Beach for an interview at Viddy.

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JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. We want to bring the show to life through our mobile app, Facebook app, and on our website. It helps you understand who your fans are and what they do. The web isn’t dead and the mobile app is still growing.

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JULY 19, 2016

Roni Eschel: It's a market network for outdoor sports, a social network for connecting like minded people, sharing conditions and moments in real time, and helping to find the best spots for your favorite sports, like surfing, paddleboard, kite surfing, and so on. Has it helped to have come from Israel, and the startup culture there?

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MAY 30, 2013

Those tools make it really easy for them to post content, through a mobile application, making it as quick and simple as it possibly can be. I started helping to figure out what was the best approach to create something in digital, which might be useful and interesting to their clients. Steve Ellis: Yes, we have an office in Venice.

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JULY 16, 2013

Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Fun Fact: Walk into their Venice-based office and you’ll find a giant giraffe (dubbed their co-founder’s “spirit animal”) stuffed in their version of a startup treehouse.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We're able to help throw some gasoline on the fire, plus also help people even at the earliest stages of a business. We're helping the entrepreneur, leveraging our network, introducing them to people, and helping them think about new products. There are big companies being build around the mobile phone.

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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. That's where we're at, and we include software-as-a-service, e-commerce, ad-tech, mobile marketplaces, and gaming as our companies.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Locally, Google is getting into the content game itself creating hundreds of celebrity driven channels and setting up shop all over Venice to produce content in preparation for this new world. With the rapid trajectory of tablet devices purchased in the past few years, media and mobile companies are scrambling to create new apps for them.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

From her new perch in Los Angeles, shes helping to launch a company that she says lies "at the intersection of marketing and digital entertainment, philanthropy and lifetime experiences." This Venice warehouse, which was converted into 30 spaces that can be used for living and working, will be marketed to people in the tech industry.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. Sometimes in the startup technology world, success is truly dependent on perfect timing. Back when video was a tiny patch on the screen. He connected the dots.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. Sometimes in the startup technology world, success is truly dependent on perfect timing. Back when video was a tiny patch on the screen. He connected the dots.

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JULY 13, 2013

And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group. The thing about influence is, when you help other people, they mentally think, “That’s someone I owe.” And they transferred me in.

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