socalTECH

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. The company's software and services helps content owners identify their content on such sites as YouTube, in order for them to monetize or control the usage of that content.

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socalTECH

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 company is promoting a "moShare button"--similar to Facebook Like and Twitter buttons, to help users share Internet content via the service. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

. “Community underscores everything we do here at Bev, and as such, we will be producing hand sanitizer and distributing it free of charge to the homeless and elderly communities here in Venice, populations who largely have insufficient access to healthcare and essential goods like sanitizer.” Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).

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socalTECH

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. The metrics are very solid.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

Venice, California-based Mota , a venture backed startup developing a web site to help users buy and sell used cars, announced this morning that it has hired two automotive industry executives. The firm said that Charlie Vogelheim has been named Chief Trust and Transparency Officer, and Steven J.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content. One of the more interesting new features is that the site now takes into account social signals.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

Venice, California-based Topspin , a developer of software focused on helping musicians market and distribute their work, launched an upgrade to its product Wednesday at the SXSW festival. The company has previously rolled out the software in a limited released with David Byrne and Brian Eno, among others.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2012

Yesterday Viddy, the social video sharing site announced the launch of their public API for developers to build around the platform and come up with new ways of sharing video. … This is a great move on Viddy’s part as it will help bring new innovation to the next wave of online video.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? MOviepilot is starting to bring its movie recommendations and discovery site to the U.S., We really help them understand what their audience is all about.

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socalTECH

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. What's the advantage of your app over forecast sites?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

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. Developed by four Stanford University students, Snapchat , now located in Venice, is a new way to share moments with friends and family. Marketing: SteelHouse.

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socalTECH

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. That's one area investors can usually help. That's part one.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. We use super fun tracks, and each video features the StoryBots, who help kids learn letters, identify what the shapes and sounds of the letters of the alphabet are. So, for all this year, we've been head downs creating StoryBots.

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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 Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. We use super fun tracks, and each video features the StoryBots, who help kids learn letters, identify what the shapes and sounds of the letters of the alphabet are. So, for all this year, we've been head downs creating StoryBots.

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SoCal Delicious

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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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

As you know, a lot of what is involved in social and digital media is figuring out how to build brands, and help brands reach an audience in the interactive world. Yes, we have a physical product and a crossover, but it's not just slapping a web site on a consumer products good. That's not how we think about it. Gordon Gould: Yes.

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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 Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group. Let’s go create a ridesharing site. [00:26:32] ” Get lots of data points and say, “Okay, well, I kind of heard what people think about being located in Santa Monica versus Venice, the pros and cons. Ridesharing.

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