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JANUARY 10, 2022

Venice, California-based AI customer service software developer Thankful said today that it is expanding into the European market, via a partnership with Netherlands-based Dixa. The company said it is developing natural language processing software to help provide personalized service interactions for brands.

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JULY 8, 2021

Venice, California-based Repeat, a startup which is developing technology to help encourage reordering of consumer packaged goods online, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. Battery Ventures' Neeraj Agrawal will join the company's board of directors as part of the funding.

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JULY 20, 2020

Venice, California-based Snapchat has debuted the new meditation features that it developed with Los Angeles-based Headspace this morning, the new meditation-with-friends feature that the company announced at its Partner Summit in June. Snapchat showed off how those "mini" features would work at its Partner Summit in June. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Venice, California-based Thankful, a new artificial intelligence software startup focused on customer service, announced this morning that it has raised $12M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included Bonfire Ventures, Ten-One-Ten, Greycroft, Omega, and Miramar Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Evite is launching an effort to help raise money for charities, with a "Make More Merry" campaign powered by Venice, California-based Pledgeling , the company said Monday. That service is being powered by Pledgeling, the Venice startup led by James Citron. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In the age old world of real estate, it''s often referrals, friends, door to door visits, and sometimes shopping carts which help connect home buyers and sellers with local real estate agents. In other words, we help you find the agent who will sell your house the fastest and for the most money, based on their stats.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Venice, California-based StackCommerce, which develops a white-label marketplace which is used by publishers and brands to help connect people with products, has been acquired by Integrated Media Company (IMC), itself owned by private equity investor TPG. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 13, 2015

This group is for entrepreneurial types to get together share their victories, defeats and help each other out generally. The founders run a start-up making and marketing mobile applications out of their offices in Santa Monica.

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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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

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. Startup Boost Los Angeles says its program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google, in Venice.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Venice-based Snap is deepening its ties to major media companies, saying on Thursday that it will expand its Our Stories feature to allow those companies to pull user-submitted videos to create their own stories.

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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. The company claims its providers can earn up to $90,000 a year operating their businesses.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Tech Gives Back , the tech communitys largest corporate service event, was held for the second year in LA on Thursday, October 18th, with 300+ volunteers attending from 60+ companies helping out at eight different volunteer sites: Plastic Oceans in Santa Monica, YearUp in Culver City, Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades, Harvest Home in Venice, (..)

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MARCH 26, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report. According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies.

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MARCH 31, 2014

In an effort to prove that the company''s mobile apps can help get electric vehicle owners all the way across the country, Venice, California-based startup Recargo said it has launched an effort to make an 18-day, 12,000 mile, battery powered trip entirely using an electric vehicle.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Venice, California-based Amplify LA , the startup investor which got its start as one of LA's first startup accelerators, said this week that it has added two new companies-- Kulagy and Tapcart --as part of its portfolio of companies. Financial details of any investment in the two startups were not announced.

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JULY 26, 2019

venice-based Stackin' , a startup which helps consumers start saving and making investments, has raised $4.0M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. Details on the funding have not yet been announced. The funding appears to include a number of angel investors, including Howard Lindzon.

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MAY 20, 2019

The first five EV chargers are being installed in Aliso Viejo, Manhattan Beach, Menlo Park, and Venice. Chevron said that it is "always exploring how to evolve our offering, helping improve the consumer experience and working to remain the preferred brand choice on the West Coast."

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MARCH 11, 2014

Venice-based Zefr (www.zefr.com) got its start in the content world--licensing movie clips and posting them online--but soon, figured out there was a whole different opportunity in developing software tools to understand exactly what was happening on YouTube.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Venice-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat, has acquired San Francisco-based ad technology developer Flite , according to reports this morning. According to recode, the acquisition is an "acquihire", and Snap is using the buy to help bring in new ad technology talent, rather than any software developed by Flite.

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APRIL 20, 2016

Venice, California-based Snapchat has set up an a new office in Texas, to help it recruit talent to help develop its software, according to a report Tuesday. The report says that Snapchat has opened up an output in Dallas, in part to tap into that area's local tech startup community and low cost of labor.

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JUNE 20, 2014

Paul Bricault of the AmplifyLA startup accelerator in Venice, has scored an exit with one of his companies. Twitter said Thursday that it has acquired SnappyTV , a San Francisco developer of software which helps people capture live event video, edit that video, and post it directly to Twitter.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Venice-based on-demand, electric scooter rental startup Bird has rolled out a new set of tools aimed at helping cities better manage the hordes of its scooters on its streets, the company said this week.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The first, LA Tech Gives Back event was held this last week, on Thursday, October 19th, with 157 volunteers attending from 32 companies helping out Thursday at three different volunteer sites: Mark Twain Middle School in Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood, and LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown LA.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Venice, California-based ZEFR , which helps brands and content owners monetize use of their assets on YouTube, said Monday that it has linked with Fuisz Media , to include direct purchase links on video or people in any video. Fuisz Media is also based in Venice, and is led by Justin Fuisz. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Venice, California-based Bitcoin startup Gem has raised $2M, to make Bitcoin easier to use for developers, the company said this week. Gem has develops an API which helps developers build in Bitcoin support and security into their apps. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin. READ MORE>>.

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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. million user names and phone numbers on the service were publicly published to the Internet.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Venice, California-based ZEFR , which develops technology for helping movie studios, music labels, and others identify, claim, and manage content on YouTube, said today that it has launched a new product. ZEFR said its new BrandID Suite is aimed at brands, to help them better understand and harness the power of YouTube.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Venice, California-based email software developer Sanebox , which develops software to help you prioritize and respond to emails, has just rolled out a new feature which might just help you keep on top of that email monster. The company said the feature is available to all SaneBox users. 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.

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APRIL 3, 2018

A report, published Tuesday by CNBC, says Venice, California-based Snap is in advanced talks to set up a new office in Saudi Arabia. The report said the move is related to an effort by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to help train Saudi youth to develop content for the market.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Venice, California-based Snapchat scored a big win for its security efforts over the weekend, as Microsoft removed most third party Snapchat apps from its Windows Phone store.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Venice, California-based comedy startup Laffster said this morning that it has raised $750,000 in a funding round, which came from Greylock Partners, Howard Lindzon, Adam Nash (LinkedIn), Chris Williams (Maker Studios), Samer Hamadeh (Vault.com), Christopher Grey (CapLinked), Sonny Singh (Jumio), and The Paradigm Agency, along with others.

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APRIL 9, 2015

Venice-based ZEFR , the provider of rights management services for YouTube, said today that it has linked up with SoundCloud , to help ZEFR''s music partners better understand sharing of content on SoundCloud. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Venice, California-based Crexi , a new startup which operates an online, commercial real estate marketplace, has raised $4.3M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding came from Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Freestyle Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Founder Collective, Karlin Ventures, Leon Capital Group and angels.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Plus, the firm is developing other apps like Strobe Tuner (guitar, brass, drum, other tuning), and Sonata (sheet music), all tools to help bring music to the future. The idea behind Earbits is not only to help connect fans with new music, but also to help those independent artists get their music out there to potential listeners.

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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. The company has been active in Los Angeles since April 3rd. The company has been active in Los Angeles since April 3rd. READ MORE>>.

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