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RayTracker Acquisition Worth $44.8M, Says Report

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A report today from Greentech Media says that Pasadena-based Idealab 's sale of portfolio firm RayTracker was worth $44.8M. Idealab, Quercus Trust, and Phoenix Fire had invested $3.5M RayTracker was a spinout of Idealab's Energy Innovations. RayTracker was a spinout of Idealab's Energy Innovations.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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Report Card. He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. Sam was also a member of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and inaugural new media team and previously worked for Google, Credit Suisse, The Colbert Report, and Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.

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UberMedia Powers App For The Economist Group

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Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client applications, said Thursday that it has partnered with the publisher of The Economist to power a new desktop application and curated channel Idea People Media , The Economist Group's vertical ad network business. Financial arrangements between the partnership were not disclosed.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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How Chippmunk Hopes To Use UX To Rise Above The Coupon Crowd

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I then went to another local company, Internet Brands, which was originally an Idealab company, and had the opportunity to build their shopping division. We would make an acquisition, and very soon after an acquisition we''d have a team of people from the company we had acquired reporting into our group.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab. mt) Media Temple, Inc. The brand promise is to service curiosity and to help provide a sense of belonging in one of America’s iconic cities.

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