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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments

TechCrunch LA

The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. The 10 startups in Yellow’s third batch include: Brightly : a media platform and community that promotes ethical and sustainable brands. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. “Some of these programs are cool, but it’s like, what’s after that?

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

socalTECH

Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator). Evan Spiegel , SnapChat (Los Angeles, mobile app). Ashish Soni , USC (Los Angeles, incubator/university). Internap , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Demand Media , Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , Oracle , Cresa Partners , UK Trade & Investment , PIXT , and many others.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Incubator: Amplify LA. Social Media: Snapchat. Developed by four Stanford University students, Snapchat , now located in Venice, is a new way to share moments with friends and family. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony.

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How ZEFR Is Helping Hollywood And Brands Understand YouTube

socalTECH

But, what that really did, is it allowed us to use that network to incubate the software we are building now for YouTube. We have already licensed this out to great partners like SNL, and we have a great relationship with NASCAR, which helps them managed their owned media on YouTube. Plus, they''ve invested in Los Angeles.

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LA TECH SUMMIT Celebrates Los Angeles’s Phenomenal Growth

LATechDigest

Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.