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JANUARY 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based Final Round said on Wednesday that it is looking to provide news coverage for Esports fans, with its brand new platform, which it has just launched into beta.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Ficto , a streaming service without a paywall offering interactive dramas, film adaptations, comedies, documentaries, talk shows, game shows, and news, is now live on iOS and Android. Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi.

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MARCH 20, 2013

In what can only be good news for local startups, venture capital investment firm Greycroft Partners said this morning that it has named Mark Terbeek as a new Partner in its Los Angeles office. Terbeek will help current LA partner Dana Settle in vetting deals for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2011

Saturday, April 23, 2011 -- Los Angeles Hacker News Meetup. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 30, 2013

If you're a political news junkie, what's the best way to get to the news that will most interest you? The firm said it has launched a new, personalized news feed service , which takes into account a user's politics to present articles.

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APRIL 16, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX hope to hire another 700 employees in Los Angeles, at a new site at the Port of Los Angeles, to work on its Mars rocket, according to officials in Los Angeles on Monday. The new facility would employ up to 700 people in its operations. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2013

Online viral news and media site BuzzFeed is further expanding its operations in the Los Angeles area, and has set up a "social studio" in Los Angeles to help "influencers, thinkers and celebrities" to create videos for the social web. buzzfeed entertainment content jobs news employment social video youtube'

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Sarah Zurell and talk about Pavemint, the creative talent of Los Angeles, Hollywood to tech, collaboration, diversity, and running full featured product development. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California. www.collective-genius.com. We appreciate it!

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based TYT Network , the online news empire run by Cenk Uygur, said this morning that it has raised $20M in a round of funding, to expand the company's management, creative talent, subscription offerings, marketing, and content and community.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 10, 2015

tech has clearly hit its growth inflection point, but the City of Angels has yet to get its startup wings. Here’s the good news: In 2014 alone, we raised more than $3 billion, saw more than $5 billion realized capital across over 80 exits and became the fastest growing startup region in the U.S. Read More.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

What would convince you to drop everything, get on a plane, and move your startup to Los Angeles? In the case of Divshot , a developer of user interface development tools for web apps, it was a chance to join Los Angeles accelerator Launchpad LA.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

One Los Angeles startup is helping the industry to figure it all out, with its software, which helps online publishers easily implement online paywall and subscription plans. Now, MediaPass signed up another big customer for its software this week, Weekly World News.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based video streaming app and video distribution service Frequency , which is led by Blair Harrison, said today that it has inked a video news deal with millenial-focused video news service Newsy. Financial details of the content licensing deal were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Tumbleweed , a new startup founded by Shaun Neff and Cisco Adler, said Thursday that it has launched a brand new news app, specifically aimed at Milllennials. The company said it is looking to "crack the Millenial news code" to get the younger generation interested and talking about news.

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MARCH 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based AllSay , a new startup which is developing personalized news and opinion sharing apps, said today that it has launched a beta of its new app and service, which both helps provided personalized news items to users--as well as let them vote and express their opinions on local issues.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile apps developer Mobile Roadie is powering a new app for the Los Angeles Kings , the company said today. Mobile Roadie said it is now powering over 2,000 apps, reaching 15 million end users. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based Splash News , the provider of celebrity photos and images, has been acquired by Corbis , the visual rights firm owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Splash News is known for its celebrity, candid photos -- a staple of gossip magazines and publications, and television shows like TMZ and E! News Network.

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JULY 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based online entertainment site HitFix , which is headed by Jen Sargent, is in a new deal today which will bring the company''s entertainment news to theaters. movie theaters, said they are in a strategic relationship to bring entertainment news to theater screens. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

USVP said that Hadl will remain in Los Angeles. The news comes the same day as Total Beauty said it has acquired another USVP portfolio firm, LimeLife.com, which is focused on female lifestyles and celebrity news. Hadl is also CEO of Brand-in-Hand (BIH), a provider of mobile advertising to brands.

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JULY 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based online trending news site Opposing Views said Thursday that it is now seeing an average of more than 23 million unique visitors per month, up from around 14.4 The website features trending, viral news stories and photos and video news. million unique monthly visitors last year, and 2.8

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. Well, could be.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., ” Jessica Alba, the co-founder of The Honest Company, took to Twitter earlier in the day to share her own reaction to the news.

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The Huffington Post

MARCH 23, 2015

Read more: Thunderstruck Competition , Los Angeles , Los-Angeles-Tech , Los Angeles News. Tech has many facets that could infuse the entertainment industry taking interestings ideas from Seed to rapid growth stage.

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

It’s no secret that Los Angeles is home to a bevy of celebrities. startups wanting to get recognized, Tech.Co’s Startup Showcase in Los Angeles on July 26th is the perfect opportunity. Sign up today for the Los Angeles event and bring your team. And for those L.A. And for those L.A. Cost : $10.

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JUNE 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based SodaHead.com , the social question-and-answer and polling startup headed by former MySpace VP of Operations Jason Feffer, is morphing its focus towards the social news area, saying last night that the company is looking to become a "social newspaper." Tags: web2 startup news social sodahead.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

The team behind Los Angeles-based DemoPit.com , an online site reviewing new startups, has launched a new, Digg-inspired site focused on user-submitted startup news. The new site uses the open source Plugg content management system. The new site uses the open source Plugg content management system.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shares of Switchback II Corporation are off more than 14% in morning trading today, appearing to sell off sharply in the wake of news that the blank-check company’s merger with scooter company Bird has been approved by shareholders. first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Apple’s pivot to services has been a mixed bag, and the company is looking to expand the appeal of its Apple News service to a wider swath of free and paid subscribers. This week, the company rolled out a local newsletter in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing bundled local news curated by the Apple team.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. TGIF, am I right? Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Mouafac Harb, Independent Media and Political Consultant and former News Director, The Middle East Radio Network. What responsibility do technology companies, governments, and individuals have to limit uses of technology to keep our world safe?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. Crunchbase News recently profiled a selection of U.S. In this case, it’s mostly just the SF Bay Area, plus others scattered between Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego and one ( Magic Leap ) in the unfortunately named Plantation, Florida.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2014

Overall, great news for our fair city with a 25% increase in funds raised in 2013 over the year before. The latest Built In LA report shows nice trends in the continued growth of Los Angeles’ equity economy and entrepreneurial culture.” Originally posted by the good people at Built In Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

election--there was one local, media startup which called the dynamics of the election year right: Los Angeles-based TYT Network , and founder Cenk Uygur. The other local outlet which got it right: The USC Dornslife/Los Angeles Times "Daybreak" Poll , which consistently showed Donald Trump in the lead. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , which develops fantasy sports games, announced Monday that the firm has signed on Sporting news, to create fantasy games for the brand.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. the rising tech movement sweeping through the burgeoning Los Angeles startup scene ­— he wants to put L.A.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 5, 2016

” Read Michael’s thoughts on ‘Interactive Architecture’ on the built environment in the age of ubiquitous computing on Archinect News h er e. . “Catalayst Design in a Connected World.”

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In the second big piece of news in Los Angeles from Chinese company Bytedance , Bytedance said on Friday that it will invest $50M in a Series B funding in Los Angeles-based Live.me , a developer of an online livestreaming service. is a subsidiary of Chinese company Cheetah Mobile. READ MORE>>.

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