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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pasadena-based Near, which provides marketing data about audiences to brands, has named technology veteran Gladys Kong as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kong was previously the CEO of UberMedia, and had joined near after its acquisition of UberMedia. Near's CEO is Anil Mathews.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies announced Monday that it has appointed a new Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. The firm said it has appointed John Maxwell to the position, to lead the marketing initiatives for the firm. Maxwell has also served at Veritas Software and Sun Microsystems.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Everbridge , a developer of emergency notification tools which was founded and still has major operations in both Glendale and Pasadena, has had an IPO, raising $90M for the company and marking another major, SoCal linked technology startup exit in what has been a busy year for deals.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , a developer of software-as-a-service for the yoga, pilates, wellness, and spa market, said today that wellness businesses are signing up for its MINDBODY Finder product, technology which allows consumers to book and pay for fitness classes and wellness appointments online.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics says it has officially launched its burger flipping robot, "Flippy", at CaliBurger's Pasadena location--and, separately, has inked a partnership to bring its robotics technology to the sports and entertainment venue market.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Pasadena-based advertising technology provider and ad exchange operator OpenX said last night that it has made an expansion to Japan and the Asia Pacific market, launching a new, programmatic video exchange to the region.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

SeekOps , a developer of drone-based sensor systems to locate natural gas emissions that was spun out of NASA's JPL Laboratories in Pasadena, has raised funding in a Series A-1 round, the company said on Friday. and international markets. and international markets. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2010

The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. So far, two companies-- Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which completed its IPO in May, and Carlsbad-based Maxlinear , which hit the markets in March, have had successful IPOs.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Pasadena-based Thin Line Capital announced this morning that it has launched a brand new, energey and sustainability fund, which will invest in cleantech investing. The new firm, led by serial entrepnd investor Aaron Fyke, said its seed stage fund has had its first close of over $5 million.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Pasadena-based Episona has raised $4M in seed funding, to go towards expansion of its male fertility testing product, Seed, the company said last week. According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2010

Still on tap for an IPO are Pasadena-based Green Dot , Pasadena-based Genmark Diagnostics , Westlake Village-based Inphi , San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies , Los Angeles-based GameFly , San Diego-based Trius Therapeutics , City of Industry-based NewEgg , and Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology startup backed by Idealab, said today that it has linked up with a number of retail partners on its Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner--the firm's entree into the household robot market. The robot puts the firm in direct competition with Roomba.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Irvine-based WebVisible announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing tools. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing. in 2005.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX is in a major deal with software giant Microsoft , saying today that the two are in a deal to cross-market and promote products to their publishers. Financial details of the advertising technology partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , which develops Internet acceleration appliances, said today that it is targeting the desktop virtualization market with a new product. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Pasadena-based e-discovery software developer X1 has raised $5.1M The company has a very long and complex history, its technology originally been spun out of Idealab back in around 2004 as a vendor of desktop search software. The company recently has focused on cybersecurity, forensics and eDiscovery markets. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Southern California had a healthy showing in the latest ranking of the fastest growing companies from Deloitte''s Technology Fast 500 , which was announced last night. rankings awards companies technology growth fast deloitte california southern' Of those 500, there were at least 60 Southern California companies in the rankings.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

In an unusual move for an otherwise dismal job market, Pasadena-based Idealab is joining the ranks of local companies doing aggressive recruiting of technology talent, saying today that it is running a technology job fair next week for its companies. percent in August. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2018

Pasadena-based OEWaves , which develops microwave photonic products use in the radar, communications, and test and measurement systems for military and commercial markets, said over the weekend that it has named Skip Williams as its new CEO. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface. million) Sprig , ($56.7 They just have to enable it.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Irvine-based laser marketing technology developer TherMark Holdings has been acquired by Cleveland-based Ferro Corporation , in a deal worth $5.5M, the two said late Wednesday afternoon. TherMark develops laser marking technology used to permanently fuse marking materials to metals, ceramics, glass, and other surfaces.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse is in major executive expansion mode, saying late Monday that it has named Boris Bronshteyn as its Chief Technology Officer, and David U. Simon as its Chief Marketing Officer. Smin was previously Chief Marketing Officer at SocialFlow, and also served at Point Roll, Yahoo!

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the desktop search tools software firm backed by Idealab, said this morning that it has shipped a new enterprise product, X1 eDiscovery Search Suite. The firm said the new product is focused on information management and identification for the eDiscovery market. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Jay Budzik will become CTO at Perfect Market.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, LP , the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has teamed up with the University of Southern California's MESH (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Humanities) Academy at the USC Keck School of Medicine.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Pasadena-based ObEN , which develops virtual reality avatar technology, has scored funding from SoftBank Ventures Korea, SoftBank said this morning. Size of the investment was not announced. SoftBank Ventures Korea said the investment came via its SB Next Media Innovation Fund. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

This morning, Pasadena-based Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com) announced a new, $9M round of funding for the firm's technology, which is used to help publishers monetize their content. One thing that Perfect Market has done, is we've made it so they can implement this without forcing them to put lots of resources into it.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Pasadena-based Guidance Software said this morning that it has named Michael Harris as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Harris also has served at Idealab, Adapt Technologies, Yahoo''s Overture Services Division, FileNET, and Stac Software. guidance software executive idealab j2global michael harris marketing' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Federal Network Systems (FNS), the Ashburn, Virginia systems integrator in the communications, information technology, and data security market. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2013

A new, startup incubator-created by the Art Center College of Design and the California Insitute of Technology --said this morning that it has launched a brand new, design-focused incubator, housed at Idealab. design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). I'm also interested in technology companies, in data analytics, and low CAPEX hardware.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial).

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Andrew Blackmon Co-Founder and Co-CEO and talk about The Black Tux, why entrepreneurship, building a company from a personal experience, Los Angeles over New York, and the challenge of logistics and technology. More Tech Scenes at www.leadbychange.com.

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MARCH 17, 2014

Pasadena-based mobile payments and commerce technology provider DoubleBeam has scored a win with Hawaiian grocery store chain Foodland. DoubleBeam provides white-label, mobile payment technology. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. The company is led by Ted Tekippe. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Pasadena-baesd UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile Twitter applications and mobile advertising technology, said today that it has named Michael Hayes as its new Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer. UberMedia recently refocused its efforts to focus on providing mobile advertising technology. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Last week, Pasadena-based Ocular Data Systems (www.oculardatasystems.com) announced a funding round from the Pasadena Angels, for its camera-based systems used by law enforcement to capture evidence in drunk or drugged driving cases. How did the company and its technology come about? How big of a market is there for all of this?

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