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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has made investments in four companies working on 5G technology and products. According to Qualcomm Ventures, it made strategic investments in Celona , Cellwize , Azion and Pensando. Size of the investments were note disclosed.

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MARCH 14, 2017

San Diego-based startup Envy has launched a new, visual search engine, which takes Tinder's swipe left and swipe right approach to the world, to reviewing products and services.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Southern California is once again the target expansion market for a Bay Area startup offering cleaning services via the web this morning, as EXEC said it is expanding beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, and launching its cleaning service in San Diego.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

San Diego-based WhatRunsWhere , a startup which develops advertising tracking technology, said this morning that it has acquired Mobile Ad Spy , a UK-based mobile ad tracking startup. WhatRunsWhere said it would use the acquisition to launch a new offering in the mobile ad tracking market.

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MAY 3, 2018

On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M The Boca Raton, Florida-based startup said the lead investor in the round was Ron Zuckerman, a technology entrepreneur and investor. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. — Financial Services: Renovate America co-founders JP McNeill and Nick Fergis.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

San Diego-based Ando, a new startup offering up mobile banking, says it has launched a free banking service which proactively combats climate change. The company claims it offers up transparency on its efforts, showing how deposits are being used in areas like clean energy and sustainable transportation.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Nils Forsblom is not new to the startup world -- in fact, his last startup, Fruugo, raised an astounding $48M in funding, and became one of the most heralded-- and controversial --startups in Finland. Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We are in Los Angeles and San Diego, and I go between the two cities.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital. I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list.

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MAY 17, 2017

San Diego-based TealTech Capital , a new, $60M venture investment fund backed by Torrey Pines Investment, has launched its new investment fund, and made its first investment. Size of the investment in TealNet MMO was not announced.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 21, 2019

Ford subsidiary Autonomic today announced a step forward in its drive to expand the online mobility hub it built to manage digital interactions among cars, drivers, fleets, service providers, and auto manufacturers—including Ford’s rivals. The startup sells the vehicles for use in fleets.

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JUNE 26, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm is the lead investor in a newly launch, mobile video discovery startup called Rockpack , which just launched today. rockpack qualcomm video discovery mobile venture capital' Rockpack is based in London. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Right now, that''s a jumble of different social services, websites, and more--which is the problem that Yapert (www.yapert.com) thinks it has solved. How did the company start?

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APRIL 9, 2019

San Diego-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus is launching a brand new, financial technology (Fintech) incubator, in a partnership with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Franklin Templeton , the incubator announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

San Diego-based DAR.fm , one of the newest startups being run by prolific entrepreneur Michael Robertson, told its users today that it is now allowing users to download recording from the site to mobile devices and PCs. com, and has a long line of startups focused on sharing music and audio digitally with others.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

I entered Pepcom’s Mobile Focus event with heightened excitement after driving through the busy intersections of Downtown San Diego’s rickshaw littered streets. Mobile Payment Processing & Mobile Wallets. With Payment One and TyFone’s iCashe.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

I have started to publish a version of the newsletter on TechCrunch. I will repeat my appeal from last week: Maybe you’re a startup founder, a safety driver at an autonomous vehicle developer, a venture capitalist, engineer or gig economy worker. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. A novel rewards program.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

StockTwits, the Twitter-like social media platform for sharing stock market tips and ideas, has acquired San Diego’s SparkFin, a fintech mobile app for discovering and sharing stocks and other investment ideas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 8, 2015

In a world awash with on-demand startups, Los Angeles-based Serviz (www.serviz.com) stands out--not because of the market segment it is tackling, but because it was founded by two, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline. Our vision is really to become the premier provider of on-demand home services.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

San Diego-based restaurant loyalty app provider MOGL launched a brand new version of its mobile app, and launched a huge push to enlist its users to help fight off hunger in the US. Mogl--founded by Jon Carder--had already been supporting food banks in a large way prior to the new version of the mobile app. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. ” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

San Diego-based wireless technology giant Qualcomm has made a strategic investment in Macheen , a provider of services and technology to provide always-on, connected devices. Financial details of that strategic investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2015

San Diego-based 2pointb , a new startup aiming at the on-demand transportation market, said over the weekend that it has launched a new, mobile on-dnd ride and transportation app. Like Uber, the company offers up luxury black cars and SUVs, along with taxis as part of its service. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 11, 2018

In the battle royal to become the last dock-less scooter startup standing ( and un-besmirched by poop ), Bird has inked what it is characterizing as exclusive deals with Ninebot (the parent company of Segway ) and Xiaomi ( yes, that Xiaomi ), for rights to their supply of scooters for ride-sharing in the U.S.

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MARCH 11, 2013

San Diego-based WhatRunsWhere said today that it has launched a brand new service, which helps advertisers track what ads competitors are running into mobile apps for the Android operating system. The firm said the mobile products come thanks to its August 2012 acquisition of mobile ad measurement startup Mobile Ad Spy.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers.

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JULY 25, 2013

There are now a large number of legitimate startups who are looking to help you make money in your spare time (or with your spare stuff), opening up a whole new world of ways to finding some spare change. Airbnb lets users offer up their spare room to travelers and others via its peer to peer marketplace. Neighborgoods.

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MARCH 25, 2014

San Diego-based TakeLessons , the online private lessons marketplace startup led by Steven Cox, said this morning that it has raised $7M in a venture funding round. TakeLessons said the funding will go towards expansion into new categories and to improve the mobile scheduling and payment tools available through the service.

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JULY 25, 2013

There are now a large number of legitimate startups who are looking to help you make money in your spare time (or with your spare stuff), opening up a whole new world of ways to finding some spare change. Airbnb lets users offer up their spare room to travelers and others via its peer to peer marketplace. Neighborgoods.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine).

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JUNE 18, 2013

However, a new startup, SlimSurveys --created by the same team behind TweetPhoto--thinks it has a better way. The startup, headed by Sean Callahan, says its new service lets users create quick, 7-question surveys which can be answered on a desktop, mobile, or on a user''s website. The new company is based in San Diego.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

But whether Uber, Toyota, GM, Honda, or Google end up at the very top of this mobility industry, it’ll be good news for the companies that are developing services to support future high-tech car fleets, says Anthony Rodio.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the backers in a startup which is developing technology to create a network of peer-to-peer, wireless devices, to help improve access for phones in poor coverage areas. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. GoShare has been targeting its service to local businesses, helping those local businesses connect their customers to third party truck and van drivers.

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APRIL 20, 2016

San Diego-based Reel.Date has launched another Internet dating site and app, with a new twist--video profiles. The new startup was founded by Nick Esayian, which the company describes as a divorced father of two with "his own fair share of dating horror stories", and Alan Ezeir. per year for the service. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The startup, led by Mazen Fawaz, said that it uses social media and demographic data to recommend the best homes, neighborhoods, and real estate agents based on a users' needs. The app currently covers San Francisco, San Jose, Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C./Bethesda,

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