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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Qualcomm Atheros , the networking products subsidiary of San Diego-based Qualcomm , along with Mindspeed Technologies , said today that the two have tied together for an embedded, video-over-Wi-Fi solution. The two said the reference design is aimed at applications like high end, fiber-to-the-home Ethernet gateways. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

San Diego-based Entropic Communications reported yesterday that the firm has inked a deal with NXP Semiconductors, on a joint set-top box reference design. The design provides a reference for a digital video recorder. Tags: entropix semiconductor moca networking hardware. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We're really latching onto the growing trend of building products that detect product references in social messaging. We automatically add tracking and point those product references to e-commerce merchants. They're doing that billions of times a day.

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MARCH 29, 2013

Should you subscribe to Digita LA or TechZulu or SoCalTech you will see that there is some kind of networking event, panel discussion or fast pitch taking place practically everyday of the week. How you get referred into these shops is a subject for another post. Networking, Events & Community. SoCal Tech.

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APRIL 4, 2014

The new group comes as San Diego has seen a one-two-three punch of three, major software companies-- Websense , Active Network , Omnitracs --moving part or all of their operations to Texas. Others involved in the effort include investor Brant Cooper, and Cooley''s Eric Otterson. READ MORE>>. growth investment industry software diego swarm'

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The new site uses social networking features, including links to Facebook and Twitter, to help users find and discover video based on information from friends and family. Rippol is headed by Aaron Crayford, who was former CEO of the Vusion Content Delivery Network. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com , the online media network run by Jay Penske, is being sued by The Gross Family Foundation, a New York-based charity, over its use of "FASHION ROCKS" to advertise and promote its own multimedia services. According to a lawsuit filed Monday in the New York Southern District Court (The Gross Family Foundation, Inc.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Often, other investors look to us for due diligence, especially technology evaluation, because of our interesting network of advisors, across industries. That's one of our big strengths, both our operating experience and our really deep network. We're able to source very diverse, unique deals, at an earlier stage, and build value.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Jam" refers to two of the company's most popular titles--Cookie Jam and Juice Jam. The company--led by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe--also said it has acquired the game rights to the comic strip "Peanuts", which Jam City will release as a new mobile game later this year. Financial details of that licensing deal were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Jam" refers to two of the company's most popular titles--Cookie Jam and Juice Jam. The company--led by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe--also said it has acquired the game rights to the comic strip "Peanuts", which Jam City will release as a new mobile game later this year. Financial details of that licensing deal were not announced.

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

In 2018 I hope we will see some maturing of what we refer to as a whole as "blockchain" but really meaning three separate things. A certified executive coach, Anna works with her portfolio companies to build great teams, develop a sound strategy and create a strong network. Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor , a developer of chips for the networking market, announced Tuesday that it has rolled out a new chipset targeted at the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market. Vitesse said its new chipset is sampling today, with a reference design evaluation board to be released in Q2.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Scopely , the Los Angeles developer of game monetization services, told its supporters today that it will pay $5,000 in cash to anyone who refers job candidates that result in a hire for the company.

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MAY 4, 2011

Dan and I, my co-founder, obviously have social networking and advertising backgrounds. And, it is a social network. A social network without people is an oxymoron. We actually go to Quora all the time, and refer back to Quora as a knowledge source. So we started experimenting. There was never a really core idea there.

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APRIL 10, 2015

is looking to take that same, fundamental idea of personal referrals to jobs, and scale it out through social networks and the social graph. We are going through lots of data and networks, understanding who is a good match for existing jobs, to figure out how to scale that referral process. How does SpringRole work? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2009

San Diego-based Chumby, which makes Internet-connected devices, has rolled out a new reference design that incorporates the firm's software to create Internet-connected digital photo frames. The firm said that the new reference design--which uses an application processor from Samsung--is available for developers.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

The firm said it has launched a new coupon section, where it will feature online coupons from sites such as Kohls.com, UrbanOutfitters.com, and others, and also launched a "social savings" program, which will reward users for referring friends to deals.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

The firm said the program will include application programming interfaces (APIs), code samples, method, and reference libraries. In conjunction with the new program, Big Stage said that it has signed on virtual world developer Icarus Studios, and virtual conferencing firm The Venue Network as two companies using the new APIs.

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JULY 31, 2013

Our initial apps have been around distribution automation or distribution monitoring, such as monitoring distribution lines and figuring out when they go down, particularly in areas not covered by cellular or other wireless networks, and which are hard to reach. Lots of vendors are looking at cell phone networks as being nearly ubiquitous.

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MAY 30, 2012

Wil--who has previously been involved in such starutps as Affordit, GotCast, GoBig Network, and several others--sat down with us to talk about his new startup. The market will prove otherwise, but we think that as a point of reference, that will be the minimum threshold. What's Fundable? It removed the ban on venture solicitation.

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JUNE 24, 2009

The firm also said that it is in a deal with SlideRocket, which will allow users of Sliderocket's presentation site to license tracks from AudioMicro and incorporate them in presentations.

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JULY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. I like to refer to that as the ultimate brand fan page, or to take the example from the apparel industry, where I come from, a virtual look book for a brand.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

We only operate in Los Angeles County and parts of Ventura County, and from here, we're going to gradually build our network across other areas around Los Angeles as we expand. It's not something that you could put a million dollar infusion or major investment into and be able to skyrocket your business quickly.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends. What's the idea behind FavRav?

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network. Erik, thanks for the time.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

You can create groups and send group messages, you can access that messaging network through your desktop, tablet, and through your smartphone, and do it all in a way that is real time and instant, and you can also integrate into your corporate directory. Another aspect we''ve included is the ability to self-provision your own network.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Those guidelines include creative information, such as what shades and colors to use and colors to avoid, creative references, and similar, which we prepackage to create a brand profile. We put all of that into our system, and distribute it among our network through our logistics platform.

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MAY 28, 2015

Los Angeles-based HelloTech (www.hellotech.com) wants to be the service that you refer all of your friends and family to, instead--by offering up low cost, on-demand, in-home technical support. However, almost no one really wants to be that technical support person. How does HelloTech work? Richard Wolpert: It's essentially two things.

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MARCH 16, 2017

That has a really large impact on early stage companies, who typically don't have a deep network of relationships, and the ability to get to those type of people. Our investment thesis we refer to as the connected consumer. We want to connect them to the right person at those companies to create a commercial relationship.

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JUNE 20, 2012

More importantly, we give you access to a massive network of mentors, investors, and advisors. Also, for the last piece of advice, make sure you're networking and getting out there in the community. To get any notice from any accelerator, the best thing is to have their current companies and mentors refer you.

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DECEMBER 9, 2008

Saints Capital and Rustic Canyon also said that Rustic Canyon has sold 20% of each of another eight portfolio firms, including Southern California-based cleantech firm Transonic Combustion, along with interests in Capella Photonics, Fulcrum Bioenergy, Intrepid Learning Solutions, Serious Materials, SiliconSystems, Trion World Network and Untangle.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? On the server side, we have a gateway to integrate with social networking partners.

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APRIL 27, 2009

In contrast to the later stage funds--who want to see that you have lots of customers and references, want to know everything about how your business works, and that your business model is proven--we're looking for firms at the stage where it hasn't been proven yet, and where we can help you prove out the idea. It's really great.

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MAY 10, 2017

Joe Nigro: We're funded by Mucker Capital, which is an amazing investor, Social Capital, Hone Capital, which was formerly CSC Venture Capital, E-Merge in Belgium, and GAN Ventures, which is a fairly new fund based in Colorado, which is an offshoot of the Global Accelerator Network. I couldn't be happier that they have joined the team.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

If you were a former Navy SEAL, and Techstars referred you to me, it would take me about ten minutes to find your former commander, or a teammate, and I'd ask them one question-- do I want you in our foxhole, or not? Post investment, it helps build companies, because we reach out to our network. The next step, is also interesting.

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JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. This gives you some idea, and there actually might be a lot of people you might be able to help accomplish their dreams, either by referring them to others or encouraging them. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com?

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MARCH 5, 2012

We do phone interviews, and check references for lots of our hosts. We've got a network which can deal with anything that might come up. If you log in with Facebook, you can browse posts, and you'll be able to leverage your social graph, Twitter, and YouTube to auto post photo updates across your social networks.

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