TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Deliverr ships over one million orders monthly and gaining its network will more than double the size of Shopify’s fulfillment team. Sign up to the Tech.co Sign up to the Tech.co Get the latest news delivered to your inbox faster than Shopify's fulfilment network. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Network model. Private club model.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2013

Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management software, said today that it has launched a program for startups, which will offer up a free year of its service. The company said the effort is part of an effort to both support the startup community--as well as connect with future integration partners.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based Signal Automotive , a startup which develops software for managing buying, selling, and inventory allocation for automobile dealers, has raised $20M in a funding round. The funding was led by Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

When someone introduces me to an “idea person,” I automatically jump to the down-side conclusion that this person doesn’t do follow-up. I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Here are a few: Business networking. They expect prompt formal follow-up to questions.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Who are the customers? Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Newport Beach-based Jeda Networks , a new startup in the storage networking arena, said today that it has unveiled its technology, with the backing of U.S. The firm said it is developing software defined, storage networking techniques aimed at solving complexity, cost and scalability issues with current storage networks.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Malicious attackers perceive tech startups as vulnerable, valuable targets: startups often have fewer infrastructure protections and smaller IT teams than their more established counterparts, and multiple connections to larger companies with lucrative data. . Malware is software created to damage or weaken computer systems.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 14, 2009

There’s quite a bit of truth to what Mark is saying about startup software developers, but my guess is that there’s another reason that it seems harder to find developers in this context. So, likely quite a few of the people who were seeking startup developers were looking to find people for very low dollars. They haven’t.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. USA Angel Investment Network.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

They have also become great networking events for meeting other like-minded entrepreneurs. I believe the Maker Movement and hardware startups with limited resources are made for each other. They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based AcceleratXR announced on Monday that it has launched itself into the videogaming software development tools market, with a new, real-time networking engine.b According to AcceleratXR, it has created a new, real-time networking engine for games and extended reality applications.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Santa Monica-based Heard , a startup developing social sharing and networking software for iOS, Android, and the desktop said this week that it has launched a brand new "social exchange" software product aimed at letting people share and exchange content online. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” Eventually, Nigam sees the company expanding into a full-fledged social network, which he said Gen Z is “starving for.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2020

Los Angeles-based Pepper Financial , a startup led by startup veteran James Borow, recently raised $5.6M to bring better financial management to businesses. The firm said over the holidays that it had raised $5.6M The company said it is creating a "new set of tools" to help businesses grow smarter. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Irvine-based Western Digital said today that it has rolled out a new set of network attached storage devices, aimed at the creative professional and small business market. Both systems support up to 24 TB of storage, multiple RAID options, backup software, and more. The systems start at $249.99 and range up to $1449.99

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 8, 2019

GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based Wander has waded into the high speed, Internet access business, saying on Wednesday that it has launched a new, roughly $25-per-month high speed networking service in Santa Monica. The company claims it is available to "tens of thousands" of households on day one.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I will do my best to keep this up to date. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network , which says it is developing a mobile, social media network which connects users based on their physical location, plus professional and personal interests, has raised $5M in a seed funding. The startup, led by founder and CEO Dr.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I will do my best to keep this up to date. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a startup, you need to use your limited resources to excel at a few core things for your best customers, in order to stand out and get the momentum going. Customers today have adapted to a fast-moving world, and they expect every business to keep up. Speed is a key feature in every customer experience.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

One startup that aims to help make the process simpler, cheaper and less stressful by helping people manage the home renovation process has raised $6 million to help it grow even faster. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar Renovating a home is an exciting, yet often fraught-filled, endeavor.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2016

Santa Monica-based startup MindSpark announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its efforts to provide enterprise level, software testing, tapping into a workforce of employees who are specifically on the autism spectrum.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

There are certain topics that even some of the smartest people I talk with who aren’t startup oriented can’t fully grok. It’s common cocktail party chatter to hear people confidently pronounce that some well known startup is sure to blow up because, “How could they succeed when they’re not even profitable!”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. ChargerHelp works directly with the charging manufacturers and network providers.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based Nimble has made a major update to its social, customer relationship management software, adding a pile of new features and enhancements to the software. The startup--headed by Jon Ferrara, who also founded one of the original leaders in the CRM software space, Goldmine--said that its new Nimble 3.0

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

" I realized that I've never captured topics that I've covered (I'm always willing to look at other topics), nor have I put up my speaker bio. So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Tony has a Ph.D. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Cliff Allen is someone I've known for quite a few years and he's a go to person for me when I'm thinking about issues around marketing, sales, technology, startups and networking. I moved into writing software to analyze audience data, and wrote a lot of computer graphics software. What keeps you up at night?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product.

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Especially in the early days of your startup, when you’re often only months from running out of money, hiring the wrong person can be disastrous. And if, like us, you spend the first six months of your startup under a rock, your social capital may begin to dry up. Tap Into Your Network. Tap Into Your Employees’ Networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

In a VC business when you raise additional capital you need to “level up” and act the round you are. I’d say 20% of startups I see level-up early after their A round. These are important leveling-up activities but the CEO is often still up at 10pm f **g around with QuickBooks entries.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Shuttle startup Via and the city of Cupertino are launching an on-demand public transportation network, the latest example of municipalities trying out alternatives to traditional buses. The network will span the entire 11-square-mile city with a satellite zone surrounding the Sunnyvale CalTrain station for commuters, Via said Monday.

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