Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Announced last November, news of the deal was somehow lost amongst the Black Friday deals and holiday insanity with few, if any, news outlets covering the acquisition. For one, Veeqo is an ecommerce service company that provides tools to sellers, not only on Amazon, but on other platforms like Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Live Shopping is an integral part of the “social commerce” phenomenon – a general term for ecommerce experiences within which customers don’t even have to leave social media platforms to buy items – but other tech companies like Meta, as well as TikTok, have struggled with it in the US and Europe so far. Please fill in your name.

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JULY 17, 2012

The firm said its new AdStitch mobile advertising service ads pre-roll and post-roll adds to MMS videos, which allows companies to combine advertisements with MMS video messages. The firm said the tool makes it simple for companies to generate advertising revenue from opt-in, MMS messaging campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. And today it’s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Verifying Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox? This year Tome was also named one of Fortune’s Top 50 Innovators, increased its total funding nest egg to $81 million, and launched a new paid subscription plan – Tome Pro. Calendly Calendly is an online scheduling platform popular among business and personal users.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based SendLove.to , a new startup headed by Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage, debuted today, saying it will provide a "people-polling" platform which will allow users to rate and share their opinion on people in the news. Lyman and Brundage were most recently at Fonality. As part of the launch, SendLove.to

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Meg shared the perspective that Quibi is targeting a different kind of viewing experience (mobile-only video, which she say is only 10% of the viewing for other streaming services and virtually none during the day) and a different kind of content than what exists currently. They’re primarily thinking about 7 AM?—?7

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. Above all, this news points to a big shift in the podcast industry. The news was a long time coming. First: better differentiation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Online music streaming service Napster (now owned by Rhapsody International), and Los Angeles-based audio technology developer Super Hi-Fi announced this morning that the two have entered into a partnership, where the two will work together on personalized and branded music.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi. 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.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. The speed with which they are putting volume through the platform is showing that.”.

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Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox faster than Shopify's fulfilment network. Together with Deliverr, Shopify Fulfillment Network will give millions of growing businesses access to a simple, powerful logistics platform that will allow them to make their customers happy over and over again.”. Why Shopify Wants Deliverr.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

In February, ecommerce platform Etsy revealed that a record fourth quarter had earned them $717.1 Starting today, they're going on strike for a week in protest of the price change, which they say is just the latest in a series of decisions that have squeezed the small-business sellers who depend on the Etsy platform to survive.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2019

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Their platform mimics human thought processes and provides explainable reasoning to aid human-like decision-making. This year was a year of impact for me.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business. To build it, weve hired some amazing people, including Nick Kim, who is now leading platform development at Crosscut.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Over 600,000 new businesses were created in the last year, or over one per minute of every day. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based online video guide service OVGuide.com , which is backed by Baroda Ventures, said today that it has launched a new application for Google Glass. According to OVGuide.com, its new app for Google Glass allows users to watch streaming video on Google''s platform. OVGuide is headed by Sanjay Reddy.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

Good news for new music fans wishing they could get access to the Earbits music discovery service on their Android phone: the firm just released its Android app this morning, bringing its flavor of music discovery and streaming to the smartphone platform. The app--which required Android 2.2 READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From state-of-the-art clean energy solutions to breakthrough podcasting platforms, here are six tech startups you should be keeping an eye on in 2023, and beyond. Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox? Founded in 2021 in Silicon Valley, the startup initially ran on the Solana blockchain platform to host its activities.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Given SVBs market position, that is great news. But its even better news for the regional SoCal innovation ecosystem. The common thread  these entrepreneurs describe a compelling vision of how they are poised to transform an industry.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. is a decent security solution, startups should be aware that ‘freemium' VPN services tend to profit by displaying ads and tracking your data.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

In conjunction with the launch of her new album MDNA, Madonna debuted her new iPad app in the iTunes App Store, which Mobile Roadie said was developed using its self-service mobile app platform. The free app features photos, videos, music, fan posts, and news from Madonna fans.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? The massive geographic footprint of the region has always been a limiting factor in our work as a Super Connector, but we soon realized that virtual platforms actually allow us to more effectively bring people together than solely relying on live in-person convenings.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2012

Chumby--which had been backed by JK&B Capital, Avalon Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Venture--was known for its Linux-based, open platform which let users access Internet content and other services. The firm had raised on the order of $25M in funding for its efforts.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

According to MediaPass, RightWisconsin--which started as a free daily newsletter--will start offering exclusive political news and analysis to subscribers, with the site intending to cover roughly 85 percent of the site's content available only to those subscribers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2015

San Diego-based stock messaging service Stocktwits has just raised a new funding, which the company said came from its existing investors, plus strategic Asian financial technology investors, and strategic investors in the fund and ETF business in North America. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? toward one or two major dominate players.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Panache , a provider of online advertising software and services, has been acquired by 24/7 Real Media , 24/7 Real Media said this morning. 24/7, which is part of WPP, said it will incorporate Panache's digital video ad technology and formats into its Open AdStream platform. The firm was founded in 2006.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based the Rubicon Project , the online ad optimization service for online publishers, said today that it has named Jay Sears as SVP Marketplace Development, and Jeremy Fain as Vice President Client Services. All three will be located in Rubicon's New York office. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2010

San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of the Associate Press's mobile phone applications, may benefit from the AP's announcement last week of a new business unit specifically targeted at taking advantage of the Apple iPad. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

Before this scheme, Shopify used to charge 20% on every sale made through its service, but now, smaller businesses will take the whole value of the sale, with Shopify's cut of 15% only kicking in once the annual $1 million threshold has been passed. Non-App Store Shopify vendors (those on the ecommerce platform) pay around 2.4%-2.9%

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Grant Hosford: codeSpark's biggest news in 2016 was closing on $4.1M of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Similarly, despite the rise of services such as UberEats and Deliveroo, the experience of eating at a restaurant can't be replaced. The equipment and services required for this can be purchased at a low entry cost and also bring a host of additional benefits. Field Service Software. Great for service businesses.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In an era, where every single streaming music service seems to be the same thingindistinguishable from each otherhow do they differentiate and create customer loyalty? We ended up building a lot of digital music platforms. We spoke with Zach about the company and its technology. What is Super Hi-Fi?

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2011

Chumby's devices allow users to stream things like weather, news, Facebook updates, music services, and more to the device, which essentially functions as a super-souped-up alarm clock with Internet functionality. The firm said it started accepting pre-orders Wednesday for the $199 device.

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