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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Aliso Viejo-based Focal Therapeutics , a developer of implantable medical devices used by surgeons in lumpectomy procedures, which is backed by Orange County-based Okapi Ventures, along with Emergent Capital Partners, has been acquired by Hologic , in a deal worth $125M in cash. Hologic is based in Marlborough, Mass. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Orange County's latest, high tech employer, Zillow , launched a grand opening of its new offices on Michelson Drive this week, saying that it plans to hire up to 100 people in its new office in the location.

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MAY 31, 2017

Santa Ana-based SuperMoney has recently launched a new, online search engine for loans, looking to replicate the success of online search and aggregation sites like Kayak and LendingTree. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Online real estate site Zillow is expanding its home buying service, Zillow Offers , to the Los Angeles and Orange County markets, saying this morning that it will now let homeowners sell their homes directly to the company, to avoid the hassles of selling their home.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

The battery banks being installed in the project are at large-load commercial, industrial and government host sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties, and are being used by Southern California Edison to handle extra power demand, particularly in grid-constrained areas.

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JUNE 27, 2018

The nation's largest energy storage system being used for on-site power has been installed in Irvine, according to the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD), which said this week that it has installed a 2.5MW/15MWh energy storage system at its water recycling plant in Orange County.

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JULY 29, 2011

A report, published Friday by Wired, says that Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has cut its use of web analytics service Kissmetrics -- a startup founded by former Orange County entrepreneur Neil Patel -- after U.C. Berkeley security researchers detected the use of undetectable cookie code by Kissmetrics.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008

Orange County-based startup Yonkly launched a beta of its site this week, focused on creating a Twitter-like, branded microblog service.

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MARCH 6, 2017

The Nashville-based company said it now serves more than 150 cities in Southern California, ranking from Orange County, to Los Angeles, and into Ventura County. Takl is led by serial entrepeneur Willis Johnson, who also founded online auto auction site Copart; the company launched in Nashville in July of 2016.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Orange County-based DealPerk , the online daily deals site headed by Albert Ko, has been acquired by fellow daily deals site Screamin Daily Deals , based in San Juan Capistrano. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

A new, Orange County startup, Zao said today that it has launched a new service, which combines employee job referrals with social gamification.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The Buy.com brand name, which had helped to define Southern California's place in the e-commerce world, is officially gone, as Japanese shopping firm Rakuten said that it will be renaming the site to Rakuten.com Shopping. Buy.com was acquired in May of 2010 by Rakuten.

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MARCH 26, 2012

Santa Monica-based LifeCrowd , the social activity discovery site headed by Bong Koh, said Friday that it has expanded into three new regions, and launched officially out of Los Angeles accelerator MucherLab. LifeCrowd operates an online site which makes it easier for users to find group activities, such as classes and activities.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Orange County-based heatmap software developer CrazyEgg has acquired Hello Bar , a developer of customizable, web toolbars which help encourage actions from web site visitors. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to TechCrunch, the buy included only the Hello Bar product, and not its team.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Adding another group to the growing list of Southern California startup accelerators and incubators: a new, Orange County incubator, Frost Venture Partners , looks to be gearing up to tackle the "big data" market. The new incubator, headed by Stuart Frost , the founder of DATAllegro , lists five startups in its portfolio of companies.

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APRIL 16, 2010

One of those startups is Orange County-based DealPerk.com (www.dealperk.com), which is headed by Albert Ko. What is the site all about? What is the site all about? Albert Ko: At DealPerk, we cater toward Orange County, here in Southern California. Albert Ko: I've always liked the local edge.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , the operator of a number of local search sites, said this morning that it has appointed Eileen Licitra as its Vice President of Product Management. Licitra has also served at Freedom Communications and the Orange County Register.

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MARCH 4, 2013

The firm has now raised over $300,000 in funding via online crowdfunding site Kickstarter, for their project, MyIDKey , according to the project's status page. Both Rhishew and Thacker are veterans of the Orange County high technology startup world. Arkami is part of the OCTANe LaunchPad Accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In an example of the rising interest of big advertisers in mobile social sharing site Instagram , auto maker BMW is dangling the chance to be the official BMW Instagram photographer to Instagram users who snap and post photos of local BMWs.

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MAY 2, 2011

Local.com said the site will launch in Denver, Philadelphia, and Orange County at first, with 17 additional markets planned by the end of the year. Local.com said it will start directly sourcing deals in May, giving local merchants and national retailers a way to offer daily deals to consumers via email.

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JULY 7, 2010

TechAmerica Orange County HR Roundtable The Administration is opening the books and shifting its sights to employers for immigration compliance. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stepped up its enforcement activity in Orange County and across the country. As a result, the U.S.

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MAY 9, 2012

Where people and ideas come together with capital and resources to fuel Orange County's venture and innovation industries. You can view all updates, including VC bios, keynote speakers, investment presentation companies and agenda at our site. Even more VCs have been added to VC in the OC 2012!

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AUGUST 11, 2009

style, online community site focused on music fans, said today that it is now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego. The online site allows music fans to find bands, gigs, venues, and other information about local artists; the site also helps artists to promote their bands and events.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Among the winners honored last night were Adam Bernhard , CEO of flash sales site HauteLook , Greg Waldorf , CEO of eHarmony , and Mike Fiore , Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Vantage Oncology. In Orange County, E&Y's picks for the award last week included Hayes Drumwright , CEO of data management firm TRACE3.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Many commuters and executives who fly between Southern California and Silicon Valley were stymied by a massive shutdown of flights by Southwest Airlines Thursday afternoon, after high winds and heavy rain prompted the airline to cancel travel to and from Burbank, Ontario, Orange County, and San Diego airports.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

An Orange County firm, SpeedTrack , has targeted Amazon.com, Best Buy, Dell, Costco, The Home Depot, and a slew of other firms over a patent the firm said is being infringed upon by the companies. According to SpeedTrack, the patent--U.S.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Many commuters and executives who fly between Southern California and Silicon Valley were stymied by a massive shutdown of flights by Southwest Airlines Thursday afternoon, after high winds and heavy rain prompted the airline to cancel travel to and from Burbank, Ontario, Orange County, and San Diego airports.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

According to OVP's site, it was approached in 2005 by the CFO of a former portfolio company, who had made money for the firm twice before, begging the firm to invest. Networks In Motion's CFO is Gregg Marston, who was also CFO of Foundstone and Intek Global; he also is a board member of the Orange County Venture Group.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based GrindTV , a online sports-focused video site, and Los Angeles-based sports site Sportnet announced Thursday that the two will merge into a new company under the name Sportnet. According to the two companies, they will have their headquarters in El Segundo, with offices in Orange County and New York.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

Visitors to our web site are most likely familiar with our Insights and Opinions section, where we share advice, opinions, insights, and more from our readers. events in Los Angeles and Orange County--talks with the guys at 37Signals about bootstrapping your company. Mixergy's Andrew Warner --who organizes the Lunch 2.0

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We looked at other sites, such as Cross Campus Santa Monica, and we saw the events they were running, which we went to a lot before they opened a location here. For example, Orange County with medical devices. When you have a beach-head in one area, it's easier to grow.

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APRIL 8, 2021

There will also be additional drawbacks that are unique to fusion devices: the use of a fuel (tritium) that is not found in nature and must be replenished by the reactor itself; and unavoidable on-site power drains that drastically reduce the electric power available for sale.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

We can do about 85 percent of all repairs on the driveway, on site. If we diagnose something major, where a vehicle has to be taken off site, we will take that vehicle and then bring it back when its done. We have Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco launched. So, whats next for you?

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Brendan Farrell: This site is free, the way any number of sites now are free. Their rentals now have a sound score on them, and people that pay for Westside Rentals membership and review a map on their site and see the sound scores in the listing. This looks like a useful service, but what's the revenue model behind it?

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MARCH 31, 2014

Jeff Curie: I''ve been a startup guy here in Orange County for a long time. We talked to venture capitalists, but being here in Orange County, there''s not that much venture capital here right now. What''s your background, and how did you get into this? We tried all of them, and had quite a bit of success.

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