RepairSmith Raises $42 Million For On-site Repair Platform
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 19, 2021
Automotive technology company RepairSmith has raised $42 million in Series B funding for its on-site repair platform.
Arrive Adds Resale Features To E-commerce Platform
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2022
Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. Arrive says it refurbishes, cleans, and grades those returns to be re-sold directly on branded, re-sale e-commerce sites. Arrive is led by CEO and Co-Founder Rachelle Snyder.
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CalAmp Powers Pallet Tracking Platform
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Irvine-based CalAmp , a provider of telematics products, is applying its technology to track wooden pallets, to improve supply chain and logistics visibility. The two companies said the success of integrating CalAmp's technology with wooden pallets eliminates the need to convert to alternate materials. READ MORE>>.
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Invested.in Looks To License Technology Platform
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Los Angeles-based Invested.in , the developer of a site which helps users raise money for projects and ideas, has launched an effort to provide a white label version of its platform. platform allows anyone to create their own, white-labeled crowd-funding sites, according to the company. The new Invested.in READ MORE>>.
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Claiming a landmark in fusion energy, TAE Technologies sees commercialization by 2030
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 8, 2021
In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. ” TAE Technologies Michl Binderbauer standing next to the company’s novel fusion reactor. .”
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Rubicon Project Launches New Technology Platform
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2009
Los Angeles-based The Rubicon Project , which operates a service to optimize the selection of ads on web sites, said today that it has debuted a new technology platform is it calling REVV for Publishers.
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RealtyMogul Sells Loan Underwriting Software Technology
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Los Angeles-based real estate crowdfunding site RealtyMogul says it has sold some technology it has developed at its research and development lab, to another company. RealtyMogul says its crowdsourced funding platform has resulted in investment in over $2 billion of real estate, and says it has returned over $100M to investors to date.
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Gumgum Rolls Programmatic Ad Platform For Images
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Los Angeles-based Gumgum , the online advertising technology developer led by Ophir Tanz, recently rolled out a new, programmatic ad platform for its in-image advertising. Gumgum provides in-image advertising technology, which integrates ads into a site''s photos. Financial details of the link were not announced.
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FindTheBest Partners With Electronics Review Site
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2011
Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online product comparison site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said Thursday that it has partnered with an online consumer electronics products review and technology news site, eCoustics. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.
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Science 37 Raises $31M For Clinical Trial Platform
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Los Angeles-based Science 37 , a startup developing a technology platform aimed at enabling clinical trials, said this morning that it has raised $31M in a Series B financing round. The funding was led by Redmile Group, and also included Lux Capital, dRx Capital, and Sanofi Genzyme BioVentures. Science 37 is led by Noah Craft, M.D.,
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Google spinoff Cartken and REEF Technology launch Miami’s first delivery robots
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 30, 2021
Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery. Image Credits: REEF/Cartken.
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Framework Benchmarks Round 19
TechEmpower
MAY 28, 2020
This project measures the high-water mark performance of server side web application frameworks and platforms using predominantly community-contributed test implementations. Round 19 introduces two new features in the results web site: Composite scores and a hardware environment score we're calling the TechEmpower Performance Rating (TPR).
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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024
TechEmpower
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Do they have experience with the technologies involved in your project? Assess the Company's Website: The company's own site provides a clue to its dedication to aesthetics and content. Or is your project a clean slate? Are they publicly available?
Gaikai Powers Game Site
socalTECH
JUNE 3, 2011
Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the cloud-based game streaming service backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital, said Thursday that it is powering a game site, "The Escapist". Financial impact of the win were not disclosed. Financial impact of the win were not disclosed.
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Local.com Buys Group Buying Site iTwango
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2011
Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a network of local search sites, said today that it has acquired iTwango LLC , a developer of a technology platform for the group buying and daily deals space. The firm said it will rebrand iTwango and redistribute it via its Local.com site and other local and regional sites.
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Headspace Names New CTO
socalTECH
JULY 29, 2021
Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation app developer Headspace said on Wednesday thati thas named Krithika Swaminathan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Swaminathan was most recently Vice President for Artificial Intelligence at Intuit. She also served at Borland Software, Citrix, and Compuware.
Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2018
When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.
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100 Brand Affinity Technologies Raises $4.5M
socalTECH
JANUARY 6, 2012
Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , the online advertising and celebrity sports endorsements startup headed by Ryan and Chad Steelberg, has raised $4.5M Brand Affinity Technologies says it has over 3,750 celebrities on its platform, which is used by online sites to identify celebrities for endorsement deals.
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2018
When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.
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Workpop: Using UX And Design To Power The Next Career Site
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Los Angeles-based Workpop (www.workpop.com) thinks so. What is Workpop?
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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators
TechEmpower
JULY 24, 2023
What are some sites or companies in the same space? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Most new sites need to account for mobile delivery – but on the other hand, not every MVP needs both desktop and mobile versions. Platform Are there pre-existing technical platform decisions that must be considered?
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Choosing Internet Platforms
SoCal CTO
JUNE 14, 2008
The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? However, these platforms could be interesting for prototype and pilot solutions. The other conclusion was that you need to have a migration path from the platform. Must design your application differently to live on top of the platform. It's funny.
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3 Sales Tips for Startups – Creating a Burning Platform
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. If you spent time at a site you might not be aware but they’ve possibly dropped a cookie on your computer and use pixel tracking to follow you around the web. I know I didn’t.
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In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 19, 2020
The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.
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Semtech Gets LoRa Win For Pallet Tracking
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2020
Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer Semtech says that its LoRa low power wireless networking device technology has been adopted by the Pallet Alliance , a developer of systems used for pallet management at multi-site manufacturing and distribution companies.
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DealOn Sued Over Group Buying Technology
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
DealOn , the developer of white label group buying software which was acquired by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , has just been sued over patent infringement by group buying site Tippr. another group buying site, over patents held by Kashless. According to a court filing, KashLess, Inc., DealOn, LLC et al. READ MORE>>.
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10 Startup Survival Tips in the Age of the Platform
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 5, 2012
According to many technology pundits, including Phil Simon, in his new book “ The Age of the Platform ,” these four exemplify the rise of platforms with applications as a business model, rather than a single product or service. Leverage existing solutions and platforms for extensions, rather than re-invent the wheel.
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Frameworks Round 6
TechEmpower
JULY 2, 2013
July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. The results web site has been improved with test-type and hardware-type navigation, allowing you to share links to a specific results chart, such as Round 6, Fortunes on EC2. View Round 6 results now. We are hiring.
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Poseida Therapeutics Finds $110M More
socalTECH
JUNE 25, 2020
The company said the financing will support its gene engineering platform technologies, including its piggyBac DNA Modification System and Cas-CLOVER site-specific gene editing system, for the creation of numerous differentiated cell and gene therapy product candidates. Poseida is led by CEO Eric Ostertag, M.D.,
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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses
Tech.Co
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos.
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Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence raised $5.4 million for its real estate marketing services
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 7, 2020
Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. 2019 was all about building the best real estate website platform in the sector and I’m so proud of what our team was able to accomplish.
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EV Connect To Power EV Charging Network In Australia
socalTECH
JULY 3, 2019
The size of the investment by EV Connect was not announced, and it's unclear if the deal includes investment or just use of EV Connect's technology. EV Connect said Evie Networks will use its EV Cloud platform to deploy a network of over 80 fast chargers in Australia, spread across 42 sites. READ MORE>>.
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Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application
TechEmpower
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
A high-performance application (notably, one based on a high-performance platform) will be capable of performing modestly complex algorithmic work on behalf of users without necessarily requiring the construction of a complex system architecture. Performance in your technology selection process.
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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024
Tech.Co
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Calendly Calendly is an online scheduling platform popular among business and personal users. Gumroad Gumroad is a web-builder and ecommerce platform that lets creators sell products directly to consumers. million site visits in October alone. Gumroad homepage.
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How Connectifier Is Applying Search Technology To Recruiting, With John Jersin
socalTECH
JUNE 19, 2015
The company recently announced a funding round, led by True Ventures, so we thought we'd talk with John about what the company is doing, and why he believes search technology is so important to apply to recruiting. Recruiters can access that search technology in one of two ways. Tell us about Connectifier? How does that work?
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After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.
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134 eHarmony Targets Jobs Recruiting
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2016
Los Angeles-based matchmaking service eHarmony said it is launching a new, job search site, which takes the technology behind its online matchmaking site and applies it to the area of job matching and employee recruiting. eHarmony says the technology on its dating site is now responsible for around 438 marriages per day.
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Yekra’s Digital Rights Distribution and AffiliateConnect Platform Raises $3M
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 10, 2013
This traveling player can allow direct digital rentals from any blog, Facebook page, Twitter profile or other online site. Their baked in marketing technology helps producers determine the best distribution system by matching genres with online viewers demographics across 4,000 affiliate sites.
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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023
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. The video conferencing platform welcomes over 300 million daily users, and enjoys some of the best name recognition in the industry — and for good reason.
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131 Esri Backs White House Climate Change Initiative
socalTECH
MARCH 19, 2014
Redland-based Esri , which provides geographical information systems and mapping software, said today that it is backing the White House Climate Change Data Initiative, and will help communities develop practical methods and approaches that use its GIS technology. READ MORE>>.
5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2023
In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Truly “disruptive” technologies.
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7 Ways To Promote Your Services Business By Blogging
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes. Here are some tips I’ve gleaned from experience: Lead with your blog.
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135 Serviz Acquired By Porch
socalTECH
AUGUST 22, 2018
Porch, which is based in Seattle, said it will integrate the Serviz technology platform into its own site, Porch.com. Sherman Oaks-based Serviz , the on-demand home services company founded by serial entrepreneurs Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline, has been acquired by Porch , another online marketplace for home services.
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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Fundraising through online platforms and crowdfunding. Professional investors now look for startups through popular online platforms, including Gust and InvestorHunt.
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