socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Tecca said today that it has launched a new, personal electronics shopping and information service with the backing of Best Buy Co. Tecca's software currently runs on Apple iPhone and Google Android devices, and the firm said it will be offering up mobile web, PC, and tablet versions later this fall.

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Services Santa Monica Google Incubator 188

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing data firm headed by Scott Painter, announced Friday that it is looking to measure the ratings of the "hottest" vehicles from its data, with a new web service called TrueBuzz. Tags: truecar vehicle pricing data prediction software automobile. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Santa Monica Pricing Blogging 170

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

Santa Monica-based Jacked , a developer of second-screen, companion applications for TV broadcasts, has been acquired by Roundbox , a New Jersey-based developer of mobile broadcast software. Roundbox said it would integrate Jacked's technology into its products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2009

Santa Monica-based ExpenseBay , the online, expense report automation startup founded by Eric Sicola, is announcing today that it has integrated with web site TripIt. Tags: saas software reports expense site travel tripit expensebay. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that you found most interesting in 2018? Consumer companies will continue to dominate headlines, but I think the companies that shined brightest in SoCal this year were B2B software companies, many of which may have the option to go public.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2009

Santa Monica-based ExpenseBay has opened up a public beta release of the firm's expense report automation service, the firm is announcing this morning. ExpenseBay has a software-as-a-service product which helps employees to automate the process of submitting expense reports to their employers. READ MORE>>.

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Web 2.0 Santa Monica SaaS Report 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Startup enablers and Silicon Beach hubs General Assembly, Cross Campus, Launchpad LA, and LAVA have teamed up to provide five $2,000 scholarships to General Assembly’s 12 -week Web Development Immersive Program. The program begins December 16, 2013 in Santa Monica and all entries for the scholarship must be in by December 6, 2013.

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LAVA Web Development Web Santa Monica 76

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2009

Santa Monica-based Userplane , which develops web widgets used by other online community sites, including chat and other collaboration applications, told its users today in an email that the firm's future "remains bright." Tags: userplane deadpool widget software. Userplane was acquired by AOL in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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Userplane Newsletter Santa Monica Email 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. But it’s a real phenomenon.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We caught on with the right product, at the right time. You have to be able to be disruptive to existing products and services.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Jason Nazar

APRIL 4, 2011

I’ll be interviewing different team members of Docstoc to talk about the specific tips and advice on topics such as Product Management & Design, Web Development, BizDev, Content Creation, and much more. This month’s event will be held at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica by the 3rd street promenade.

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Santa Monica Company Companies Startup 87

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2012

Actually, no thanks to Santa Monica-based Mobile Roadie. Our software lets non-technical folks make an app in about an hour. Michael Schneider: I was running a design agency, Fluid Design, in Santa Monica, which I started in high school. How did this all come about? I ran it for almost a decade.

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Mobile Santa Monica Content Tool 239

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

walking around seeing coders buried deep into code, focused on completing their product before the clock expired. In case you were out of town for the weekend, BetterWorks and Coloft of Santa Monica put together an amazing and area stimulating HackFest ( #hackfest ) on August 14th. Product Design. Cool Car Pools.

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Santa Monica Startup PHP HTML 90

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas. Also joining the team will be Yohei Nakajima , former academy program director at CoLoft, a popular co-working space for tech entrepreneurs in Santa Monica, California.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. The product focuses on the in-store behavior of consumers.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Through a portfolio of vertical web properties reaching more than 80 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and a breakthrough content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA. TCA is a not-for-profit organization.

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Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

Back by popular demand Schmoozd 3 is set for this Thursday, July 29th 6-10 PM at Wokano in Santa Monica, CA. Have a great idea and product but need that extra boost of CTO juice to really get it going. Where: Wokcano 1413 5th Street Santa Monica, CA. How about VC/Angel advice?

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Santa Monica LAVA Advertising Idealab 71

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Once I had that, it was clear to me that putting some software linking that with the Internet would be very powerful. Rahul Sonnad: We did a seed round with Clearstone Ventures, that incubated us in their Santa Monica office. You're funded, correct? What's the next big thing for you?

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Clearstone Incubator HTML Twiistup 124

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Anyone who has been in sales, business development, or just works a lot with others is familiar with contact management software--tracking who you have been talking to, when, notes, and more for sales teams. He's again set his sights on contact management with a new company, based in Santa Monica, called Nimble (www.nimble.com).

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Google Tool Email Sales 216

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It’s a web app that pulls all the content from across your social networks and puts it in one place – your channel. Silicon Beach (Santa Monica). In addition, Web 2.0 was a proliferation of user generated content which created the need for Web 3.0, We love Web 3.0. What is CHNL? How cool is that?

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Social Network Networking Content Web 104

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

24 7pm at The ROC in Santa Monica. Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. Venue Sponsor.

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Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. TCA is a not-for-profit organization.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. I then remember when Amazon started selling books on the web. A healthy eco-system of application developers is required for any software or Internet company to be massively successful. is Sean Rad.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

I moved to the Santa Monica office of Microsoft Consulting Service. I've also been involved in ValueLogic software. This last month was really building out the detail of the product, and launching our web site. We've also been working on a location, and we have some places identified in west LA, Santa Monica.

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Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Erik Rannala: MuckerLab is a new startup accelerator, focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. He created one of the first industrial R&D labs, and hired and brought in a bunch of investors to help iterate, and experiment, and build new products.

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Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. It's your place on the web, a home, where ownership starts by owning your own identity. What Chi.mp

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Social Network San Diego Sites Startup 147

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. You'll see we have several enterprise software companies already in the March portfolio.

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Publishers can come and snap valuable data into our website, to augment end user's experience, and developers can help user our data and our API to build more innovative applications, and to be more productive because of the significant availability of this trusted data. That became the underpinning of several products.

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Startup Google S3 Platform 190

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web. I like that.

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Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Moving beyond the Internet, we have spawned companies with breakthrough technologies in robotics, renewable energy and automotive design and production among others.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 6, 2011

A little while ago, we and our friends at ImTech were able to sit down with CEO of Robodynamics , a Santa-Monica based telepresence robotics company and get an in-depth look at their new project, LUNA. Fred: Yeah, so first of all, so she’s open source every which way, not just software. ImTech: Sounds awesome. Fred: Right.

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Pricing Platform Santa Monica Software 85

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77