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OCTOBER 5, 2017

Watch Tech Scenes Episode One where we explore Los Angeles from Santa Monica, West Hollywood, to Compton and meet up with Royce Disini of Mobcrush, Greg Bettinelli of Upfront Ventures, Leura Fine of Laurel and Wolf, John Tomich of One Stop Internet, and Expree Devora of WeAreLATech. www.collective-genius.com). www.socaltech.com).

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

West Hollywood-based LaserAway, an aesthetic dermatology business which offers laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, laser skin rejuvenation services via a series of clinics, has scored private equity funding. According to the company, it raised funding from the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation.

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APRIL 29, 2021

West Hollywood-based Oro, Inc., a developer of e-commerce software, says it has launched a new product, OroMarketplace. The new software is aimed at the B2B marketplace market.

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APRIL 30, 2020

West Hollywood-based Dear Media , which is developing a podcasting network focused on female voices, said on Thursday that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from private equity investor Magnet Companies. Dear Media is led by CEO Michael Bosstick, and the company was co-founded with Raina Penchansky.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

The company currently has one pet clinic, in West Hollywood, in addition to "virtual" service. As part of the funding, Tony Conrad of True Ventures, Karen Boone former CFO of Restoration Hardware, and David Bowman of Atmosphere/previously of Blue Bottle Coffee, have joined the company's board.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

West Hollywood-based Assembled Brands, which provides capital to consumer brands companies, said it has put together a $50M transaction to support Win Brands Group to pursue M&A transactions in the consumer product goods and direct-to-consumer space.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

According to C3, it is now delivering food from its virtual restaurant brands within two miles of its kitchens on Broadway and Main Street in Santa Monica, The Grove in West Hollywood, and in Los Feliz. Financial details of the deal between the companies were not announced. cities" through the partnership.

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MARCH 9, 2021

million residents across Los Angeles County and Orange County, with its pharmacy located in West Hollywood. According to the company, it will offer up its digital pharmacy services to 13.2 Capsule is based in New York City, and also has operations in Austin, Boston, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

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MARCH 19, 2019

West Hollywood-based venture investment firm Backstage Capital is shifting entirely to an accelerator model, according to reports today, after failing to raise a new, $36M venture capital fund. The report--from Axios--said the fund is now entirely focused on its accelerator, Backstage Studio, and also has been cutting staff.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW has launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, the company said this week.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. Ro previously has worked for such companies as Verizon Digital Media, TMZ, Virgin Mobile, Spin Media and Rhapsody.

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JUNE 27, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent firm of online radio streaming service Slacker Radio , says that Slacker has launched its own Amazon Alexa "Skill" to enable voice control of its streaming music services.

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MARCH 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based equity crowdfunding site StartEngine says it is powering a $250M, "initial coin offering" (ICO) for Overstock.com and its t0.com, tZERO) subsidiary. According to StartEngine, tZERO is raising $250M in its ICO. StartEngine said the ICO is the first regulated ICO on its platform. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun , the women's lifestyle brand, said it has named Chris Henley as Vice President of Engineering. Henley was previously CTO of personalized nutrition startup Habit, and also served at Athos, Learnist (Grockit), PlaySay, Roost, SGN, Apptis, AP Systems, and Hughes Network Systems. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun is launching new, interactive, live programming, behind the company's women's lifestyle brand, intended to help showcase its products, including beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a gameshow, the company said on Monday.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

INTO has a big, invite-only launch party tonight in West Hollywood. The magazine said it will provide "fresh, relevant stories and beautiful photography" on the site, which is led by Editor-in-Chief Zach Stafford. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2019

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , which produces digital media for the live entertainment space, has inked a distribution deal with Chinese video platform Tencent Video , where LiveXLive will stream the EDC Las Vegas music festival to Chinese viewers.

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JULY 12, 2017

West Hollywood-based Hutch , the home interior design app developer led by Beatrice Fischel-Bock, has raised a $10M round of funding from Zillow Group , the company said this morning. Hutch, lets users take a picture of room us‌ing its mobile app, and lets users apply "filters" on how they might redecorate the space.

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JULY 10, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker Radio , said today that Heard Well , a record label which is "powered by social tastemakers", will launch a new station on its platform. The new station will be hosted by "social influencers" and focus on spotlighting emerging artists from the online creator comunity.

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MAY 30, 2019

Borrow--based in West Hollywood--provides short term, fully electric car subscriptions, and currently has 80 customers on the road -- it expects to have 750 cars in service by the end of the year. The software will forecast and automatically schedule tire maintenance and replacement. Financial details of the pilot were not announced.

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MAY 17, 2019

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , which both produces live music content as well as owns the Slacker music streaming app, has rolled out a new, combined app which combines both livestreaming of music festivals, as well as ther personalized radio stations provided by Slacker.

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MAY 14, 2019

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Departments Fraud & Cyber Crimes Bureau say they have arrested a suspect in a $2.4M, cryptocurrency heist, where a citizen of West Hollywood reported being a victim of a large cryptocurrency theft.

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APRIL 20, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital , the new, $45M investment fund run by rapper Snoop Dogg, is one of the investors in a software developer developing code for running cannabis businesses.

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JUNE 19, 2018

West Hollywood-based women's lifestyle brand FabFitFun.com is rolling out its own, product "box", the Pinterest Box, which will deliver products based on the most popular Pinterest beauty, style, wellness, and food trends, the company said today.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.

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MARCH 14, 2019

West Hollywood-based Backstage Capital , a venture capital investor which focuses on minorities--including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders, said recently that it has launched the Backstage Accelerator , a three month, startup accelerator which will provide in-person resources and support to its portfolio of companies.

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MARCH 8, 2017

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun , the women's lifestyle brand which is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Upfront Ventures,Rachel Zoe Ventures, 500 Startups, Simon Ventures, Draft Ventures, and a long list of angels, said today that it has launched a new service called FabFitFunTV.

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APRIL 12, 2016

West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster is getting set to start selling tickets directly within Facebook by the end of the month, according to reports. The company said the move will provide a more seamless purchase experience , and ultimately sell more tickets, particularly around events. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

West Hollywood-based online lifestyle brand FabFitFun said on Thursday that it is planning to "significantly" expand its video content, with the launch of a new FabFitFunTV App and more videos and content for its streaming service, FabFitFunTV.

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JULY 11, 2013

A local startup, West Hollywood-based Tinder , looks to have attracted an interesting endorsement: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether. Looking for a hot date? According to an interview with NYMag, Meriwether has been using Tinder since April to find dates in New York.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

UITD--which is one of the companies working with competing smartphone app provider Flywheel to counter the other ridesharing companies--told the LA Weekly it has seen at least a drop of 30 percent in business from weekend club-goers in the South Bay and in West Hollywood. Image courtesy Bigstock.com. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

West Hollywood-based 12Society , which operated a subscription-based, celebrity-driven gift delivery service, has been acquired by fellow Los Angeles gift subscription firm Quarterly. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Quarterly is venture backed by Collaborative Fund, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, and True Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

West Hollywood-based Citysearch said Tuesday afternoon that it has begun taking user input and polls for its "Best of Citysearch" award, which ranks the best local businesses on its site.

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JULY 1, 2013

A report this morning says that West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the parent firm of CitySearch, Urbanspoon, and InsiderPages, has laid off two thirds of its staff. The layoffs--reported by TechCrunch-- reportedly affected 130 people.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

West Hollywood-based OroCommerce , a new startup founded by Magento's Yoav Kutner and Roy Rubin, said today that it has launched a new e-commerce platform specifically aimed at B2B e-commerce.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

West Hollywood-based Attn: , a company which publishes an online news site focused on social topics like economic mobility, civil rights, education, criminal justice, and the environment, has raised $18.5M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Friday.

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JUNE 20, 2011

West Hollywood-based Namesake , the real-time, conversation and community site founded by Brian Norgard and Daniel Gould, has started expanding its team, saying today that it has hired Jeff Potter to head up development and operations at the startup.

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