socalTECH

JULY 2, 2010

The newest technology mogul in Los Angeles this week appears to be Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen , according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The report says that Allen has purchased beachfront property in Malibu, which was listed at $29.5M. Tags: microsoft paul allen realestate malibu technology.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In the latest Silicon Valley mogul to buy a house in Los Angeles, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has reportedly purchased a $22 million house in Los Angeles in the Holmby Hills. The report--from the New York Post--says that Schmidt bought the former Los Angeles estate of Veronique Peck, late wife of Gregory Peck.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming music service Beats Music has extended out its reach, and will show up on Chevy models, via a deal with General Motors. The two announced at SXSW over the weekend that Beats Music will show up as an app in Chevy Corvette, Impala, Malibu, Volt and other 2015 models which has OnStar 4G LTE capabilities.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

It looks like Elon Musk , the tech mogul behind Hawthorne-based SpaceX , is settling further into Los Angeles, and has purchased a $17M mansion in Bel Air. Musk--who has been splitting his time between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley--is also head of electric car company Tesla Motors, and solar leasing firm SolarCity.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

If you're in the Los Angeles area, NASA is flying the Space Shuttle Endeavour into LAX today, after doing a flyover of the state. The shuttle will then fly to Northern California, and then eventually circle back towards the Los Angeles area around 11:30 a.m. out of Edwards Air Force Base.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based Spot Runner announced today that the firm has partnered with Yodle, an online advertising network, where Yodle will handle local online advertising services for Spot Runner's clients. According to the firms, Spot Runner said it is shifting the local advertising operations to Yodle to focus on its Malibu Media Platform.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2020

Homebound , a startup which rebuilds homes after disasters--and which has offices in Malibu--has raised $35M in a Series B funding, the company disclosed this week, bringing its total raised to $53M. The company's founders are Nikki Pechet and Jack Abraham. The company charges a fee based on the cost of a rebuild project. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

based in Malibu, which secured around $100M in funding to acquired the North American Credit-on-Self division of D&B in July. Interestingly enough, that area of perpetual interest for the Los Angeles area--Content and Media--only garnered $10.68M in funding during the quarter.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Spot Runner , a developer of services which help advertisers buy TV advertising, announced today that it has launched its Malibu Media Platform, which the firm says will help improve the process of buying and selling television advertising.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Los Angeles-based technology thinktank NantWorks , which is owned by Los Angeles billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu toy manufacturer JAKKS Pacific have signed a letter of intent to create a new joint venture around next generation, interactive toys, the two said this morning.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

What do Cedric the Entertainer and Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. , The firm has set up shop in Malibu and has been aggressively hiring, most recently snagging former ValueClick CFO Sam Paisley for its own CFO. Cedric the Entertainer's WHO CED? hat line debuted last night. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Elon Musk has been spotted driving Tesla's new Cybertruck around Los Angeles, including at what appears to be Nobu Malibu as well as on the 405 South. The new vehicle--which apparently is not yet street legal--was introduced by Tesla at an event in Los Angeles on November 22nd.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Paul Getty Museum, or drive up to Malibu to visit the Getty Villa? Paul Getty Museum today, it has linked with Google on its efforts to allow online users to explore museums and their collections, as has the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Don't have time to ride up the hill to the J. According to the the J.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Dun and Bradstreet Credibility Corp. , the provider of business credit information which was acquired last year in a private equity deal, and shifted to Malibu, looks to be ramping its outreach to small businesses.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Spot Runner , which operates an online service to help businesses buy and sell TV and video advertising, said late Friday that it has promoted Gus Warren to General Manager of the firm's Malibu Media Platform unit. Warren has been VP of Media Partner Sales and Development for the last three years.

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JULY 30, 2018

Malibu-based Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School and online education provider 2U , which has one of its major offices in Los Angeles, said last week that the two companies are in a expanded partnership. According to the two, 2U will power Pepperdine's existing online MBA degree, starting in January of 2020. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2016

Spencer Rascoff , the CEO of real estate site Zillow , is heading to Los Angeles, after buying a $20M mansion in Brentwood. According to a note sent to employees in May, Rascoff will split his time between Seattle and Los Angeles. hours in traffic for Rascoff via car. Rascoff has talked about growing up in Beverly Hills.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Maven , the car sharing program run by General Motors (GM), has made its first expansion into Los Angeles, the company said this week. GM said that it will initially locate stations in downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo and South Park plus locations near the University of Southern California.

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JULY 30, 2010

s headquarters to Malibu. We've moved the corporate headquarters back to my hometown in Malibu, and we've purchase one of the largest, if not the largest, office in Malibu, at 20,000 square feet. We're now hiring the best and brightest in Los Angeles. As a management team, we wanted to get back to Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Santa Monica-based virtual reality content developre Jaunt , and Santa Monica-based online food and travel lifestyle content provider Tastemade said today that the two have tied together for a new, virtual-reality trip through Los Angeles, featuring Ryan Seacrest and Conan O'Brien, along with a host of others.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The Graziadio Schools first ever all-day entrepreneurship bootcamp arrives in Malibu this Friday. The Leading the way are faculty from both Pepperdines business and law schools and many of Southern Californias leading angel investors and venture capitalists. Also on-hand will be entrepreneurs who have been there and done that.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

What do Cedric the Entertainer and Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. , The firm has set up shop in Malibu and has been aggressively hiring, most recently snagging former ValueClick CFO Sam Paisley for its own CFO. Cedric the Entertainer's WHO CED? hat line debuted last night. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Creator-focused web3 sitebuilder Tellie nabbed $10 million in Series A funding from investors including Malibu Point Capital, Galaxy Digital and Dapper Labs. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion. Dutch fintech Bits of Stock , which offers crypto rewards, raised €4.2

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Jeffrey Stibel has been quietly building a technology powerhouse in Malibu, leveraging the D&B brand at D&B Credibility Corp. Stibel is also very active in supporting the Los Angeles startup ecosystem as an angel investor. Stibel is also very active in supporting the Los Angeles startup ecosystem as an angel investor.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Additionally, due to the fires in Malibu, we have been testing various air filtration system. He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B I continue to love my Apple Watch and its new health orientated features. My daughter Oceane and I have come to use the Walkie Talkie feature frequently.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. But the tech culture of Los Angeles is shifting real estate’s center of gravity. The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. But the residential transformation has been just as strong.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 18, 2016

And one well-known coding bootcamp has made an effort to focus on engineering thanks to a huge investment from a Malibu CEO. round of investment to bring their unique coding education focused on technical excellence, communication and community to new students in Los Angeles,” read the funding announcement. .

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Los Angeles is the capital of on-demand apps, for just about anything you want. From the customer standpoint, they can be up in Malibu for the weekend, and they can get a trainer to come to them, they don't have to necessarily disrupt their routine. Jonathan Kohn: I think the biggest is that trainers really want to work.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

It has a neat little niche, as every major metropolitan area has a niche--Los angeles has Malibu, Topanga, and Santa Monica; San Francisco has Sausalito, and San Diego has North County. San Diego was a selfish decision, because the North County can't be matched in terms of quality of life.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Historically we were near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles and throughout the 1990s and early 2000s this was fine since there was not strong locus in LA with some great deals in Pasadena, downtown, San Fernando Valley as well as on the Westside in Santa Monica. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Yes, we’re currently raising an angel round right now and we took a seed a few months ago. We want to take a bigger investment round to expand our service in Los Angeles and expand to New York and San Francisco. Nice of you to sit down and chat with us Niall, you mentioned you had a few investor meetings right?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The site’s videos have been featured on Southern California’s cbs2 and Efren has been selected as a Top 20 MostPublic Individuals in Los Angeles in Tech and Biz by NowPublic. Efren divides his time between San Diego, Los Angeles and tech events around the US.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. PERSON David Sacks PERSON|David Sacks.

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JUNE 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet said today that it is making its business credit reports available at no cost, as a result of the big Brexit vote in Britain to exit the European Union. Stibel, aside from leading D&B's online credit report business, is a major angel investor and advisor to local Southern California startups.

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