TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. Investors have taken a run at the spa market in the past, with company’s like MindBody valued at over $1 billion for its software services.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Mobile taxi summoning app developer Flywheel is expanding its coverage area in Los Angeles today, saying that it will now provide coverage in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Culver City as well as the Westside and the South Bay.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Beverly Hills-based Livestream , a provider of online live video broadcasting tools, has been acquired by online video service Vimeo , Vimeo announced on Tuesday. As part of the acquisition, Vimeo announced it had launched a new, live streaming services--Vimeo Live--based on Livestream's technology. Vimeo is owned by IAC.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Nash Information Services, the company behind The Numbers , a data information service providing the latest movie industry box office information, said today that it has launched a new service, OpusData. The new service allows users to access the data via widgets and APIs, for a monthly fee.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

which has substantial operations in Westlake Village, Beverly Hills-based RealD , Monrovia-based Green Dot , and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links. Other recent IPOs with Southern California roots include Inphi Corp.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Beverly Hills-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded, mobile apps for celebrities and brands, reported today that it is powering the mobile app for soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Mobile Roadie's self-service, mobile app platform is used by brands, celebrities, and others to create their own, customized Android and iPhone apps.

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JUNE 2, 2011

Apparently, Blackberry users aren't that into Facebook and Twitter--at least, according to Beverly Hills-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded mobile applications for music artists, celebrities, and others. The firm had just launched its Blackberry app in December. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Snowball Factory , the startup behind awe.sm , the url shortener and analytics service, tweetpo.st , which updates Facebook from Twitter, and other tools, has raised $500,000 more, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Beverly Hills-based LiveOne Inc., the owner of streaming services like Slacker Radio, LiveXLive and PodcastOne, is launching a new gaming business.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 17, 2022

Beverly Hills-based LiveOne Inc., the owner of streaming services like Slacker Radio, LiveXLive and PodcastOne, is making a foray into the gaming business with a newly launched subsidiary called GamifyOne.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Beverly Hills-based Myspace , the online entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has released a new music player. Myspace said it has inked licensing deals with Sony, Universal, EMI, and Warner, along with 20,000 independent labels, to power the music service.

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JUNE 13, 2012

MGM Studios is licensing its library of classic movie and television shows to Amazon.com , as part of Amazon's Prime Instant Video service, Amazon said today. MGM is based in Beverly Hills. Financial details of the deal, and exact titles covered by the license, were not announced by the companies. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Los Angeles--which already has a long list of smartphone driven, ride summoning services like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar--can add another one to ths list, AsterRIDE. Los Angeles--which already has a long list of smartphone driven, ride summoning services like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar--can add another one to ths list, AsterRIDE.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Hydra , which operates a cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, disclosed Tuesday afternoon that the firm is in a partnership with brand monitoring firm BrandVerity. Financial details on the business deal was not disclosed. Financial details on the business deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The New York company said it will provide its delivery services in such areas as Central Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Delivery.com's service lets users search for nearby restaurants, and browse prices and menus of items for delivery. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

New York-based MediaMorph , a developer of technology used to track media rights for film, television, games and other publishers, said today that it has inked a strategic deal with Beverly Hills-based United Talent Agency , and also scored $2M in funding. MediaMorph said it provides its services to clients such as E!/G4/Style

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APRIL 12, 2013

Beverly Hills-based Hasbro Studios , the content division of toy maker Hasbro, and streaming media provider Netflix said Thursday that the two are in an expanded, multi-year programming agreement. That move also has made those same streaming media providers one of the big new sources of original production efforts in Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based Squeegy , an on-demand, car wash service, said Wednesday that it has officially launched its service in Los Angeles. The startup, led by Andrew Davis, let users request a car wash from their mobile app, anywhere within Squeegy's service area. Squeegy's on-demand app currently runs only on iOS.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills- and Berlin, Germany-based Fox Mobile Group , which offers mobile content distribution and mobile entertainment products, has been sold to Jesta Group , Jesta said Wednesday. FMG operates the Jamba, Jamster, Mobizzo, iLove, and Bitbop consumer services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 1, 2012

Beverly Hills-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of tools which make it easy for artists and brands to create their own mobile apps, said today that it has launched a new native iPad app platform, along with a self-service mobile website product. The new iPad service costs $499 per month or $4,999 per year.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Voomerang , a new daily local deals site, has entered into the crowded group and local deals market today, saying it has officially launched its daily deals service.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Shackleton Advisors announced today that it has acquired SafeHarbor Technology , a Seattle-based provider of software for managing inbound telephone, email, and chat requests. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Hydra , an operator of a cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, said today that it has linked with Aliso Viejo-based CitizenHawk , a provider of trademark protection and domain name services. According to the firms, the deal calls for CitizenHawk to offer "domain recovery services" to Hydra advertisers.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Beverly Hills-based 3D technology provider RealD said today that it has signed agreements with Sony, JVC, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, and DIRECTV, around support of its RealD format on new, 3D televisions. Financial details of those agreements--some of which have previously been announced by the firm--were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. In fact, the online analytics service eMarketer projected a 10.5% earlier this month. .

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Venice, California-based Vetted , a new startup offering up on-demand, veterinary services at your home, has raised $3.47M in seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The company--which is currently headquartered at Amplify LA--currently only offers up its services in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Beverely Hills-based STARZ said Friday that it has launched its streaming, online television service, STARZ PLAY > on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. STARZ PLAY is an online, TV streaming service which allows STARZ premium subscribers to sign into the company and receive its films via all kinds of devices or their PC.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

San Diego-based online radio station and music streaming service Slacker Radio has been acquired by LiveXLive , the two companies announced on Friday. LiveXLive is a live music streaming service. LiveXLive is based in Beverly Hills, and is led by CEO Robert Ellin. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Beverly Hills-based Voicebank.net , an online marketplace which connects advertising agencies, casting directors, and others with voice talent, has been acquired by Canadian company Voices.com. Voices.com operates an online marketplace for audio and voice over products and services.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , a provider of local search advertising services, has topped Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500 list, an annual listing of companies ranked by their five year growth rates. According to the list, ReachLocal topped the list with a five-year, fiscal growth rate of 146,050 percent.

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OCTOBER 18, 2014

Back in 2006, my company was awarded Services Company of the Year by the Technology Council of Southern California. I’d never been to Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills and with all the paparazzi out front, I thought I may never. So I called OnStar Cadillac Concierge services from my Escalade (yes, it had big rims).

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JULY 14, 2016

Beverly Hills-based STARZ is broadening its distribution channels, saying on Wednesday that it has added support for Roku for its existing subscribers. STARZ said users can sign up for its service directly through the STARZ App on Roku, at a cost of $8.99 READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Beverly Hills-based Fair, which was most recently focused on letting people lease vehicles on as short as a month-to-month basis, said Tuesday that it has adopted a new strategy, and plans to change its name for an early 2022 relaunch. Fair said it expects to officially launch its services in "select markets" in Q1 of 2022.

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MAY 8, 2009

Verifi , a provider of transaction risk management services for merchants, reported this week that it has promoted Jennifer Schulz to chief executive officer. The Beverly Hills-based company said Schulz, who came aboard in April 2008 as chief operating officer, succeeds founder Matthew Katz, who will remain chairman.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M funding round. The company offers up many features familiar to on-demand app users, including emailed photos of your items and SMS pick up and scheduling.

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

Beverly Hills-based RealD, which provides technology for projecting 3D movies, has installed a system in Japan. According to Japanese post-production service provider Q-tec, it installed the first RealD system in Japan. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Beverly Hills-based Kumba Health , a new healthcare startup, has recently launched a new online marketplace for healthcare services, which connects patients with physicians, labs, imaging centers, and other healthcare services.

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