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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

One Kings Lane , the online, home furnishings flash sales site which splits its operations between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, said today that it has snagged former Zappos.com CTO Arun Rajan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Rajan will be at the company''s San Francisco offices. The firm just announced $112M in funding.

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JULY 8, 2011

The Los Angeles technology industry appears to have landed as the first stop of Prince William and new bride Catherine in Los Angeles today, as the two are scheduled to present at the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit in Beverly Hills.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The United Talent Agency is one of the investors today in ART19 , a San Francisco-based startup developing a podcast hosting platform and technology. The United Talent Agency is based in Beverly Hills. ART19 said today that it has raised $7.5M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D technology used in projecting 3D movies, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing Friday that it is looking to raise up to $200M on the NYSE. The firm is hoping to list on the exchange as RLD. The IPO is being underwritten by J.P. Morgan Securities and Piper Jaffray & Co.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

BeautyMint is focused on personalized skincare, and is being run in conjunction with Jessica Simpson and Beverly Hills skincare expert Nerida Joy. The company said BeautyMint will provide a personalized, monthly skincare system with products developed by Nerida, using "anti-aging technology" and natural ingredients.

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JULY 8, 2011

The Los Angeles technology industry appears to have landed as the first stop of Prince William and new bride Catherine in Los Angeles today, as the two are scheduled to present at the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit in Beverly Hills.

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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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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

LiveNation said that it will incorporate the technology from BigChampagne across its businesses, to power social discovery, product personalization, and other features. BigChampagne provides media metrics about entertainment and online audiences.

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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. The company said it will officially be called Fair Technologies.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Beverly Hills-based Catch Media , a provider of software used for digital rights management, has scored a strategic funding from Motorola Mobility Ventures , the strategic investment arm of Motorola, the firms said Thursday. Catch Media provides rights registry, tracking, routing, and other technology for digital content.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Beverly Hills-based Visualnet.com , which operates an online marketplace for production services for the film, TV, and video production industry, said Thursday that it has raised $1M in a funding round. The company said the new round will go towards expanding its technology. The startup is led by Enrique Irazoqui.

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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. This new capital will help accelerate our mission and deliver value to salons and spas that they never imagined was possible from technology.”.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace Music announced this morning that it has hired Dmitry Shapiro , who founded Veoh, as its new Chief Technology Officer. Shapiro will be based in Beverly Hills, and report to MySpace Music President Courtney Holt. Shapiro was founder and CEo of Veoh Networks until its bankruptcy filing in February.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

which has most of its employees in Westlake Village; Los Angeles-based Gamefly ; City of Industry-based NewEgg ; San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies ; and Thousand Oaks-basd Nexsan. Other firms currently in registration include Santa Monica-based Demand Media ; San Diego-based Zogenix ; Inphi Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Hydra , a pay-for-performance advertising network, said yesterday that it has named Josh Eldrige as the firm's Director of Display Media. Eldrige has also served at CarParts Technologies, L. Eldrige joins the firm from LowerMyBills.com, where he was Marketing Director.

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JUNE 24, 2016

CyberTech Beverly Hills is the premier event for cyber security, threats solutions and innovative technologies, taking place at the Wallis Annenberg Theater in Beverly Hills on June 30th, 2016! Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Cybertech. See [link] (more)

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

VIZIO is tapping Beverly Hills-based RealD for its 3D technology. In addition to RealD's own equipment deployment in theaters, RealD has also been licensing its 3D protocol and technology to consumer electronics makers. No financial details of the licensing deal were disclosed by either firm. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The move is an interesting one, given the number of Southern California technology companies trying to go the other direction, and to hit the public markets.

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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. RealD is a major provider of 3D projection technology into the movie theater market. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D projection technology used in the showing of 3D movies, has set its estimated IPO pricing range at between $13.00 and $15.00 per share, according to an updated S-1 by the firm.

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JULY 22, 2010

Southern California appears to be on a IPO roll this month, with the pricing of Monrovia-based Green Dot 's IPO last night and expected trading today, following the successful IPO of Beverly Hills-based RealD last Friday.

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JULY 13, 2016

Rascoff has talked about growing up in Beverly Hills. Zillow apparently noted that it does have an office in the Los Angeles area, in Irvine--albeit, a commute that could take 2.5 hours in traffic for Rascoff via car. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Beverly Hills-based Kairos Ventures , a venture capital investment firm which focuses on commercialization of scientific advances, has raised $24.6M Kairos focuses its venture investment opportunities on research on its way to commercialization, particularly technology coming out of local universities and research.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Beverly Hills-based Kairos Venture Partners , which is led by General Manager James Demetriades, is looking to raise $250M in its third fund, Kairos Venture Partners III, L.P. according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to the filing, the fund has yet to make its first sale in the new fund.

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JULY 13, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie technology, and eyewear maker Marchon Eyewear announced this morning that the two are in a licensing agreement. RealD, which supplies its 3D projection technology to movie theaters, is on tap for an IPO this week; the firm has set it pricing range at between $13.00

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JUNE 29, 2018

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology provider RealD and AMC Theatres said Thursday that they have extended and renewed a 3D agreement through 2024, and also plan on installing RealD 3D systems in all of AMC's new and upgraded theaters. RealD provides 3D movie projection technology. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology provider RealD said today with theater exhibitor Cinemark Holdings , that the two have renewed Cinemark's 3D agreement with RealD through 2022. Financial details of the deal were not announced by the two firms, which jointly announced the extension today.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, has filed for a secondary offering worth $242.16M. According to the firm's filing, it is looking to offer up 7,815,001 shares of its common stock, with proceeds going to existing shareholders of the firm's stock.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

billion in stock and options in 1999, establishing a foothold for Internet and technology startups along what is now commonly called "Silicon Beach". Many startup founders were in diapers--or not even born--when Geocities was first established as "Beverly Hills Internet" in 1994. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Clarity Partners, based in Beverly Hills, invests in communications, media, and related technology companies. Paul Getty Trust, Lee will begin a four year term as chair of the Board on July 1st; Lee has been on the J. Paul Getty Trust board since 2009.

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JULY 14, 2016

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has acquired motion image processing technology developer Tessive , the company said Wednesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Aviron Capital , a consortium of financiers with primary backing from by private equity investor BlackRock, said this morning that it has acquired a "substantial equity stake" in Kino Industries , the developer of an interactive movie technology called CtrlMovie. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection systems developer RealD said last week that it has acquired the assets of MasterImage 3D , including all of its intellectual property, technology, inventory, and accounts receivable. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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