TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up. Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door. Fundraising.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Entrepreneur's list included the Southern California startups across a number of areas -- tech, apps, travel, geek chic, invention, retail, social media, and music/art. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. ” But I think this misses the point.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2019

Irvine-based technology distributor Ingram Micro has made an investment in e-commerce logistics startup HDS , which is developing a robotics system which uses artificial intelligence and mobile, articulated robots for the logistics industry. HDS is based in Palo Alto, California. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. Linktree has been around since 2016 and has more funding than its up-and-coming competitors. Now, Snipfeed enters the ring with its own $5.5 Image Credits: Snipfeed.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based e-commerce platform developer Boosted Commerce says it has hired Steve Oliver, the former CEO of e-commerce startup Hollar as its new President. According to Boosted Commerce, Oliver will be responsible for managing the company's portfolio of acquired brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

If you are one of the many professionals still trapped between jobs by circumstances outside your control, or are about to dump the loser job you have now, you should be actively defining and starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal job. Have startup efforts to highlight in job interviews.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

The online website creation and hosting service — which has now expanded into e-commerce by hosting online stores — then raised another $40 million round in 2014. Declining ad rates may signal a reset for startup SEM strategies. million Series A in 2010 that was co-led by Accel and Index Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I really want to start my journeys only with people with whom I want to work closely with for the next 5-7 years or more. If I were an entrepreneur in that space I think I would seek them out as a starting point because their interest seems authentic. Whenever somebody has a car startup I send it straight his way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

And of course you could add up impressions by counting your the followers of everybody who had retweeted plus your own. Understanding what lights up actions from your social campaigns and earned media is the key to improving future performance. Startup Advice' End of story. Which followers drove your RTs that drove your clicks.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Is your cell phone the secret to fixing e-commerce''s problem with abandoned shopping carts? Sekur.me , a new Santa Ana-based startup, has come up with a new app and service to use your cell phone for payment, bypassing the complexity of shopping carts. So this is for e-commerce sites, not in person purchases?

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2017

A new, startup accelerator, aimed at startups and small-and-medium-sized businesses looking to go global, says it is launching this summer in Los Angeles. The startup accelerator said it is hosted by the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

If you live in LA please turn up to vote on Tuesday. Consider the case of LegalZoom, one of our cities great startups. In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. Search Meets Social = Commerce. The Search and Social Commerce toolset helps us get deeper insights and more effectively scale more tailored consumer experiences wherever the searching for and discovering products”.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2021

Santa Monica-based Tapcart, a startup focused on helping Shopify-powered e-commerce brands with mobile apps, has raised $50M in a Series B funding round, the company announed Monday afternoon.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

MEDU , a Mexico-based startup, wants to reduce that waste and replace single-wear medical garments through the creation of a line of sustainable, virus-resistant reusable pieces, including surgical gowns, head coverings and full-body suits. Tiger Global backs bttn, leading e-commerce infiltration of medical supplies.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com). Specifically, we look at digital media, healthcare IT, e-commerce, education technology and financial services.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full--price. Arrive says it refurbishes, cleans, and grades those returns to be re-sold directly on branded, re-sale e-commerce sites. Arrive is led by CEO and Co-Founder Rachelle Snyder.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology investor Siemer Ventures has funded an investment firm in Southeast Asia, which is looking to invest in and create e-commerce and digital media companies in the Southeast Asia region.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based Retina , a startup which develops machine learning and artificial intelligence software for predicting customer lifetime value (CLV) of a company's customer, said it has launched a new tool that it is offering up to small to middle-market e-commerce businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Who would not want to join the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Just make sure you can fill in all the details.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2012

If Steve Blank and Eric Reis, two of the Founding Fathers of the Lean Startup Movement formed a band, they would produce music like the Kingsmen's Louie, Louie. The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). As Steve Blank told me in THIS interview, "We now know… that startups search for a business model.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

America’s favorite reality star is leveling up her repertoire and levering up businesses. A longtime friend of the Kardashians, Sammons apparently approached Kardashian and her mom-ager, Kris Jenner, with the idea to start the business. Jenner will be joining SKKY as a partner, the Journal reported.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Alston grew up surrounded by philanthropy and sports. The product started as a video e-commerce platform, basically creating a video version of eBay. In 2018, NBA players were allowed to start wearing any sneaker color of their choice. “Typically with game-worn gear, it’s whoever has the most money,” Alston said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2020

Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site. No startup can implement a broad strategy quickly enough to stay ahead. The probability of failure goes up exponentially as the number of product features increase. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2013

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is getting ready to start providing fresh grocery delivery in Los Angeles, according to reports Tuesday. In a report, Reuters said that Amazon plans to offer up its grocery business in Los Angeles as early as this week.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I profiled an e-commerce startup Part & Parcel. Startup Spotlight: Landline.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

2. Chris then discussed his time as founder and CEO of SiteAdvisor, his first venture-backed startup. We then went back to talking about how to choose the space in which your startup is operating. When starting SiteAdvisor, Chris believed there was inherent value in the security space despite it not being “hot” or “sexy.”

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Grocery delivery startup Good Eggs is announcing that it has raised $100 million in new funding, and that it’s planning to launch in Southern California in either the summer or fall of this year. Glade Brook’s J.P. Van Arsdale is joining the company’s board of directors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2014

AmazonFresh , the online grocery and product delivery service run by e-commerce giant Amazon.com , expanded into San Diego yesterday, as the company starts to expand operations nationwide.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

Jimmy Hendricks: We actually started two and a half years ago. So, we took that contest and crowdsourcing platform, and started ArtisticHub. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Almost anyone can start a company today on a shoestring budget, following these cost-cutting recommendations: Establish a solid legal structure for your business.

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