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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M. Now, he and Gudanis are trying to solve the issues of identity access management that the new, ubiquitous cloud computing model presents for security officers and developers.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Culver City–headquartered mobile game developer Jam City Inc. The news came less than two weeks after Jam City announced its strategic partnership agreement with the Walt Disney Co. reported Nov. 28 it acquired a new title from Uken Studios Inc., which does business as Uken Games.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

The two said the app is one of the first in a series of products being developed jointly by BlackBerry and NantHealth. READ MORE>>. nanthealth blackberry smartphone passport cancer healthcare lifescience genomics gene'

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Video and music streaming device developer Roku and Culver City-based online movie streaming service M-GO said this morning that the two are in a partnership, which will give Roku customers direct access to movies and TV shows via M-GO. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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JULY 17, 2014

The biggest investments for the quarter were for Culver City-based NantHealth , the digital health venture of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M for San Diego''s Veredezyne , which is developing biofuels and biochemicals processes.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Culver City-based Fourth Wall Studios , a firm developing massively multiplayer online games in the virtual reality area, has raised $15M in funding, the firm said Tuesday. The funding comes from LA biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Culver City-based mobile game developer Jam City Inc. announced Oct. 3 it will partner with nonprofit voter registration organization When We All Vote to produce public service announcements encouraging its users to vote.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Culver City-based Maker Studios , which develops YouTube channels and content, said today that it has raised $36M in a funding round. The investment was led by Time Warner Investments, and also included Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures (Robert Downey, Jr.) Elisabeth Murdoch, M+C (Jon Miller, Jimmy Yaffe of News Corp.),

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APRIL 28, 2010

Culver City-based Interneer , the developer of business process management (BPM) software headed by Romeo Elias, said Tuesday that it has released a new version of the firm's Interneer Intellect BPM Platform.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Culver City-based Reinvigorate is a developer of web visitors tracking and anaytics software. Los Angeles-based web hosting firm Media Temple said today along with web analytics firm Webtrends , that Media Temple Ventures, its investment arm, has sold real time analytics firm Reinvigorate to WebTrends.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Culver City- and Seattle-based Indi Molecular , a startup developing a synthetic replacement for antibodies, has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included a number of un-named angel investors.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Culver City-based NXTM , a company developing social media and e-commerce tools for the music industry, has raised funding, according to lead investor Spring Mountain Capital. The funding will go towards funding growth and development. Size of the funding round was not disclosed.

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JULY 31, 2019

According to OnRobot, the new office in Culver City will be exclusively dedicated to research and development, and will help it attract talent and add new products to its portfolio. According to OnRobot, its new office in Culver City has 6,000 square feet. OnRobot is headquartered in Odense, Denmark.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

Culver City-based Signal Sciences , which develops web security tools for DevOps and web applications, has signed up healthcare platform developer Castlight Health , the two said this week. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of synthetic replacements for antibodies, announced Tuesday that it has raised $300,000 more in its seed funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $1.8M. The new funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included several un-named, angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 17, 2020

Burbank-based Entertainment Partners has acquired Culver City-based software developer SyncOnSet Technologies Inc.

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MARCH 7, 2012

Culver City-based Eccentex , a developer of a software-as-a-service, enterprise business process management product, has raised $7.5M in an equity funding. The funding came from VTB Capital. Eccentex, which is led by Glen E.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Culver City-based SOFIE BIOSCIENCES , a developer of imaging diagnostics products, reported earlier this week that it has received $1.8M The company said the grant will go towards the development of a chip for synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) probes for neurobiology applications.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Culver City-based YouTube network Fullscreen said late Wednesday that it has acquired Supernova , the company which was formerly known as Viddy. Viddy had relaunched itself as Supernova in September, as it looked to recast itself as a developer of range of social apps. of that funding in a recap in May of last year. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2015

Culver City-based Sense360 , the new, smartphone sensor platform developer led by startup veteran Eli Portnoy, has just launched its program, saying that it is looking to make it easier for app developers to leverage sensor data from smartphones.

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JUNE 24, 2015

Culver City-based Sense360 , the new, smartphone sensor platform developer led by startup veteran Eli Portnoy, has just launched its program, saying that it is looking to make it easier for app developers to leverage sensor data from smartphones.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Culver City-based Fonality , a developer of business PBX phone systems based on the open source Asterisk PBX software, said today that it has named Dean Mansfield as the firm's new CEO. Mansfield replaces Chris Lyman , the firm's CEO and founder, who remains Chairman of the company's board.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Culver City-based Fonality , which develops business phone systems based on open source software, is claiming today that it has seen "rapid growth" in the first half of the year, and has doubled its customer sales compared to the prior year. Actual financials from the privately held firm were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Culver City-based Cognition Technologies , the developer of natural language processing technology software, has raised $200,000, as part of an ongoing $500,000 funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Culver City-based molecular imaging products maker Sofie Biosciences said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. Sofie Biosciences--which is a spinout of UCLA and Caltech--said the funding will go towards further development of its technology. The company is ledb y Patrick Phelps. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Culver City-based Fonality , which develops business phone systems based on open source software, is claiming today that it has seen "rapid growth" in the first half of the year, and has doubled its customer sales compared to the prior year. Actual financials from the privately held firm were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. The company has a significant presence in India, with headquarters here in Culver City. Size of the investment was not announced.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Culver City-based Sofie Biosciences has scored a $1.5M, Phase II SBIR award for its Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging technology, the company said Thursday. The company--which is developing PET probes, scanners, and chemistry systems, said the contract will support further development of its products.

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JULY 1, 2014

Culver City-based MiTu , the Latino media brand and multi-channel network (MCN) which recently scored $10M from such investors as upfront Ventures, The Chernin Group, Allen DeBevoise, and Advancit Capital, has hired a trio of executives to bolster its team. MiTu is led by Roy Burstin. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Two, Southern California startups -- whole home music system developer Sonos , and streaming music service Beats Music -- made their Super Bowl commercial debuts yesterday, an unusual occasion for the startup community here.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive , the developer of electric cars, looks like it has been ramping up its marketing efforts with a series of YouTube videos; the latest being a stunt where the firm converted a gas station in Culver City into a "grass station"--complete with sod and potted plants, petting zoo, and pony, plus a cameo of a DJ wearing (..)

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Culver City-based Fourth Wall Studios , a developer of interactive content backed by LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has laid off the majority of its staff, and stopped production, according to a report from the LA Times.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Cognition Therapeutics is developing novel, small molecule disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's. Other investors in the round included The Breedlove Limited Family Partnership and TMC Investment Company, Ogden CAP Associates, M5Invest, the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and Innovation Works.

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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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JUNE 19, 2013

Culver City-based Card Scanning Solutions (CSSN), said today that it has raised a round of equity funding, from Insight Venture Partners, Red Oak Growth Partners, and Egis Capital Partners. The company said the funding will go towards product development efforts. Size of the funding round was not announced by the company.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Culver City-based Envoy Technologies a startup developing programs to help make electric vehicles available to disadvantaged communities, has received $1.5M in funding from the California Energy Commission, according to the company.

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