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AUGUST 20, 2012

West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said this morning that it has acquired Felix , a performance-based, local advertising service for small and medium-sized businesses. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MARCH 8, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide owned by IAC, announced today that it has launched a new online advertising service for local businesses called CityGrid Complete. According to Citysearch, it made an investment in OrangeSoda to build the new service. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that it has added a new feature which allows users to undo deletions. The change came along with a number of other minor upgrades to the service, including controls over family discussions and the ability to control the privacy of close relatives. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Los Angeles-based C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), the "ghost kitchen" company founded by Sam Nazarian, said it is partnering with robot delivery service Coco. According to C3, using robots for delivery is 30% faster than driver-based services. Financial details of the deal between the companies were not announced.

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APRIL 24, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. The firm said that it has enhanced the ability to find duplicate profiles in the service, with automatic advanced searches when users view a profile.

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MAY 10, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online genealogy and family tree site, said Monday afternoon that it has rolled out a new product--one that takes the family tree from the service, and turns it into a paper poster.

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MARCH 14, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history site started by ex-PayPal vet David Sacks, said Thursday afternoon that it has linked its service with historical documents from sites Archives.com and GenealogyBank.com. Geni also said it hopes to add additional links to other services in the future.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Citysearch said its new Guides by Citysearch service is aimed at helping users easily find new places in major cities around the country, in a photo-centric way.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Scopely raises $60 million, VentureDevs to open West Hollywood office, and tech startup HelloTech powers Altice service.

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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 27, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent firm of online radio streaming service Slacker Radio , says that Slacker has launched its own Amazon Alexa "Skill" to enable voice control of its streaming music services. LiveXLive says it has more than one million monthly active users using its Slacker Radio service.

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MAY 19, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history service, said Thursday that it has promoted a number of employees, including naming two executives. Geni said it has named Justin Balthrop as its Chief Technology Officer, and named Michael Stangel as Vice President of Engineering.

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MAY 19, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history service, said Thursday that it has promoted a number of employees, including naming two executives. Geni said it has named Justin Balthrop as its Chief Technology Officer, and named Michael Stangel as Vice President of Engineering.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. He was most recently Director of Product Management at Verizon Digital Media Services. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2019

Electric vehicle car subscription company Borrow and tire company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have launched a new, joint pilot program which will test a new, predictive tire servicing product against Borrow's fleet of electric cars, the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the pilot were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2021

West Hollywood-based Oro, Inc., The company says the new software lets sellers to rapidly implement B2B, B2C, B2G, franchise network ordering, services procurement, bookings/appointments, and physical goods marketplaces. a developer of e-commerce software, says it has launched a new product, OroMarketplace.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun is launching new, interactive, live programming, behind the company's women's lifestyle brand, intended to help showcase its products, including beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a gameshow, the company said on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

West Hollywood-based online lifestyle brand FabFitFun said on Thursday that it is planning to "significantly" expand its video content, with the launch of a new FabFitFunTV App and more videos and content for its streaming service, FabFitFunTV.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

The company currently has one pet clinic, in West Hollywood, in addition to "virtual" service. As part of the funding, Tony Conrad of True Ventures, Karen Boone former CFO of Restoration Hardware, and David Bowman of Atmosphere/previously of Blue Bottle Coffee, have joined the company's board.

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MARCH 9, 2021

According to the company, it will offer up its digital pharmacy services to 13.2 million residents across Los Angeles County and Orange County, with its pharmacy located in West Hollywood.

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JUNE 4, 2015

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

West Hollywood-based LaserAway, an aesthetic dermatology business which offers laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, laser skin rejuvenation services via a series of clinics, has scored private equity funding. According to the company, it raised funding from the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation.

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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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MAY 1, 2009

West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni has rolled out a slew of updates for the service, saying today that it has added features to help users collaborate with others, map out locations, and see recent photos. The venture backed startup has scored funding from Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2008

West Hollywood-based Citysearch, which is a unit of IAC, has rolled out a mobile version of the firm's site. The enhancements come as part of an overall upgrade to the service, including more local information; ability to share reviews and information with friends and other connections on Facebook; a new user interface; and more.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite says it has moved its headquarters to downtown Los Angeles, doubling the size of its corporate office. The company, which previously had its headquarters in West Hollywood, said the move goes to accomodate rapid growth at the company. Evite is part of Liberty Interactive.

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APRIL 9, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access to popular features. Geni operates a service which lets users create their own Web 2.0-style

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Who uses your service, and why? An example of that is, we might be able to show you the hottest concerts in West Hollywood, or the hottest acts in Santa Monica. That's the big opportunity for us, out of home advertising, to make it engaging, and ultimately, measurable. Music is the biggest focus we have, initially.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Interactive Marketing and Consulting Services (IM@CS). Branding Personality, Marketing Services for Auto Dealerships. West Hollywood, CA 90069. Kruse Control Inc, Marketing Consultant for Auto Dealerships. Twitter: @imacsweb. IM@CS bio: [link]. IM@CS blog: [link]. . Marieke Hensel. Twitter: @hensel. 1-877-747-FAME.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW (www.joinborrow.com) recently launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, of only 3-, 6-, or 9- months. Jon Alain Guzik: Borrow is a short term, automotive subscription service. What is Borrow?

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

Because guys wanted the service just as much as women. A few months later we did a party on The London’s rooftop (in West Hollywood) for over 500 people. We started the matchmaking service a little over a year ago. It was as if they were reading a Cosmo magazine to see what we were talking about. Not at all.

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MARCH 14, 2019

West Hollywood-based Backstage Capital , a venture capital investor which focuses on minorities--including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders, said recently that it has launched the Backstage Accelerator , a three month, startup accelerator which will provide in-person resources and support to its portfolio of companies.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

West Hollywood-based Hutch (www.hutch.com) hopes so, with a new set of apps which let you take a picture of your new apartment or room, apply a filter for the style you like, and get back a recommendation and ways to buy furniture to make your new space exactly the way you want. You need to iterate fast.

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