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JULY 12, 2011

Sherman Oaks-based GoTV Networks , the provider of mobile applications and content, has been acquired by a Texas mobile software developer, Phunware. According to Phunware, the acquisition will add offices in San Francisco, Sherman Oaks, and San Diego. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Alpine Data Labs'' was founded by the founders of Greenplum (Metapa), which had been backed by Mission Ventures and originally been based in Sherman Oaks. Alpine Data Labs said Friday that it has raised $16M in a Series B funding, which came from Sierra Ventures, Mission Ventures, UMC Capital, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, which has had a long standing presence in the LA area (disclaimer: Stubbs Alderton is a sponsor of socalTECH), and told its supporters and clients that it is having a grand opening in November, as the firm expands its footprint beyond its existing offices in Sherman Oaks.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Sherman Oaks-based AudioMicro.com , the stock audio site run by Ryan Born, debuted four new content sites Thursday at the Launch Conference. Born showed off ChooseTattoos , ImageCollect , InfographicStock , and Cartoonsy at the conference.

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MAY 3, 2011

Among the first sites in the vertical is Sherman Oaks-based SodaHead , the discussion and polling site co-founded by former MySpace exec Jason Feffer. The firm said the new "Youthology" vertical will help advertisers specifically engage with tweens.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

and have now expanded to support ticketing for ArcLight's locations in Santa Monica, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, Beach Cities, Culver City, and La Jolla, including ArcLight's flagship theater complex, ArcLight Hollywood at Sunset & Vine. The companies said that they had previously been working together in Chicago and Washington D.C.,

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JUNE 9, 2017

founder Elon Musk acknowledged last week that his company would likely struggle to gain government approval for a tunnel extending from Los Angeles International Airport to Sherman Oaks, but said the endeavor was still worth a shot.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Sherman Oaks-based Brilliant Digital Entertainment , operator of the Kazaa peer-to-peer digital music service, has sold its Kazaa peer to peer network and brand, according to New York-based Altrinsic. Altrinsic said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kazaa's assets from Brilliant Digital Entertainment Thursday afternoon.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Sherman Oaks-based Schaaf Consulting , a firm that manages affiliate programs for online retailers, has acquired PartnerCentric , an internet marketing firm, the two said last week. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The firm said it will become Schaaf-PartnerCentric , and will be headquartered in Los Angeles.

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MAY 15, 2012

Amazon has tapped Hollywood vet and former Disney executive Roy Price to head up its movie efforts in Seattle, and has a unit, the People's Production Company, which apparently has been set up in Sherman Oaks to help create scripts and movies as full-budget theatrical feature films based on submissions to Amazon Studios.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Sherman Oaks-based videogame developer Respawn Entertainment , headed by Vince Zampella, is launching its new title, Titanfall at midnight, in what has been billed as a potential game changer for Microsoft''s Xbox One. Respawn''s Zampella was behind the immensely successful Call of Duty titles.

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JULY 9, 2012

Sherman Oaks-based RingDNA , a provider of mobile tools to provide real-time CRM data, social media streams and behavioral marketing information to salespeople, has raised $650,000 in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't tell that to Sherman Oaks-based Advertise.com , the online advertising network run by Daniel Yomtobian. Lousy economy? No one hiring? The firm said today that it is planning to grow its workforce by as much as 30 percent over the next two quarters, due to "significant growth" in online ad spending.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Sherman Oaks-based Joystick Ventures, a new venture capital fund looking to invest in the videogame industry, has raised $3M as part of an ongoing, $10M venture capital fundraising, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The Managing Partners of the fund are Arturo Carillo Lopez and Dmitry Burkovskiy, according to that filing.

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JULY 6, 2010

The acquisition is the end of a long road for Greenplum--originally based in Sherman Oaks--and its investors, which includes San Diego's Mission Ventures. Greenplum , a software firm developing database clustering software used for the data warehousing business, has been acquired by EMC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Sherman Oaks-based Ebyline , a startup developing an online marketplace to connect professional journalists with online publishers, has raised $5.0M in a new equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. According to the filing, a single investor participated in the funding.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Based on a couple of recent job postings at Amazon.com, the company is looking to hire a positions geared at creating original programming for Amazon, based in Sherman Oaks, as part of the firm's People's Production Company. According to reports , and are expected to generate content for both online and traditional distribution.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

Sherman Oaks-based Advertise.com , the online search engine marketing firm run by Dan Yomtobian, has been sued by AOL over the firm's domain name, according to reports. Apparently, AOL is suing Advertise.com over its similarity to AOL properties Advertising.com and Ad.com. Advertise.com was, until recently, known as ABCSearch.

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APRIL 20, 2018

2 on a list of top 10 universities for video game development programs, according to Sherman Oaks-based 80 Level, an online publication covering the gaming industry. The University of Southern California ranked No.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The firms were ranked by how fundable they are, with the top 20 appearing to have a better shot at raising capital after interviews with Forbes.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Music Prodigy is in Sherman Oaks. The app not only tells you what to do, it monitors and tells you how you are doing. The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education. Looking for the next new sound? Want to hear some new music from independent artists?

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Sherman Oaks-based SERVIZ , a new, on-demand home services startup led by ReachLocal founder Zorik Gordon, said Wednesday that it is connecting consumers with holiday lighting installation services--and also revealed a funding round from Groupon. The startup said it raised $10.7M

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JULY 12, 2016

Sherman Oaks Online Marketing Meetup See [link] (more) Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -- Learn About Google Adwords and PPC Campaigns.

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JULY 20, 2018

Sherman Oak-based Payscout , a provider of payment processing services, said on Thursday that it has acquired cloud and mobile software developer Paywire. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. payscout is led by CEO and co-founder Cleveeland Brown.

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MAY 23, 2017

HubHaus--which shows locations right now in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, and Pasadena--matches up applicants for its houses with others with similar professions and personal interests. The company currently offers up its service only in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The funding was led by General Catalyst Partners.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sherman Oaks-based BEN Group , a company which places brands into influencer, streaming, TV, music, and film content, said on Monday morning that it has acquired TubeBuddy , a platform which helps YouTube creators optimize their audience and channel growth. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Sherman Oaks-based Serviz , the on-demand handyman service led by former ReachLocal head Zorik Gordon, announced today that it has raised $12.5M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from PointGuard Ventures, Andy Sheehan, Jeff Stibel, along with Zorik Godron and Michael Kline. The company has now raised $20M in funding.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

The new, smartphone-driven electric scooter rental service is launching in Los Feliz, Sherman Oaks, and West Los Angeles, joining a very long list of scooter rental firms--including Bird, Lime, Lyft, and Uber--who are attempting to gain an upper hand on "last-mile" transportation in the region.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast is in a major expansion, saying this morning that it has relocated its headquarters to Sherman Oaks, and has tripled its office space. FloQast said the expansion comes as it now has more than 100 employees, including 20 in a Columbus, Ohio office.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Vetted says it is currently offering its services in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Venice, and Westwood. The company lets users in its service area schedule exams, vaccinations, and other treatments at their home between 8am and 8pm. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Sherman Oaks-based Processing.com , a provider of payment processing services, announced this morning that it has received a "significant" private equity investment, from LaSalle Capital. Size of that investment was not announced. Processing.com is led by CEO Avi Chesed.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Other highly ranked local on the list included Phunware --with major operations in Newport Beach and San Diego--ranked at #4, with a 17716% five year revenue growth rate; Amped Wireless in Chino (11572% growth rate), ranked at number 12; SolarReserve in Santa Monica (8010%), at number 20; AudioMicro in Sherman Oaks, ranked at #28, with 5990% growth; (..)

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APRIL 22, 2009

Sherman Oaks-based ABCSearch , a provider of pay-per-click advertising, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Advertise.com , and will rebrand all of its offerings under a new, Advertise.com, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

FreedomPop (Sherman Oaks) was created by the same folks who brought you free, peer-to-peer calling service Skype, and offers up fast, 4G wireless via a sleeve that connects to your 4G iPod touch. Basic plan: up to 500MB/data per month, free. Access device: 4G iPod touch sleeve ($99.00).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Respawn Entertainment was led by Vince Zampella, and was based in Sherman Oaks. EA said it will pay $151M in cash, and up to $164M in long term equity to employees, for Respawn, plus up to $140M in performance-based milestone payments--for a deal which could be worth up to $455M. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Sherman Oaks-based SERVIZ , the home services marketplace founded by former ReachLocal head Zorik Gordon, has a giant new competitor as of this morning: Amazon.com.

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