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Friday, May 17, 2013
Friday Tech Video Roundup For May 17, 2013
What's the latest batch of videos coming out of Silicon Beach's startups? Here are some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section, where we're currently featuring community video
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Insights and Opinions: The Important Financial Items Entrepreneurs Should Track
For our Insights and Opinions section today, we're sharing a primer on finances from David Ehrenberg, of Early Growth Financial Services, who gives entrepreneurs a rundown of some of the most importan
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Report: DirecTV Considering Bid For Hulu
The latest company considering a bid for Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is El Segundo-based DirecTV, according to reports Friday afternoon. (More info...)
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Privlo Raises $2.1M For Private Mortgage Marketplace
In some what-did-our-spam filter eat-recently funding news, Santa Monica-based Privlo recently raised $2.1M in a seed funding round, for its online marketplace for private mortgage loans. (More info...)
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Siemer Ventures Backs Ringadoc
Los Angeles venture investor Siemer Ventures is one of the investors in a new seed funding round for medical answering service Ringadoc, which announced $700,000 in a seed funding today. (More info...)
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VIRURL Debuts Native Advertising Product
Santa Monica-based startup VIRURL said Thursday that it has launched its technology, which automatically publishes sponsored content into blogs. (More info...)
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Mindspeed Adds Board Member
Newport Beach-based semiconductor developer Mindspeed Technologies has added a new director to its board, the company said Thursday afternoon. (More info...)
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Mad Catz Loses CFO
San Diego-based gaming and computer accessory maker Mad Catz Interactive reported late Thursday that its CFO, Allyson Evans, is resigning. Mad Catz said that it has launched a new search for a CFO. (More info...)
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TigerText Links With Mobile Device Security Firm
Santa Monica-based healthcare messaging provider TigerText has linked up with a provider of mobile security, AirWatch, the firms said this week. (More info...)
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
SnapMD Looks To Connect Health Care Providers, Patients Via Tablet, Smartphone
What's the best way to connect physicians with their patients? A new, Glendale-based startup, SnapMD, is hoping to do that through a smart phone, tablet, or your home PC, via a new service. (More info...)
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Melon Nears Fundraising Goal, Only Days After Crowdfunding Launch
It's official--Los Angeles-based brainwave-tapping startup Melon is within a couple of thousand dollars of hitting its $100,000 fundraising goal, to bring its combination headband-and mobile-phone app
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StackSocial Signs Another Technology Publisher
Los Angeles-based technology deals provider StackSocial has stacked up another technology publisher in its pile of customers, saying today that it has added tech publisher iPhoneinCanada.ca. (More info...)
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Report: eHarmony Eyes Job-Matching Service
It's not infrequently that we're pitched by a startup saying they are the 'eHarmony for X', referring to the Santa Monica-based online dating and relationship site's reputation. (More info...)
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Active Life Scientific Snags $500K
Santa Barbara-based Active Life Scientific, a developer of life sciences research and diagnostics tools, said this morning that it has raised $500K in a Series A follow on investment. (More info...)
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Melon's Goal To Connect Your Brain To Your Smartphone, And Help You Focus
Can a hardware device and your smartphone make it easier for you to optimize your productivity, and improve your concentration? A new, Los Angeles startup, Melon, thinks so, and just booted up an effo
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Sony Wins Rights To Rovio's Angry Bird Film
Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the new, Angry Bird film from Rovio, Sony announced Wednesday. (More info...)
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Ambit Biosciences Prices IPO
San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences has priced its IPO, saying that it is offering up 8,125,000 shares of its common stock at $8.00 per share. (More info...)
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LogiCube Debuts New Product
Chatsworth-based Logicube, the developer of hard drive duplication and forensics technology, has debuted a new product, aimed at the digital forensics market. (More info...)
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Splash Debuts iPhone App For Social Sharing
Santa Monica-based Splash, a startup developing an iPhone app which lets users connect with others around their passions and interests, has launched its app in the iPhone store. (More info...)
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DreamHammer Launches Drone, Robot Control Software
In the second piece of aerial drone news to come out of Southern California today, Santa Monica-based software developer DreamHammer said it has launched a beta of its drone control software, aimed at
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Kotura Acquired By Mellanox
Monterey Park-based Kotura, the developer of silicon photonics and optical interconnection technology, has been acquired by Mellanox, the companies announced Wednesday. (More info...)
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Insights: Raising Growth Capital
For today's Insights and Opinions section today, we tap into the wisdom of Ivan Nikkhoo, an experienced entrepreneur, investment banker and VC at Siemer & Associates, and who is an advisor to Siemer
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Airware Gets $10.7M From Google, Andreessen For Unmanned Drone Technology
Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware, has raised $10. (More info...)
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Freeconference.com Acquired By Canadian Firm
Glendale-based Global Conference Partners, the operator of the free, conference calling service FreeConference.com--as well as related properties InstantConference.com, GlobalConference. (More info...)
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Green Dot Sets July 4th Launch Of GoBank
Green Dot, the provider of prepaid debit cards and other financial products, is looking to launch its big move into the mobile banking market on July 4th, the company said Tuesday afternoon. (More info...)
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