Tuesday, November 17, 2009Cogi Launches APISanta Barbara-based Cogi, which operates an online service which helps users transcribe and capture their business calls and meetings, said Tuesday that it has rolled out a public beta of an application programming interface (API), which will allow developers to integrate Cogi with CRM, sales force automation, project management, and other applications. The firm said the API will help companies add Cogi's capture and note taking capabilities into existing enterprise apps. Cogi said the it is acc (More info...)
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Active Storage Gets Funding From Intel, OthersTorrance-based Active Storage a developer of RAID products for Apple computers, has raised a Series A funding round, the firm said Tuesday afternoon. The company--which was founded by former executives at Apple, Inc.--said the funding was led by Intel Capital, and also included Mission Ventures and Valhalla Partners. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. The firm said its founders were responsible for Apple's Active STorage XRAID products. The firm is headed by Alex Grossman.
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Tanner Research Gets $100K SBIRMonrovia-based Tanner Research, which provides technology research, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and other products and services, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a SBIR Phase I contract worth $100,000 from the Army Research Office. Tanner said that the funding will go towards developing zinc-oxide nano-wire based ultra-violet light detectors, which are being applied to military applications such as detection of missile plumes, bio/chemical agents, and explosives. The firm s (More info...)
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NextImage Medical Gains $5MSan Diego-based NextImage Medical, a provider of radiology services to the worker's comp market, said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Chrysalis Ventures. NextImage said the funding will go towards market expansion and to enhance its technology platform. Koleman Karleski of Chrysalis Ventures joins NextImage's board of directors. NextImage Medical was founded by Liz Griggs, founder of One Call Medical, which was sold to TA Associates in 2003.
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Stickam.com Launches iPhone Streaming APILos Angeles-based Stickam.com, an operator of a live streaming video site and associated services, has launched into the iPhone market today, saying it has provided a new API for third-party integration of live streaming into iPhone apps. Stickam said its iPhone SDK allows third parties to integrate live streaming into any iPhone app, using Apple Quicktime's H.265 HTTP live streaming functions. The firm said the first customer to use the functions is 211me, which is using the streaming as part o (More info...)
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ShoeDazzle.com Gets $7M For Shoe FashionLos Angeles-based ShoeDazzle.com, an online, e-commerce site focused on shoe fashions, has raised $7.0M in equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. No details on the source of the funding were disclosed. ShoeDazzle lists its founder and "chief stylist" as Kim Kardashian; the firm's founder also includes celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro.
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FastSoft Raises $950KPasadena-based FastSoft, a developer of Internet acceleration appliances based on research out of Caltech, has raised $950K in a debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to the filing, the round came from eight investors and has a target of $1.34M. No details on the funding have been announced by the firm. FastSoft develops appliances used to accelerate Internet transfers, which the firm says increases throughput by 2 to 5 times. The company's technology is based on (More info...)
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Local Investors Queue Up For QuorumLabsA number of investors with strong ties to Southern California have invested in a Silicon Valley firm developing business continuity appliances, QuorumLabs, as part of a $5.3M Series A funding for the firm. According to Quorum, it raised the funding from a group of insiders involved with Sandpiper Networks, Tekelec, Ixia, and Orolia, in addition to Themis Computer. Names of the insiders were not announced, however, the firm's board members include Ixia board member Laurent Asscher, Sandpiper Netw (More info...)
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BIZRATE In Rebranding EffortLos Angeles-based Shopzilla is in an effort to revamp the firm's BIZRATE brand, saying that it has created a new logo, site design, plus is planning a number of feature enhancements over the next year for the shopping search site. Shopzilla said that it has rolled out a new user interface, a new tagline, larger product images, and a number of other changes to drive higher quality traffic to its partners. The company also said that Bizrate Research has become bizrate insights.
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SolarReserve Gets Approval On 50MW Solar Thermal ProjectSanta Monica-based SolarReserve, a developer of utility-scale, solar energy products, said today that it has received a key environmental permit for a 50 megawatt, solar thermal power project in Spain. The firm, which is backed by over $140M in funding from such companies as Argonaut Private Equity, Citi, Credit Suisse, Good Energies, Nimes Capital, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund, and US Renewables Group, said construction on the project is scheduled to begin in 2010. The firm uses molten sa (More info...)
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Interview with Harry Lin, LottayThis morning, Los Angeles-based Lottay (www.lottay.com) launched its online gifting site, announced its funding by DFJ Frontier, and also the appointment of former Evite GM Harry Lin as CEO. We spoke with Harry yesterday about the company.
Harry, thanks for the interview. What's the idea behind Lottay?
Harry Lin: The idea behind Lottay, is to make gift giving online as satisfying as it is in the real world. There are lots of trends in virtual gifts, but most of them are around spending rea (More info...)
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MeLLmo Launches Business AppSan Diego-based MeLLmo, a developer of iPhone applications for viewing business information, announced this morning that it has launched a "pro" version of its service, Roambi Pro. The firm said the iPhone application, which costs $99 per user per year, allows users to connect with applications such as Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, and Salesforce.com via their phones. MeLLmo said the new "pro" version also includes such features as group accounts and security features for companies. MeLLmo is ba (More info...)
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Lottay Raises Funding, Appoints CEOLos Angeles-based Lottay, an online gifting web site, is announcing this morning that it has raised $475,000 in a funding round, and appointed former Evite.com and ABC.com executive Harry Lin as its CEO. The funding round was led by DFJ Frontier. Other backers of the firm include Steve Blank, CEO of Epiphany and Klaus Schauser founder of Citrix Online. Lin was most recently CEO of Zig.com, SVP and GM of Evite.com, and VP at ABC.com, in addition to having served at Infoseek.com, ChannelA.com, and (More info...)
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Zumbox Deploys In MinneapolisWestlake Village-based Zumbox, which is starting up a service to deliver messages electronically based on postal addresses, said today that it has launched its service in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm said that the City of Minneapolis is using its service to send public notices and other municipal mail. Zumbox is developing a service which assigns an electronic mailbox to each physical, U.S. street address, and allows companies and governments to send mail to those electronic mailboxes. The f (More info...)
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