Friday, May 17, 2013Friday Tech Video Roundup For May 17, 2013What'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 videos from and about local startups: What is Privlo's private mortgage marketplace about?
Privlo video explains how the company is launching its own private mortgage marketplace.
Splash's social sharing app
Santa Monica startup Splash has a new iPhone app, centered around following photos w (More info...)
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Insights and Opinions: The Important Financial Items Entrepreneurs Should TrackFor 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 important financial items to track.
Whether you're managing your own startup finances, or have an outside firm taking care of this for you, there are many financial items that entrepreneurs should closely track. Here are some of the key ones I recommend all early-stage startups keep a close eye on:
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Report: DirecTV Considering Bid For HuluThe latest company considering a bid for Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is El Segundo-based DirecTV, according to reports Friday afternoon. A report from Reuters says DirecTV is just one of a number of companies considering a bid for Hulu. The report cited a "source familiar with the situation."
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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. Privlo, which was founded by Michael Slavin, said the new funding came from QED Ventures. According to Privlo said the new funding will go to expand on its recently pilot of its platform, which helps match up private lenders and mortgage borrowers. Slavin was previously a developer of real estate in the Los A (More info...)
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Siemer Ventures Backs RingadocLos 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. The funding included Siemer Ventures, Telegraph Hill Group, as well as angels. The firm has previously raised funding from FF Angel, Ryan Howard of Practice Fusion, Sharon Knight of One Medical Group, and others. Ringadoc's system helps doctors manage incoming patient phone calls.
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VIRURL Debuts Native Advertising ProductSanta Monica-based startup VIRURL said Thursday that it has launched its technology, which automatically publishes sponsored content into blogs. According to the firm, its product allows bloggers to insert sponsored posts that match a blogger's audience on a cost-per-click basis. The firm was founded by Merrill Brown (formerly of MSNBC.com) and Francisco Diaz-Mitoma, Jr. VIRURL is part of the move towards the somewhat controversial idea "native advertising", where sponsored content appears as pa (More info...)
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Mad Catz Loses CFOSan 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. Mad Catz said Evans is leaving to spend more time with her family, but will remain in her position until the firm finds a new CFO. Mad Catz is behind the Mad Gatz gaming accessories, Tritton, and Saitek brands.
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Mindspeed Adds Board MemberNewport Beach-based semiconductor developer Mindspeed Technologies has added a new director to its board, the company said Thursday afternoon. Mindspeed said Farid Adib, the Senior Vice President of Product Development & Operations at Sprint Nextel, has joined its board, as well as its governance and board composition committee. Mindspeed said Adib's experience with a broad range of next generation communications and network technologies would help the firm, as it continues to evaluate strategic (More info...)
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TigerText Links With Mobile Device Security FirmSanta Monica-based healthcare messaging provider TigerText has linked up with a provider of mobile security, AirWatch, the firms said this week. According to the companies, the move will allow healthcare customers to secure both their mobile platforms and their text and email communications. Financial arrangements between the companies were not announced. The two said their combined solutions has been chosen by the Community Hospice of Texas. Both companies provide software for ensuring HIPAA co (More info...)
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