If there were ever a moment to define generational breakdowns, this would be it. Whereas in years previous old folks & youngsters (mostly) moved in lockstep with technology trends, this video clearly shows the divergence in consumption patterns between adults and kids. In other words, if you are over 30 and do not have a direct business relationship with / yet recognize…
The past few months have been very good to BUDDYTRUK (link), the Santa Monica-based “Uber of bulky item moving and delivery” which recently completed its second seed round (raising $570K), and recently won the Startup of the Year Award from the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. BuddyTruk’s goals have been twofold — to be the friendly neighbor with a truck, and to…
The numbers are in, and they are HUGE. Built In LA put together a comprehensive report on that state of LA Tech 2014 , and the numbers tell a story of massive growth to the area. Among the findings: LA tech companies had nearly $6 BILLION in exits, up 430% from the year previous. Of the 82 exits, 2 were IPOs (TrueCar…
LA-area hardware incubator MAKE IN LA presented their first round of portfolio companies at LA Clean Tech Incubator on Tuesday January 13. FITGUARD began the day by presenting their color light-coded mouthguard, which detects head injuries, and can track impacts over time — a smart solution to injury detection initially targeted towards the nation’s 38 million youth athletes, and addressable to a…
Wow, what a concept — SNAPCHAT announced DISCOVER, a human-curated storytelling feature, built in partnership with an array of media brands including Vice, National Geographic, Yahoo / Katie Couric, People, Cosmopolitan, the Daily Mail, CNN, Food Network, ESPN, Warner Bros records, and many more. Funny thing is, this human-curated editorial media push is something LA Tech Digest founder Scott Perry publicly suggested…
LA is gorgeous! And these three recent videos prove it. So if you need to brag to your friends back home, or need help recruiting talent from faraway lands, just use these in your pitch: Hyperlapse, with a techno / EDM soundtrack By Drone, with a bluesy soundtrack Shutterstock Video Sizzle Reel, with a piano soundtrack …and if you really need it,…
Mobile entertainment start-up SERIOUSLY today announced they have raised $18 million in a Series A round. Northzone led the round, and Korea Investment Partners also participated, along with previous investors Upfront Ventures, Sunstone Capital and Daher Capital. This brings Seriously’s total funding to date to $28 million. With Seriously launching a trilogy of Best Fiends games, the new funds will be used…
LA-based HELLOTECH.com, which specializes in home-tech support and device sales, announced the launch of BUYYOURPARENTS.com, which enables adult children to easily purchase a variety of home technology services and products for their parents. Makes sense, right? How many times do your parents want to keep up with the newest technologies, but have no idea where to start? BuyYourParents.com will help seniors and…
