Fullscreen to roll out paid monthly video subscription
Playa Vista's
announced their plans to launch a paid viedo subscription service on April 26. The service will cost $5 a month and will include feature films, scripted and unscripted shows, as well as social media generated content. [Fullscreen to Launch Paid Video-Subscription Service: LA Business Journal]
LA Dodgers Accelerator ready to take on second class
The Dodger's Accelerator (which is run in partnership with R/GA) is coming off a successful first class and is now open for applications to their second class. They will select five to seven startups between now and June 10th. [LA Dodgers Accelerator Opens Apps For New Class: SoCal tech]
Tinder acquires Humin app for contact management
West Hollywood's
purchased San Francisco's Humin this week. The Humin app helps people manage their professional and personal connections and will play into Tinder CEO Sean Rad's plan to create a professional networking side of the app. [Tinder Acquires Contact Management App: LA Business Journal]
Snapchat buys Bitstrips in huge acquisition
reportedly purchased cartoon-creator Bitstrips for $100 million on Friday. Bitstrips is the creator behind the uber popular Bitmoji app which let's you create a cartoon avatar to use in different scenes. [Report: Snapchat Acquires Bitstrips For Around $100M: SoCal Tech]
Three Day Rule takes in $1.2 million
Santa Monica's
raised another round of funding this Tuesday. The personal matchmaking startup uses both human matchmakers and software to help singles find love. A majority of the funding came from Dallas Angels Network. [Three Day Rule Adds $1.2M For Matchmaking Service: SoCal Tech]
500 Startups comes to LA, looks for new startups for accelerator
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