Realtime , a startup developing technology to help power real-time web applications, said today that it has raised $100M, launched in the U.S., and opened up a new office in Santa Monica. The new funding came from BRTech Holding, a Sao Paulo-based technology investment firm. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

High tech startups--and the service providers who serve the industry--are continuing to cluster along Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, as Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , one of the Los Angeles legal firms focused on the high tech market, announced a grand opening date for a new office on the 3rd Street Promenade. MORE >>

TechZulu his helping PromoJam Launch their all new 2.0 Beta Invite, take the TechZulu Tech Crawl Tour of ROC Santa Monica to meet the hottest start-ups on the westside, and more. Entrepreneurship Events Marketing Social Media Tech Crawl Digital LA Los Angeles PromoJam Real Office Centers Santa Monica Silicon Beach The ROC MORE >>

They have partnered with Cross Campus to bring education and offline matchmaking events to Santa Monica quarterly. The reason I am doing this is because this is the way I can have the biggest impact on helping entrepreneurship become more successful.”. The biggest culprit to a startup failure is a dysfunctional founding team. MORE >>

Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market. GumGum HQ, is tucked away on 4 th Street in Santa Monica in a hipster building (that holds other notable startups), and like its young founder, Ophir Tanz , feels warm and inviting. Think about how many images are on the web. and M.S. MORE >>