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Emotive Communications Acquired By Zad Mobile

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Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications , a venture backed provider of ringtone and mobile music products, was acquired last week by Zad Mobile. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: emotive communications mobile merger acquisition ringtone phone. Emotive was venture backed by Mayfield, D.

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Recargo Buys PlugInCars.com

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Los Angeles-based Recargo , a startup which is developing mobile apps for helping electric vehicle owners find the nearest electric charging stations, said this week that it has acquired PlugInCars.com , an online news and community site focused on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Welltok, Backed By Trio Of Socal Investors, Buys Mindbloom

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Welltok , a developer of online applications to help employees improve their health--and also help companies manage their health programs--has acquired Mindbloom , a developer of mobile apps for improving your health. billion deal in 2008. TriZetto was later moved to Colorado by its new private equity owners. READ MORE>>.

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Google Maps Mobile

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skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Its works great. And there was a big surprise. It includes traffic!

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MySpace Teams With Microsoft On KIN

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The phones are the result of Microsoft's acquisition of Danger Research, maker of the Sidekick, in 2008. Tags: myspace microsoft cell phone mobile communications. Microsoft announced the launch of the two phones this morning, saying that the phones will be available exclusively through Verizon. READ MORE>>.

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

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From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. new motorcycles sales didn’t weather the last recession very well, dropping 50% in 2008 and remaining stagnant since. In the U.S.,

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Crosscut Ventures: Tapping Into The Promise of Silicon Beach, with Brian Garrett

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Brian Garrett: The fund is really continuing what we started back in 2008. That fund started back in 2008, and those companies are now six or seven years old. We raised $5M in august of 2008, on the belief and conviction that this ecosystem was going to develop. Any change to your investment thesis from your last funds?