L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2018

percent to $7 a share – after a report described the Santa Monica social media company as “quickly running out of money.” The stock price for Snap Inc. hit a new low — falling 6.4

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Santa Monica-based online advertising analytics firm Adomic has scored the top prize--and $160,000 in cash plus services--as part of the annual Siemer Silicon Beach Summit awards. READ MORE>>. startup award conference wavemaker siemer adomic'

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

TZ Tech Crawl is back and teaming up with Social Media Week Los Angeles! !! Come take a tour of some of the hottest LA Tech companies located in Santa Monica. Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Silicon Beach tech companies from 6pm to 10:30pm? Want to Sponsor?

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Santa Monica-based H Code , which provides digital advertising services around reaching the U.S. According to H Code, the new product offers up a "fully integrated" digital marekting and media solution to connect brands and agencies with U.S. Hispanic market, says it has rolled out a new product it calls Tastemakers.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which is using computer vision in the programmatic advertising market, sports, and social media, said today that it has just passed up the $100M in revenues mark. The company, led by CEO Ophir Tanz, said those revenues represent 53 percent year-over-year growth for the privately held firm.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

The company, led by founder Evan Britton, publishes information on celebrities, including actors, singers, and social media stars. The company says it is now seeing over 900,000 visits a day on its site, and has 24 full time employees in its Santa Monica offices. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M in a Series B funding, the company said today. Greenfly has now raised a total of $14.7M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based business outsourcing service provider TaskUs , founded by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, said this morning that it has raised $250M in an investment round. According to TaskUs, the funding round values the company at $500M. The investment came from private equity investor Blackstone Group. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Santa Monica-based CRM software developer Nimble has been selected to join Microsoft's startup accelerator in Seattle, the company said today, in a major move which will help tie Nimble into Microsoft's ecosystem. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops mobile marketing software which lets marketers understand correlate the activities of mobile users with the physical locations of those consumers, said this morning that it has raised $5.5M Ed Cluss of Signia Ventures joins the company''s board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based CHNL , a startup which is developing a social content browser for smartphones, tablets, and PCs, said today at CES that it has launched a new daily deals feature into its product. The company says its goal is to become the "Yahoo!, MSN, or Google for the social media age." READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Santa Monica-based GraphEffect , the provider of Facebook and social media marketing services, said over the weekend that it has hired Stephano Kim as its President and GM, New York. The company said that Kim will manage its newly opened New York and Chicago offices.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Santa Monica-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , said Friday that it has named Liz Jenkins, the Chief Financial Officer of Hello Sunshine, to its board of directors. The company said Jenkins will also serve on its audit committee.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Santa Monica-based social marketing firm GraphEffect said this morning that it has opned up new offices in both New York City and Chicago, as the company continues to expand its staff. GraphEffect's software helps companies measure the impact of their social media marketing on Facebook and other platforms.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Santa Monica-based GumGum has launched a new effort to apply its technology to analyze sports sponsorships and advertising. The company said it is partnering with Catalyst Sports and Media, founded by Happy Walters and Josh Swartz, on the effort to bring the product to the sports market.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Adding to the ways that startups can help fund their ventures, a local, Santa Monica firm, UsedCardboardBoxes.com --which has previously raised funding from Funk Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels--has scored $250,000 in a contest run by credit card issuer Chase and daily deals provider LivingSocial. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has extended its Pluck social media platform to mobile devices, the company said today.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Santa Monica-based MamaBear , which develops a family communications and parenting app, said Monday that it has named Suzanne Horton as the company''s new President and CEO. READ MORE>>. mamabear executive bejane suzanne horton mobile communications fmaily'

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MAY 28, 2020

Santa Monica-based Snap Inc. The company said those keynotes will feature Snap Inc. said today--unsurprisingly--that it will run its annual partner summit online. Snap said its Snap Partner Summit will take place virtually on June 11th, and will features video keynotes as well as video breakout sessions.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Santa Monica-based OpenHouse has launched a new site which helps home buyers get personalized, real estate recommendations and information on neighborhoods, the company said today.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Santa Monica-based location analytics software developer MomentFeed announced Tuesday morning that it has signed on some big brands as customers of the firm. Financial details of the wins were not disclosed.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2010

TechZulu and Schmoozd have joined forces to bring you Startup Demo during Social Media Week. Each company will have 5min in the hot seat with Amanda Coolong as she gives you the opportunity to tell thousands of viewers in the TechZulu network about your company live. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5 th Street, Santa Monica, CA.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , said Friday that it has added Kelly Coffey to its board of directors. Coffey is the CEO of City National Bank, which it a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). According to Snap, Coffey officially joins the board of directors on May 18th.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired two companies, plus renewed a deal with Google. As part of that effort, Demand Media said its inventory will be included in the premium Google Display Network Reserve.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

TechZulu is excited to invite you to a fireside chat with Greg Cargill, VP of Client Services and Social Media at BLITZ. Greg will share his experience on how to Successfully Build and Sell an Effective Social Media Marketing Agency. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza & Drinks!

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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JUNE 14, 2013

However, DogVacay , the Santa Monica-based startup which offers up an online service to help connect dog owners with people to watch their pets, has a secret weapon -- cute dog and puppy photos. Instead, the company has focused on providing engaging content users love to share--in this case, all those cute puppies. Does it work?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. While still fulfilling the requirement of connecting companies that are hiring with people that are looking employment or a change of employment, why not do it in a more casual environment? JobFair.LA

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. While still fulfilling the requirement of connecting companies that are hiring with people that are looking employment or a change of employment, why not do it in a more casual environment? JobFair.LA

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica. Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros., Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros., Start-up Showcase : 30-40 startups give company pitches to the community. Thursday Night Fashion Party at Santa Monica Place.

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MARCH 22, 2018

Santa Monica-based Ordermark (www.getordermark.com) is looking to tame that chaos with a system which takes all of those online orders, and feeds them into a single printer at a restaurant. We kept sharing content, and posting pictures on LinkedIn, which we believe is a very strong and powerful social media too.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

Search for Jen Raymond and you’ll get 2 of them – neither one is the Jen Raymond who works for Pfizer and lives in Santa Monica. While you’re at it put in a link (if you don’t blog or want to link to your company at least link to your LinkedIn or Facebook profile). Second is Jen Raymond. Anything.

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 9, 2009

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Getting Your Internet Company Bought”. We are joined this month by Shawn Colo , the Co-Founder and Head of M&A at Demand Media. Since co-founding the company with Richard Rosenblatt in May 2006, Shawn and his team have sourced, negotiated and completed over 30 acquisitions.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

After weeks of StartupDemo submissions we are now ready to announce the participating startup companies for the StartupDemo event being held at Wokano Sept. We took great consideration for every startup company that applied. Congratulations to all the selected startup companies! 22, 2010. Want to Sponsor? to 11:00 p.m.

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