socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Tapiture , the visual, social discovery site aimed at males (which has been billed "Pinterest for men"), says it is showing early traction and engagement monetum, and released some growth and engagement numbers today. The firm, which is led by John Ellis, said that it has just passed one million "taps" of content on its site.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Venice-based Tapiture , an online, male-focused site which bills itself a "Pinterest for Men", has raised $450,000 in what looks like a convertible debt funding. The funding came via an SEC filing. Tapiture has not yet announced the funding, which has a target of $1.0M and looks to be still in progress. Tapiture is led by John Ellis.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

In the case of Tapiture , you create a Pinterest-inspired, visual, social discovery service which surfaces photos of men's fashion, food, motorcycles, funny videos, and more, and inspires those men to learn more about those products. Tapiture is led by John Ellis, and was founded by John and Leo Resig of Resignation Media.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

The feedback primarily fell into three categories: better ways to discover new content, better organization tools and the option to have private collections. .” No fuss, TechZulu caught up with Ron LaPierre , Co founder and CEO LoveIt and we bet you will love it. What is LoveIt and why the name? When was it launched?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. If users go to Pinterest to plan things, then they come to Tapiture for a personalized experience based on fancy algorithms that tailors content to their tastes.

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