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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv. and Allen DeBevoise.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

based media company angling to be the conscious consumer’s answer to Refinery29. Mogul Millennial — this Dallas-based company is a digital media platform for black entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Proofpoint to acquire secure browser developer Weblife for $66 million, SpaceX will fly cargo to the Space Station on a used Falcon 9 Rocket and Evan Spiegel explains why Snapchat is separating social from media in redesign.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Blurr , a social media app developer focused on communal photo sharing with users around you, has relocated to Los Angeles from Boston. The startup, which offers up an iOS app, said that Los Angeles was a "far better place" for the company, specifically citing such local Los Angeles companies as Snapchat , Tinder , musical.ly

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JULY 24, 2019

the parent company of Snapchat , says its daily active users (DAU) increased by 8 percent year-over-year, to 203 million users. The social media and communication software developer announced the numbers in its second quarter 2019 financial results. Santa Monica-based Snap Inc. ,

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JUNE 19, 2020

politics, after Culver City-based Jukin Media issued a takedown request for a misleading, manipulated video that has been retweeted by Donald Trump. Another, Southern California technology company has ended up in the middle of increasingly divided U.S. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

El Segundo-based Image Metrics , a developer of computer vision and facial analysis and tracking tools, has rolled out a new platform for implementing augmented reality (AR), which it calls LUNAR. According to Image Metrics, the new tool is aimed at marketers, helping them to implement augmented reality (AR) effects for marketing initiatives.

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JUNE 9, 2016

If you wanted to find someone who truly understands the convergence of the media and technology, you need to go no further than Peter Csathy , the CEO of newly launched CREATV Media (www.creatv.media). Peter Csathy: CREATV Media is a very different kind of firm. I came to Manatt to build digital media companies.

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JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01 With lots of people converging on the social media arena to engage, connect, and share with people wherever they may be, emphasis is put on quick exchanges of messages.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. “There’s no reason why you won’t see it across the board. “And I don’t see it as zero sum.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based Snap announced a series of brand new, original content, called Snap Originals this morning, which includes content developed by established film and television writers, as well as others. The original shows will be on the Snapchat Discover page, as well as available through search. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Tastemade said the funding was led by Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media, Scripps Networks Interactive, and Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. Tastemade has now raised around $80M in total funding.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based JibJab , the developer of e-card and other humorous content tools and apps, has released a new product today, called JibJab Camera.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has acquired Chill , the maker of Tappy, a Snapchat-like instant messaging service which revolves around photo sharing. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. As part of the buy, Tappy will shut down. Norgard and Gould rejoin Sean Rad, who the two had worked with on founding Ad.ly

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time.

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MAY 21, 2019

Venice-based social media app developer Snap said late Monday that it has named a new Chief Financial Officer and Chief People Officer, in a shuffling of its executive staff. Anderson has been at Snap since July of 2018, and previously served at Amazon.com and Fox Interactive Media. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Snapchat, the messaging pioneer leads the charge with a staggering $123 million raised (and a valuation of $3-4 billion) even amongst a strange series of uncertainty surrounding their denial of Facebook’s $3 billion cash offer and security leaks. Originally posted by the good people at Built In Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. He built & IPOd Demand Media. In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5 What Has Given Birth to This New Movement in LA? . billion.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Venice-based Zefr (www.zefr.com) got its start in the content world--licensing movie clips and posting them online--but soon, figured out there was a whole different opportunity in developing software tools to understand exactly what was happening on YouTube. Plus, they''ve invested in Los Angeles. But, that was a signal to us.

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APRIL 6, 2015

With the growing need for Software Engineers at technology, entertainment and media companies in the Los Angeles area, Hack Reactor, which has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates, identified fertile ground for MakerSquare to educate, train and mentor technologists in Southern California. “We Entrepreneurship'

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Oculus has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into funding VR content, and while the headset market is still small, developers have built plenty of games and experiences. Kickstarting an Industry. Yelena Rachitsky [ Oculus ] . The Social Experiment. Building Inclusive Worlds. Your Virtual Self.

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JULY 16, 2013

Product Development: philosophie. Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Social Media: Snapchat. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Atom Factory is a pioneer in the artist management field.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

in cash for Zenly , the developer of a location-based social media app, in May, the company disclosed in its quarterly results on Thursday. Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. paid $213.3M Snap said it paid $196.1M in purchase consideration, including $186.8M in cash paid to sellers, $9.3M in liabilities due to sellers, and $17.2M

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Jordan Glazier: Wildfire has developed a platform for monetizing social messaging. How does this work?

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MAY 6, 2015

Everybody now knows that LA produced SnapChat, Tinder and Maker Studios. If you’re a tech or media startup considering whether LA is now a mature market I think the data will assuage any concerns. The report on the LA Tech Market can be found on this link. LA is the real deal and growing.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. For companies in the media, entertainment, or content business, there’s no better place to be. These tentpole companies will help startups to prioritize developing their human capital. And it’s only just beginning.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Earlier this week, Derek Norton , a long time advisor to the media, Internet, and technology industry in Los Angeles, announced a brand new venture capital fund called Watertower Ventures (www.watertowerventures.com). We help companies do the same kind of thing, except with corporate development. Tell us about the new fund?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

And after six months of insane design, coding and development, we have several new products to share with the world.” Epic is a short, sharable video concept that allows users to take slow-motion videos which can then be shared to YouTube, Twitter or via Viddy, while Clique is like the ephemeral image messaging popularized by Snapchat.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Corey Weiss , IPSY's Head of Business Development, is based in Santa Monica, and helps to run that effort. Social media allows women to seek out other, like minded women, and learn from them. The company operates the Ipsy Open Studios based in Los Angeles, which specifically caters to content creators in the beauty area.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

The reason for this business, is folks are always going on social media to recommend products to their friends, but they're not making any money from it. We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This year's fest has expanded to included panels on how to grow your startup internationally, maintain your company culture, manage developers in multiple countries, and reach mainstream audiences using TV advertising combined with digital. Some grow nationally and internationally, and get huge valuations like Snapchat, and some IPO.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. In fact, most often, it is limited to seeding a startup business rollout or scale-up after development is completed from friends and family. Seed-round investment.

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APRIL 26, 2016

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. If Facebook is able to pull off this move from a media standpoint, they will be the layer of medium consumption above the Internet itself. Sound familiar?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2019

Snap is taking a leaf out of the Asian messaging app playbook as its social messaging service enters a new era. The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network. The result?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

App developers are coming up with new ideas daily to make our lives easier. Do you think the main visuals are the appealing factors in digital media? Don’t build your product, test, and try to validate unless what you are validating is a revenue model because Snapchats of the world are one in a billion. ML: I do.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Computer Vison Startup Nanit If you follow me on Snapchat ( msuster ) you might already know that I’ve been looking at and investing in a number of companies in the computer vision space. It turns out that their are constant magic moments of your child’s development that happen at night.

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