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JULY 16, 2015

Woodland Hills-based Readz , a new startup that is aiming to help marketers quickly create microsites, landing pages, white papers, and other content, said today that it has raised more than $7.15M in funding, and launched its products. Readz is led by Bart De Pelsmaeker. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the developer of display ad technology which is led by Ruben Dua, has rolled out a new product aimed at the mobile market. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. server advertising technology display network mobile spreeify' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer? A new, Santa Monica startup, CampaignEQ , is hoping to help marketers better attribute increases in mobile customers and traffic to their marketing campaigns, with a new product. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

MarkedUp , the latest startup out of Santa Monica-based MuckerLab , said this morning that it has begun offering up analytics for developers of both desktop and mobile applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm is expanding its efforts in the education sector today, saying that it has acquired EmpoweredU , a developer of mobile learning technology for the K-20 market. Qualcomm said the move would help it accelerate mobile innovation and help provide 24/7 access in education with its mobile tools.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Factual said Wednesday that it has rolled out two new tools, one aimed at geofencing of data, and another for audience targeting. The company said its Geopulse Proximity Designer and Geopulse Audience Builder are specifically aimed at marketers, and use its Global Places data to help target ad campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Santa Monica-based online pet sitting marketplace and community DogVacay has a cute, new feature, which helps the company''s hosts capture great canine candids. The update to the tool comes along with such new features as finding nearby veterinarians and animal hospitals, tools to help sitters diagnose issues with a dog, FAQs, and more.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Newport Beach-based Givsum, a developer of an online platform to help charitable organizations with fundraising, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company says it offers up donation pages, ticketing, memberships, and real-time online/mobile auctions to nonprofit and other charitable organizations.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based Dave , a fintech startup which offers up tools that helps users track their spending and avoid overdraft fees, has raised $50M more in a funding round, according to the company. The funding apparently values Dave at $1 billion. The new funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , which develops mobile advertising technology, is looking to connect mobile ads with television advertising with a new, targeting tool. ubermedia television advertising targeting mobile media' Pricing on the new product was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2013

PublishThis , the Los Angeles startup headed by Matt Kumin, has enhanced the firm's online, content marketing and curation management tool. The firm said the latest version of its platform is aimed at brands, retailers, media companies, and trade associations, to help them scale their content efforts across digital channels.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Local Roots says it is developing technology for its "TerraFarms" to help encourage high quality, locally-grown produce. The startup said it will be using its mobile farm as an educational tool, to inspire consumers about agriculture science and technology. The startup is led by founder and CEO Eric Ellestad.

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MAY 14, 2013

Video publishing software developer Beachfront Media is expanding into the mobile ad market today, saying that it has launched a new platform called Beachfront.io , which will help developers monetize their mobile apps with video advertising. beachfront builder advertising mobile development software' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard has been offering up to the tool to many mobile game developers, to help them offer up game previews.

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JULY 30, 2019

Santa Monica-based software developer Sixgill has launched a new product this morning, saying it has unveiled a new application called HyperLabel, which helps developers, engineers, and data scientists implement machine learning. Sixgill is venture backed by DRW Venture Capital and Mobile Financial Partners. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

What's the best way to help mobile developers encourage engagement on their applications? The San Diego company just launched beta invitations for the company, which its co-founders billed the "pickaxes, shovels, and sluice boxes" for mobile developers. The firm has yet to detail their full suite of tools. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Santa Monica-based TigerText , the enterprise, real-time messaging app developer led by Brad Brooks, has rolled out an update to its mobile messaging apps, which it says are specifically designed for the broader, enterprise market. texting hipaa health smartphone application secure messaging mobile tigertext' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile ad network operator Airpush said this morning that it has reached $4M in monthly developer payouts, and over 90,000 live apps using its mobile ad network. Airpush allows mobile application developers on Android to include banner, push notification, interstitial,and icon ads in their apps. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Fortunately, in many attractive business domains, including mobile software, Internet apps and ecommerce, the cost of product development is at an all-time low. Developers are using powerful technology tools to build mobile apps and websites for a few thousand, rather than millions of dollars.

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MAY 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy (www.epoxy.tv) launched yesterday to help content creators do just that. Juan Bruce: What we are doing at Epoxy, is we develop software tools for online video channels, allowing them to connect with their audiences where they audience connects most, which is social media. Most recently, we created a web series.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

mSIGNIA , a developer of mobile security tools, has quietly been funded by the Tech Coast Angels and Gold Hill Capital, it was revealed by the TCA last week. mSIGNIA, which is based in Irvine, apparently islooking to help manage the identity of online users, and is targeting online service providers with mobile applications.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

San Diego-based Apmetrix , which provides software for video game and mobile game analytics, said Friday that it has raised a round of funding. apmetrix venture capital videogame mobile analytics smartphone software' Size of the funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Santa Monica-based real time, enterprise messaging provider TigerText announced this morning that it has launched a new, freemium version of its enterprise messaging systems, aimed at companies not yet using its enterprise messaging tools. tigertext freemium enterprise secure text messaging software android mobile' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Laguna Hills-based startup Cirrus Path , which develops tools to help connect Salesforce.com with Gmail, said this week that it has launched a new mobile app called Cirrus Insight. sales enterprise software iphone salesforce mobile cirruspath' Cirrus Path is led by Ryan Huff. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2016

Is a messaging "bot" the answer to helping to improve the quality of health care? TigerText did not release pricing on the new software, which came out of its TigerConnect unit, which has an API and SDK to let third party providers create applications and connect their existing apps via TigerText's secure messaging tools.

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JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project). Why tackle mobile?

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

San Diego-based Adtile Technologies , the developer of mobile advertising technology led by Nils Forsblom, has rolled out a new mobile ad technology that the company says uses multiple sensors on users'' phones to engage with users. adtile technologies mobile advertising sensor sensors phone smartphone' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile app developer which powers a number of celebrity and other mobile apps, is looking to expand the distribution of its tools, via a new white label platform. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Monrovia, California-based Green Dot , the prepaid payment card provider, has launched itself into the mobile banking market today, unveiling its new GoBank bank account. The firm said it designed the new, mobile banking account "from scratch", specifically aimed at the new mobile generation. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

San Diego-based Verve Wireless and the Associated Press are announcing today that they have created a new product which will allow publishers to create their own, mobile applications based on AP Mobile. The new application will help AP member news outlets to build their own mobile branded application. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service developer CrownPeak has expanded the breadth of its offerings, saying this morning that it has launched a set of content management and marketing tools. The firm said its new tools integrate directly into its CMS interface. Pricing on the new offering was not released. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Geopulse Geotag is a "reverse geocoder", which helps with geographic labeling of images, messages, events, and more created on mobile devices. TasteMade, which lets consumers share videos about their favorite restaurants is using Factual''s product to tag videos with location data, to help build its database of restaurants.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. In addition to a standard tipping tool, Snipfeed allows users to sell digital goods, like on-demand video, e-books, access to livestreams and one-on-one consultations.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

San Diego-based Tealium, which helps companies collect information on their customers, says it has launched a new partnership effort called the Tealium Global Partner Network. According to the company, the effort gives direct access for its clients to partners such as Meta, Google, AWS, Capgemini, Accenture and Publicis Sapient.

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JUNE 15, 2020

San Diego-based Qualcomm Technologies has launched a new program to help small businesses move towards the "mobile-first" world, the company said last week. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Now, some founders are seeking to use tech tools such as chatbots, artificial intelligence, analytics, and mobile to help clients remedy those deficiencies. As the last year has shown, the tech industry has a significant problem with sexual harassment and ensuring that women are treated equitably in the workplace.

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