socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

Santa Monica-based Tuition.IO (tuition.io) has s created a way for companies to both help their employees tackle that mound of student debt, as well as attract better and more loyal employees. I eventually ended up here in 2012, where the company came out of an incubator here called Launchpad LA.

Help 100

Help Startup Platform Santa Monica 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

Santa-Monica based Tapiture has grown in traffic by 300%, monetized from year one and raised $2.25 million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. The curated design and photography-driven entertainment site is where GIFs and memes intermingle with stunning photography, video and the ability to purchase in app.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She floundered a bit working with contractors before finally settling on an agency to build her first site for $20,000. How’s that for an ex painter? Sam just told me, “You HAVE to meet Tracy. She’s infectious.”

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. Make sure to tune in!

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

Platform Help Custom Customer 82

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. The end user, regardless of the mobile device from which the website is being accessed, will see a mobile version of the your site!

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 2012. The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Derek Wooden. VENICE RISING.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. If you said 6 million (as of April 2012), you’d be close, because JustFab is growing by nearly to 500,000 members a month. Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49