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textPlus Lands $18M, Buys Jarvus

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The company said the fourth round of funding will go towards international expansion, product development and strategic acquisitions. textPlus--which was previously known as GOGII--also said it has dropped its old corporate name and now will just be known as textPlus.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. For the Scott Lahman fans, the inclusion of Sky Dayton cover JAMDAT which is a lot of the Gogii team. Your former Activision early hire Scott Lahman is not on this list as CEO of Gogii/TextPlus.