socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project , which provides web advertising optimization software, has expanded into New York, the firm announced Thursday. The new location is in addition to the company's existing offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Wexler joins the firm from SWMX, where he was CEO and co-founder.

Clearstone 100

Clearstone Santa Monica Advertising Web 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service which automatically pulls up and links to related content on web pages. Pluck was a developer of social media software for web publishers. READ MORE>>

Demand 100

Demand Content Media Santa Monica 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

In case you were out of town for the weekend, BetterWorks and Coloft of Santa Monica put together an amazing and area stimulating HackFest ( #hackfest ) on August 14th. Quick Web App Builder (QWAB) – parts prebuilt before competition. Senior and junior Rails and mobile (javascript) developers familiar with b2b software.

Santa Monica 90

Santa Monica Startup PHP HTML 90

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Gil Elbaz: I ended up at Google in 2003, through the acquisition of Applied Semantics, which we started working on in 1998. At Google, I had the amazing chance to continue working on AdSense, and broadening it, but also to build up what became Google's Santa Monica Office. It was tremendous working with so many talented people.

Startup 190

Startup Google S3 Platform 190

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! This means not having to worry about spending extra time negotiating and collecting superfluous paperwork at the storage facility. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Gold Sponsor. . mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

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. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Gold Sponsor. . mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Be scrappy.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40