socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. You have advertising networks and mediation players, but you don't really have an ad management platform like ours. We felt we could build a very robust platform that could be transparent for developers, so they could manage their inventory.

Startup 164

Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising? Advertising is great. was the 2-way web.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

Nils Forsblom is not new to the startup world -- in fact, his last startup, Fruugo, raised an astounding $48M in funding, and became one of the most heralded-- and controversial --startups in Finland. Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com).

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Sometrics is venture backed by The Mail Room Fund, a Los Angeles-based early stage fund backed by Accel, Venrock, and the William Morris Agency.

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We're applying that same platform and are now using it for information, commerce, and advertising in vehicles. We had an advanced application development and innovation team. We had a new tablet we had developed back in 2007, and we were asked to come up with concepts to drive cellular usage.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Platform 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Sometrics is venture backed by The Mail Room Fund, a Los Angeles-based early stage fund backed by Accel, Venrock, and the William Morris Agency.

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

A total of 10 startups made up of 5 companies that received the most votes from the crowd and 5 companies chosen by the Angels and VC judges pitched in front of a live audience for a chance of winning $25,000 in funding. Divshot is a tool for web application developers. The founders came all the way from Kansas City, Missouri.

Startup 85

Startup Miramar Venture Capital Santa Monica 85

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

In a world in which you have strong client applications for consuming “multiproduct streams&# then they gain relative power to any individual stream (e.g. This also would give the client the upper hand in discussions with advertisers, image providers, URL shorteners, etc. Kind of obvious, huh? No, I don’t think so.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Build a SWAT team 3.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It required content sites to develop totally new content. Everybody and their mothers are coming into my offices proclaiming that their developing the latest iPhone App. Enter Flash, which gave us a multimedia development environment. So Apple has encouraged application developers to set loose building apps.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326