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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Asher Delug , Airpush (Los Angeles, advertising).

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 13, 2018

OpenX, a Pasadena-based programmatic advertising technology company, announced $172 million in 2017 revenue in a March 13 report. The company has grown for 10 consecutive years and has been profitable for four straight, according to a company statement.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the provider of mobile advertising technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a funding round. UberMedia--which is led by Idealab''s Bill Gross--currently offers up mobile advertising technology which uses social signals and location infromation to optimize ad campaigns.

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Idealab Advertising Mobile Pasadena 164

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX said this morning that it has hired four new executives, to help bolster its mobile advertising efforts. openx executive advertising vice president network exchange' Kramer was previously at Celtra; Yu was at Portaura; Buchman at Mojiva; and Price at Geodelic. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2013

Pasadena-baesd UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile Twitter applications and mobile advertising technology, said today that it has named Michael Hayes as its new Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer. Hayes is an online advertising vet, having most recently been at agency Initiative. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Advertising Pasadena Mobile 147

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2014

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab-backed developer of programmatic advertising technology, has been acquired by New York-based Taboola. perfect market taboola merger acquisition content advertising optimization software idealab' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Advertising 147

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Irvine-based WebVisible announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing tools. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing. in 2005.

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Technology Redpoint Pasadena Advertising 124

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based advertising technology and ad network operator OpenX is expanding in the Los Angeles area, saying this morning that it has opened up a new, Culver City office. OpenX--which is based in Pasadena--can be a tough commute for those on the west side of Los Angeles, which often is an hour long or more drive in traffic.

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socalTECH

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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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse is in major executive expansion mode, saying late Monday that it has named Boris Bronshteyn as its Chief Technology Officer, and David U. Simon as its Chief Marketing Officer. It also has promoted Chris Innes to Chief Operating Officer. Rovion and Yoyodyne. READ MORE>>.

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CTO Hire Chief Technology Officer Pasadena Angels Yahoo 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday.

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Southern California Chief Technology Officer Legalzoom OpenX 180

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2016

Pasadena-based mobile ad measurement platform developer UberMedia , one of the companies out of Idealab, has released a new, mobile attribution product that tracks cross-media advertisement and correlates that to foot traffic in stores. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX said this morning that it has hired four new executives, to help bolster its mobile advertising efforts. exchange network president vice advertising executive openx' Kramer was previously at Celtra; Yu was at Portaura; Buchman at Mojiva; and Price at Geodelic. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Pasadena-based OpenX , the provider of digital advertising servers and technology run by Tim Cadogan, has inked a deal to power a new, mobile ad network being started by Samsung , one of the biggest providers of smartphones and tablets. The new advertising network will be powered by OpenX. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Mobile Networking Advertising 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2013

Pasadena-based online advertising technology provider OpenX has bolstered its board of directors, saying today that it has named Howard Hochhauser to its board. OpenX develops advertising serving software, used by Internet publishers to serve up online ads to visitors.

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OpenX Pasadena Advertising Acquisition 140

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies announced this morning that it has named Raj Chauhan as its General Manager of its Publisher Business. OpenX is a provider of Internet advertising serving software and related services. Chauhan comes from the Rubicon Project, and was co-founder of ad networks Banner Brokers and ClickAgents.

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OpenX Yahoo Pasadena Advertising 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia.

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Idealab Technology Council Southern California Pasadena 196

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps small and local businesses place Internet advertising, was up 15.2 Tags: reachlocal advertising small business exit merger acquisition. percent after its IPO Thursday, closing at $14.98, up $1.98. The firm sold 4,166,667 shares of stock at $13.00 during the day. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based Slickdeals , the online coupon and deal site led by Josh Meyers, has tapped two technology veterans for its board. Slickdeals said Thursday that it has named Tim Cadogan , the CEO of Pasadena''s OpenX , along with Nathan Hubbard , head of commerce at Twitter , to its board of directors.

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OpenX Yahoo Pasadena Commerce 100

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2011

Pasadena-based OpenX , which develops Internet advertising server software and related services, said this morning that it has made a major, European expansion. According to the firm, it has appointed Vincent Pelillo as Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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OpenX Pasadena Advertising Software 154

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

In a major deal, search portal provider Yahoo and software giant Microsoft said that the two companies are in a deal where Yahoo will replace its own search engine technology with that of Microsoft--with potentially huge repercussions to Yahoo's Southern California search engine marketing operations.

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Yahoo Southern California Paid Search Advertising 113

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Idealab-backed startup focused on monetizing Twitter messages, said today that it has inked two deals to display its search results, one with Twitter client TweetDeck , and another with popular technology blog TechCrunch. Tags: tweetup tweetdeck techcrunch search twitter advertising. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Blogging Advertising 176

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Pasadena-based UberMedia (Www.ubermedia.com) is taking that data, and sorting through it to help businesses. Gladys Kong: UberMedia today is an ad and technology solutions company. We take mobile behavior signals, and create actionable insights to power advertising, business intelligence, and measurement.

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Advertising Mobile Social Media Startup 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Among one of the fastest growing industries--despite what has been a stagnant economy--is Internet advertising, which has continued to grow strongly over the past two years. For today's interview, we spoke with Tim Cadogan , CEO of OpenX, to hear more about the firm's growth on the strength of Internet advertising, and what the firm is up to.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , a developer of ad serving software for web publishers, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series C funding round. The firm said the new funding will go to expand its advertising technology, products, and services. The funding brings the company's total raised to over $30.8M.

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OpenX Advertising Pasadena Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , which develops ad serving software used by online publishers, is reporting this morning that it has added more than 8,000 publishers since it launched its product in October of 2008. The software developed by OpenX is used by online publishers to serve up Internet advertising. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Customer Custom Advertising 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , the developer of Internet ad serving technology, announced this morning that it has acquired LiftDNA , a provider of yield optimization software for online publishers. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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OpenX Pasadena Course Acquisition 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of. NastyGal is just one of a number of fashion-meets-technology startups to emerge in Los Angeles, which. has long been home to both technology and fashion--but, based on its trajectory, looks to be one of the fastest growing. The company recently reported record. Rubicon Project.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Pasadena 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Datapop (www.datapop.com) announced a Series A funding for the startup, which is developing search advertising products which better tune ads to improve click throughs. What our technology platform does, is determines what about a marketer's offers that will matter to the consumer. Search Marketing.

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Yahoo Platform Advertising Startup 171

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for? After three years of that, I decided I needed to go back to the entrepreneurial world, and joined up with another young company, which was SupplyFrame in Pasadena. Where did all of that technology come from? Jeff Curie: It is a very advanced piece of technology.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It's like an old world punchcard, taken to the current 21st century technology. Currently, we have about 1 percent of the population in Pasadena already using our app.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

This morning, Pasadena-based Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com) announced a new, $9M round of funding for the firm's technology, which is used to help publishers monetize their content. On page performance of advertising on a page is linked to the context and intent of a user. We know what people are looking for.

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Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: IconApps is built around simplifying people's lives through mobile technology. We caught up with Al recently to hear about his latest startup.

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Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

It's pretty typical in the life of a startup, where we've proven we have a product people like, and use and demand, and can scale, and we did a pretty effective job of learning about advertising and making revenues off high yielding, CPC advertising. In San Francisco, it's technology people looking to find business people.

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Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. They are very hands on.

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