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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. and Allen DeBevoise.

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Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Los Angeles-based Mars Reel , a startup which provides digital media coverage of high school basketball, aimed at millennials, has raised $2.7M Mars Reel says it provides all digital sports programming in the form of short highlights delivered via Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat. initial funding round.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Blurr , a social media app developer focused on communal photo sharing with users around you, has relocated to Los Angeles from Boston. The startup, which offers up an iOS app, said that Los Angeles was a "far better place" for the company, specifically citing such local Los Angeles companies as Snapchat , Tinder , musical.ly

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MARCH 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Flyr , a new startup founded by Hassan Uriostegui and Brett O'Brien, the serial entrepreneur behind Viddy and Xdrive, said today that it has launched a new app which lets users create interactive, shareable videos. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2017

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. Donut Media is venture backed by Techstars Ventures, 3311 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and professional driver Ryan Tuerck.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , which produces online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite , the two said on Tuesday. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media? They raised something between $2.5

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based KidGuard.com , a startup backed by Lawrence Ng's OnRamp Fund, said this week that it has launched a new product which can help parents monitor their children's texting and cell phone usage. According to the startup, it's able to track communication in Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Skype, Viber, Kik, WeChat and Line.

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MakerSquare , which operates coding camps and classes to help students get software jobs, is setting up a new location in Los Angeles, according to the Hack Reactor collective. angeles camp code software education school hackreactor reactor hack makersquare' The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th.

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in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M. Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal.

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Los Angeles-based JibJab , the developer of e-card and other humorous content tools and apps, has released a new product today, called JibJab Camera.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has acquired Chill , the maker of Tappy, a Snapchat-like instant messaging service which revolves around photo sharing. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. As part of the buy, Tappy will shut down. Norgard and Gould rejoin Sean Rad, who the two had worked with on founding Ad.ly

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AUGUST 29, 2014

We recently spoke with Mauhan about his startup, which is setting up offices in Los Angeles, but is based in New York. For example, if you are watching the World Cup streaming from ESPN or your favorite WB show, you can grab your favorite moments and share them across any medium, whether that''s a chat platform, Snapchat, or anywhere.

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Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. Social media allows women to seek out other, like minded women, and learn from them.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. in cash for Zenly , the developer of a location-based social media app, in May, the company disclosed in its quarterly results on Thursday. paid $213.3M Snap said it paid $196.1M in purchase consideration, including $186.8M in cash paid to sellers, $9.3M in liabilities due to sellers, and $17.2M

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We have already licensed this out to great partners like SNL, and we have a great relationship with NASCAR, which helps them managed their owned media on YouTube. We wanted their late stage investing experience, and their experience in social software, which they have through Buddy Media and other companies they have invested in.

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Our interview today is with Scott Grimes , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Stackin' , which operates a text-based, financial messaging platform. There are lots of others trying to put content on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, which is more about entertainment around social media. Stackin recentlyraised $12.6M

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MARCH 16, 2017

Earlier this week, Derek Norton , a long time advisor to the media, Internet, and technology industry in Los Angeles, announced a brand new venture capital fund called Watertower Ventures (www.watertowerventures.com). Derek Norton: We're investing in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and New York. Tell us about the new fund?

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA. Cody Simms: Locally in LA the Snapchat IPO will have a huge impact on our local startup ecosystem.

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Spiegel--who pointed out his father served as the general counsel of the Christopher Commission, created to investigate racism and excessive force in the Los Angeles Police Department following the Rodney King beating here in Los Angeles in 1991. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Icon Media Direct described how it helped TrueCar use TV ads plus digital to reach mainstream audiences and increase revenue. Also, the week of Silicon Beach Fest, I also was honored to be included in the inaugural 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles listing by LA Business Journal. The fest has grown with the community.

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MARCH 10, 2017

For today's interview, we thought we'd catch up with Robert Blatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com), which recently announced a $16.3M They want to advertise on Facebook and Instagram, and they want to see what they can do with Waze, Snapchat, and Yelp. funding led by Level Equity.

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