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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , the online marketing and domain monetization company, is bolstering its focus on mobile apps today, saying that it has hired a new General Manager of Mobile Solutions. Chan reports to CEO Debra Domeyer. The company said it hired Min L.

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Oversee.net Mobile Los Angeles Report 157

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Time might be running out for Los Angeles-based mobile video streaming service Quibi , according to a report , which says that Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is considering shutting down the company.

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Report Content Los Angeles Mobile 100

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

No, apparently-- according to a report --they are a Singapore startup''s effort to sell your information to marketers. Adnear said the tracking of mobile phones in the Valley are part of an experiment, but did not say how and when that data will be available to its clients. READ MORE>>.

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San Fernando Mobile Report Hollywood 100

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MARCH 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile messaging and marketing firm Mogreet is targeting the small business market with a new, self-serve offering it is calling Mogreet Express, the company announced this morning. The company said the new product includes reporting tools and metrics to track marketing programs. READ MORE>>.

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Mogreet Mobile Marketing Metrics 236

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 11, 2020

Friday, July 17, 2020 -- AltaSea, Milken Institute and Santa Monica College: Mobilizing an Ocean Economy Workforce in California. Join AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles for the second of back-to-back webinars focused on the blue economy. See [link] (more)

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Santa Monica Mobile Los Angeles Report 100

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The CEO of Los Angeles-based mobile dating phenomenon Tinder , Sean Rad , has been forced out as CEO of Tinder by majority owner IAC, according to a lengthy report by Forbes. The report says that Rad will remain CEO until a replacement is found, and extensively details the decisions behind the move. READ MORE>>.

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Report Mobile Los Angeles Angel 149

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M raised across 27 Los Angeles startups. The group says its tracking found that the average seed round size was $2.2M for the quarter.

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Report SaaS Los Angeles Commerce 133

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APRIL 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tinder , the mobile dating app developer led by Sean Rad, is now worth over $5 billion, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg. tinder venture capital investment social networking dating mobile snapchat' Bloomberg cited "people with knowledge of the deal." READ MORE>>.

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Report Snapchat Social Network Venture Capital 190

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Security researchers reported over the weekend that they are able to triangulate the exact location of users on Grindr , as well as three other mobile dating apps, all by just knowing a username. Grindr is based in Los Angeles.

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Research Report Mobile Los Angeles 113

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile dating app developer Tinder is rapidly approaching 50 million active users, who are spending an average of 90 minutes a day on the service, according to a report. The NYTimes report cited a "person with knowledge of the situation" in the numbers. minutes per session, and men spending 7.2

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Activity Report Mobile Los Angeles 138

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MAY 3, 2018

A report today from TechCrunch said the new dating features announced this week by Facebook are being developed in Los Angeles, by former eHarmony Chief Scientist Steve Carter. According to the report, Carter helped design the psychometric and relationship models that became the basis of eHarmony. READ MORE>>.

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eHarmony Report Los Angeles Design 100

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile app developer, is powering a new mobile app from hotel and nightlife operator Sbe , the firm reported today.

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Mobile Los Angeles Advertising Report 178

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Mobile consumers drove what Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango says is its best summer in its history today, as mobile purchases drove a 26 percent year-to-year increase in ticket sales on the service. The company reports that it saw more than 26 million downloads of its various mobile apps.

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Fandango Mobile Sales Report 150

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile app developer Flipagram is looking for a buyer, and may have found one, in Chinese news aggreagtor Toutiao , according to a report Thursday. Citing "multiple sources" close to the company, Recode said Flipagram is still discussing financial terms with Toutiao, but no deal has been signed.

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Flipagram Report News Los Angeles 100

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MARCH 14, 2019

A new report, from market analysis firm Sensor Tower, says that Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery , the Harry Potter-themed mobile game developed by Los Angeles-based JamCity , has now collected $110M in player spending, in less than a year.

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Report Google Mobile Los Angeles 113

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JULY 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile apps software firm Mobile Roadie is powering a new, Olympics-focused app, just a few days before the launch of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Los Angeles Software Report 159

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JUNE 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile application software developer Mobile Roadie reported this week that it is powering the official app for the Denmark national football team. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 145

Mobile San Diego News Software Development 145

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MARCH 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising network Airpush , which is led by Asher Delug, is in the midst of being acquired by Israeli company Perion , according to a report Monday evening. According to the report, from TechCrunch, the deal is worth around $170M. Perion owns Incredimail, Smilebox, and other Internet properties.

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Acquisition Report Advertising Mobile 153

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MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Messenger , the operator of a mobile payment processing and marketing firm, is figuring prominently in a bid to allow cell phone users to donate directly to Presidential campaigns via texting. At the moment, donations by text are prohibited by the FEC.

Mobile 174

Mobile Journal Los Angeles Report 174

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site. READ MORE>>.

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Fandango Sales Mobile Entertainment 174

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Two Los Angeles television stations -- KLCS (Channel 58) and KJLA (Channel 57.1 Digital) -- are in a bid to share the bandwidth they are currently occupying , as part of an industry experiment on opening up new spectrum for commercial, mobile broadband. carrier wireless broadband bandwidth television angeles' READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Angel Study Content 153

TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company has already launched a beta version of its streaming service, Ficto , and yesterday announced a host of new shows that will appear on the app later this year. Both Quibi and Ficto see short form as a way to break through with a new kind of storytelling built for mobile media first.

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Services Report Netflix Content 167

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APRIL 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Mention Mobile , a developer of social gaming applications, reported today that it has scored a second round of funding from Mark Cuban. Mention Mobile said the new investment will go to develop new titles from the company. Mention Mobile is headed by Ryan Ozonian.

Mobile 147

Mobile Funding Invest Los Angeles 147

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JUNE 19, 2020

Even as the global pandemic has thrown growth plans into question, apparently, at least one Los Angeles company is ramping up its hiring: Jam City. According to a report, the LA mobile games developer has "dozens of positions" open at the company.

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Company Companies Mobile Los Angeles 124

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. The company said the revenue performance was the best in its history. READ MORE>>.

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Report Advertising Guide Sales 147

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JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Software is a different beast in the mobile environment. Mobile, in a lot of respects, is still in the super early innings.

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Mobile Develop Development Tool 178

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , the developer of mobile apps which help citizens report issues to municipalities and cities such as potholes and graffiti, announced that it has upgraded its Android and iPhone apps Monday.

Mobile 157

Mobile Los Angeles Report Help 157

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

A new report from the United Nations is pointing at the rise of mobile dating apps for an HIV epidemic among teenagers in Asia--particularly among young, gay men, according to a report from the Guardian. READ MORE>>.

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Report Los Angeles Mobile Angel 100

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising tools firm run by Evan Rifkin, said this week that it has opened up a new way for mobile application developers to sell their own advertising space. Tags: burstly mobile advertising rifkin. Newtoy recently revealed it has had over 10 million downloads of its game.

Mobile 171

Mobile Services CPC GRP Partners 171

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JANUARY 31, 2019

Los Angeles-based on-demand moving and storage company Clutter is reported to be raising somewhere between $200M to $250M in a new funding round, according to a report today, saying that the yet-to-be-completed round is being led by Softbank.

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Report Funding Demand Google 113

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mobilecause , a provider of mobile donation services for nonprofits, reported Wednesday that the firm is powering a number of mobile campaigns to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake. The text messaging donations are are applied to mobile phone users' cell phone bills. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 150

Mobile Causecast Los Angeles Report 150

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MARCH 15, 2013

Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them. What are TenFarms and PhotoPoll?

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

in funding, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M in funding in Q3, down from the much larger, $2.5

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Southern California Orange County Report Santa Barbara 100

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. The company's app lets residents of citizens report issues, including things like potholes, graffiti, broken street lights, and more.

Technology 160

Technology Equity Los Angeles Mobile 160

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is reporting this morning that it is seeing a shift towards mobile access on the company's various websites. According to Break, twenty two percent of its video views are now happening on mobile or other consumer entertainment devices. million downloads. million downloads.

Mobile 100

Mobile Media Break.com Entertainment 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

Los Angeles 321

Los Angeles Software Review Acquisition Report 321

TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2021

Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile. In all, TiMi pocketed $10 billion in revenue last year, according to a report from Reuters citing people with knowledge. In 2020, Honor of Kings alone generated close to $2.5

Mobile 144

Mobile Los Angeles Entertainment Research 144