socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Venice, California-based Snapchat , the developer of the popular social media app, has added $4.5M snapchat venture capital filing social media mobile' in venture funding--and three new investors--as part of its Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company today. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

We want to make fertility treatment affordable and accessible and available to all regardless of ethnicity and social economic status.” Ultimately, the mobile clinics serve as a marketing strategy for Kindbody’s core service: egg freezing. ” After all, there is limited research confirming the efficacy of egg freezing.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

Since its inception into the mainstream fabric of people’s lives, social media and the concept of social networking has gone through a rather peculiar evolutionary transition. The capability for a social app to monetize is now the new standard – like it or not. From Fun to Big Business. Pulse on the People.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops mobile marketing software which lets marketers understand correlate the activities of mobile users with the physical locations of those consumers, said this morning that it has raised $5.5M momentfeed venture capital location analytics software retail marketing social media'

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Sutton Capital Partners is proud to sponsor an evening focused on solutions. Come hear how a 15-week coding course is changing lives; how VR, social media and mobile apps are creating impact. Should the SoCal tech community engage in conversations around innovation and disruption of the deepening homeless crisis?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear. Its show, the Danogs, has 4.5

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today. These begin with the following Cialdini’s Six Principles of Influence , which consumers use to make decisions, buttressed by results from various social media surveys he references in the book: Social proof – follow the crowd.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. Complements are products that must be bought together in order to be useful, like apps with mobile phones, and fitness products to go with your fitness app. Position yourself to capitalize on the next frontier.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2013

According to the company, the switch came to elevate the photos and media being featured on the site "above social media", and to help get those photos in front of more people. Instacanvas had raised funding from MuckerLab, Bullpen Capital, First Round Capital, and Founders Fund.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

. “Whether it be a passion for an obscure manga or your favorite football team, Kik has shown an incredible ability to provide a platform for new friendships to be forged through your mobile phone.” In acquiring Kik, the holding company is expanding its mobile app portfolio. Heyward did not respond to a request for comment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. The cost of social media done well is low.

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socalTECH

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. Naritiv was venture backed by Luminari Capital, Third Wave Digital, Walt Disney Co., The announcement was made on Tuesday. and Allen DeBevoise.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical to the development of the core technology that make Alphabet’s Google and the social media giant Facebook so profitable… and Zappos. In this case the barrier would be reduced access to capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2016

Los Angeles- and Sydney, Australia-based Clapit , a startup developing a social media crowdsourcing app, said it has raised AU$2.57M ($1.94M US), to bring its mobile app to market. operations in Los Angeles, says it has created a social media app which crowdsources video, music, images, and rich media.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The startup, led by Mazen Fawaz, said that it uses social media and demographic data to recommend the best homes, neighborhoods, and real estate agents based on a users' needs. in a Series A funding from Triangle Peak Partners and March Capital back in November. Bethesda, Miami, and Boston. OpenHouse raised $13.5M

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 19, 2017

StockTwits, the Twitter-like social media platform for sharing stock market tips and ideas, has acquired San Diego’s SparkFin, a fintech mobile app for discovering and sharing stocks and other investment ideas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Mobile devices and apps enhance social interactivity.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 29, 2012

Angel Launch, a new event for startups and investors, is producing a networking venture pitch, networking dinner and party the night before E3 Expo in LA for digital media, mobile and tech startups. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2012

Sherman Oaks-based RingDNA , a provider of mobile tools to provide real-time CRM data, social media streams and behavioral marketing information to salespeople, has raised $650,000 in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

p>Is the world short in happiness and joy--and how can a mobile app change that? in a Series A from investors to help build out its mobile apps, which let users show their appreciation for people, things, and places they love. Bizrate eventually became Shopzilla, and was acquired by E.W.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

According to TweetUp, the buy also includes the acquisition of popurls , an online site which aggregates the most popular items from Twitter, Digg, YouTube, Delicious, the New York Times, and other news and social media sites. Tags: tweetup twidroid merger acquisition idealab android phone mobile twitter. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

” Genies last earned a $1 billion valuation from heavy-hitting tech investors including Silver Lake and Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital during its most recent raise, a $150 million Series C round announced in April. There’s one trend, which is the virtual trend, which is … I mean, it’s obvious.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Poshmark , a social media e-retail company, has raised $87.5 Other investors in the firm include Mayfield , Menlo Ventures , GGV Capital , Inventus Capital , SoftTech VC , Union Grove Venture Partners , and Cross Creek Advisors. million in a Series D investment round led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

View the Slideshow The technology for online social networks arrived practically hand-in-hand with the Internet. Since the advent of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, we’ve seen such networks proliferate, from the Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link (remember The WELL?)

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2010

The new firm will offer pay-for-performance ads on television, radio, print, and online, including mobile phones, social media, and more. RingRevenue is venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and Great Pacific Capital. Spievak is the former CFO of Callwave.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Mobile first is becoming an important part of our daily lives. We interact with the world through our mobile devices, and they are quickly becoming our main vehicles for accessing and sharing information. Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. How do you discover the right people to follow?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today. These begin with the following Cialdini’s Six Principles of Influence , which consumers use to make decisions, buttressed by results from various social media surveys he references in the book: Social proof – follow the crowd.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Today's contribution is from Brad Brooks , the co-founder and CEO of TigerText , which provides clinical communication solutions for the healthcare industry, and also co-founder of anonymous social media app Whisper. In healthcare, I think the impact of mobility is still in its infancy as far as the enterprise is concerned.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. Our very own Amanda Coolong will be moderating the Attracting Venture Capital, Social TV, Social Media and Mobile Trends panel.

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