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APRIL 22, 2016

funding round this week for its mobile gifting app. Jason Reid: Giftagram is a mobile first company, that really redefines the way people gift. What is unique about our mobile app, is you can send a physical gift without actually having a physical address to send it to. How did you end up in Santa Monica?

Mobile 100

Mobile Platform Commerce Class 100

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

We're really focused on those three things, and doing it here in Los Angeles, here in Santa Monica on Second Street. We'll also be looking at the content and commerce space, the interaction between content and commerce. There will also be lots of mobile products. I love what is happening in Los Angeles.

Incubator 196

Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

We invite you to the Second Annual Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 2nd at Wokcano Restaurant in Santa Monica from 6-11pm. Toyota, Pizza Hut, NBA, Fandango, and More Share Their Success Stories with Mobile and Social Apps. Read more below for details. It's time again to come together for the holidays!

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Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

South, a solid Santa Monica bar and grill was bustling earlier this Tuesday courtesy of the good people at Tech Cocktail and their winter technology mixer. Social Annex – A social commerce platform that integrates into your business website to socialize everyday ecommerce actions. “Would you like a free drink ticket?”

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Userplane Social Media Santa Monica 63

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tala , backed by Google Ventures and Lowercase Capital, has developed a tool that allows anyone with a cell phone to build a financial track record, specially for people in emerging markets. What kind of information are you able to assess using just a mobile phone? I love LA now.

Startup 100

Startup Santa Monica Customer Custom 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. Former CEO of Myspace. Most recently Mike Jones served as the CEO of Myspace.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. We’re excited to work with them.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. DemandMedia has already scaled a tech team to a considerable size in Santa Monica. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

Santa-Monica based Tapiture has grown in traffic by 300%, monetized from year one and raised $2.25 Under CEO John Ellis, Tapiture progressed from category browsing, to a socially-driven content and social media commerce discovery site that was more predictive by incorporating Big Data for a tailored user experience. “We

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. -DST invested $180mm last fall. Valued at $4bn in April according to filings ( SAI ).

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. At the end of the 90's, I had the opportunity to launch Bugleboy.com, an e-commerce enabled site, which we launched a week fore Gap.com. I have been in Santa Monica, in technology, since 199, and over all those years, I've developed some great relationships.

Startup 113

Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

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MAY 20, 2016

Enter Santa Monica's Digitzs (www.digitzs.com), , which has an all star set of advisors and investors, including Kevin Harrington (the original "Shark" on Shark Tank), and which is developing technology to help those platforms take payments. Those are the single merchants, who use Stripe to build a website, and also for mobile apps.

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Platform Startup Ticketmaster Writing 113