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AUGUST 15, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , the provider of survey and sampling technology and services, said Tuesday that it has named Leslie Warshaw as Vice President of Research Solutions. Warshaw joins the firm from Lightspeed Research and TNS, and also worked at Nielsen Company. The company says it now has more than 185 employees. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , the online panel and sampling firm founded by Matthew Dusig and Gregg Lavin, has raised $6.0M fundraising effort by the company. Name of the new investors, and details of the funding, have not been announced yet by the company. According to the filing, the funding is part of an ongoing, $7.0M READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Encino-based uSamp , the online provider of survey panels for the market research industry, said today that it has named Justin Wheeler as its Vice President and General Manager for SurveyBuilder. The company is headed by Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin. Wheeler has previously served at such firms as SpotRunner, Yahoo!, READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Encino-based > uSamp , the operator of an online survey panel network, announced this morning that it has named Joshua Pink as its new Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales Strategy & Global Development. Pink joins the company from Think Passenger, where he was VP of Business Development.

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JULY 31, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , which provides technology and services for market research and surveying, said this morning that it has added Alan Gould and Sean Moriarty to its board of directors. Gould is a Venture Partner with Greycroft Partners, and Moriarty is the former President and CEO of Ticketmaster. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Encino-based uSamp , the provider of online, web-based sampling and polling services, said today that it has enhanced its self service SampleMarket service. uSamp's services are used by companies to conduct market research and surveys. uSamp's services are used by companies to conduct market research and surveys. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online sampling and panel firm headed by former goZing founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin, said today that it has named Chuck Miller as Chief Research Officer at the firm, and appointed Melanie Courtright as Vice President, Client Services. Courtright was also at DMS. Courtright was also at DMS. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2012

Encino-based Cyber Rain , the developer of Internet-connected, irrigation system controllers, said Thursday that it has earned an EPA WaterSense Certification.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Encino-based Cyber-Rain , the venture backed developer of Internet-connected, smart irrigation controllers, reported yesterday that it has earned the U.S. The company is venture backed by DeWaay Investment Partners, Athenian Venture Partners, Momentum Venture Management and Funk Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Encino-bsaed uSamp , which operates an online survey panel network used by companies to conduct market research, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service aimed at the business-to-business market. uSamp said its new service-- TheWhiteboard --provides a panel specifically aimed at business-to-business decision makers.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Encino-based uSamp , the online sampling and polling firm headed by Gregg Lavin and Matt Dusig, announced this morning that it will be running a donation drive to help the American Red Cross support victims of the Japanese disaster. uSamp's survey services are used by companies for online polling and market research. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online panel and survey firm headed by Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin, said today that it has named a new CFO and promoted two new execs. The company said Woolard has served for 20 years in CFO, VP of Finance and Controllership positions. Courtright was previously at DMS, which uSamp acquired in June. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online sampling and survey firm run by Gregg Lavin and Matt Dusig, reported over the weekend that it had revenue growth over over 167 percent. The company also said that it is planning to double its investment in its technology platform. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Encino-based Cyber-Rain , the developer of Internet-linked, automated sprinkler controllers, has raised $1.6M Source of the funding has not been announced by the company, which has previously raised capital from Funk Ventures, Momentum Venture Management, and the Tech Coast Angels. fundraising effort by the firm.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online market research and sampling firm founded by former goZing founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin, said today that it has raised $10M in a Series C funding. The company says it now has over 2 million active, registered panelists registered with the site. The funding was led by OpenView Venture Partners.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Encino-based United Sample is reporting today that it had a triple-digit sales increase over last year, and has now has 70 team members working at the firm. Actual financial details were not announced by the startup, but the company said it is seeing rapid growth in its online panels. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Encino-based Bid4Spots , which operates a number of online reverse auction marketplaces for radio and cable television advertising, claims today that the firm has been seeing a huge amount of growth this year. The firm reported this morning that it has more than doubled its revenues this year, despite the economy.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Combining the theme of holiday shopping with Southern California's technology industry, here are eight electronic gifts from local companies to add to your shopping list this season. The company's all- in-one Play:3 lets users control their music wirelessly, and stream from your music library, music services, or radio stations.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Encino-based GreatBuildz (www.greatbuildz.com) says it's a high touch, concierge service. How did you start the company? What we did, is start a company to remedy that problem. How do you find a good contractor for your home remodeling project? What is GreatBuildz? How does the service work? Jon Grishpul: That's good question.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. Both companies actually view what we're doing in the same way they viewed Skype, in that what Skype did for voice we're doing for data.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

We happened to be talking at the time with Dave Newmark, CEO of Encino-based Bid4Spots (www.bid4spots.com), about how the firm's reverse auction service for remnant radio was going, and Dave us gave his insights into Google's moves, how it affects his company, as well as an update on how things are going for Bid4Spots.

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