HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.
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Tagger Media Raises $9 Million for Influencer Marketing Service
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 13, 2021
Tagger Media, the Santa Monica-based developer of a software platform for influencer-based marketing campaigns, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding.
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Burstly Opens Skyrocket To All App Developers
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2013
Santa Monica-based app testing and anlytics developer Burstly has opened up access to its mobile monetization platform, extending access to its SkyRocket product via a self-serve offering. Burstly announced the move this morning, in addition to reorganizing its corporate structure around its multiple mobile app services.
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Santa Monica-Based Headspace Acquires Alpine.AI
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Santa Monica-based Headspace Inc., a developer of a meditation app used by millions, has acquired Alpine Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence conversation platforms based in San Francisco.
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GraphEffect Launches New Social Marketing, Collaboration Platform
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OCTOBER 18, 2012
Santa Monica-based GraphEffect has launched a new product effort today, saying it has launched SHIFT.com , a new platform which connects people across and within organizations. READ MORE>>.
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CallFire Launches New Platform
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
Santa Monica-based text and voice API provider CallFire has launched a new platform, saying that it now has over 200,000 users using its platform. According to the company, which is led by Dinesh Ravishanker, the new updates include an improved UI and navigation, and new developer tools.
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GraphEffect Revs Facebook Ad Management Platform
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FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Santa Monica-based GraphEffect , the developer of social marketing software which helps advertiser manage their advertising on Facebook, said this morning that it has launched a significant update to its platform. The firm--which is headed by James Borow--said its new, GraphEffect 2.0
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Rokit Made Acquires Bike Sharing Platform Spinlister
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 23, 2020
the Santa Monica developer of a bike sharing and store rental platform, has a new owner. Spinlister Inc.,
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130 Playsino Debuts iPhone, iPad Bingo App
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JANUARY 15, 2013
Playsino , the social casino games and app developer headed by Brock Pierce, said Tuesday that it has released iPhone and iPad versions of its Bingo World app. Playsino, which is based in Santa Monica, is a developr of casino focused games, which are available both on mobile platforms and on sites like Facebook.
Brace Raises $15.7M Series B Round for Mortgage Platform
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 18, 2021
the Santa Monica-based developer of a digital mortgage servicing platform, announced Jan. Brace Software Inc., 12 that it had raised $15.7 million in a Series B funding round.
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MarkedUp Debuts Windows 8 Analytics Tools
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DECEMBER 19, 2012
MarkedUp , the latest startup out of Santa Monica-based MuckerLab , said this morning that it has begun offering up analytics for developers of both desktop and mobile applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. READ MORE>>.
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Startup Helps Blind With iPhone App
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MARCH 9, 2011
Not satisfied with creating just another mobile application for the iPhone platform, Santa Monica-based startup, IPPLEX , this week introduced an application to help the visually impaired or blind. IPPLEX also develops mobile video conferencing and other applications. The new app sells for $1.99 READ MORE>>
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238 CallFire Names Chief Revenue Officer
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Santa Monica-based voice and text-platform provider CallFire is bolstering its executive ranks today with a new hire, saying that it has named Barbara Palmer as the company''s new Chief Revenue Officer. Palmer will head up business development, marketing, and sales for CallFire. READ MORE>>.
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HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.
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Guesty Raises $50 Million for Vacation Rental Management Platform
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
With public health restrictions easing and the summer travel season approaching, Santa Monica-based Guesty Inc. is gearing up for what the company calls the “hypergrowth” of its business developing software for vacation rental hosts.
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Yowie Powers Town Hall For Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson
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OCTOBER 26, 2011
Shut out of the Republican party's televised debates, Republic Presidential Candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has taken his campaign online--using the technology of Santa Monica-based Yowie. Yowie said the town hall will be the first ever in a series of chats with politicians and pundits.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Acquires Hiring Platform Workpop
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Santa Monica-based human resources management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. acquired Santa Monica hiring platform Workpop Inc.
Forge Platform Finds $1M For Ethereum SDK
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FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Santa Monica-based Forge Platform , which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Manta Ray Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company was founded by Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow.
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Arrive Adds Resale Features To E-commerce Platform
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2022
Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full--price.
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GoCoin Raises $550,000 For BitCoin Purchases
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Santa Monica-based GoCoin --one of the first BitCoin startups to emerge out of the Silicon Beach technology ecosystem--said today that it has raised $550,000 in a seed funding round, to develop a platform to enable the purchasing of good and services around the world with Bitcoin.
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Privlo Raises $2.1M For Private Mortgage Marketplace
socalTECH
MAY 17, 2013
In some what-did-our-spam filter eat-recently funding news, Santa Monica-based Privlo recently raised $2.1M According to Privlo said the new funding will go to expand on its recently pilot of its platform, which helps match up private lenders and mortgage borrowers.
Nimble Opens API
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of web-based, customer relationship management (CRM) tools, said today that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) and application marketplace. READ MORE>>.
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159 StartEngine Launches Crowdfunding Platform
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JUNE 19, 2015
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which was launched back in 2013 as a startup incubator, has pivoted its model, and has become an online equity crowdfunding platform called StartEngine Crowdfunding. READ MORE>>.
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Capturing The Entrepreneurial Energy At StartEngine's Demo Day
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2013
It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development.
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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2013
StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks, is launching its newest class of startups today in a private event in Santa Monica. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.
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MomentFeed Partners With Location3 Media
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the startup which is developing software to provide analytics on such things as check-ins and customer interaction at retail locations, said this week that it has partnered with digital marketing firm Location3 Media. READ MORE>>.
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171 YapStone Plans Big LA Expansion, Hiring
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
The company--which currently has offices at ROC in Santa Monica--says it is in the mist to moving to a new office in Santa Monica in order to accomodate that growth in Q1 of 2015. YapStone was founded in Santa Monica in 1999. The company is venture backed by Accel Partners. READ MORE>>.
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BetterWorks Adds Videos, Micropayments
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MAY 18, 2011
Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the startup run by Paige Craig, which is developing a service to help companies manage and offer employee benefits and perks, has upgraded its product features. BetterWorks has developed a system which makes it easy for employers to manage fringe benefits for its employees.
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AirMap Developer Conference and Launch Party
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AUGUST 6, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016 -- AirMap Developer Conference and Launch Party. Join us in Santa Monica for a sneak peek of AirMaps brand new platform, APIs, and SDK for drones, apps for iOS and Android, and Web. The skys the limit when it comes to the potential for unmanned aircraft. Space is limited. RSVP to attend.
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100 CallFire Hits Messaging Milestone, Donates $10K To Local Nonprofit
socalTECH
OCTOBER 17, 2014
Santa Monica-based voice and texting API developer CallFire said this week that it has just hit two billion messages send via its platform, and decided to donate $10,000 in credits on its service to a nonprofit to celebrate the milestone.
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PK4 Media Buys Prosperio
socalTECH
JULY 22, 2014
El Segundo-based Pk4 Media , which develops adveriting technology, said this morning that it has acquired Santa Monica-based Prosperio , a developer of a programmatic direct platform for the display and video ad market. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Prosperio was part of LaunchpadLA.
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138 InvolveSoft Gets $2.5M For Employee Volunteering Platform
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2018
Santa Monica-based InvolveSoft , which develops software to help companies encourage their employees to volunteer for events and help contribute to their local communities, has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company said this morning.
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Interview with Jonathan David, Tapstone
socalTECH
AUGUST 22, 2014
Jonathan David: We''re essentially a media buying and optimization platform. Most of that digital media is display, and we have a platform which automates a lot of the optimization decisions, based on a strategy we''ve developed collectively as a media team. That strategy seems to be quite effective for our advertisers.
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Panjo Raises $1.6M For Marketplace Software
socalTECH
JULY 23, 2013
Santa Monica-based Panjo , which develops online marketplaces for automotive, sports, and hobby enthusiasts, announced it has raised $1.6M The company said sellers are already completeing more than $500,000 in monthly gross merchandise sales on its platform. in a funding round this morning, led by Spark Capital.
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Gravity Gets $10.6M More For Real Time Personalization
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Santa Monica startup, Gravity --headed by former MySpace COO Amit Kapur--announced this morning that it has raised $10.6M Gravity develops real-time, personalized web pages based on what consumers are most interested in, serving up personalized content on everything from iPad apps to web pages.
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TigerText Lands Community Health System Operator
socalTECH
JULY 25, 2014
Santa Monica-based TigerText , the developer of secure, real-time messaging apps and software aimed at the healthcare and enterprise markets, reported a win with a community health system which operates 58 hospitals across 20 states.
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Nimble Launches New Update
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, contact management and relationship management software, has debuted a brand new version of its platform today. The new software also includes features to remind users to stay in touch with certain people. READ MORE>>.
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164 Look.io Acquired By LivePerson
socalTECH
JUNE 13, 2012
Santa Monica-based Look.io , a startup out of the Amplify accelerator which developed mobile chat applications which could be plugged into any mobile app, has been acquired by LivePerson. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.
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157 Demand Media Buys CoveritLive
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MARCH 3, 2011
Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has acquired CoveritLive , a developer of a live blogging platform used to provide real time commentary, reader polling, and questions and answers on live events. Financial terms of the acquisitoin were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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GraphEffect Rolls Out API, New Release
socalTECH
AUGUST 22, 2012
In an outreach to developers, Santa Monica-based GraphEffect , the developer of social marketing software headed by James Borow, is announcing today that it is opening up an API to its platform for developers. GraphEffect said the API is part of a new release of its platform.
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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). Investing early in the lifecycle of a startups history where we can have the biggest impact on strategy & team development and deliver the highest returns if we are successful.
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324 Here’s Why it Was an Epic Month for #LATech
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2014
We have a large number of highly talented engineers and entrepreneurs now developing companies in our local market. Burstly is a Santa Monica-based team that I also proudly funded. We know the perceptions you have of our market from our past. Some were warranted – others weren’t.
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318 TrueCar Tops 500,000 Cars Sold
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MARCH 26, 2012
Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automotive purchasing program and technology developer, has just topped 500,000 cars sold on its platform, the firm reported this morning.
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