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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based human resources management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. acquired Santa Monica hiring platform Workpop Inc.

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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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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

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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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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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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 6, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016 -- AirMap Developer Conference and Launch Party. Join us in Santa Monica for a sneak peek of AirMap’s brand new platform, APIs, and SDK for drones, apps for iOS and Android, and Web. The sky’s the limit when it comes to the potential for unmanned aircraft. Space is limited. RSVP to attend.

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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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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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JULY 29, 2021

Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation app developer Headspace said on Wednesday thati thas named Krithika Swaminathan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Swaminathan was most recently Vice President for Artificial Intelligence at Intuit. She also served at Borland Software, Citrix, and Compuware.

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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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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 21, 2019

Santa Monica-based financial technology startup Tala completed a $110 million Series D raise to expand its market reach in India and continue developing its mobile micro-lending platform.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

symplr, a developer of healthcare governance and compliance software, has acquired Phynd Technologies, a provider of a centralized provider data management platform for the healthcare market. Symplr is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group and SkyNight Capital.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Santa Monica-based business texting software developer EZ Texting, which is venture backed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Investor AB, and ROCA Partners, said last week that it has partnered with Shutterstock. According to the companies, the partnership makes millions of free images available to EZ Texting customers.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops healthcare practice software, said on Tuesday that ti has linked its tools with Nextdoor , allowing the healthcare practitioners on its platform to connect with prospective patients in their immediate vicinity. The company has raised more than $75M in total funding.

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JULY 20, 2020

Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Santa Monica-based Ordermark says it has raised $3.1M in a seed funding round, for an online ordering management platform for restaurants. Ordermark, led by CEO Alex Canter, develops software which is used by restaurants to handle orders from multiple, online ordering services. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2020

Santa Monica-based Aparavi , which develops data automation software and services, says it is opening up its platform for an early access release.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Santa Monica-based Brace , a startup developing software to automate mortgage servicing, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The new funds will go towards expansion of its platform and technology. The new funds will go towards expansion of its platform and technology.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Catasys , a developer of artificial intelligence-enabled healthcare technology, said this morning that it has named Gustavo Giraldo to its board of directors, replacing existing director Sharon Gabrielson. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2020

Santa Monica-based Happy Returns , which provides return management for e-commerce and other retailers, said today that it has partnered with BigCommerce , a developer of e-commerce software. According to Hppy Returns, it will offer up its full suite of returns software and reverse logistics services to BigCommerce merchants.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision said this morning that the latest sequel in its Call of Duty series of games, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , is now available worldwide. The title runs on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC platforms. The title was developed by video game studio Treyarch. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2020

Santa Monica-based Greenfly , which develops brand advocacy software, and SailGP , which runs an annual global sail racing challenge, said on Wednesday that the two companies are in a partnership. According to the two, SailGP has deployed Greenfly's software platform for media collection and distribution.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Santa Monica-based AirMap , the startup developing aerial traffic mapping and UV management platforms, has added former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler to its board of directors, the company announced on Monday.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Camera IQ , which is developing technology focused on the "camera experience", says it has raised $4.3M According to Camera IQ, its technology integrates OS platforms, AR toolkits and native apps into a "single fabric" for brands. in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2019

Santa Monica-based advertising startup VideoAmp said on Wednesday that it has raised a big $70M funding round, led by the Raine Group, and also included Ankona Capital, Mediaocean, and RTL Group. The company, which develops cross-platform advertising, said it will use the funding to build out its team, as well as for acquisition.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , said on Thursday that it has launched a new offering called Snap Games , which will offer up real-time, multiplayer gaming to users of Snapchat.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based secure messaging app developer TigerText has rolled out new speech recognition capabilities to its healthcare communications platform, TigerConnect, the company said on Wednesday. TigerConnect is TigerText's developer platform, which lets customers create their own, HIPAA-compliance messaging tools.

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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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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Santa Monica-based Workast , a developer of applications that run on the popular Slack chat platform, has raised $1.85M in a seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included Spider Capital, Mucker Capital, and Dream Incubator.

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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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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based entertainment studio Lionsgate said on Thursday that it has named Julie Uhrman to the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager of Lionsgate Over-The-Top (OTT) Ventures, the company's streaming media service. Uhrman also has served at IGN Entertainment and Vivendi Universal. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Santa Monica-based Retina , a startup developing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics tools, is integrating its software into the popular Shopify e-commerce platform, the company is announcing this morning.

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MAY 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Champion Technology , which develops an artificial intelligence-powered software product for the cybersecurity area, to help improve cyber security analysis, has received a strategic investment from R9B (root9B, LLC), a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Size of the investment was not announced.

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MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments , the developer of a cloud-based platform for managing the documents of law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments which is backed by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has scored a new, strategic funding.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Santa Monica-based human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand , along with online learning provider Grovo , said Tuesday that the two have expanded an existing strategic relationship. According to the two, Grovo will connects its Grovo Create product as an add-on to Cornerstone OnDemand's platform.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Santa Monica-based Songtradr , a startup developing a music licensing platform, said today that it has named Clare Nicholls as its new Chief Financial Officer. Nicholls will be based at the company's UK office.

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