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APRIL 24, 2012

The firm originally started life as a kid-safe browser software developer, but has recently shifted to providing its screened content via a kid-friendly portal. Zui is backed by Emergence Capital, Mission Ventures, Maveron and the Scholastic Corporation. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based educational software developer Age of Learning and Chinese Internet giant Tencent said today that they have launched a new online English leanring program, ABCmouse , focused on teaching English to children in China. Financial details of the deal between the two companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based venture investor Trousdale Ventures announced this morning that it has made an investment in Preamble, a startup offering up "ethical artificial intelligence" moderation to social networks. The company said that Preamble's software is used to help prevent amplification of harmful content.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site is looking to court developers with the launch of a development contest, the MySpace Developer Challenge , the firm said recently. Tags: myspace developer challenge contest prize social networking application software. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Santa Monica- and Mexico-based Flyr , a startup developing video advertising templates specifically designed for the iPhone and iPad, says it has upped its funding to $6M in total for the company. Flyr said its software and products democratizes production of TV-quality advertisement for iPhone and iPad users worldwide. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace is further ramping up its efforts to attract developers, saying this afternoon that it has announced a new Developer Services program. MySpace said it has named Manu Rekhi as General Manager of MySpace Games and Developer Program as part of the effort. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management software, said today that it has launched a program for startups, which will offer up a free year of its service. The company's list of startup accelerators include LaunchpadLA, MuckerLab, and many others. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a venture-backed startup which develops a kid-safe Internet browser, said Monday that it has added new social networking features and homework help to the firm's suite of services. READ MORE>>

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , which develops a video personalization software platform for advertisers, says it has partnered with social networking service TikTok. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. What is LAGbook? People we admire. Why the name?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks?

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks?

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based wellness app developer Blue Fever, a startup which is backed by Amazon's Alexa Fund, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Trill Project, a developer of a social network built focused on self-care for teens. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

GraphEffect today unveiled the latest version of its social network for marketers with an open API for developers. GraphEffect is a collaboration platform for social marketers which had only been available to large marketing partners including American Express, Toyota, Estee Lauder, Clorox, and Samsung. Developers API.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation , the nonprofit arm of talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand , said this morning that i thas launched a new online learning and social networking site for nonprofits. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Untappd , the developer of a social networking app for craft beer drinkers, and Next Glass , a developer of machine learning software for recommending alcohol, said last week that they have merged. Financial details of the merger were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Evvnt , an event marketing automation software developer based in London, says it has set up a U.S. Evvnt develops a software platform which helps event organizers manage and promote events across event listing sites, calendars, directories, ticketing, social networks and search engines. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Venice, California-based Viddy , a new startup developing mobile video tools, said today that it has raised $1.6M Viddy said it has launched an app which runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch which allows consumers to capture videos, stylize and edit those clips, and share them on a Twitter-style timeline across social networks.

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APRIL 5, 2019

The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network. The result? Snap has consistently lost users since going public in 2017.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . Farmers is an investor in Talespin, as is the corporate training and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, and the hardware manufacturer HTC.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The two investments, both announced in January, were cyber-defense firm Threatcare , and bot detection developer New Knowledge. Moonshots led the $1.4M seed funding in that firm. Moonshots led the $1.4M seed funding in that firm. presidential elections in 2016. Moonshots also led the investment in New Knowledge.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Nimble , the developer of web-based, contact management software, said Thursday that it has enhanced its software to allow users to link any web page to contact records in the product. The firm has been looking to bring contact management into the web-based, social age with its software.

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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. nimble contact management software personal tracking saas'

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APRIL 4, 2012

Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid debit card products, reports today that it has completed its acquisition of Mountain View-based mobile social networking developer Loopt. The buy gives Green Dot access to both Loopt's mobile social networking software, but also a stable of developers in Mountain View.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics said Monday that the firm has officially launched a new product, Social Ad Manager, which the firm says is designed to help developers and social networking sites optimize their advertising inventory. The software has been available in beta since the beginning of June. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

MomentFeed , the developer of location-based analytics software headed by Rob Reed, has raised $1.75M in new funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. Details on the funding have yet to be announced. MomentFeed's prior investor include a who's who list of local angels.

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JULY 18, 2011

Los Angeles-based Nimble , the contact management and tracking software firm headed by former Goldmine founder Jon Ferrara, has rolled out in the Google Apps Marketplace. Nimble develops software which allows users to track their interaction with contacts, including emails, social networking contacts, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble is looking to bolster its customer base in the nonprofit sector, saying that it has started to offer a 30 percent discount on its service to nonprofits, for life.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Hermosa Beach-based Precipice Labs , a new startup developing mobile apps, has announced a new platform and SDK which helps mobile app developers add photo sharing to any mobile app. The platform handles everything from the photo gallery within the app to all the back-end database and image storage. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. Tags: qualcomm iskoot merger acquisition mobile software skype social networking. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

If you are a millenial entering the workforce, what would you be most comfortable with -- a tool designed to work and look like a social network, or a tool built around an old fashioned corporate enterprise software UI? PromoJam debuted its brand new, self-service version of its social promotions tool today, PromoJam 2.0,

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

.” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff. MediaLab said it has “some ideas” for developing Kik going forwards, including making the app faster and reducing the amount of unwanted messages and spam bots.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Santa Monica-based human resources and talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said today that it has launched a new set of social features for helping companies to recruit employees. The firm said the enhancements make it easier for organizations to tap into social networks to find candidates.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab has led a round into LA-spawned Mingly , a developer of software which connects Gmail with a user's social networks. Mingly's software offers similar functionality to software from Gist (now Blackberry), and Nimble. and Startup Nights here in LOs Angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. The olds may remember services like Turntable.fm , which took a stab at making music social but shut down back in 2013. “He was jamming.

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