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MARCH 15, 2013

If you're a mobile user, what's the best way to help plan out your busy weekend and social life? Los Angeles-based GonnaBe , the startup headed by Hank Leber, rolled out its platform this week, releasing a new iPhone application which the startup says acts as the "crystal ball for your social life.". READ MORE>>.

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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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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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JUNE 28, 2021

Santa Monica-based Tapcart, a startup focused on helping Shopify-powered e-commerce brands with mobile apps, has raised $50M in a Series B funding round, the company announed Monday afternoon. Image: Tapcart founders Sina Mobasser and Eric Netsch, courtesy Tapcart).

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AUGUST 17, 2020

We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. We make it really easy for you to add tags before you post something to your own social platform, and before you send a quick reply to your friends on what you've bought. The second part of our app is Know It, which is a video on demand platform.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Santa Monica-based virtual healthcare and telehealth provider Ontrak announced this morning that it has acquired LifeDojo , which provides an online behavior change platform. According to OnTrak, LifeDojo's platform helps make "transformative life changes possible" for its member.

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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. Retina is backed by Comcast Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M The company said its platform helps consumer brands by tapping into a network of endorsers, staff, and consumers across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. in funding.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which provides software to help manage the mobile experience of customers when they visit the locations of retailers and brands, said it has connected its tools into the new Facebook New Recommendations product. MomentFeed is an official Facebook Marketing partner. READ MORE>>.

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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. pk4media prosperio launchpadlad programmatic advertising merger acquisitoin platform marketing software'

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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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JANUARY 26, 2018

Santa Monica-based Songtradr , a startup which operates an online service to help people discovery and license commercial music from emerging artists, songwriters, and catalogs, has raised $4M in a funding round. Songtradr said it now has more than 140,000 artists and catalogs on its platform. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision said Thursday that it is turning its content model away from "loot boxes" to the "battle pass" model, for its upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Santa Monica-based HMBradley , a new fintech startup focused on digital banking, has raised $3.5M According to HMBradley, it is creating a new banking experience which will pay up to 3% APY to savers who automatically save a portion of their monthly deposits on its platform. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based TigerText , which is best known for its text messaging and communications tools for the healthcare industry, is expanding the reach of its software. The company said this morning that it has launched TigerFlow, a clinical communications platform, aimed at use by care teams. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Santa Monica-based Callfire is teaming up with another company to help power political campaigns and non-profits, the firm said this week. Financial details of the link were not disclosed.

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JULY 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , the automotive startup which offers up subscription-based access to vehicles with much more flexibility than a traditional lease, is expanding its partnership with Uber , saying that eligible "Uber Pro" drivers can earn "Fair Credits" to help cover their weekly Fair vehicle payments.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Santa Monica-based Tuition.IO (tuition.io) has s created a way for companies to both help their employees tackle that mound of student debt, as well as attract better and more loyal employees. Brendon McQueen: The idea behind the platform, is that over 70 percent of college graduates today have college loans.

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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. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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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MAY 8, 2017

Santa Monica-based equity crowdfunding site Crowdfunder is making it easier for it to work with investors, saying on Monday that it has just received its broker-dealer license to sell securities directly to accredited investors. Crowdfunder said the move will help create a "more seamless solution" for its customers.

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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. The company said the new API is the first in a family of APIs to help developers create applications using Nimble's platform.

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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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MAY 12, 2015

Santa Monica-based talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has launched two new products this morning, including a new predictive analytics dashboard and a cloud platform aimed at developers. Cornerstone OnDemand is led by Adam Miller. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2013

A new, Santa Monica startup, CampaignEQ , is hoping to help marketers better attribute increases in mobile customers and traffic to their marketing campaigns, with a new product. Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer?

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JANUARY 19, 2017

To help fix that, the startup has created a mobile app to guide people through their strengths, interests, key skills, and more to guide them along the way to a career they'll love. Since then, I have worked extensively with mentoring youth, and helping them figure out what's possible in terms of careers. What is your app all about?

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. The debt facility was provided by Ally Financial.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is making its data assets--including information on how users are shopping, researching, and pricing specific makes models, years, and types of vehicles--through a deal with Oracle , the two said this morning. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

CallFire creates simple text and voice platforms for businesses to use to reach their customers. CallFire’s growth has been tremendous: surpassing the 200,000 user mark, reaching the 200 million campaign mark for executing calls and texts campaigns, and a 100% growth in the past 12 months.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Santa Monica-based Switching Concepts , a provider of turnkey telecom switching platforms, aimed at helping startup and existing telecommunications providers, has been acquired by X5 Solutions. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A local, Santa Monica-based company, ICS Mobile , which promotes mobile apps, said last week that it has linked with talent agency ICM Partners to use celebrities to help drive users to new apps. Financial details of the link were not disclosed. The two did not detail other aspects of the partnership. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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JULY 3, 2013

Santa Monica-based Engrade announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series B funding round, for the company''s district-level education platform. Engrade''s cloud based tools are aimed at helping teachers, school administrators, and others by unifying all of a district''s software and systems.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Santa Monica-based GotCast reports today that it is powering a casting call for cosmetics line Smoak , to help that firm find a co-star of its next campaign. GotCast, which offers up an online platform to find talent and models, did not announce the financial impact of the win.

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