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DECEMBER 24, 2012

Serena Ehrlich , Director of Marketing of Los Angeles-based Mogreet --and who is also well known in Los Angeles for her work with the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Media club--has been recognized by Mobile Marketer as one of its Mobile Women to Watch 2013. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Artie, a new startup developing mobile games which can be played inside social media, video, and messaging platforms, said this week that it has raised $10M in a seed funding round.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based production and content firm Will Packer Media said on Thursday that it has acquired women's lifestyle site xoNecole , a lifestyle site aimed at "urban millenial women". Will Packer Media said it will accelerate growth of xoNecole, adding video, social and mobile offerings, plus a newsletter and event series.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. The $45 million Series A was co-led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and ward.ventures. for one month or $74.99 for a year-long membership.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the developer of display ad technology which is led by Ruben Dua, has rolled out a new product aimed at the mobile market. server advertising technology display network mobile spreeify' Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded mobile apps for celebrities, musicians, and brands, has snagged a VP away from fellow Los Angeles firm Topspin Media. According to Mobile Roadie, it has added Andrew Mains as its Chief Operating Officer. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2020

Over the past three years the Los Angeles-based startup Maple Media has amassed a portfolio of roughly thirty companies and one hundred apps in its quest to become the IAC of app store businesses. Maple Media raised its original capital from Shamrock Capital, the investment firm managing money for the Disney family.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile analytics software, said this week that it has sold its managed media business unit to Los Angeles-based Gimbal. Gimbal--previously known as The Mobile Majority--develops proximity and location management software, and is led by CEO Rob Emrich.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media COrp and fellow Los Angeles online ad firm >b>AdColony , which is a division of Jirbo , said yesterday that the two are in a partnership deal. The two said that the deal will combine Evolve's online ad sales force with AdColony's mobile ad network.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Loop Now Technologies , a startup founded by former LinkedIn and Snapchat employees--which has offices in Los Angeles--says it has launched a brand new, short-form video and social media app called Firework.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer Social Reality said this morning that it has raised $25M, and acquired display and mobile ad company Steel Media. Terms of the Steel Media acquisition were not disclosed, however, the company said Steel Media expected $10M in 2014 revenues.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based digital advertising company H Code Media , which focuses on the US-Hispanic advertising market, said today that it has signed a partnership deal with Webconsultas , an online health and wellness portal for Spanish speaking readers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is turning to two social media stars--sisters Justine (aka iJustine) and Jenna Ezarik--in an online social media promotion around National Cookie Day, which is December 4th.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , the provider of streaming audio advertising technology, has signed up media trading buyer Accordant Media as a partner, the two said yesterday. Triton Digital audio advertising exchange, a2x, allows programmatic buying of online and mobile audio advertisements. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is reporting this morning that it is seeing a shift towards mobile access on the company's various websites. According to Break, twenty two percent of its video views are now happening on mobile or other consumer entertainment devices. million downloads.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile apps developer, said today that it has inked a partnership with Consenda , a media software firm, to provide mobile news applications for newspapers in Switzerland.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media , a new startup led by startup veterans Clark Landry and Michael Ritter, said late Thursday evening that it has launched a new venture which will acquire and roll up mobile apps. Ritter, who serves as CEO of Maple Media, was previously in business development at Jam City and Mindjolt.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Manatt Digital Media is a professional digital media service for businesses. In early October, Manatt Digital Media was a proud sponsor of Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. TechZulu met with Hale Boggs, from Manatt Digital Media, and discussed Manatt Digital Media and the future of LA’s startup scene.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley. Social Games: Bane or Paragon of Social Media?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Santa Monica-based Total Beauty Media 's John Hadl has joined venture capital firm U.S. Hadl is also CEO of Brand-in-Hand (BIH), a provider of mobile advertising to brands. Hadl is also CEO of Brand-in-Hand (BIH), a provider of mobile advertising to brands. USVP said that Hadl will remain in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based Payvia , which is backed by Silver Lake Sumeru, said today that it has rebranded the company and refocused the company on SMS and MMS marketing. The company also said it has launched a new product, aimed at video transcoding for clients on a wide range of mobile devices. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile messaging firm Mogreet is expanding into the telephony API market, telling its users that it has just opened up a new suite of APIs which allow users to send SMS and MMS messages, look up user information, and trancode media.

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MAY 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Donut Media , a startup generating social video content focused on car enthusiasts, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round. Donut Media was part of the Techstars Mobility accelerator program, and says its clients include Nissan, Ford, Fiat and Microsoft.

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JULY 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely has raised a big, $55M funding round, the company said today, to help grow the company's catalog of mobile games.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider OpenX says this morning that it has been selected by Townhall Media , to help supply "header bidding" for Townnhall's mobile and web properties. Townhall Media's websites include Townhall, HotAir, RedState, Twitchy, BearingArms,and HumanEvents.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vantage Media , the advertising technology company led by Patrick Quigley, said last week that it has launched a new product, providing a private, self serve, real-time bidding marketplace for publishers. campusexplorer advertising bidding time real marketplace private media vantage' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The two conferences are a new angle for Mobile Roadie, whose software makes it easy for brands and others to create their own apps without requiring extensive development.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based Quibi , the short form video streaming startup which was founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, has raised $350M in funding, bringing the total raised for the yet-to-be-launched venture to an astounding $1.75 Names and details of the investors in the new funding round were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based GetAtlas has launched its mobile apps for iOS and Android into beta this week, looking to make it easier for users to track and schedule their appointments and calendar. getatlast atlas mobile appointments android calendar' Wish you had a better calendar app? READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2013

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , which develosp technology for digital audio advertising and publishing, reported a win with Varick Media Management, a provider of programmatic streaming audio ads. advertising audio streaming management media varick digital triton' Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Messenger , the operator of a mobile payment processing and marketing firm, is figuring prominently in a bid to allow cell phone users to donate directly to Presidential campaigns via texting. At the moment, donations by text are prohibited by the FEC.

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JULY 29, 2019

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audience too savvy for traditional advisory services. It turns out that consumers didn’t want another video platform.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. at the intersection of technology and media. the camp is the second in the Los Angeles area. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded, mobile apps for celebrities and brands, said last night that it has launched in China. Mobile Roadie's mobile software is being used by brands to easily create their own, custom mobile apps.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based PK4 Media announced today that it has launched a new product aimed at optimizing both display and video advertising, across mobile, tablet, and online platforms. Alexander previously served at such companies as Dedicated Media, Clickshift, and ValueClick. READ MORE>>.

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