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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app).

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JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based Sidebar , the developer of mobile menu systems which is backed by Mobile Media Ventures, said today that it has inked two strategic partnerships. The firm said it is in strategic partnerships with Takenet and UTV Indiagames, to delier its products to mobile operators and telcos.

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JULY 31, 2013

Santa Monica-based online advertising firm YieldMetrics has renamed itself Adomic , as part of a rebranding effort, the firm said today. As part of the rebranding, the company said it has named Stephanie Grossman as SVP, Business Development, Sales and Marketing. The start is led by Gabe Gottlieb. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2015

Santa Monica-based MamaBear >, the developer of a mobile app which helps mothers keep track of and manage their families, said it will offer up a free premium services to users who sign up for the service during May. All of those firms are offering similar, premium memberships to new users with varying terms. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. One example is Santa Monica-based hardware company, Ring, who transitioned to a hybrid business model that now includes recurring revenue. In the interest of full disclosure, Headspace is a client of SVB Santa Monica.

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JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. Jetpack was founded in 2009 by digital media veterans Marc Brown, Chris Tragos and Kevin Woolery.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2014

For our profile today, we had a chat with Jonathan David , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Tapstone (www.tapstone.com), a company providing media buying and optimization. We spoke with Jonathan about the company and where it fits into the advertising market. Jonathan David: We''re essentially a media buying and optimization platform.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Santa Monica-based Heal , the on-demand doctor's house call startup, said this morningg that it has raised $26.9M The funding was led by Tull investment Group, and also included Breyer Capital, Paul Jacobs (Qualcomm), David Ellison (Skydance Media), Hashtag One, and Slow Ventures. in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2014

This month, Siemer and Associates hosted its 4th Annual invitation-only Silicon Beach Summit at Casa Del Mar and Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California. The event also showcased a variety of promising startups from digital media, mobile, cloud, entertainment, advertising, and eCommerce. Hitesh Chawla, CEO.

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JULY 2, 2013

This month TechZulu is heading to Coloft in Santa Monica! The Deets: Where: Coloft 920 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401. You cal also download the free mobile apps iPhone and Android. Startups Apply Here. When: July 26, 2013 8pm – 11:00pm. Powered by ParkMe Parking App. Looking to hire?

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JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). Not so fast.

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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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MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

28 from 7pm-10pm in Santa Monica. Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Beta Invite, take the TechZulu Tech Crawl Tour of ROC Santa Monica to meet the hottest start-ups on the westside, and more. On a mobile phone? CLICK HERE FOR MOBILE RSVP. Get your PromoJam 2.0 OPEN BAR, DJ, FOOD, AND A BOUNCY CASTLE…It’s going to be epic! CLICK HERE TO RSVP NOW! The post It’s A Launch!

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Video chat by Stickam.com Last Friday, about 80 business leaders assembled at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, for CallFire’s first ever “un-conference&# called Biz2Beach. At their respective discussions, they spoke about online marketing, mobile marketing, company culture, and social media ROI, among other topics.

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APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Former CEO of Myspace.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Last week, Santa Monica-based Tecca (www.tecca.com) launched a consumer electronics, consumer information service, backed by Fuse Capital and Best Buy. We set up a digital media fund, which had the goal of investing in new digital media properties, ideas, and concepts. What was behind that decision?

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

South, a solid Santa Monica bar and grill was bustling earlier this Tuesday courtesy of the good people at Tech Cocktail and their winter technology mixer. Dather – A social media marketing tool that packages videos, photos, tweets, and posts into one place. “Would you like a free drink ticket?”

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

We invite you to the Second Annual Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 2nd at Wokcano Restaurant in Santa Monica from 6-11pm. Toyota, Pizza Hut, NBA, Fandango, and More Share Their Success Stories with Mobile and Social Apps. Read more below for details. It's time again to come together for the holidays!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. The old media companies were resistant to change. Photos…the final frontier.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica startup airline Surf Air has been spreading its wings in recent months and spreading the word about its initiatives at Silicon Beach events such as Social Media Week LA and Techweek LA. Surf Air’s Facebook page is currently managed by Surf Air Marketing Coordinator Mark Noble. Regional Roots.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Today is the day Solaborate is publicly launching a beta-version of their platform on the web with an iOS and Android mobile apps for those on the road. Where do you see social media and mobile going?

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

This has caused much confusion both in the public and the media. Since its inception, HTT recognized that creating a market around a mode of transportation that had not yet been created would take a movement. Fortunately, this article is your ticket to understanding the state of the industry as it stands today.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But it’s more atypical for investors located in this market. DemandMedia has already scaled a tech team to a considerable size in Santa Monica. Los Angeles.

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JULY 1, 2010

-Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). a fbFund winner.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Viddy , called by many as the new Twitter, but for video, had a #splashmob this weekend at Santa Monica Beach. The next generation will be real time mobile streaming from handheld to handheld, kinda like Google Glasses but with more viewers.”. They partnered with Uber to drive people to and from the event.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

“GumGum’s always been ahead of its time in what we’ve introduced to the market. Buying GumGum is similar to the way traditional media is bought but with a different execution. GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year.

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JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. We talked about the negative effect of Apple’s closed system attitude but how that will be a gift to the market because Apple’s cracking of the operator hegemony has forced the industry to innovate. We talked about Facebook. -DST invested $180mm last fall.

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JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

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