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MARCH 9, 2011

Not satisfied with creating just another mobile application for the iPhone platform, Santa Monica-based startup, IPPLEX , this week introduced an application to help the visually impaired or blind. IPPLEX also develops mobile video conferencing and other applications. The new app sells for $1.99 READ MORE>>

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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. icsmobile talent agency icmpartners mobile promotion smartphone software discovery' 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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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which operates a programmatic video advertising platform, said this morning that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round, from Anthem Venture Partners, Simon Equity Partners, Third Wave Capital, Wavemaker Partners and ZenShin Capital. 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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AUGUST 31, 2018

Santa Monica e-scooter operator Bird Rides Inc. announced its new platform to help cities manage the influx of their scooters. Called GovTech, the platform was announced Aug. 29, the day before Santa Monica announce the companies chosen to participate in its city-wide shared mobility pilot program.

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MARCH 11, 2014

In fact, many people know I grew up in NorCal and still have a 650 area code on my mobile phone. Burstly is a Santa Monica-based team that I also proudly funded. And they were allegedly acquired (or so TechMeme says) by Apple in order to absorb the great engineers that built the leading iOS testing platform TestFlight.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development.

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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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DECEMBER 13, 2012

What does the world have in store for the mobile games market, and how do mobile games developers look at the world? Tell us about Mobile Deluxe and the types of games you develop? Josh Hartwell: We do premium casual games for mobile devices. Talk about how you went from JAMDAT to Mobile Deluxe?

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JUNE 13, 2012

Santa Monica-based Look.io , a startup out of the Amplify accelerator which developed mobile chat applications which could be plugged into any mobile app, has been acquired by LivePerson. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. was co-founded by Grant Miller and Marc Campbell. READ MORE>>.

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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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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 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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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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JANUARY 23, 2012

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the customer relationship management and contact management software developer headed by Jon Ferrara, has snagged a high profile hire this morning, hiring former Salesforce Director of Mobile Product Jason McDowall as its new Director of Product.

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MAY 15, 2013

The Santa Monica-based company said that it has launched a next generation site, which it had codenamed "Malibu", to drive new growth and new members for the service. Online dating and matchmaking asite eHarmony is looking to update the company''s image, and has gotten a makeover--looking to prove that it''s still in the dating game.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Santa Monica-based ecommerce company Tapcart Inc. raised $50 million in Series B funding for its platform that allows brands to launch mobile apps.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Santa Monica-based mDialog said Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $5 million in a Series A round of funding. mDialog said the investment will be used to expand its producrs across mobile and connected devices such as the iPad and iPhone, as well as Android, Roku and other platforms.

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APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. We’re excited to work with them.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Jonathan David: We''re essentially a media buying and optimization platform. Most of that digital media is display, and we have a platform which automates a lot of the optimization decisions, based on a strategy we''ve developed collectively as a media team. The better the platform gets, the more we are able to scale, with less labor.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the latest startup of The Platform founder Rahul Sonnad, said today that it has partnered up with Universal Studios Hollywood on a mobile application focused on Universal's "Halloween Horror Nights" event. Tags: geodelic universal studios hollywood mobile application iphone.

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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. It is interesting to see you've been mobile as the first part of your launch--in fact, only offering up iPhone and Android versions, and no web version yet. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Senior IOS/Mobile Engineer , DogVacay. DogVacay.com, the fastest-growing, Santa Monica startup, passionate about using technology to build a community where dog lovers can connect with one another to find and provide safe, convenient and affordable services to care for their best friend. Product Marketing Manager , TigerText.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the open dataset and API provider started by Gil Elbaz, announced this evening that it has raised $25M in a first round of funding. Factual provides an online data platform and API which allows developers to access, modify, and collaborate on datasets.

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JULY 27, 2012

Santa Monica-based CallFire , the Internet telephony service headed by Dinesh Ravishanker, is powering the campaign of Seattle congressional candidate Darcy Burner, the firm said Thursday. CallFire said its platform has been used by 1,700 local and state candidate and issue-oriented political campaigns since it was founded.

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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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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Santa Monica-based real time, enterprise messaging provider TigerText announced this morning that it has launched a new, freemium version of its enterprise messaging systems, aimed at companies not yet using its enterprise messaging tools. tigertext freemium enterprise secure text messaging software android mobile' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2013

TestFlight recently joined forces with Burstly (www.burstly.com) to create a suite of apps for mobile developers and publishers. We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. Burstly is located in Santa Monica.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Mobile app demo and analytics platform AppOnboard Inc., based in Santa Monica, announced Dec. 11 it completed a $15 million series B funding round led by Breakaway Growth Fund, bringing its total 2018 fundraising to $30 million. To date, AppOnboard has raised $35 million.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based TrueCar announced late Thursday that it has acquired a 20 percent stake in Accu-Trade , a provider of vehicle apparisal technology. Accu-Trade, which is based in Manheim, Pennsylvania, and provides a mobile app which offers up vehicle appraisals and valuations for dealers and consumers.

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APRIL 18, 2019

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow.

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JULY 1, 2010

A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Includes content mobile guides, ie. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Prior to starting PublishThis, I was the General Manager for Edmunds.com, the automotive site here in Santa Monica. We're a content curation platform, software-as-a-service for content, and we are focused on helping companies engage their customer more directly using content. What does this look like to brands and publishers?

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MARCH 12, 2012

Santa Monica-based Factual and location-based, analytics and services provider Geoloqi said over the weekend that Factual will enhance enhance Geoloqi's location data and analytics offering with its data. Financial details of the deal with Geoloqi and Factual were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Santa Monica-based Mobcrush , which operates a live streaming platform and community focused on mobile games, has raised $20M more, in a Series B funding round. Mobcrush said the funding goes towards growing its community and platform, and in particular, to hiring more engineers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2012

Remember Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the startup headed by Jason Calacanis and backed by such investors as Sequoia Capital? In a recent blog post, Calacanis said that the firm has now seen more than 950,000 downloads of its apps and 200M videos on YouTube, in the last six months.

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