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MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web.

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Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

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MARCH 21, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the startup developing location based analytics software aimed at retailers, said late Tuesday that it has partnered with Retailigence , which provides information on local store inventory to shoppers. The integration deal provides insights and analytics into searches for those products.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Santa Monica-based Jacked , a developer of second-screen, companion applications for TV broadcasts, has been acquired by Roundbox , a New Jersey-based developer of mobile broadcast software. Roundbox said it would integrate Jacked's technology into its products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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. The service--currently only available on iPhone and Android--allows users to find reviews and information about consumer electronics products. What was behind that decision?

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Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

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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 is the latest startup of Gil Elbaz, who co-founded Applied Semantics, the firm which developed Google's AdSense product. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, Santa Monica-based Parking In Motion , a developer of parking information apps for mobile devices, announced a new round of funding, from IDG Ventures and Fontinalis Partners, the venture arm of William Clay Ford, Jr., We also have our own, branded mobile phone alls. Sam Friedman: Great question.

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Santa Monica Mobile Startup Help 191

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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. Do you think there''s some challenge to the domain industry today due to mobile?

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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. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Last night, Santa Monica-based Factual (www.factual.com), the data provider and data tools firm, announced a big, $25M funding round from Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures. The firm is headed by Gil Elbaz , who is known for co-founding Applied Semantics, the firm which invented Google's AdSense product.

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MAY 14, 2013

I love the web and love Internet marketing. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. We realized that the way the web was heading, was that if you don''t do something amazing, someone will do it better. That also particularly fits well on mobile. It was discouraging.

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JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. But it’s a real phenomenon.

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AUGUST 21, 2011

walking around seeing coders buried deep into code, focused on completing their product before the clock expired. In case you were out of town for the weekend, BetterWorks and Coloft of Santa Monica put together an amazing and area stimulating HackFest ( #hackfest ) on August 14th. Product Design. Cool Car Pools.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Codeita is a powerful, easy to use, cloud-based, web development environment. It allows users to code, develop, brainstorm, communicate and then publish projects and files to your web server. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. No more hassles with backups and syncing your laptop with your desktop.

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JULY 1, 2010

The consumer product they’ve created is called TrueCar. Money to be used for hiring and additional product development. 2. -Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Competitors: Gowalla.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

24 7pm at The ROC in Santa Monica. Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. Venue Sponsor. Want To Sponsor?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Rahul Sonnad: We did a seed round with Clearstone Ventures, that incubated us in their Santa Monica office. Basically, we did that over the next five months, and we built out a really strong founding team with Keith Dutton from Shopzilla running the technical side and Ken Ng who was at Jamdat running the product and creative side.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. We utilize the content of your existing website and create a mobile version on-the-fly. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

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. I was with SAP America for about 7 years heading different roles such as consulting, product management, and sales. TechZulu: Where did Solaborate originate from?

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JUNE 6, 2011

Then, Bruce and I met about four years ago, at a company called Evryx Technology/SnapNow, which was a mobile marketing/mobile search firm using visual recognition. I moved to the Santa Monica office of Microsoft Consulting Service. Bruce was an investor in the Series A round there. Do you have mentors lined up?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. By focusing on creating marketing executions that are viewable and engaging in a relevant way, they can ensure their products are in line with content. Let’s talk mobile. Beyond mobile.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. Mobile is a big opportunity there, and figuring what the formats are, how to integrate ads.

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JUNE 17, 2011

He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications.

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MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. Enterprises are under a lot of pressure to produce great product under fast cycles.

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JULY 8, 2011

It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Leveraging mobile application and online platform. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform. Community Sponsors.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. A long-time entrepreneur, Mike founded his first successful Internet company in college and since then, has founded, built and sold numerous online and mobile businesses. Avesta Rasouli , Founder of Coloft.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform. Community Sponsors.

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MARCH 5, 2012

This past SWLA (February 24-26) was like non other and the 5th event to take place at Coloft here in Santa Monica. While everyone developed their products throughout the day, SWLA teams briefly said hi to Marc Nager (StartupWeekend CEO) during a quick Skype call who was down in New Zealand facilitating Startup Weekend.

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Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

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JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I live in the city of Santa Monica. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. We have the actors, directors, producers, lighting specialists, writers, agents, post-production editors, etc. Let me use LA as an example.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. In February, Googles YouTube signed a lease for about 40,000 square feet of production space in Playa Vista.

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