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JANUARY 18, 2022

Santa Monica-based venture investment firm Griffin Gaming Partners is the lead investor in Turkish mobile gaming developer Spyke, Spyke said on monday. The company's CEO, Rina Onur Sirinoglu, was the founder of a mobile gaming firm, Peak Games, which Zynga acquired for $1.8 billion back in 2020.

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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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JULY 27, 2016

Redlands, California-based mapping software developer Esri said today that it is powering a new, mobile app which helps Pokemon Go players find Pokemon hot spots. Pokevision is based in Santa Monica.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

In an unusual twist for the car sharing market, a new, Los Angeles startup-- WaiveCar --said today that it has launched a new, mobile phone-driven car sharing program in Santa Monica and Venice, which lets drivers drive cars for free.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Three Los Angeles area companies have been selected to participate in the NASA Urban Mobility Challenge , an effort to help promote the development of the use of multiple, unmanned aircraft all flying in dense urban environments.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Then YOU and thousands like you attend TECHSPO LA! The Best Part?

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

One of the portfolio companies of Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group , Minneapolis-based Perforce Software , has acquired cloud testing software developer Perfecto Mobile. Perfecto is a developer of cloud-based, automated mobile and web application test software.

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JUNE 12, 2014

Santa Monica-based Mobile Majority , which offers up premium, mobile brand advertising, said this week that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. The company says that it is looking to address the "inherent fraud" present in the current mobile ad market.

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JUNE 20, 2014

Santa Monica-based DogVacay , which operates an online marketplace which connects dog owners with dog sitters and other dog owners willing to watch their dogs, said Thursday that it has launched a brand new, mobile app. The company''s headquarters is now in the prior Cross Campus space in Santa Monica. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Siemer Ventures is one of the backers of a new, Japanese mobile video entertainment startup, Breaker. According to Breaker, it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, to help bolster its efforts to produce and distribute mobile video entertainment in Japan. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Santa Monica- and Helsinki-based Seriously , a developer of mobile games, has raised $5M in additional funding, according to the company. Seriously has its business development and marketing arm in Santa Monica, with game development in Helsinki. seriously venture capital mobile game helsinki best fiends upfront'

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JUNE 12, 2013

Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer? 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. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 29, 2019

Santa Monica-based venture investment firm March Capital Partners led a $4 million funding round in San Francisco-based mobile game developer Knock Knock Games Inc.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Santa Monica-based mobile app developer is bringing some humor to its meditation app.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Santa Monica-based early stage venture fund UP.Partners launched its inaugural $230 million fund focused on mobility technology, the company announced on Oct.

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MAY 11, 2018

Santa Monica-based Nimble has added a new push notification feature to its mobile app software, used to track customer contacts, letting iOS users see when a contact opens their tracked emails.

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L.A. Business Journal

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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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority , the mobile advertising technology developer led by Rob Emrich, says it has acquired Gimbal , the Qualcomm spinout focused on mobile engagement and location intelligence in the retail market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Dave Inc., developers of a financial management mobile app designed to prevent bank overdrafts, announced June 19 a $110 million debt funding raise.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Santa Monica-based Weplay , a startup backed by Peyton Manning, Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter and Lebron James, said today that it has launched a mobile app to help youth sports players keep informed on allergy conditions. Olympic Swimmer Summer Sanders.

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APRIL 9, 2012

Santa Monica-based Kuapay , a new startup aiming at the mobile payments and loyalty markets, has scored $2M in funding, the firm has disclosed. The startup is headed by Joaquin Ayuso de Paul, one of the angel investors in Border Stylo and co-founder of Spanish social network Tuenti.com (acquired by Telefonica).

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , which provides a service to let users get upfront pricing on automobiles from dealers, said today that it has just surpassed 1 million downloads of its smartphone app. truecar download automobile mobile dealer vehicle auto' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2013

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Santa Monica-based TigerText , the enterprise, real-time messaging app developer led by Brad Brooks, has rolled out an update to its mobile messaging apps, which it says are specifically designed for the broader, enterprise market. texting hipaa health smartphone application secure messaging mobile tigertext' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based HR and talent management software, has expanded its offerings, saying it has a new set of mobile applications. Cornerstone OnDemand said it now offers up mobile applications for its enterprise and mid-seized, as well as small business customers.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

NASA and a clutch of startup and established companies are moving forward with plans to transform mobility in urban environments through the Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. Developmental Airspace Simulation: The companies will test traffic management services in NASA-designed airspace simulations for urban air mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Layer , a developer of application programming interfaces for building in messaging, voice, and video into mobile apps, disclosed this week that it raised $1.5M in funding, including capital from Santa Monica-based venture investor Anthem Ventures. apps mobile programming software ventures anthem layer' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Online dating site eHarmony is reporting that it's seeing an increasing number of users using its mobile apps to access its dating service, and also said that conversions of those users is up nearly 40 percent year to year. 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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DECEMBER 6, 2012

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, PaeDae launched today, saying that it has created a white-label, software prize network which helps developers offer up real world prizes for their online and mobile games.

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MAY 17, 2013

Santa Monica-based healthcare messaging provider TigerText has linked up with a provider of mobile security, AirWatch , the firms said this week. According to the companies, the move will allow healthcare customers to secure both their mobile platforms and their text and email communications.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority --which recently zoomed past $50M in revenues--has acquired a Brazilian web development company called Elastic , according to the company. The Mobile Majority said the deal is valued between $3 million to $7 million. The Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2015

Santa Monica-based onLoop , a new startup developing a n app for messaging others, said Thursday that it is launching at SXSW. onloop mobile texting chat startup sxsw android diiscovery' The startup is led by AK Sands and was co-founded by Jacob Heinz. The startup is led by AK Sands and was co-founded by Jacob Heinz.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Monica-based Bird, which provides micro-mobility services based on both scooters and bicycles, is now trading publicly on the NYSE, after a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Friday. Bird is now trading as BRDS. The company closed out its first day of trading on Friday at $8.40

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Santa Monica-based live game streaming startup Mobcrush has raised $11M in a Series A round, the company said Tuesday. The company's mobile app lets users stream their video games to others, and also chat and watch other players. Mobcrush raised $4.9M in its seed funding round back in May. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2015

Santa Monica-based Mobcrush , a new startup which wants to allow mobile users to broadcast, watch, and chat about video games as they are playing them, has raised $4.9M Mobcrush runs on iOS and Android, and lets users livestream mobile games such as Minecraft and Clash of Clans to friends and others. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tapatalk , which develops mobile community software apps used heavily by online forums, has acquired Panjo , a marketplace for gear for auto, sport, and hobby enthusiasts. Tapatalk's software provides mobile-friendly access to web-based forums and online communities.

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