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APRIL 21, 2009

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal has launched a new, online marketplace for local advertising, saying Monday that it has created a new "ReachLocal Xchange" platform which will allow websites to tap into local advertisers. Tags: reachlocal online advertising marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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ReachLocal Woodland Hills Advertising Yahoo 113

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Bizzy , the social recommendations website and mobile apps owned by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal, has updated its iPhone app this week. ReachLocal launched Bizzy as a personalized, restaurant and business recommendation engine in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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Guide Woodland Hills ReachLocal Blogging 133

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JUNE 8, 2010

Westlake Village-based PurePhoto.com , a new startup headed by former NextMedium COO John Ellis, and whose exec team includes prior executives from ReachLocal, ValueClick, and YellowPages.com, said Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Los Angeles-based PhotographyMentor , an online photography education and social networking site.

Westlake Village 183

Westlake Village Sites ReachLocal Social Network 183

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MARCH 8, 2011

In a twist to the popularity of mobile "check-in" applications, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal's local recommendation site Bizzy said this morning that it has launched "Check-Outs", a new feature which allows users to rate and review local businesses--after visiting those businesses. ReachLocal launched Bizzy in November.

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Woodland Hills ReachLocal Mobile Sites 166

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Other highly ranked firms on the list were Santa Monica-based TrueCar , headed by Scott Painter and ranked at number 63, with 1,966% growth; Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , ranked at 98 with with 1,068% growth; and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , ranked 101, with 1,038% revenue growth.

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Los Angeles Marina Del Rey Woodland Hills Angel 263

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Demand Media, which is headed by Richard Rosenblatt, operates a network of content focused sites, including LiveStrong.com and eHow. The enthusiastic reception for Demand's IPO follows similar strong showings from Southern California firms such as RealD, Green Dot, ReachLocal, and others this year. The firm was hovering around $23.00

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Demand Media eHow ReachLocal 153

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1193% Santa Monica Scott Painter 116 Network Solutions Provider 1001% Long Beach Phillip Walker 119 BlackLine Systems Software 973% Los Angeles Therese Tucker 131 Kotura, Inc. 6225% San Diego Kevin C. Frost, Ph.D. Frost, Ph.D.

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Southern California Marina Del Rey El Segundo San Diego 242

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In the Best venture funding in software/services, Edgecast , the content delivery network (CDN) provider, was the winner, with finalists including Eucalyptus Systems , Factual , and SV Network. Other IPO finalists were RealD , ReachLocal , and Inphi. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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LAVA Zumbox Technology ReachLocal 166

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MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal. Just think of all the FourSquare checkins you can log at LAX.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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AUGUST 3, 2009

In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). We have accomplished much yet have much work to do.

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 10, 2010

The study found that the greatest values for Southern California venture-backed firms were created by companies operating in Online Services (51%), followed by Communications and Networking (15%), Software (10%) and Semiconductors (9%). IPO in 1996).

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Southern California Study Venture Capital Redpoint 29

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Great companies like BeachMint that are growing at a rapid clip have to dig deep into their networks to meet hiring needs. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. Let’s be honest – we’re not Silicon Valley.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313