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JANUARY 31, 2022

Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full--price.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

No, Jason Calacanis , the Santa Monica angel investor, and CEO and founder of Mahalo , isn''t bootstrapping a new company and reverting to the hungry''s entrepreneur diet. The size of the investment round was not announced. READ MORE>>. ramen software crowdfunding finance project development jason calacanis mahalo launch conference'

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MARCH 30, 2012

Santa Monica-based Lifecrowd , the online site which helps people find local, social activities which is headed by Bong Koh, said this week that it has hired former Google business product manager Jacquie Phillips as Co-founder and Head of Product at the company.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A new, Santa Monica-based startup TubeStart , said today that it has launched its crowdfunding platform specifically for YouTube video content creators. tubestart crowdfunding youtube video content hollywood production funding' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based ShopNation has raised $800,000 in a seed funding, and launched a new fashion discovery site today. The firm, co-founded by Travis Schneider and Luke Kervin, said it aggregates and normalizes product data from fashion retailers, and allows users to find fashion products from their favorite stores.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Future Acres, is announcing this morning that it is targeting the agriculture industry with a new robot. Future Acres said it is seeking to raise up to $3M in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site SeedInvest. The company is backed by Wavemaker Partners, and is led by CEO Suma Reddy.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Are you someone who'd like to save money, energy, and maybe the environment while shopping for your new television, appliance, or other electronic product? We spoke with CEO and founder Matthias Kurwig on the idea behind the startup, and how he's applying his experience as COO of Neo@Ogilvy to his new Santa Monica startup.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Santa Monica-based automotive information site Edmunds has named a new Editor-in-Chief for its content, the company said on Tuesday. According to Edmunds, Alistair Weaver has been named Vice President of Editorial and Editor-in-Chief, to lead a team of over 30 content producers for Edmunds site and social platforms.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , the online auto buying site headed by Scott Painter, has hired on a Director of New Products, according to recruiting firm NeoHire. NeoHire said that Alexander Rosten has been hired into the position, joining Zag from Mota Motors, where he was Director of Analytics and Business Development.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

According to the company, it is hiring across marketing, sales, engineering, and product. The company--which currently has offices at ROC in Santa Monica--says it is in the mist to moving to a new office in Santa Monica in order to accomodate that growth in Q1 of 2015. YapStone was founded in Santa Monica in 1999.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , the publicly traded consumer Internet company best known for running such sites as Saatchi Art, Society6, EHow, and Livestrong, said it is looking to offer and sell approximately $22M in shares of its common stock. Leaf Group says it does not have any specific acquisitions in mind. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2012

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online small business resources site led by Jason Nazar, is looking to bolster its video content with more content around small business subjects. Docstoc already offers up a large library of business videos, which it offers to its Docstoc Premium members.

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MAY 22, 2013

Online business resource site Docstoc is in a big expansion of its services today, with the launch of a brand new service to help businesses connect with products and vendors. A key part of ExpertCircle is the peer reviews, from both other users and experts, on different vendors and products in a category.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based BeachMint , the social commerce firm headed by Josh Berman, has launched yet another celebrity e-commerce site--this time, HomeMint.com , a home fashions site launched in conjunction with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, has quietly been ramping a video content effort at the site.

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MAY 21, 2013

Santa Monica-based Enervee , the online energy-efficiency and product shopping service, which makes it easy for consumers to compare the energy usage of consumer electronics products and household appliances while shopping, has started integrating Amazon product offers.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The product development team behind Yahoo's news site, Yahoo News , has reportedly been moved to Taiwan , AllThingsD reported this morning. Yahoo's editorial team remains in Santa Monica. Tags: yahoo news taiwan overseas media santa monica.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Microsoft's MSN, and Santa Monica-based media firm BermanBraun Interactive said today that they have rolled out a new celebrity news site called WonderWall , which will feature information on what the companies described as the "hottest" pop culture stories, personalities, and trends.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based BeachMint , the celebrity and social e-commerce company run by Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, said last night that it has launched the next in its line of celebrity-focused businesses, BeautyMint. All of those sites feature monthly, personalized shopping and product subscriptions. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2014

In a demonstration of the power of targeting in a world of ubiquitous computing power, Santa Monica-based ad startup GumGum is powering a new advertising campaign which is able to target ads based on hair color shown in photos. L''Oreal will show ads for dark hair coloring products based on images with brown or black hair.

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MARCH 22, 2013

Santa Monica-based e-commerce site The Honest Company has launched an iOS application, which run on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Honest Company is the celebrity driven, subscription startup which offers up nontoxic, eco-friendly baby and kids products, including everything from diapers to home cleaning.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Santa Monica has just gotten yet another boost in its bid to become the capital of Silicon Beach, as Microsoft said this week that it is opening up a new, 125-person strong entertainment studio in the city as part of an effort to create interactive content for the Xbox. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2012

Santa Monica- and Columbus, Ohio-based Fundable said that it is looking to provide a crowdfunding platform for "serious startups". The site allow early stage startups to gain capital from anyone, using the new JOBS Act to raise money from anyone interested in a startup, and not just professional investors and banks.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health site run by Demand Media in conjunction with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, announced this morning that it has launched a new online tool it is calling MyPlate D, for online nutrition tracking. The site is targeted at people with diabetes, to help them control the disease.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. Higgins also has previously been at MSN.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Cracked.com , the online humor site which is owned by Santa Monica-based Demand Media , said this morning that it has launched a new advertising product which it says connects advertisers with content "the moment it goes viral." Financial details of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based DealBird.com , a new startup focused on group buying, has launched this week, among the slew of startups clamoring for attention at TechCrunch Disrupt. The firm, whose CEO is Chad Billmyer, said it is looking to help buyers and sellers in enthusiast web communities to start, mangae, and complete group buys.

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MAY 31, 2011

Santa Monica-based Savings.com , the online coupon site run by Loren Bendele, announced this morning that it has named Brian Lee as Head of Consumer Experience, and Meghan Stuyvenberg as head of Public Relations and Community Management. The company said it now has more than 80 employees. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2012

HomeMint , the fifth celebrity-driven, fashion e-commerce site to launch out of Santa Monica-based BeachMint , launched this week with celebrity Justin Timberlake , offering up home goods and accessories. The first products to debut out of the site are a set of throw pillows, which were designed by Timberlake and Stanley.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the online content and information site run by Jason Calacanis, has laid off 25 percent of its employees, according to a report today. AllThingsD, which confirmed the cuts with President Jason Rapp, said the move is part of a shift to product online videos. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Santa Monica-based startup JuntoBox , a new startup social community focused on independent filmmakers, said today that it has named actor, producer, and director Forest Whitaker as its co-chair. The startup said it is looking to provide a total of $2.5M in financing to five films this year. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Doorbot , the wireless, video-enabled doorbell created by Santa Monica-based Edison Jr. , Those battles--and issues working with Kickstarter on refunds and other issues--actually spurred Siminoff to found Christie Street , a crowdfunding site specifically aimed at hardware projects. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2013

In a move to attract e-commerce companies to its content delivery network, Santa Monica-based EdgeCast announced today that it has launched a new, PCI-compliant product specifically aimed at online retailers.

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MAY 14, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network operator EdgeCast Networks and TeliaSonera said today that they are in a partnership, which will offer up site acceleration and CDN products to TeliaSonera''s customer base.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break.com and Santa Monica-based Total Beauty Media announced Wednesday afternoon that the two firms have partnered on the launch of a new site, called ModernMan.com. According to the two firms, the new site will focus on grooming advice, style tips, and product information and review for men 18-39.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

com , the online site run by Santa Monica's Docstoc which helps businesses file for business licenses, has expanded its services to DBA forms, the company said today. License123.com READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2011

According to the firm and Santa Monica-based production firm Optimus, United Online is launching a national advertising spot focused on the newly renamed and refocused nostalgia business. MemoryLane was, until recently, Classmates.com. READ MORE>>.

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