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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Flipagram , which develops a popular app which lets users create video slideshows set in time to their favorite music, said over the weekend that it has added direct messaging for its users. Flipagram's app lets users create video slideshows with up to 60 seconds of free, licensed music.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram , the mobile app developer which is led by serial entrepreneur Farhad Mohit, said this morning that it is doubling the size of its free clips to 60 seconds. Flipagram's mobile app lets users create a video story, by matching up a users' photos and videos to popular, licensed music clips.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Bytedance--also known as Toutiao-- had also acquired Los Angeles-based Flipagram, the developer of another mobile, social photos and video sharing app, in February. According to the two, Musical.ly will continue to operate as its own, independent platform, with founders Louis Yang and Alex Zhu joining Bytedance's team. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based social sharing service Flipagram is powering the release of a new single from the band One Direction , which was released on Firday. Flipagram--whose tools help users share quick, mobile photo and video slideshows--said One Direction's new single, "Perfect", from One Direction's new album Made In The A.M.,

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based video story app developer Flipagram said Wednesday that it added more than 1,000 signed, musical artists to its "Flipagram Verified" platform, letting those artists make their music available to Flipagram's users. Flipagram is led by longtime LA technology veteran Farhad Mohit.

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APRIL 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Flipagram , which develops mobile apps which let users set their photos to their favorite music, has launched a new, in-app camera feature, the company said today. Flipagram said that those "ephemeral" videos and photos are automatically deleted after being incorporated into the app's "Flips". READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram , led by startup vetera Farhad Mohit, said late Thursday evening that it has raised $70M in a funding round, for its photo, video, and music sharing apps. As part of the funding Sequoia's Michael Moritz and Kleiner's John Doerr have both joined Flipagram's board of directors.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Flipagram Is Shopping Itself Around to Potential Buyers, Appetize signs deal to supply devices to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, CBS All Access Launches Ad-Free Option, and more.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Flipagram tops 200 million users, Upfront names new partner, and Stamps.com buys ShippingEasy for $55 million.

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JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram? They were Flipagram LLC.

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JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram? They were Flipagram LLC.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Faraday Future’s unpaid bills are piling up and spurring lawsuits, Chinese firm eyes acquisition of Flipagram, GumGum launches TV signage valuation tool, and more.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Westside Rentals Sells to CoStar’s Apartments.com, Flipagram Acquired by Chinese Company, L.A. Region Leads Nation in Business Startups, and more.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Another Snapchat filter causes uproar, Samsung Electronics to buy Dacor for an estimated $150 million, Flipagram announces partnership with SoundHound, and more.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Bytedance also bought LA's Flipagram earlier this year. The news comes shortly after Bytedance (Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd) also announced it had acquired another Los Angeles, social app developer, Musical.ly, in a deal reported to be worth as much as $1 billion. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

and Flipagram. The startup, which offers up an iOS app, said that Los Angeles was a "far better place" for the company, specifically citing such local Los Angeles companies as Snapchat , Tinder , musical.ly Blurr says it is backed by Boston area angel investors.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

RadPad--which is backed by such investors as Altpoint Ventures and Goldcrest Investments said the new reward comes because engineering talent is still at a premium in Southern Californi, due to the rise of many startups here, including Tinder, Snapchat, Whisper, Flipagram, Parachute, RealtyMogul, Reformation, and Seriously.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Most recent investments: Ring, Flipagram, Snapchat. Most recent investments: EventBoard, Sensay, Shipt, Scopely, ALL DEF DIGITAL. Local exits: Maker Studios, Viddy, AwesomenessTV. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers 7 deals. Local exits: Dollar Shave Club, Telogis. Crosscut Ventures 6 deals. Local exits: Gradient, Lettuce, Shift, ShoeDazzle.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

Other big deals included in the survey were Flipagram (nearly $70M) and Yuneec ($60.0M). Orange County saw $340.3M raised in 15 companies. The largest deal in the quarter was for Suja Life ($149.4M), followed by Honest Company ($100.0M) and CrowdStrike ($100.0M).

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