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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. But who exactly is Gogii, what is textPlus and why are they so exciting if I’ve never heard of them? My excitement really starts with the Gogii team!

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GOGII Hires Away MySpace Exec

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APRIL 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based GOGII , the venture backed provider of mobile social messaging services, has snagged MySpace exec Chandra Hill as its new Vice President of Monetization and Publishing. GOGII develops textPlus, a mobile social messaging application for the iPhone. Hill was most recently VP of Mobile Monetization at MySpace.

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Interview with Scott Lahman, GOGII

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APRIL 25, 2011

Scott Lahman is co-founder of Los Angeles-based GOGII (www.gogii.com), the developer of group text messaging application textPlus. We spoke with Scott about GOGII and textPlus, the shifting mobile market, and also what lessons he's applied to his new startup. What's the story behind GOGII?

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GOGII Raises $15M

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Marina del Rey-based GOGII , the social messaging firm headed by former JAMDAT founders Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, announced this morning that it has raised an additional $15M in a third round of funding.

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Gogii Raises $8.2M

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Marina del Rey-based Gogii , a developer of text messaging applications, said Thursday that it has raised $8.2M Gogii is the latest startup of Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, all previously at JAMDAT Mobile. Gogii is the latest startup of Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, all previously at JAMDAT Mobile.

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Gogii's textPlus Hits Message Milestone

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JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based GOGII , the developer of text messaging applications headed by three of the founders of JAMDAT Mobile, reported late last week that it has sent over 10 billion text messages from its textPlus texting app.

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textPlus Lands $18M, Buys Jarvus

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

textPlus--which was previously known as GOGII--also said it has dropped its old corporate name and now will just be known as textPlus. The company said the fourth round of funding will go towards international expansion, product development and strategic acquisitions. READ MORE>>.

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textPlus Updates iPhone, Android Apps

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based textPlus , the free text messaging service which is operated by GOGII, has made a number of updates to both its iPhone and Android apps. GOGII is venture backed by Matrix Partners, GRP Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund; the firm's founder, Scott Lahman, was a co-founder of JAMDAT Mobile.

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textPlus Adds Free Numbers In Canada

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based GOGII , the text messaging app developer behind textPlus , said Tuesday that it has started offering up free phone numbers for texting in Canada. GOGII is venture backed by Matrix Partners, GRP Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund. READ MORE>>.

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textPlus Expands To Phone Calls

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gogii , the free text messaging app developer behind textPlus which is headed by former JAMDAT Mobile founder Scott Lahman, is moving into the world of free Wi-Fi calling.

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GRP Targets $250M In New Fund, GRP IV

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

GRP's investments include TrueCar, GOGII, Ad.ly, GumGum, among others. According to the filing, the fund is being managed by Steven Dietz, Brian McLoughlin, Yves Sisteron, and Mark Suster, and has just started fundraising efforts. GRP last closed on a fund--GRP III, L.P.--in READ MORE>>.

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Demand Media Names Kirby As Mobile Head

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MAY 16, 2011

Kirby joins Demand Media from GOGII, where he was Chief Revenue Officer. Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced today that it has named Michael Kirby as head of its mobile efforts. Kirby has been appointed SVP & GM, Mobile, to lead the company's mobile strategy. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Moderator: Kevin Jacques, Partner, Palomar Ventures; Panelists: Dave Ryan, Managing Partner, Mission Ventures; Patrick Eggen, QUALCOMM Ventures; Thomas Ellsworth, Chief Executive Officer, GOTV Networks; Colby Goff , SVP Network Strategy and Business Development, Boingo Wireless; Scott Lahman, Founder and CEO, GoGii. See [link] (more).

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Explaining FNAC: Feature, Not a Company

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AUGUST 22, 2011

I talked in specifics about a bunch of my investments including Factual , MongoLab , Maker Studios and Gogii (maker of TextPlus ). We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. It’s a fun 10-minute interview that you might enjoy watching. Actually, I never said that.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Hautelook, Gogii, Magento. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge. There is Adconian, Intelligent Beauty, LegalZoom, Burstly, ShoeDazzle and so many more I can barely name them all. All second or third time entrepreneurs. My point is – great companies are being built here like they are in in New York, Boston and elsewhere.

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When the Good Guys in Venture Change Roles

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JUNE 11, 2015

Gogii [the original company name] was an early leader in the free text messaging space and we had tens of millions of downloads of our product. He’s with you in good times & bad. Those were the good days.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

For the Scott Lahman fans, the inclusion of Sky Dayton cover JAMDAT which is a lot of the Gogii team. Your former Activision early hire Scott Lahman is not on this list as CEO of Gogii/TextPlus. Gogii / TextPlus is absolutely one of the best patron cos here in LA. However, This list was not about investors. MarkLanday.

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Interview with Matthew Graczyk, Zubican

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

He's now at Gogii, which has received investment from Kleiner. We have some really key people involved, including Robin Richards, who has taken five companies to 100M plus exits, including Tickets.com, MP3.COM, COM, and Vivendi Universal. There's also a lot of other noteworthy people, including senior executives from Yahoo and others.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

GOGII Hires Away MySpace Exec

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Interview with Scott Lahman, GOGII

GOGII Raises $15M

Gogii Raises $8.2M

Gogii's textPlus Hits Message Milestone

textPlus Lands $18M, Buys Jarvus

textPlus Updates iPhone, Android Apps

textPlus Adds Free Numbers In Canada

textPlus Expands To Phone Calls

GRP Targets $250M In New Fund, GRP IV

Demand Media Names Kirby As Mobile Head

Mobile /Wireless Technologies

Explaining FNAC: Feature, Not a Company

Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

When the Good Guys in Venture Change Roles

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

Interview with Matthew Graczyk, Zubican

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