socalTECH

MAY 16, 2011

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. Kirby joins Demand Media from GOGII, where he was Chief Revenue Officer.

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socalTECH

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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Gogii GRP Partners Mobile Los Angeles 193

socalTECH

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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Gogii GRP Partners IP Startup 160

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 -- Mobile /Wireless Technologies. The focus of this panel is to explore Ventures in Mobile/Wireless technologies  how a deal is accomplished and how the company is valued, funded, executed, branded, and brings consumers into focus. See [link] (more).

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Mobile Gogii Technology Palomar 113

socalTECH

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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Gogii Mobile Los Angeles Help 157

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

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

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Company Companies Gogii Google 295

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. Hautelook, Gogii, Magento. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. In Washington DC you have government & defense.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

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. It’s hard to capture a monthly active user base in mobile that spans into several millions and manage that through a transition. He’s with you in good times & bad.

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Venture Capital Gogii Course Activity 150

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

When he was 23 years old in 1993, Sky heard about the Internet and realized that it was the future, not the next wave, not a “passing trend” Following Earthlink’s incredible success, Sky founded eCompanies, an accelerator that helped spawn LowerMyBills.com, JAMDAT Mobile, and business.com. MarkLanday. Howard nice post.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75