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JULY 8, 2013

West Hollywood-based 12Society , which operated a subscription-based, celebrity-driven gift delivery service, has been acquired by fellow Los Angeles gift subscription firm Quarterly. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Quarterly is venture backed by Collaborative Fund, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, and True Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

West Hollywood-based Citysearch said Tuesday afternoon that it has begun taking user input and polls for its "Best of Citysearch" award, which ranks the best local businesses on its site.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 9, 2021

West Hollywood-based StoryFile has raised $4 million to scale its storytelling app.

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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JULY 1, 2013

A report this morning says that West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the parent firm of CitySearch, Urbanspoon, and InsiderPages, has laid off two thirds of its staff. The layoffs--reported by TechCrunch-- reportedly affected 130 people.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Israeli web development company Wix said last week that it had purchased popular West Hollywood-based online artist platform DeviantArt for $36 million, including $3 million in assumed debt.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

LaughStub joins local companies such as Fandango (LA - movie tickets), RazorGator (LA - sports tickets), Paciolan (Irvine - ticketing systems), not to mention ticket giant Ticketmaster (West Hollywood) in the high tech-meets-ticketing area. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said this morning that it has acquired Felix , a performance-based, local advertising service for small and medium-sized businesses. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MAY 26, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site, told its users Tuesday evening that it is now distributing its recently released family tree posters internationally. The poster service--which takes data from Geni.com's service and turn it into printed, 16x20 posters--was originally announced on May 10th.

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MAY 1, 2014

The company said it now covers Downtown Los Angeles, Culver City, West Hollywood, Hollywood, Fairfax, Beverly Grove, Sawtelle, West LA, Mid-Wilshire, Santa Monica, Venice and Marina Del Rey. The company has been active in Los Angeles since April 3rd. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2019

Bird working to integrate Apple Pay; Comcast sells Hulu stake; Crypto hackers arrested after West Hollywood theft

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MAY 11, 2010

West Hollywood-based SocialVibe , an online site which combines social media with support for brands and charities, has raised $11.65M in a Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. No details on the funding have been announced by the company.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide operated by IAC, said this morning that it has rolled out a new mobile application fro Google Android. The firm said that its new Mobile by Citysearch app allows Android users to search for local business listings and post business reviews from their mobile device.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW has launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, the company said this week.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

West Hollywood-based online restaurant and business reviews and listings site Citysearch announced this morning that it has created a new way for its customers to connect with Twitter, with a new API which allows local businesses on the site to connect their existing Twitter account, or create a new one, with their business profile.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site backed by the Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures, told its users today that it has created a new "Geni Lab" for experimental features from the firm.

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MAY 10, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online genealogy and family tree site, said Monday afternoon that it has rolled out a new product--one that takes the family tree from the service, and turns it into a paper poster.

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MARCH 14, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and history site, said Wednesday afternoon that it has rolled out a new, application programming interface for the site. According to Geni, the new API is aimed at allowing users to develop third-party tools and application.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Citysearch said its new Guides by Citysearch service is aimed at helping users easily find new places in major cities around the country, in a photo-centric way.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that it has added a new feature which allows users to undo deletions. Geni said the addition has been a "long requested" feature and allow users to find profiles users have delete, who deleted them, and allow those profiles to be undeleted.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 31, 2020

West Hollywood-based Stem Disintermedia Inc. has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Slow Ventures with follow on investment from Santa Monica-based Upfront Ventures and Aspect Ventures.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

has named Jim Lanzone, the former president and chief executive of CBS Interactive, as the new chief executive of West Hollywood-based Tinder, effective Aug. Dating app owner Match Group Inc.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni.com said Friday that the firm has made a number of updates to the firm's services. Among the changes, the firm said that it has made two of the firm's "Pro" features--Statistics and Lists--free to all of its users.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

a West Hollywood-based fintech and banking app company aimed at “leveling the financial playing field,” will go public on the Nasdaq under the tickers DAVE and DAVEW in early 2022. Dave Inc.,

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AUGUST 14, 2014

According to CurbStand, it is launching a new campaign called #soLAvalet, which will offer up valet parking at Fatburger locations in West Hollywood and downtown LOs Angeles at its location on Figueroa. CurbStand''s app let users locate valet parking, figure out pricing, and tip the valet--all directly from a mobile phone.

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JULY 16, 2013

Tinder, which is based in West Hollywood, looks to be gaining traction in the market--or at least, its market efforts--for its mobile dating app, which lets users "like" or "pass" on people nearby who might be interested in a date.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history site started by ex-PayPal vet David Sacks, said Thursday afternoon that it has linked its service with historical documents from sites Archives.com and GenealogyBank.com. Geni said it has made documents from the two sites available via links within those services.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online city guide which is part of IAC, said that it has named Kimberly Salzer as its new Vice President and General Manager. Salzer was previously HEad of Marketing and Product for Linden Labs' Second Life.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online business guide owned by IAC, said late Friday that it has created a new advertising network called CityGrid.

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JUNE 24, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said Thursday that it has rolled out three new advertising APIs for developers.

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APRIL 6, 2010

West Hollywood-based CitySearch said Tuesday that it has rolled out a new application for the Apple iPad, called cityseries. According to Citysearch, the new app allows users to find restaurants, bars, shopping, spas and other businesses in the top metro areas of the US.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

the domain name startup with links to Demand Media at number 14; Idealab's Ubermedia at number 16; Machinima in West Hollywood at number 21; San Diego's PatientSafe Solutions at 24; SmartDrive Systems at 25; and SocialVibe at number 23. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch announced today that it has hired on Christophe Louvion--the former CTO of Gorilla Nation Media--as its Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Core Products.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Scopely raises $60 million, VentureDevs to open West Hollywood office, and tech startup HelloTech powers Altice service.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Mobile taxi summoning app developer Flywheel is expanding its coverage area in Los Angeles today, saying that it will now provide coverage in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Culver City as well as the Westside and the South Bay.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

INTO has a big, invite-only launch party tonight in West Hollywood. The magazine said it will provide "fresh, relevant stories and beautiful photography" on the site, which is led by Editor-in-Chief Zach Stafford. READ MORE>>.

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