Tuesday, June 19, 2012

HypeMarks Gets $350K

Los Angeles-based HypeMarks, the developer of a service which helps users find new places to explore on the web, has raised $350,000 in a funding round, socalTECH has learned. According to Tim Sae Koo, the firm's founder, the funding came from Idealab, with Allen Morgan of Idealab joining the company's board. HypeMarks was part of the StartEngine accelerator Q1 class; the company originally grew out of Sae Koo's business class at USC. HypeMarks said it is expecting to launch its services to the public on July 9th. More information »

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