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San Diego Startups — ShowUHow

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By brantcooper, September 23, 2011 4:49 pm

(52nd in a series introducing San Diego high tech Startups.)

ShowUHow

ShowUHow offers manufacturers and retailers a series of web and mobile video product guides for every stage of the customer lifecycle, including pre-sales, installation, feedback and retention. Led by Founder and CEO Kim Folsom, ShowUHow has raised $3M from Syncom Venture Partners.

Crunchbase entry.

(Founder of a San Diego-based Startup? Contact me: brant at marketbynumbers.)

SanDiegoStartups2011 | San Diego, ShowUHow, startups

San Diego Startups — SrvrDJ

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By brantcooper, September 23, 2011 3:59 pm

(51st in a series introducing San Diego high tech Startups.)

SrvrDJ

SrvrDJ helps you launch your apps into the cloud quickly, easily, and fault-tolerantly. Founded by Leeward Bound, SrvrDJ is bootstrapped.

(Founder of a San Diego-based Startup? Contact me: brant at marketbynumbers.)

SanDiegoStartups2011 | San Diego, SrvrDJ, startups

San Diego Startups — Bump

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By brantcooper, September 23, 2011 3:39 pm

(50th in a series introducing San Diego high tech Startups.)

Bump

Bump connects existing digital profiles with your vehicle license plate number, allowing you to “connect with those you don’t know yet.” The Active Network founder Mitch Thrower is the Founder and CEO of Bump, which has raised $2.2M to date.

Crunchbase entry.

(Founder of a San Diego-based Startup? Contact me: brant at marketbynumbers.)

SanDiegoStartups2011 | Bump, San Diego, startups

San Diego Startups — Oceanhouse Media

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By brantcooper, September 22, 2011 2:10 pm

(49th in a series introducing San Diego high tech Startups.)

Oceanhouse Media

Oceanhouse Media develops mobile apps that “uplift, educate and inspire”, primarily through licensing popular children’s content providers, such as Dr. Seuss, Chronicle Books and the Hay House. Oceanhouse Media was founded by Michel Kripalani, a veteran of the video gaming industry, and is privately funded.

(Founder of a San Diego-based Startup? Contact me: brant at marketbynumbers.)

SanDiegoStartups2011 | Oceanhouse Media, San Diego, startups

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