Mobcrush, the live streaming platform for mobile games, confirmed today they have raised $4.9 million in seed funding. While currently in private beta, the Santa Monica-based platform says the funding will be used to scale the company’s team and platform in preparation for their public beta in 4-6 months.
To understand Santa Monica tech — where is started and where it's going — we profiled two distinct classes of companies currently based in the Santa Monica: the old and the new.
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