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New York-based <a target="_blank" href="http://hubbl.io/">Hubbl</a>, a maker of app discovery and personalization technologies, has been snapped up by mobile ad platform <a target="_blank" href="http:
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Advertising startup <a target="_blank" href="http://www.inadco.com">Inadco</a> is announcing that it has raised $11 million in Series B funding.
The company has developed an advertising product cal
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em>Dan Greenberg is the founder & CEO of Sharethrough, the native video advertising company. James Navin is the Vice President of Strategic Operations for Sharethrough. </
<b>Editor’s note:</b> <em>Dan Greenberg is the founder & CEO of Sharethrough, the native video advertising company. </em>
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