It's no secret that Santa Monica is the center of the Silicon Beach community. While its neighbor to the south, Venice, might have brought home the prize of most funded tech neighborhood, the sheer volume of innovative tech companies located in Santa Monica can't be matched. Here are nine Santa Monica-based tech companies hiring right now.
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Bio: TaskUs is a provider of outsourcing services for a number of global brands. Founded in 2008, the company helps businesses scale while still developing and preserving their brand identity.
Bio: Tradesy has created a peer-to-peer marketplace where users can list clothing items for a price that they determine, and the site takes a 9 percent fee.
Bio: Nothing feels better than a well-tailored tuxedo, even on a hot Santa Monica summer day. BlackTux launched to offer an elevated tuxedo rental experience focused on quality, convenience, and most of all, style.
Bio: DogVacay has created a marketplace where pet owners can board their dogs for a reasonable rate. To date, the startup has raised $47 million in five rounds of funding.
Bio: Demand Media, Inc. is a leading digital media company that creates platforms across their websites (eHow and LIVESTRONG.com, to name a few) in order to help content creators better reach their audience.
Bio: Beautycounter is an innovative e-commerce brand that sells skincare, beauty and hair products. Earlier this year, CEO and Founder Gregg Renfrew was named as one of Built In LA's 50 LA women startup founders you should know.
Bio: The Mobile Majority is a mobile advertising solution that delivers relevant ads to mobile devices nationwide. Originally known as PaeDae, the startup rebranded in 2014.
Bio: Bitium creates a cloud-based identity platform that allows for easy and simple credential management. Earlier this year, the company detailed the biggest hacks of 2015, further terrifying those with any amount of sensitive data in the cloud.
Bio: Another company focused on company-customer interactions, Retention Science is focused on targeting, engaging and retaining existing customers. Their marketing platform uses machine learning algorithms to predict customer behavior and automate 1-to-1 retention campaigns.