MEDL Mobile Inc. is an American

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developer and

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firm currently based in

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. The company designs, develops and markets

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for

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and Android.

History

Founded in 2008 by Dave Swartz and Andrew Maltin, MEDL Mobile began as a mobile app development

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and technology incubator in

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. In early 2009, the company launched an app development service called the App Incubator, which lets users submit mobile application ideas in exchange for a percentage of the app's profits once it's developed. Soon after, the company grew from a handful of people to a full staff of

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, developers,

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, and

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. In September 2010, the company moved their headquarters north to Fountain Valley, California - where in June 2011, they became an

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quoted company under the

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: MEDL. In November, 2012, the company formed Hang With, Inc. a live social mobile video platform. In November 2013 an opinion piece on the stock market analysis website

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claimed that MEDL Mobile was making elaborate claims through press releases as a part of a

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scheme with its company stock. In October 2014, Hang was awarded the Best Mobile Platform Innovation by the 2014

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Sammy / Mobi Awards. On March 4, 2015, Hang With, Inc. (a MEDL company), announced that American actor and singer-songwriter

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had joined the Board of Advisors of Hang w/.

References

External links

* {{Official, http://www.medlmobile.com
Market Access Profile: MEDL Mobile Holdings, Inc.

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