Sumazi
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{{Infobox website
| name = Sumazi
| logo = Sumazi logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
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| url = {{URL|www.Sumazi.com}}
| owner = Sumaya Kazi
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| type =
| language = English
| registration =
| launch_date = 2014
| current_status = Dead
| dissolved = 2017
}}
Sumazi is a social media and social intelligence platform for enterprises, brands, and celebrities. Its technology performs social data analysis across social networking services including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, to identify key people in his/her network who are experts, influencers or are located in a specific area for marketing, advertising or sales campaigns.{{cite web|url=http://www.sumazi.com/ |title=Sumazi Website |publisher=Sumazi.com |date=2014-03-11 |accessdate=2014-03-11}}
The technology company was founded in 2011 by former Sun Microsystems employee Sumaya Kazi. The company was headquartered in San Francisco, California.
The company was out of business by 2017.{{cite web |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56080-18#overview |title=Sumai |publisher=Pitchbook |accessdate=4 July 2024}}
Reception
Sumazi was one of 25 startups selected out of more than 1,200 to compete at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, where it won the Omidyar Network award for the startup "Most Likely to Change the World."{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/29/qwiki-techcrunch-disrupt-winner/ |title=Qwiki Wins TechCrunch Disrupt: Information Consumption To Be Disrupted |publisher=TechCrunch.com |date=2010-09-29 |accessdate=2012-10-30}}
Sumazi, which was based out of San Francisco, California, had been profiled in The New York Times{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/09/28/28venturebeat-sumazis-iphone-app-connects-two-people-with-30710.html |title=Sumazi's iPhone App Connects Two People With a Single Touch |work=The New York Times |date=2010-09-28 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} as well as USA Today,{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-10-08/tech-startups-venture-capital/50687212/1 |title=Social, mobile start-ups lure Silicon Valley capital |work=USA Today |date=2011-10-07 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} which commented the advantages of the startup's location in the Silicon Valley. American Express OPEN Forum also featured Sumazi as a "Startup of the Week".{{cite web|url=http://www.openforum.com/articles/startup-of-the-week-sumazi-founded-by-sumaya-kazi |title=Connecting You to the People You Should Know |publisher=OpenForum.com |date=2012-03-05 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} Sumazi has additionally been mentioned in articles by Mashable,{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2012/01/25/startup-community-building/ |title=10 Tips for Building a Strong Online Community Around Your Startup |publisher=Mashable.com |date=2012-01-25 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} The Wall Street Journal,{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110104/holy-start-up-pileup-social-networking-gets-professional/ |title=Holy Start-Up Pileup! Social Networking Gets Professional |publisher=Allthingsd.com|date=2011-01-04 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} Current Editorials,{{cite web|url=http://currenteditorials.com/2012/01/16/sumazi-why-learning-how-to-do-one-thing-teaches-you-how-to-do-another-thing-better/ |title=Sumazi: Why Learning How To Do One Thing Teaches You How To Do Another Thing Better |publisher=CurrentEditorials.com|date=2012-01-16 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} Harvard Business Review,{{cite journal|url=http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/how_to_scale_without_losing_sa.html |title=How to Scale Without Losing Savvy Customer Service |journal=Harvard Business Review |publisher=blogs.hbr.org |date=2011-01-04 |accessdate=2012-10-30|last1=Noguera |first1=Natalia Oberti }} Smashing Magazine,{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/01/elements-of-a-viral-launch-page/ |title=Elements of a Viral Launch Page |publisher=smashingmagazine.com |date=2011-09-01 |accessdate=2012-10-30}} and TechCrunch.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/the-list-of-startups-launching-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2/ |title=The List of Startups Launching at TechCrunch Disrupt |publisher=TechCrunch.com |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2012-10-30}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.Sumazi.com}}
Category:Marketing companies established in 2011
Category:Digital marketing companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in San Francisco
Category:Defunct online companies of the United States
Category:Privately held companies based in California
Category:Social media management platforms
Category:2011 establishments in California
Category:Internet properties established in 2011
Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2017
Category:2017 disestablishments in California
Category:American companies established in 2017