<s>
HipGeo	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
free	O
Los	O
Angeles-based	O
developer	O
of	O
an	O
LBS	B-Application
app	B-Application
designed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iOS	I-Operating_System
devices	O
developed	O
by	O
Scott	O
Daniel	O
,	O
Rich	O
Rygg	O
,	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Kunzelman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
iPad	B-Device
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
3.5	O
or	O
above	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
create	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
the	O
routes	O
and	O
places	O
they	O
go	O
without	O
Check-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
share	O
photos	O
,	O
routes	O
,	O
and	O
places	O
through	O
the	O
HipGeo	B-Algorithm
app	B-Application
,	O
via	O
email	O
,	O
SMS	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
social	O
networking	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
while	O
controlling	O
their	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
outside	O
financing	O
until	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
announced	O
receiving	O
$500K	O
in	O
funding	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
investors	O
,	O
including	O
Morado	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
,	O
a	O
seed-stage	O
fund	O
run	O
by	O
former	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Daniel	O
,	O
Rich	O
Rygg	O
,	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Kunzelman	O
originally	O
met	O
over	O
15	O
years	O
ago	O
when	O
Rich	O
acquired	O
Futuretouch	O
for	O
GeoCities	O
as	O
VP	O
General	O
Manager	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
moved	O
to	O
northern	O
California	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
Marshall	O
Kirkpatrick	O
wrote	O
in	O
ReadWriteWeb	O
that	O
“	O
HipGeo:Tech	O
Veterans	O
Tackle	O
Geo	O
2.0	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
