Based in Venice, California, the Hollywood-centric startup has worked closely with many major studios.

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Instead, coffee companies such as illycaffe and Hausbrandt, a rival based in Treviso near Venice, have developed electronic detection systems.

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The JibJab team is employing both in-house art talent in their Venice Beach-based animation studio, and illustrators all around the world to create StoryBots.

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