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=== 2013–present === In February 2013, Michael Onghai became the CEO of LookSmart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mgtci.com/team/michael-onghai/|title=Michael Onghai|website=MGT Capital Investments|language=en-US|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> On 2 September 2013, LookSmart's [[Canada|Canadian]] subsidiary, LookSmart Canada Ltd., acquired assets of Syncapse Corp. upon court approval for $3 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/e/130906/look8-k.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908154914/http://biz.yahoo.com/e/130906/look8-k.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2013|title=Form 8-K for LOOKSMART LTD|date=8 September 2013|website=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> On 22 September 2014, LookSmart announced the launch of its [[Information technology|Information Technology]] services offering Novatech.io.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/looksmart-announces-its-novatech-managed-it-services-offering-276208391.html|title=LookSmart Announces its NovaTech Managed IT Services Offering|date=22 September 2014|website=PR Newswire|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410111157/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/looksmart-announces-its-novatech-managed-it-services-offering-276208391.html|archive-date=10 April 2015|url-status=live|access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref> On 16 July 2015, the company had a market cap of around $3.6 million and its stock price was at $0.63 per share.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com:80/symbol/look|title=LookSmart, Ltd. Stock Quote & Summary Data|date=16 July 2015|website=[[NASDAQ]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717091324/http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/look|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> In October 2015, the company transferred all of its assets to its subsidiary, LookSmart Group Inc. and spun off the ownership of LookSmart Group to its shareholders.<ref name=":0" /> LookSmart, Ltd., the company's former entity, completed a merger with Maritime Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of Pyxis Tankers Inc., on 28 October.<ref name=":0">{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pyxis-tankers-inc-completes-merger-with-looksmart-ltd-and-expects-to-commence-trading-on-the-nasdaq-capital-market-today-538019201.html | title=Pyxis Tankers Inc. Completes Merger with LookSmart, Ltd. and Expects to Commence Trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market Today | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=28 October 2015}}</ref> On 24 March 2017, LookSmart Group completed a merger with its subsidiary, LookSmart Capital Inc. and LookSmart Group announced that it would de-register its common stock and suspend its public reporting obligations.<ref name=":13">{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/looksmart-group-effects-1-for-100-reverse-stock-split-to-deregister-applies-to-become-otc-pink-currentalternative-reporting-300429177.html | title=LookSmart Group Effects 1 For 100 Reverse Stock Split, To Deregister, Applies To Become OTC Pink Current/Alternative Reporting | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=24 March 2017}}</ref> The company changed its trading symbol to LKSTD for 20 business days and changed its trading symbol back to LKST afterwards.<ref name=":13" /> On 3 April 2017, LookSmart Group announced the launch of its new [[data center]] building located in [[Central Phoenix, Arizona|Central Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] as a technology center, Silicon Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/looksmart-launches-silicon-canyon-businesses-165300202.html|title=Looksmart Launches Silicon Canyon for Businesses Owned by Veterans, Minorities, and Immigrants in Phoenix, AZ|date=3 April 2017|website=[[Yahoo Finance]]|language=en-US|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> On 13 April 2017, LookSmart Group announced partnerships with the Clickable Institute of Technology, Entrepreneurship and Digital marketing and Richie Bello West to help [[veteran]]s, [[Minority group|minorities]] and [[Immigration|immigrants]] at Silicon Canyon.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.accesswire.com/459728/LookSmart-Group-Inc-and-Silicon-Canyon-Announce-Clickable-Institute-and-Richie-Bello-West-Partnerships|title=LookSmart Group Inc. and Silicon Canyon Announce Clickable Institute and Richie Bello West Partnerships|date=13 April 2017|website=Accesswire|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref>
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