CEO Peter Levin and Gareb Shamus launched GeekChicDaily with
Peter Guber and other advisors in October, 2009. The company launched GeekChic Los Angeles, a regional version of the newsletter, in April 2011. GeekChicNYC was later added in August 2011. The offices are based out of
Santa Monica, California.
Nerdist Comedian
Chris Hardwick's
Nerdist Industries, entered into an equity partnership with GeekChicDaily in June 2011. Nerdist Industries operates a podcast network, including the flagship
Nerdist Podcast, Nerdist Blog and NerdMelt theater at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. On the Nerdist Blog, Hardwick stated that "Peter Levin, founder of GeekChicDaily, will take over the business-y parts of the growing Nerdist tentacles." In February 2012, GeekChicDaily fully merged with Nerdist Industries and became Nerdist News. ==References==