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Hmpgr was created by Chris Haines, Dan McLaughlin, Kaeti Hinck, Kamal Grey, Rob Martinez, Sheryl Sulistiawan, and Tito Bottitta during SND Makes 2014 at the Upstatement office in Boston.
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