 In June, 2017, Mode Media U.S. was acquired by BrideClick, who changed the company name to Glam, Inc. Mode Media continued its operations in Japan and Asia and in January, 2017 an investment group Montaro purchased Mode Media in Japan.In March, 2017 shareholders appointed Samir Arora as the executive chairman of Mode Media in Japan to help with its turnaround to rebuild Mode's technology and operations.In April 2016, Samir Arora founded Sage Digital, a new AI locations platform startup that uses accurate and reliable sources for location maps data and currently operates as its chief executive officer.