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Fastpoint Games Seeks Buyer, Winds Down Site

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Los Angeles-baaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, is winding down its website, according to a notice on the firm's site, and is now looking for a buyer. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. READ MORE>>.

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AssetAvenue Hires Early Indiegogo Employee

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Los Angeles-based AssetAvenue , the real estate crowdfunding site led by David Manshoory, has snagged the first employee out of Indiegogo. According to AssetAvenue, it has hired Adam Chapnick, who was the first employee out of the Indiegogo crowdfunding site back in 2009. READ MORE>>.

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FastPoint Games Shuts Down

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Los Angeles-bsaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, has shut down, according to a notice on the firm's site. According to the site, the firm is "winding down" all of its Fastpoint Games branded fantasy sports games over the next 45 days. The company was originally known as Rotohog.

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The Honest Company Partners With Zulily

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The Honest Company , the online brand offering up natural products for babies and families founded by Jessica Alba, has teamed up with daily deals site Zulily , the two said Wednesday afternoon. Lee also headed up LegalZoom, and also runs ShoeDazzle. READ MORE>>.

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Hautelook Acquired By Nordstrom For $270M

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Los Angeles-based HauteLook , the flash sales site run by Adam Bernhard, has been acquired by Nordstrom for up to $270M. HauteLook had raised somewhere around $41M in total funding. The firm had only been formed over a little more than three years ago, in December of 2009, when Bernhard founded the company. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Investor Puts $4M Into Mindflash

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The Investment Group of Santa Barbara , a venture capital investment group based in Santa Barbara, has invested $4M in funding for a developer of a web-based cloud training software firm, Mindflash , Mindflash said today. Mindflash, which is based in Palo Alto, offers a site which helps companies create online training courses.

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eHarmony Settles Same-Sex Class Action Lawsuit

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Pasadena-based online dating site eHarmony has settled a class action lawsuit over its lack of support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals, the firm reported Tuesday evening. The firm later launched Compatible Partners , a same-sex matching service, in March of 2009, on pressure from the State of New Jersey. eHarmony, Inc.,

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