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2U Raises $120M In IPO

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The company--which runs online degree programs for the University of Southern California (USC) and many other schools--had been backed by Redpoint Ventures, which funded the company out of its Los Angeles office. Those investments were led by former Redpoint VC Greg Martin. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2 percent at 13.95

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

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Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 47 Percent In 2009

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According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 In terms of venture firm activity, the report found that DFJ Frontier was the most active in the quarter, with five deals; GRP Partners , Mission Ventures , and Redpoint Ventures all had four deals each in the quarter.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 37 Percent In 2009

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According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 In terms of venture firm activity, the report found that DFJ Frontier was the most active in the quarter, with five deals; GRP Partners , Mission Ventures , and Redpoint Ventures all had four deals each in the quarter.

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Tinder Buys Chill, The Maker Of Tappy

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Chill was founded by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, and was venture backed by William Morris Endeavor (WME), Kleiner, 500 Startups, Redpoint Ventures, Crunchfund, Science Media, Troy Carter and Atlas Venture. back in 2009. As part of the buy, Tappy will shut down. READ MORE>>.

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Forbes Midas List Skips SoCal, Again

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The last time Forbes has placed a Southern California venture capitalist on the Midas List appears to have been in 2009, when Jim Gauer of Palomar Ventures made the list.

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Clicker Acquired By CBS Interactive

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The acquisition is a quick one for Clicker, which only launched public access to its site in November of 2009. Clicker was venture backed by Benchmark Capital, JAFCO, Redpoint Ventures, and Blake Krikorian, and had raised around $21M in funding. CBS said that Clicker Media will become part of CBS Interactive'roster of properties.

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