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Anthem Ventures Gets Second Exit In A Week

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Santa Monica-based Anthem Venture Partners has scored two exits in the last week, as Los Angeles-based Demand Media hit a homerun with its IPO Wednesday, and San Diego-based Plixi was acquired by Lockerz Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

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AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett. Laguna Beach-based Kijubi is looking to connect travelers with all of those vacation summer activities you were looking for. Demand acquired Trails as a part of its buy of Hillclimb Media back in 2006.

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Southern California Venture Totals Drop in Q4

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Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. Media & Entertainment also saw an increase, up 3 percent to $2.0 billion in 277 deals. billion and 407 deals in 2008.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

But he also says that it wasn’t a negative regarding M&A activities with competitors – this is sometimes seen as one of the pitfalls of strategic money. Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. Independents: Millennial Media , Greystripe , Medialets , JumpTap , Mojiva.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

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In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. Plus there are amazing LA tech events put on by DealMaker Media , DigitalLA , Twiistup , and many more. There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. In fact Paige Craig has coined it Silicon Beach.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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TechCrunch, Forbes, PandoDaily, and other national and local media covered the fest, centered in Santa Monica and Venice at venues with views of the beach on picture-perfect sunny days. Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. Highlights.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

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Top media giants Facebook and Alphabet are determined to grow this number with the introduction of various airborne devices designed to bring internet to the far corners of the globe to boost their revenues. The issue of cyber-espionage, targeting companies like Target, Home Depot and Anthem Insurance, continues to be a concern.