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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based Passenger , a developer of private social networking sites for brands, said today that it has raised an additional $7.5M The round came from Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, and Steamboat Ventures, all existing investors in the firm. in an investment. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based Passenger , which develops online communities for brands, said Thursday that the firm is powering a new private online community for NYSE Euronext (NYX). Passenger is venture backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) EdgeCast has scored a big win, with Deutsche Telekom, the firms are set to announce today. EdgeCast offers content delivery services, and is backed by Steamboat Ventures. Tags: video deutsche edgecast telekom networks. READ MORE>>.

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Steamboat Ventures IP Content Networking 100

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops analytics software for gaming applications, said Friday morning that it has raised a Series B round of financing. The investment was led by Steamboat Ventures, and also included prior investors Mail Room Fund and Greycroft Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Steamboat Ventures Los Angeles Invest Report 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking. The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. READ MORE>>

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APRIL 28, 2010

11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures. The investment will be used for product development initiatives. Index Seed : Index Ventures carves out seed fund from existing $400mm fund.

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