socalTECH

MAY 20, 2014

Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The startup is led by Juan Bruce, and was co-founded by fellow Team Downey executive Jason Ahmad.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy said this morning that it has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company''s social-focused, video tools. s Downey Ventures. Epoxy is led by Juan Bruce. READ MORE>>. epoxy television content social video tool venture capital upfront'

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience. Why get some funding and make this into a separate company?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. So I think it’s now fair to rate me at 9/10 on follow-on fundings. I am closing 3 new fundings in April (2 new, 1 follow-on). As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago.

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