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DFJ Frontier, Anthem Venture Into Portland Firm

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Two Los Angeles-based venture firms, DFJ Frontier and Anthem Venture Partners , have invested in a Portland software firm developing online identification and single-sign in software. JanRain's software allows for single sign onto web sites, including using OpenID and other standards.

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StackIQ Acquired By Teradata

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StackIQ was venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Grayhawk Capital, Avalon Ventures, and crowdfunding site OurCrowd. According to Teradata, the deal also includes StackIQ's team of engineers, who will join the company's R&D organization. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

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We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett.

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BeachMint Expands Product Line

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Santa Monica-based BeachMint said Monday that it is expanding its product line via its JewelMint web site, with a new collection of jewelry from designer Richard Chai. READ MORE>>. beachmint ecommerce jewelmint designer jewelry richard chai'

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Scopely: Out With The Bacon, In With The Cash

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Scopely , the Los Angeles developer of game monetization services, told its supporters today that it will pay $5,000 in cash to anyone who refers job candidates that result in a hire for the company. The firm had a number of positions listed on its recruiting site, ranging from mobile (Android, iOS) engineers to a product manager.

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BeachMint Gets $23.5M

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Santa MOnica-based BeachMint , the celebrity e-commerce site started by former MySpace founder Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, said Friday afternoon that it has raised $23.5M Prior investors New Enterprise Associates, Trinity Ventures, and Anthem Ventures also participated in the new financing round. in a new funding round.

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Cocodot Shifts Into Jewelry, Gifts

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Hollywood-based Cocodot , the online invitations startup headed by former MySpace exec Shawn Gold, has made a subtle shift into the e-commerce sector in recent days, adding jewelry, chocolates, gifts, and more to the site. It's unclear when the shift happened, although the company just began emailing users about its various products today.

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