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AUGUST 25, 2014

Lastline , a developer of cybersecurity software for malware defense, which has its research and development headquarters in Goleta, has raised $10M more in funding. According to Lastline, the funding came from Dell Ventures and Presidio Ventures, as well as existing investors Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. billion invested in 780 venture capital deals for Q3. in funding. in funding. in investments.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based Tastemade , which develops food- and lifestyle-focused content for YouTube, as well as its own website, said this week that it has raised $35M, in its Series E funding round. The content developer, which is led by co-founder and CEO Larry Fitzgibbon, says it now reaches over 250 million monthly viewers.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Los Angeles-based Impact Radius , a firm which is developing a service to link performance advertising to TV, radio, print, and online channels, has raised $1.0M in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary 's Sound Ventures, which is based in Los Angeles, has made an investment in the Series B funding round for San Francisco-based software development provider Gigster , in a round that also included basketball legend Michael Jordan. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Fouad ElNaggar , a former venture capitalist who had been responsible for the Los Angeles office of Redpoint Ventures, has scored funding for a new startup, Sapho. in a Series A funding, which was led by Alsop Louie Partners. According to Sapho, it has raised $9.5M Sapho is in Silicon Valley. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jaunt , a developer of cinematic, virtual reality hardware and software, said this morning that it has opened up a new, virtual reality studio in Los Angeles, after receiving $65M in a Series C funding. 1 SE, Axel Springer SE, The Madison Square Garden Company plus Google Ventures, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sky and SV Angel.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , a developer of multi-channel, performance advertising technology, announced today that it has raised $6M in a venture funding round. The round was led by Redpoint Ventures. As part of the funding, Redpoint's Greg Martin joins the company's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the real-time, personalization software developer led by Amit Kapur, has been acquired by AOL , in a deal worth $83M, plus $7.7M Gravity was venture backed by August Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Upfront Ventures, and had raised around $20.6M in total funding. in total funding.

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region. Nationally, there was $13.0 READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Frank Slootman , the CEO of San Diego-based ServiceNow , headed up the software developer''s very successful IPO last year. Pure Storage, which is based in Silicon Valley, announced the addition of Slootman to its board today, along with a huge, $150M funding. That funding came from T. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the investors in mobile operating system developer Cyanogen , as part of that company''s new, $80M Series C funding. Cyanogen is developing an open source alternative distribution to the Android operating system. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based Victoroius , which develops mobile apps focused on YouTube creators and celebrities, has raised $25M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Marker Ventures, Dentsu Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Redpoint Ventures.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

The funding was led by GRP Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures and August Capital. Gravity develops real-time, personalized web pages based on what consumers are most interested in, serving up personalized content on everything from iPad apps to web pages.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Machinima , which operates a video entertainment network for video gamers and develops associated animated content tools, has raised $3.4M Source of the new funds have not yet been announced by the company. Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leadpoint , a developer of an online marketplace for sales leads, has raised $6.5M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding, which came from nine investors, was not disclosed. Tags: leadpoint marketplace leads venture capital funding.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

2tor , a New York-based firm with strong links to the University of Southern California and a local Los Angeles office, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Highland Capital, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video sharing and chat site led by Brian Norgard, has raised another $8M in funding, the firm said today. The firm sai the new funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and William Morris Endeavor. Other investors in the round included Atlas Venture and Chris Saccas Lowercase Capital.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

New York-based 2tor , a startup which helps universities develop online degree programs, has just raised $750,000 in additional funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The firm has previously raised funding from Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based BetterWorks , the employee benefits platform provider headed by Paige Craig, announced today that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. According to the firm, the round was led by Redpoint Ventures, and will go towards hiring, expansion, and continued development of its platform.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Santa Monica-based food content and programming startup Tastemade has raised $40M in a Series D funding, the company announced this morning, to further expand its content channels. Tastemade has now raised around $80M in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the developer of real-time personalization software headed by former MySpace COO Amit Kapur, is making a big push today with the launch of a new set of free APIs for publishers. Gravity is backed by GRP Partners, Redpoint Ventures and August Capital, having most recently raise d$10.6M

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APRIL 2, 2012

Online higher education startup 2tor , which has offices in Los Angeles and a prominent deal with the University of Southern California, said this morning that it has raised $26M in a Series D funding round. 2tor develops online, college education degree programs, including a major deal with two of USC's schools to provide online degrees.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon is the lead investor in a round of funding from a social shopping site out of Y Combinator. The round came from new investor Rustic Canyon Partners, and also included prior investors Blumberg Capital and Redpoint Ventures. in a Series A round. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the firm developing online video programming guides for the Internet, said today that it has raised $11M more in a Series B investment round. The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding, for the firm's social media and brand charity site. According to the firm, the funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included Series A investor Redpoint Ventures. JAFCO's Joe Horowitz joins the firm's board along with the funding.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Auditude develops technology to help companies monetize their online video. Auditude is venture backed by Granite Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Greylock Partners, and Redpoint Ventures; the appointment of Helfand came in conjunction with a new, $11M Series B funding round for Auditude.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2010

Funding: Around $4.0M. Funding: $12.8M. Backers: Charles River Ventures, Kinsey Hills Group, Redpoint Ventures. . HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. Funding: Over $41.0M. Funding: $50.0M. Funding: $150.0M.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. That's why we're called the creative capital of the world.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Brian Norgard , co-founder of Chill, sat down with us to talk about the new front page, and also how the company has made a name for itself with a highly product focused, agile development of its service. We first talked to you guys when you were a few guys in a garage--how has the big funding changed that for you?

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APRIL 25, 2013

com) recently scored a round of funding from such notable investors as Data Collective, Brad Jones of Redpoint Ventures, Horizon Ventures, and TenOneTen Ventures, the new Southern California venture capital firm headed by Gil Elbaz and David Waxman. SRCH2 (www.srch2.com) What''s your next big goal?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

My career in the venture startup world started in about 1984--I'm not a completely young guy--and I actually did about ten years in venture capital. Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, Entertainment Media Venture Partners.

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MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles. There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California.

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MAY 15, 2010

We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. short answer: very, very rarely. But it does happen.

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