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GOGII Raises $15M

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Marina del Rey-based GOGII , the social messaging firm headed by former JAMDAT founders Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, announced this morning that it has raised an additional $15M in a third round of funding.

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Gogii Raises $8.2M

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Marina del Rey-based Gogii , a developer of text messaging applications, said Thursday that it has raised $8.2M Gogii is the latest startup of Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, all previously at JAMDAT Mobile. Gogii is the latest startup of Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, all previously at JAMDAT Mobile.

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textPlus Lands $18M, Buys Jarvus

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textPlus--which was previously known as GOGII--also said it has dropped its old corporate name and now will just be known as textPlus. The company said the fourth round of funding will go towards international expansion, product development and strategic acquisitions. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Targets $250M In New Fund, GRP IV

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Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners is looking to raised $250M in its newest fund, GRP IV L.P., GRP's investments include TrueCar, GOGII, Ad.ly, GumGum, among others. according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. GRP last closed on a fund--GRP III, L.P. GRP last closed on a fund--GRP III, L.P.--in

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Explaining FNAC: Feature, Not a Company

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I first heard the term from Chris Fralic at First Round Capital. I talked in specifics about a bunch of my investments including Factual , MongoLab , Maker Studios and Gogii (maker of TextPlus ). Feature, not a company. It has always stood out in my mind. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective.

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When the Good Guys in Venture Change Roles

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In this capacity I can tell any entrepreneurs raising early-stage capital that I would have Matt on my short list if I were raising. Gogii [the original company name] was an early leader in the free text messaging space and we had tens of millions of downloads of our product. He’s with you in good times & bad. Conclusions?

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Interview with Matthew Graczyk, Zubican

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When we thought we had the right mix, we went to look for angel capital, and raised $1.3M in angel capital from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other unaffiliated angels. He's now at Gogii, which has received investment from Kleiner. COM, and Vivendi Universal. COM, and Vivendi Universal.

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