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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 in a Series B investment round. Gogii is the latest startup of Scott Lahman, Austin Murray, and Zack Norman, all previously at JAMDAT Mobile. Tags: jamdat mobile capital venture messaging text gogii.

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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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When the Good Guys in Venture Change Roles

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I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. 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. He’s committed.

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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 ). I have always been equally impressed with Brew PR who represented them and would hire them for any company in which I had invested.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.

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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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