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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles seems to be cementing itself in as the capital of celebrity and e-commerce, with the latest deal being Moonfrye , a new, "celebrity mom" startup featuring Soleil Moon Frye, best known to the rest of us as Punky Brewster. According to Suster, Moonfrye ''s CEO is Kary Nortman, who formerly ran Citysearch and UrbanSpoon for IAC.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based Moonfrye , the startup led by Soleil Moon Frye, TV''s Punky Brewster, has launched a new photo app, which lets users add themes and decorations to their photos. The free, iPhone app is focused on "inspiring creativity" in families, the company said Thursday. moonfrye photo smartphone decoration children kids'

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Nortman joined Upfront from children's e-commerce company Moonfrye, which she founded in 2014. Moonfrye, Kara spent close to seven years at IAC where she was the SVP and General Manager of Urbanspoon and Citysearch; she also served at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, and Battery Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Greycroft has invested in such local companies as Maker Studios, Awesomeness TV, Epoxy, GameSalad, Moonfrye, Nativo, Saatchi Art, Scopely, Seedling, Sometrics, Steelhouse, Thrive Market, Whipclip, and others. Greycroft said it just closed Greycroft IV as of today, bringing its total under management to $800M. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

The new startup was founded by Rodney Rice and Michael Beaudoin, who sold their last company, HomeAdvisor (ServiceMagic), to InterActive Corp. The investment looks to be the first lead by Nortman--who co-founded Moonfrye--in a company. Waldo Photos is based in Texas. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

Earlier this week, P.S. XO (formerly Moonfrye), the e-commerce company founded by Soleil Moon Frye and Kara Nortman, announced a merger with toy and crafting brand Seedling (www.seedling.com), which was founded by Phoebe Hayman. Can you tell us a bit about the company and the merger?

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Something in both companies isn’t working, which is why they come together. As many people know I funded a company called Moonfrye almost 2 years ago led by two amazing women – Kara Nortman & Soleil Moon Frye. They are often done from a position of weakness. But of course there are always exceptions.

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