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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.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Clicker said the new funding will go to support the development of its product line, as well sa for partnerships. Series A funding round, in September. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , a startup looking to index and search online television content, launched Tuesday at the TechCrunch50 conference, saying it has raised $8M in venture funding from Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. The firm is headed by Jim Lanzone, former CEO of Ask.com. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2012

The round was led by Google, along with prior investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital. Machinima said the new funding will go towards content and global sales operations, international expansion, distribution strategies, and product and technology initiatives.

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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.

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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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MARCH 19, 2009

According to the company, the funding round was led by Focus Ventures, and also included Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. The firm said the funding will go towards "continued growth of its portfolio."Buzz and will rename itself Buzz Media.

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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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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In the quest to own the world of Internet content, there has been a huge amount of focus given to the world of consumer Internet content. The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. It would be interesting to hear about where your interests are nowdays, there was a rumor Redpoint had backed off activity here lately. That's part one.

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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. Those are two big gaming companies.

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MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. 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. But it does happen.

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