SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

It brings together events and content for Los Angeles. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central. Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

It brings together events and content for Los Angeles. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central. Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in.

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Los Angeles Southern California Startup Angel 188

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital. Using the social web to fill excess capacity that exists in nearly every business was one of the best uses of the web that I've seen. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? Great things will emerge there.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Redpoint 234

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APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK! Buzz Media--which was formerly known as BuzzNet--is a venture backed operator of a network of pop culture, celebrity, and music-focused web content properties and blogs. READ MORE>>

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Media Buzznet Anthem Redpoint 100

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M 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.

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Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Hollywood 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Last week, Los Angeles-based Chill (www.chill.com) made a stab at that, debuting a new front page meant to guide user to the most interesting videos on the web, through an easy-to-use interface. I think the biggest challenge is building and experience for a customer, that gets them to interesting content quickly, and they don't have to work.

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Startup Guide Content Redpoint 254

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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. For that reason, more and more content is going online. However, as these are relatively niche focuses, it's difficult for those content providers--often times bloggers--to build an audience.

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Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

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APRIL 24, 2009

Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). This two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. They include: Sponsors.

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SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

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MARCH 27, 2009

Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). This two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Email us at info@socaltech.com.

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SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. Topspin is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. They're trying to figure out what their business is going forward, and how to license their content.

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