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Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures

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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. We really believe in the market.

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Tastemade Gets $10M More For YouTube Food Channels

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Santa Monica-based YouTube food show producer Tastemade has raised $10M in new funding, the firm said Thursday, led by Raine Ventures and also including Redpoint Ventures. Tastemade is the producer of a number of online, Youtube food and cooking shows, which had been founded by former Demand Media executives.

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Interview with David Aronchick, Hark

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Last week, we talked with Fouad ElNaggar of Redpoint Ventures about some of the interesting companies in Southern California. Hark is backed by Redpoint, and happens to be co-founded by Fouad. Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time? David Aronchick: He was being courted very heavily be Redpoint at the time.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital. Leaving Redpoint and starting a new firm was a daunting prospect, but now that I am out on my own as an entrepreneur again it's been incredibly rewarding. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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Topspin Rolls Out Music Marketing Software, To Some

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The firm said that it has commercially released its software, which helps artists generate demand from fans via direct marketing, social networking and other online channels, widgets, as well as email campaigns. The firm is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group, and its CEO is Ian Rogers, former GM of Yahoo Music.

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