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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile gaming developer FriendO , which develops a social game which lets friends ask each other questions and gather answers, says it has just reached 2.4 The startup says it is backed by such investors as Brad Jones (of Redpoint Ventures), Mucker Capital, and Michael Greenberg (President of Skechers).

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Qualified , a startup developing conversational marketing software for companies that use Salesforce, said on Tuesday that it has raised $12M in its Series A funding.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Fouad ElNaggar , a former venture capitalist who had been responsible for the Los Angeles office of Redpoint Ventures, has scored funding for a new startup, Sapho. Sapho develops software which helps pull together information across hundreds of enterprise apps, and presents them to employees as "micro apps". Sapho is in Silicon Valley.

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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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JULY 6, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , which develops very easy to use, connected whole-home speaker systems, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing on Friday that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. percent of the company before the IPO--as well as Index Ventures and Redpoint Ventures.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Lastline , a developer of cybersecurity software for malware defense, which has its research and development headquarters in Goleta, has raised $10M more in funding. According to Lastline, the funding came from Dell Ventures and Presidio Ventures, as well as existing investors Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a new, $15M Series B funding round for artificial intelligence software developer Tact. Tact develops artificial intelligence software for Salesforce which helps salespeople automate data entry into their CRM systems. Tact is based in Redwood City.

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JULY 27, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos, the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, is expected to hit the market next Friday, August 3rd, according to the NASDAQ IPO Calendar. Sonos is backed by KKR, as well as Index Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. and $19.00 Actual pricing on the IPO should occur Thursday night.

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JUNE 25, 2018

According to Tact.ai, the new funding came from Amazon Alexa Fund, Comcast Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, with existing investors Accel Partners, M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures), Redpoint Ventures and Upfront Ventures. Tact.ai, which is based in Redwood City, has now raised more than $57M in total funding.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , a developer of multi-channel, performance advertising technology, announced today that it has raised $6M in a venture funding round. The round was led by Redpoint Ventures. As part of the funding, Redpoint's Greg Martin joins the company's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

According to the firm, the round was led by Redpoint Ventures, and will go towards hiring, expansion, and continued development of its platform. As part of the funding, Redpoint's Satish Dharmaraj joins the company's board of directors. The round brings the company's total raised to $10M.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the real-time, personalization software developer led by Amit Kapur, has been acquired by AOL , in a deal worth $83M, plus $7.7M Gravity was venture backed by August Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Upfront Ventures, and had raised around $20.6M in earnout. in total funding.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

and Redpoint Ventures. Sonos develops very user friendly, whole home speakers and audio products which also very easily connect with streaming music services. According to the filing, eight investors participated in the new funding for the company. The company last raised a round worth $135M in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the investors in mobile operating system developer Cyanogen , as part of that company''s new, $80M Series C funding. Cyanogen is developing an open source alternative distribution to the Android operating system. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

Virtual reality hardware and software developer Jaunt --which is backed by The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, China Media Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Axel Springer, ProSiebenSat.1 READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Sonos develops wireless, whole-home speakers, which can stream music from either a local PC or from across the Internet. and Redpoint Ventures. However, the company disclosed Monday that it had $535M in revenue in 2013, nearly double the revenues the company had in 2012, making it one of the largest companies on the Central Coast.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In an email to the company''s supporters and fans, Sonos , the developer of the easy-to-use, wireless whole home music systems, said that the company is looking to bring its vision--to fill every home with music and make listening a valued experience again--to the world via its Super Bowl ad , which debuted Sunday during the big game.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Tastemade said the funding was led by Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media, Scripps Networks Interactive, and Tohokushinsha Film Corporation.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Security software developer Lastline announced this morning that it has named two new executives, to bolster its leadership team. The Santa Barbara-based company--which is backed by Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures--said it has named Thomas Miller as its Executive Vice President of Sales, and Brian Laing as its Vice President of Products.

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JULY 30, 2018

According to the two, 2U will support Pepperdine in development, launch, and management of the degree.

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JULY 23, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. Sonos is backed by KKR, as well as Index Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. and $19.00

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Frank Slootman , the CEO of San Diego-based ServiceNow , headed up the software developer''s very successful IPO last year. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Tiger Global, and Sutter Hill, Greylock, Redpoint, and Index Ventures. Now, a data storage provider, Pure Storage , is hoping to take advantage of Slootman''s expertise for its own IPO.

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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. in a Series B financing round for its personalization technology.

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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 Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. as part of an ongoing, $5.0M fundraising round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm.

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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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JULY 17, 2014

for San Diego''s Veredezyne , which is developing biofuels and biochemicals processes. True Ventures and Redpoint Ventures both had 3 investments each. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M for its consumer loyalty and advertising efforts; nearly $49.0M

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The funding was led by Highland Capital, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital. 2tor develops online degree programs for companies, including the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Venice, California-based Topspin Media , the venture backed developer of music marketing software and applications, has released its venue ticketing software to the Apple App store. The app allows music venues to scan paper and smart-phone tickets sold through Topspin's software using their iPhone.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the developer of real-time personalization software headed by former MySpace COO Amit Kapur, is making a big push today with the launch of a new set of free APIs for publishers. Gravity is backed by GRP Partners, Redpoint Ventures and August Capital, having most recently raise d$10.6M

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JANUARY 20, 2012

in a round from Rustic canyon, Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator, and Blumberg Capital. Mertado develops a social shopping service for Facebook. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, the acquisition comes only four months after Mertado raised $2.3M Rustic Canyon had led the September 2011 investment in Mertado.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has acquired Chill , the maker of Tappy, a Snapchat-like instant messaging service which revolves around photo sharing. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. As part of the buy, Tappy will shut down. Norgard and Gould rejoin Sean Rad, who the two had worked with on founding Ad.ly

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MARCH 20, 2015

Santa Monica-based food show producer Tastemade , the venture-backed Youtube show developer, said that it has conducted a brand research study, which finds that brands that integrate into content do far better with viewers than those who use typical advertising. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leadpoint , a developer of an online marketplace for sales leads, has raised $6.5M Leadpoint, which is headed by Marc Diana, has previously raised funding from Breakwater Ventures, Estalea, European Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, RVA Enterprises Retirement Trust, and Stanford University. of an ongoing, $7.0M

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JUNE 27, 2012

The firm says it now has over 18 million registered users, and that it will use the funding to accelerate development and distribution of its platform. The firm's other investors include Troy Carter, 500 Startups, Science Media, CrunchFund, Mike Jones and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Hark is based in Seattle but also is active in Los Angeles in business development; ElNaggar might be familiar to Los Angeles entrepreneurs for his short stint sourcing venture deals for Redpoint Ventures in Los Angeles. The titles include Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and The Breakfast Club as well as Bridesmaids and Fast Five.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

New York-based 2tor , a startup which helps universities develop online degree programs, has just raised $750,000 in additional funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The firm has previously raised funding from Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Topspin , the developer of online marketing and commerce software for musicians and music labels, announced this morning that it is now providing discounted, multiple account software for record labels, marketing agencies, and others. READ MORE>>.

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