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Solve, the startup creating an interactive “Law & Order” for social media, raises $20 million

TechCrunch LA

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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Next 10 Ventures is launching an incubator for YouTube personalities

TechCrunch LA

Next 10 says they intend to reinvest that into a growth fund for next year’s EduCreator participants and that any equity arrangements or follow-on investments will be discussed at the end of the program. “I have three kids ages 9, 7 and 4 and I’ve seen it there too in how they are consuming media.

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Neel Grover: How Indi Is Helping People Earn Money For Their Knowledge

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The reason for this business, is folks are always going on social media to recommend products to their friends, but they're not making any money from it. We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. The second part of our app is Know It, which is a video on demand platform.

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Interview with Sam Altman, PartyEarth

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We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. Sam Altman: PartyEarth is a global media and entertainment company. How did you make the leap form private equity to nightlight?

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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Traditional venture capitalists will focus on leading larger rounds of equity in fewer companies. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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Expanding Games Portfolio & Development Team | SGN Acquires Mob Science

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SGN is the priemere cross-platform mobile game developer founded by MySpace Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe, delivering highly entertaining and engaging titles to millions of users around the world. Mob Science will join in the ranks of prior acquisitions including Hallpass Media and Mindjolt all under the strong and successful SGN umbrella.

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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases.

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