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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

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The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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HelloOffice Sets Up Shop In LA

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HelloOffice , a San Francisco-based real estate startup, is opening up an office in Los Angeles, after raising $6.5M The company said it raised funds from Initialized Capital, Founders Fund, Founder Collective, Peak State Ventures, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, SaaStr, and The House Fund. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

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FabFitFun surpasses $200 million in revenue as it hits million-subscriber milestone

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At least one million people will be receiving the next FabFitFun box as the Los Angeles company surpasses $200 million in revenue and continues its run as one of the startups to watch in the Los Angeles tech community. . “We’re helping their products get discovered.

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HitFix Launches iPad App

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Los Angeles-based Hitfix , the entertainment news site co-founded by Jennifer Sargent and Gregory Ellwood, announced this morning that it has launched its first iPad app. The company said its new app, HitFix TV , allows television enthusiasts to get news, reviews, recaps, commentary, and alerts about their favorite TV shows.

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Interview with Krisztina Holly, Good Growth Capital

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Krisztina Holly: We are an early stage fund, known for our ability to discovery and cultivate very complex science and technology deals. We just launched a third, $100M fund focused on seed to Series A investments in transformative science and technology companies. We do pre-Seed to Series A deals. That's where we add value.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures'

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VUBIQUITY Partners With Rotten Tomatoes

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Los Angeles-based VUBIQUITY , a provider of content monetization technology and services for the entertainment and media industry, has teamed up with movie and TV service Rotten Tomatoes , the two said yesterday. Rotten Tomatoes provides ratings and reviews of movies and television shows. READ MORE>>.