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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Customer are primarily large media companies (publishers) and their media agencies. Mobile gifting service. Company still in beta. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas.

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Interview with Gil Elbaz, Factual

socalTECH

This morning's interview is with Gil Elbaz , founder of Factual (www.factual.com), a new startup based here in Los Angeles focused on open data sharing and accuracy. How does this differ from the kind of data Amazon has said it will make available through services like S3? Is this similar? How does that work?

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

With Dr. Drapeau's permission, the AeA Los Angeles Council is furnishing this insightful speech below: I'm sure that all of you understand that what I'm going to talk about today is my own informed opinion, and not the official position nor policy of the U.S. and "new media" to connect with audiences. government.