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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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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. RockYou (US) was founded in Redwood City in November 2005 by Lance Tokuda and Jia Shen. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital.

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How Kixer Is Connecting Mobile Web Users To Apps

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Keith Bonnici: We have created a platform that lets standard web publishers tap into the growing pool of money being spent by app developers to market their products. What we saw back in 2005, was that everyone was making a ton of money on desktop ads, because that''s where the users were. What is Kixer? What''s your background?

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Criteo was founded in 2005 in France; now based in Palo Alto, CA. OTHER DEALS.

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Veteran LA law firm opens a Silicon Beach office and launches a pro-bono “Precelerator”

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Seventeen lawyer regional firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has represented digital media, internet, technology, consumer electronics, and entertainment companies and investment funds out of its Sherman Oaks office since its formation in 2002. The idea is simply to foster the community and support up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

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Interview with Scott Saunders, Payoff.com

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Scott Saunders: I spent nearly my entire career on the investment side, and in 2005 switched over to the entrepreneurial side of the world. Ultimately, we expect those to be ad-funded by different advertisers involved in our platform. The firm is backed by a notable list of angel investors, and based in Los Angeles.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? When I saw what BuddyTV is working on and how long they’ve been the market (since 2005) I realized that this has huge potential to help disrupt the television market. Are you going to do all of this?