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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner

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The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Draper Goren Holm , the firm Draper manages alongside co-founders Alon Goren and Josef Holm said Rodney Sampson has joined the crew as a venture partner.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. You could just outspend. Enjoyed this post?

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Variety Acquired By Penske Media

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The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Penske Media owns such online publications as Deadline, HollywoodLife, BGR, and TVLine MovieLine, a number of which are major competitors to Variety. READ MORE>>.

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

TechCrunch LA

When “Law and Order” ended its twenty-year run in 2010, it had already cemented its place as one of the longest-running television dramas in history. All of the major internet-age media companies had their own mobile strategies. Its success was a testament to the enduring popularity of a good mystery.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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2010 was a momentus year for me personally. Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. We last shared the thoughts of John Babcock at Rustic Canyon Partners. Stay tuned.

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SocialAnnex Backed By Who's Who Of SoCal Angels

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Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. Social Annex was founded in 2010. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S.

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Evolve Media Buys Crowd Ignite

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Los Angeles-based Evolve Media , the parent firm of Gorlla Nation and AtomicOnline, said today that it has acquired Crowd Ignite , a developer of a "content exchange" engine which provides content to online publishers. Evolve Media said the Crowd Ignite team, including founder Jake Moilanen, will join the firm post-acquisition.

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