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APRIL 3, 2014

Big Frame had been venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Daher Capital, DFJ Frontier, LaunchPad LA, New World Ventures, The Media Farm and Social Starts, and angels Diego Berdakin, Dave Goldberg, Peter Gotcher, Clark Landry, Adam Lilling and Dan Murray. The company had a $3.0M Series A funding back in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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Anthem Southern California Acquisition Networking 145

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APRIL 4, 2014

TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners. truecar merger acquisition exit nasdaq true automobile buying pricing' The IPO is being underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 159

Truecar Anthem Santa Monica Pricing 159

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AUGUST 12, 2014

BeachMint had been venture backed by Accel Partners, Anthem Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Lightbank, Millennium Technology Value Partners, New Enterprise Associates, New World Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Stanford University, and Trinity Ventures. beachmint lucky conde nast publisher fashion shopping brand ecommerce merger acquisition'

Anthem 147

Anthem Commerce Acquisition Los Angeles 147

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Wavestream was venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Shea Ventures, and Triquint Semiconductor, along with Oak Investment Partners, ITU Ventures, and others. Anthem's Bill Woodward sat on the firm's board. Tags: semiconductor amplifier power satellite acquisition merger gilat wavestream. READ MORE>>.

San Dimas 140

San Dimas Anthem Acquisition Networking 140

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APRIL 7, 2014

The IPO of education company 2U also greatly benefited Los Angeles, with the company''s extensive operations in LA, plus backing from former Redpoint Ventures'' (now Archer Capital) investor Greg Martin.

Los Angeles 187

Los Angeles Truecar Angel Anthem 187

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

ThisNext said the Series C funding round came from Clearstone Venture Partners, Anthem Venture Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As part of the acquisition and funding, ThisNext said it has created a new parent company, Curatemedia , to operate both Thisnext and Stylehive. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Anthem Clearstone Santa Monica 154

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MARCH 19, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. AdventureLink is also venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners and The Mail Room Fund. AdventureLink is also venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners and The Mail Room Fund. Tags: travel merger adventurelink acquisition venture capital allegis adventure.

Allegis 124

Allegis Invest Anthem Venture Capital 124

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JUNE 2, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Skyworks, the acquisition will have "no significant impact" on its operating expenses. Skyworks said that the acquisition will complement its existing GaAs capbilities. Axiom Microdevices was venture backed by U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Anthem Venture Capital Acquisition Mobile 100

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MAY 27, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Redwood City-based Good Technology, the acquisition will further expand its device portfolio and enhance the capabilities of its solutions. Tags: telecom mobile acquisition merger technology good interacasting. READ MORE>>.

Technology 100

Technology Avalon Anthem Social Network 100

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APRIL 20, 2011

Solarflare, which is headed by Russell Stern, is venture backed by Acacia Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Anthem Ventures, Foundation Capital, IDG Ventures, Intel Capital, Miramar Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Sequoia Capital and Windward Ventures. Marvell did not respond to inquires via email.

Windward 133

Windward Miramar Anthem Email 133

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Celebuzz is one of a number of sites owned by Buzznet, which is venture backed by Interscope, Universal Music Group, Anthem Ventures, NEA, and Redpoint Ventures. The feature is available on the firm's more recent celebrity photos.

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Social Media 100

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and others. The firm has been squarely aimed at the content and blog world, with recent hires of editors from AOL's PopEater, and TMZ.com, to help build out its sites. corp.mail.com). ContentNext. www.contentnext.com).

Southern California 113

Southern California Blogging Buzznet News 113

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Venture backers : Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, Rincon Venture Partners. It's unclear if Platform G has any other acquisitions or projects up its sleeve. www.cocodot.com). MySpace Connection : Shawn Gold , former SVP Marketing and Content at MySpace. MindJolt offers up a broad catalog of casual and social games from its site.

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

From the Venture Trenches

MARCH 27, 2013

Whether it is launching a website, developing a minimum viable product, making strategic acquisitions or building out your sales team the founder must have a firm understanding of what it is they want to accomplish, the value it will create and how long the milestone will take to accomplish.

Venture Capital 45

Venture Capital Capital Anthem Startup 45

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JUNE 18, 2010

Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. -Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Potential competitors: Gilt Groupe , ShoeDazzle. Total raised: $5.0mm.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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APRIL 15, 2010

I think everybody heard about this acquisition. 2.6mm in Series A : Canaan , Anthem. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. M&A Discussion. Atebits dba Tweetie (acquired by Twitter). Twitter bough their most used iPhone client.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. We caught up with Kelly Tompkins, the firm's founder and CEO, to hear more about the firm. Thanks for the interview.

Altadena 100

Altadena Web Sites Activity 100