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Vivendi Cuts Stake In Activision Blizzard

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Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Blizzard announced late Wednesday that Vivendi S.A. is planning to sell 41,499,689 shares of Activision Blizzard common stock, in a public offering. Those shares represent half of Vivendi''s stake in Activision Blizzard, and is worth around $866M. READ MORE>>.

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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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Existing investors like SeventySix Capital, The Strand Partners, Stadia Ventures, Hersh Interactive Group, and Transcend Fund, as well as early Zoom employees Richard Gatchalian and Aaron Lewis, also participated. . Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. . “The third piece is a developer ecosystem,” Evans said.

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Esports Overwatch League heads to hipster Brooklyn for its finals

TechCrunch LA

For Overwatch League , the esports conference created by fiat from Activision Blizzard , the move is the first step in its plans for housing esports teams in cities around the country. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 18th, at 10 a.m. Heading from sunny Burbank, Calif. that might rival LA for esports popularity. “The

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.