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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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For Southern California, Orange County actually had the most dollars invested, with $239.6M invested across 18 deals, followed by Los Angeles, with $224.4M For Orange County, the investments were significantly higher than the Q4 investments of $48M in the area, boosted significantly by $115.3M

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Interview with Richard Yen, Saban Ventures

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In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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Interview with Richard Yen, Saban Capital

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In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

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We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the Tech Coast Angels.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Talia Goldstein of Three Day Rule

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I grew up in Orange County and then headed east to Tulane University. After college I came back to Los Angeles to work in the advertising industry. Entertainment. Who with her Co-Founder Valerie Brennan , left a high profile position to help make a difference in peoples lives. While at E!,

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StartupDemo Was a Huge Success!

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We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. For those who ever said there is no startup community in Los Angeles I most certainly beg to differ. VC/Angel Panel. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. The Sponsors.

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TechZulu Live from StartupDemo

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Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California.