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OCTOBER 15, 2014

The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round. Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups.

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APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort.

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JUNE 23, 2015

Santa Monica-based Heal , an on-demand startup offering up access to house calls from doctors via smartphone, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The service currently only operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Heal is led by Dr. Renee Dua. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vyu , which is developing a personalized, mobile entertainment guide service, said this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a seed funding round. The funding came from Jabbar Internet Group and other investors. As part of the funding, the company said that it has added former Yahoo!

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MAY 12, 2015

in a Series A funding round, and tapped former Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment executive Yair Landau as its Chairman and COO. The funding was led by Marker LLC. Landau was at Sony for 17 yars, and also was recently at MK Capital and Mass Animation. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2015

Los Angeles-based Fliptu , the developer of social aggregation tools for music and entertainment brands, has raised $1.2M in a seed funding round, the company said Friday. The company said it will use the funds to bolster its product team and expand into new verticals. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The startup--which says it has been in "stealth" mode for over two years--says it is backed by $10M in seed funding. That funding came from angel investor Dianne Berry plus other private investors from California, Tennessee and Florida. The company says it plans to launch its service later this year.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

La Jolla-based Nettle , a semi-stealth mode firm which says it is creating a "next-generation social/local/mobile application and website for the global entertainment market", has raised $500,000 in a seed funding. The firm was co-founded by Brian Dear and Dan O'Neill.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based Wemo Media , the company led by Neville Spiteri which is developing the interactive ocean environment TheBlu , said today that it has raised $2M in a seed funding round for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bccthis , a startup developing software which connects Microsoft Outlook, Twitter, and BlackBerry smart phones, announced this morning that it has raised $500,000 in seed funding and launched a beta of its service. Source of the seed funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Next 10 Ventures , a $50 million fund focused on the creator economy, is launching an incubator program to support YouTubers. Looking ahead over the next 10 years, this is going to be the way consumers are [being entertained], accessing insights and knowledge, and connecting.”

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APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. 11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. OpenCandy.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based ShareSquare , a new startup focused on the QR Code creation area, has launched its services this week, focusing on helping musicians and entertainers create QR codes. QR codes are three dimensional barcodes which can be recognized by mobile phones to connect users with web sites and other information. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

” Los Angeles-based Brud is by far the most established of this new breed in the U.S. (at Last year the company scored at least $6 million from investors, including Sequoia Capital , BoxGroup and other, undisclosed, investors. version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one.

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MAY 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based ShareSquare , the QR-code firm headed by Matthias Galica, said Friday that the firm is in the process of closing $1M to $1.5M in funding on AngelList, as the firm ramps its development efforts. Galica did not disclose investors in the round, and did not detail how far along to closing the firm is for the seed funding.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. In fact, new funds have launched there with expertise in the category. Rethinking value.

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JULY 24, 2012

I told David, “Look at the changes we’ve seen in the VC / funding market. The whole movement to seed funds / early investments happened for a reason. And a fourth partner – Jennifer Massey – will join from an entertainment background. He was the guy I wanted but couldn’t afford.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout. In fact, HAVE done so.

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