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Machinima.com Raises $9M for Entertainment Content

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Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , an online entertainment site focused on video gamers, has raised $9M in a investment from Redpoint Ventures, the firm said this week. The firm said the Series B funding round will go towards accelerating further growth at the company.

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Machinima Raises $3.4M

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Los Angeles-based Machinima , which operates a video entertainment network for video gamers and develops associated animated content tools, has raised $3.4M Source of the new funds have not yet been announced by the company. Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. READ MORE>>.

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Machinima, Lionsgate Renew Deal

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Machinima , the online video entertainment firm focused on gamers, and studio Lionsgate , said today the two have renewed a deal around Machinima's zombie comedy series "Bite Me." The companies said the first season of the series had 14 million views. The company is venture backed by MK Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

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SocialVibe Names Tappin As New CEO

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Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which provides online, social advertising to brands, said today that it has named Todd Tapping as its Chief Executive Officer. Tappin was previously COO and CFO at the company. SocialVibe is venture backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures.

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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M raised by companies in the sector. Media and Entertainment came in second, with $70.1M--but only because San Diego's SkinIt boosted totals by $60M. Tags: venture capital southern california angeles orange county diego moneytree nvca. in investments. in funding.

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Interview with David Aronchick, Hark

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Last week, we talked with Fouad ElNaggar of Redpoint Ventures about some of the interesting companies in Southern California. Hark is backed by Redpoint, and happens to be co-founded by Fouad. The firm is based in Los Angeles and Seattle. How is the company funded and backed? Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time?

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

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I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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