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Patron Picks Up $90M For Games, Consumer, Web Investments

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A new, early-stage venture firm, Patron--which has one of its General Partners based in Los Angeles--said on Tuesday that it has raised $90M in a new venture capital fund. Yeh and Cho said that they have served across such companies as Riot Games, FirstMark Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. Yeh is based in Los Angeles.

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The Annenberg Foundation Seeks To Spur Philanthropy From LA's Tech Community

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The Foundation said it already has been organizing roundtables and dinners with executives from tech companies like Snap, Riot Games, Mitu, Omaze, Headspace, as well as local venture capital firms, to help engage them with the nonprofit company and help educate them on issues facing Los Angeles.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

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ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Panels: Developer, Arts/Education; Green, Good and Government.