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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based prodege , the parent company of Swagbucks , said this morning that it has acquired Sodahead , the online polling and discussion platform founded by Jason Feffer. Prodege is venture backed by Technology Crossover Ventures. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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El Segundo Tech Coast Angels Encino Mission Ventures 187

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , the online games developer headed by Kelly Perdew, has renamed itself FastPoint Games , according to the firm. According to Perdew, FastPoint has repositioned itself as a company focused on building live, data-driven, multi-platform games for clients to engage, reward and monetize their audience.

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Mission Ventures Los Angeles Platform Capital 172

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , the developer of online fantasy sports and entertainment games, said last night that it has launched four new partner games. All of the games are based on RotoHog's SCP platform. The company is backed by Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide.

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Mission Ventures Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 167

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Image Metrics said it would merge Big Stag's avatar creation platform into its existing, real-time video animation technology. Big Stage, which was once known as Clone, was venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Metrics Tech Coast Angels Santa Monica Mission Ventures 145

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Venture backers : Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mission Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, Ron Conway.

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Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

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MARCH 26, 2009

Eric Hovanec: We're a distribution and revenue platform for specialty lodging providers, including vacation rentals, condominium hotels--anything that isn't a hotel. We've got a software-as-a-service platform that handles all of that for them--all they have to do is hand the guest the key. Our platform allows that.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

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JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM.

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