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APRIL 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based Riot Games , the online game developer, said today that its players have raised over $162,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Riot Games donated all of its proceeds from player purchases of certain items to the American Red Cross from March 21st to March 27th.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The complete implications of the executive order are unclear, however, Tencent has a large presence and investments across Southern California's the US tech industry, including owning 100 percent of Los Angeles-based Riot Games , 40 percent of Epic Games , 5 percent of Los Angeles-based Activision Blizzard , not to mention having business deals with (..)

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

billion in IT exits in 2011, the highest since 2000, for Southern California IT firms. Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million).

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Michael Root , the new CTO of DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com)--but longtime Los Angeles tech vet, having most recently been at Riot Games.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm CrossCut Ventures (www.crosscut.vc) announced this morning that it has raised its fourth fund, CrossCut 4 , a brand new, $125M early stage investment fund. We feel this is a great validation for the LA and SoCal venture market place, and for the startups and founders in LA.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

To get some insight into the growing world and business of e-sports, we caught up with Clinton Foy , a local venture capital investor at Crosscut Ventures in Los Angeles. It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

Saturday, January 26, 2013 -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. See [link] (more)

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