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XPRIZE Launches Pandemic Alliance To Tackle COVID-19

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Acording to the group--which normally runs competitions to spur development in technology--says the new group is open to the world's innovators, clinicians, researchers, data scientists, institutions, and experts, to help push breakthroughs, research, tap into a network of supports and partners, and more.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Competition: Pingg, MyPunchbowl, TinyPrints , PaperlessPost. Current round: $2mm in Series B from Anthem Venture Partners and Rincon Venture Partners – Total Raised: $3mm – Read more: TechCrunch. Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius. Dozens of design templates that can be printed on various high-end papers.

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Vator Makes A Splash In LA!

Tech Zulu Event

If have a company and are interested in being part of this event there is still time for you to enter the competition. The evening gathering brings together high-profile, successful tech entrepreneurs sharing their lessons and advice alongside promising startups showcasing their innovative ideas. You still have 2 days left! The TZ Hookups.

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Interview with Derrick Oien, Intercasting

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Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM. ANTHEM is referred to, depending on what segment you're looking at, as either a community gateway or social networking gateway. But, with Intercasting and our ANTHEM version of MySpace, it's a client integrated into the device. Intercasting is backed by $17.5M

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. FTC is considering an investigation into Apple’s anti-competitive practices. -Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Potential competitors: Gilt Groupe , ShoeDazzle.

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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

Institutional Investors, whether they be accelerators like Amplify , venture shops like Anthem Venture Partners , or even a super angel investor like Ron Conway’s Silicon Valley Angel bring tremendous value beyond the money they put into a company.

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Interview with Ramit Varma, Revolution Prep

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My brother is actually at Anthem Ventures, working with Bill Woodward, and I was an intern there in business school. Our biggest focus now is on continuing to build out the content side, and keep ahead of the competition on the technology side, as we are. Ramit Varma: I've been sort of in and out of the venture space since we started.