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MARCH 7, 2013

Scopely is backed by Anthem Venture Partners, The Chernin Group, Greycroft Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), along with a very long list of local angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based AwesomenessTV --which is now part of Dreamworks--has acquired Big Frame , another local YouTube network operator. awesomenesstv awesomeness youtube content channel network merger acquisition bigframe video' READ MORE>>.

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Anthem Southern California Acquisition Content 145

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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JULY 21, 2010

ThisNext said the new funding came from individuals Gary Winnick, Chairman of Pacific Capital Group; Bob Pittman, Founding Member of Pilot Group, former COO of AOL and AOL Time Warner and former CEO and Founder of MTV Networks; as well as Stan Shuman, Managing Director of Allen & Company, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Wiedre joins from Heavy.com, and had also worked at Veoh Networks and Flavorpill. BUZZ MEDIA is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Focus Ventures, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Universal Music Group. Sanders joins the firm from About.com, and has also served at AOL, Philips, and SONY. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the venture backed online entertainment content network, has snagged two editors for a new, yet-to-be launched celebrity site, the firm said today. BUZZMEDIA is backed by Anthem Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.

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Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Hollywood 145

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the parent company of Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, and a network of other sites, is in the midst of expansion, saying this week that it has hired on four new additions to the firm's advertising team. Heimowitz was most recently at Time, Inc., and Michael was most recently at Fanscape, and also had been at MySpace.

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Buzznet Sales Anthem Redpoint 145

socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

Irvine-based Solarflare , a developer semiconductor used for high performance, low latency networking, has been acquired by San Jose-based Xilinx. Solarflare's network interface cards are used in cloud computing, fintech, and other data center applications, where applications require low latency network access.

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Cloud Computing Anthem Networking Acquisition 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Wednesday that it has hired two editors to bolster its music editorial team. Buzznet is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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MARCH 26, 2020

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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Marina Del Rey UCSD Anthem Research 124

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Buzznet operates an online social networking and social media site focused on music and bands, and is backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, Redpoint Ventures, and others. According to the publication, citing a representative of the firm, Buzznet has eliminated 10 employees, from a total of 89 staff.

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Buzznet Report Anthem Redpoint 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

San Diego-based Interacasting Corporation , a provider of mobile social networking software, has been acquired by Good Technology, the firms said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm's customers included AT&T, Boost Mobile, Spring, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin MObile, and others. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. In LA the VC shift is clearly to Santa Monica / Venice, home of Rustic Canyon, Greycroft, Anthem and just about every incubator (Amplify, Launchpad, Mucker, Science). I’m sure there’s a lot of truth to that.

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Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Demand offers up a network of online, content driven web sites--plus a healthy domain name registration business--and has garnered lots of attention for specifically creating content for search engines. Venture backers : Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, Rincon Venture Partners. www.cocodot.com).

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Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

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APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK! Buzz Media--which was formerly known as BuzzNet--is a venture backed operator of a network of pop culture, celebrity, and music-focused web content properties and blogs. Buzz Media said it will use OK!'s

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2016

Dave’s note: Our guest author this week is Kevin McDonald, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Alvaka Networks, a network services and security firm in Irvine, California. Anthem Blue Cross for example could be a phishing loser.

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Anthem Software Review Email Organization 120

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M According to the company, the funding round was led by Focus Ventures, and also included Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures.

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Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Hollywood 100

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Surf Air said it would work over the next 90 days to transition the RISE brand and experience into Surf Air, and that it eventually plans to merge the two networks, although it did not give firm dates on that merged service.

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Anthem Funding Acquisition Los Angeles 100

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

VideoAmp said the New York office will be led by Amy McGovern, who has been appointed VP of Strategic Sales, to head up the company's eastern region; McGovern was most recently Vice President of Digital Video Ad Sales at Fox Networks Group, and also had served at GroupM. VideoAmp also said it and expanding its current office in San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. 2.6mm in Series A : Canaan , Anthem. This is a CDN (Content Delivery Network). But I made it for a reason. uh, hello!

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM. So it's been a year.

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Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site.

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Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Social Media 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Last week, Altadena-based AdventureLink (www.adventurelink.com) announced that it raised a Series A funding round, for the firm's adventure travel reservation network. The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. Talk about your VoIP network? Thanks for the interview. What's the new company all about?

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Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Indiana is home to the global headquarters for Anthem, Cook Medical, Dow AgroSciences, and Eli Lilly and Company, as well as the North American headquarters for Roche Diagnostics. Notable university spinouts include Angel Learning, Endocyte, and Marcadia Biotech.

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Patents Research Anthem Education 67

From the Venture Trenches

MARCH 27, 2013

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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Venture Capital Capital Anthem Startup 45

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

The issue of cyber-espionage, targeting companies like Target, Home Depot and Anthem Insurance, continues to be a concern. However, due to the size of apps and digital media, along with the enhanced data speeds that LTE networks provide, 10GB of data will ultimately provide a similar user experience to what 5GB of data did in 2014.

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Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40