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MOGL Gets $10M

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San Diego-based MOGL , which operates a customer loyalty program for restaurants focused on game mechanics, said today that it has raised $10M in a round of funding. The second round came from Sigma Partners, Austin Ventures, and Avalon Ventures. The firm said the new funds go towards expansion into new target markets.

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

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Alex Roudi, the San Diego investor backing the Plug and Play program here, has described the local effort as a bridge to Silicon Valley, by enabling the San Diego companies to make connections and raise funding in the Bay Area.

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Interview with Derrick Oien, Intercasting

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in funding from Venrock, Avalon, and Masthead. What's your opinion on how well that works, and how much competition are they? 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.