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JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media , the viral clips licensing company led by Jon Skogmo, is on track for $10M in annual revenues, the company disclosed Monday. Jukin is backed by Maker Studios, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Launchpad LA, as well as local angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2014

The startup, which is funded by Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Downey Ventures, Advancit Capital and angels, said that it is aiming its tools at everyone from individual online video creators to studios, brands, and agencies. The company did not provide other details on the funding round.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Youtube network StyleHaul has been acuqired by European entertainment network RTL Group , in a deal that values the company at over $205M if earn out goals are met. The company said the initial acquisition values StyleHaul at $151.4M, not including that potential earnout.

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MARCH 3, 2016

The funding was led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), and also included Upfront Ventures, Karlin Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Double M Partners, Daher Capital, plus Wavemaker Partners and Manatt Venture Fund. BDMI's Sim Blaustein joins the company's baord with the funding.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2016

Vemba, which is based in Toronto but has offices in Los Angeles, said it raised $5M in a Series A funding, which was led by Upfront Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), along with the Enterprise Fund at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Upfront investment was led by Mark Suster.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

The funding also included Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Lerer Ventures and Mesa. The company said sellers are already completeing more than $500,000 in monthly gross merchandise sales on its platform. in a funding round this morning, led by Spark Capital.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2015

The funding was led by Advance Vixeid Partners (AVP), and also included RezVen Partners and the company's other existing investors. The company's prior investors include Greycroft Partners, Signia Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment, e.ventures, among others. The funding now brings its total raised to $31.2M.

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MARCH 5, 2013

With the rise of an increasingly large number of companies, producers, individuals, and others building online video channels, there's been a corresponding increase in the need for tools to serve that audience. The new round was led by GRP Partners, which adds Mark Suster to Epoxy's board of directors.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Udacity , a pioneer in the online teaching of IT skills, is celebrating a milestone today—50,000 students have now graduated from one of its revenue-generating “Nanodegree” programs.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

We spoke with Gabe to learn more about his company�which is backed by Bertelsmann and Upfront Ventures--and what it is working on. Tell us about your company? We also work with publishers and ad-tech companies. We're funded by Upfront Ventures, Bertelsmann, and others. How did you start working on this?

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JANUARY 2, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. What is the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

million in a new round of financing from Peter Thiel, FF Angel , Siemer Ventures , 500 Startups , Andrej Henkler (former Bertelsmann executive), and Alexsis de Raadt-St. For years now, companies have been forced to choose between cumbersome, expensive Virtual Data Rooms and decentralized, unsecure email to manage their complex transactions.

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JULY 20, 2011

She also has served at DoubleClick, had a stint as an investment banker at JPMorgan, been a venture capitalist at Bertelsmann Ventures, and started with an Electrical Engineering degree before her MBA. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 16, 2019

The company believed it had a chance to become one of the first to earn market clearance from the agency for a software product, says Propeller co-founder and CEO David Van Sickle. It was the early part of this decade, and Propeller was navigating the FDA’s regulatory process for medical devices.

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