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Emotive Communications Acquired By Zad Mobile

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Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications , a venture backed provider of ringtone and mobile music products, was acquired last week by Zad Mobile. Shaw Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI). Tags: emotive communications mobile merger acquisition ringtone phone.

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Emotive Gets $6.25M, Buys Sennari

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Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications, which is developing ringtone-based, entertainment products for the mobile market, said today that it has scored $6.25M in a second round of venture financing. The round was led by The Mayfield Fund, and also included prior investors D. Shaw Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.

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Interview with Jennifer Sargent, HitFix

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. That led me to a venture capital firm, Bertelsmann Ventures. Why the new funding round now? The interesting thing is we got our funding exclusively from angel investors.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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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. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 The founders previously ran another company together.

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Interview with Gabe Gottlieb, Pathmatics

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We spoke with Gabe to learn more about his company�which is backed by Bertelsmann and Upfront Ventures--and what it is working on. We're funded by Upfront Ventures, Bertelsmann, and others. We want to go deeper on mobile, provide deeper cover on video. Tell us about your company? It's been a good ride.

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After 33 Exits in 5 Years, WI Seeks “More and Bigger” Startup Deals

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When Propeller Health’s founders initially tried to raise funding for their new healthcare technology venture, many of the investors they spoke with were hesitant to take the risk. It was the early part of this decade, and Propeller was navigating the FDA’s regulatory process for medical devices.

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Udacity Achieves 50,000 Nanodegree Grads Amid Company Reorganization

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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.