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Slacker Acquired By LiveXLive

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Slacker was founded in 2006, and was venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. LiveXLive is based in Beverly Hills, and is led by CEO Robert Ellin. READ MORE>>.

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BloomNation's Goal To Empower Your Local Florist, And Improve Flower Delivery

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The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. If you type in flowers in Beverly Hills, you won''t see any organic results for the big businesses. What is BloomNation?

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Wealthy Investors Flock to Puerto Rico. Gramercy Park Condo Goes Into Contract.