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APRIL 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based media and communications investor Saban Capital Group announced Thursday that it has opened up an office in Singapore. saban capital singapore media communications venture private equity hollywood content univision' The new office is headed by Sumeet Jaisinghani, who was previously in Hong Kong. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

united talent agency hollywood content venture capital investment betterworks docstoc' The UTA has already been very active in approaching the startup commmunity, most recently backing the USC Viterbi Startup Garage with Kleiner Perkins. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2017

Monday, July 24, 2017 -- Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood. Connect with the founders of the Global Ventures Summit with special guests from Silicon Valley's venture capital funds and LA's social media influencers. Global Ventures Summit Pre-Event Mixer. See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

I titled this post “We Must Have Zero Tolerance in Venture Capital” but of course I could just say “zero tolerance anywhere” because that’s true. In hindsight, many of us in VC and tech are saying, “How did so many people in Hollywood know about Harvey Weinstein and not say anything?” Men must speak up, too.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Siemer Ventures is one of the backers of a new, Japanese mobile video entertainment startup, Breaker. hollywood content entertainment video mobile ventures siemer japan breaker' The funding was led by Dram Incubator, Inc., and also included Siemer Ventures and other investors. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Hollywood-based Ranker , the online startup headed by Clark Benson, said today that it is now seeing over 1 million unique monthly visitors to its web site. Benson was the founder of eCrush, which he sold to Hearst in 2006; Ranker is backed by Benson, Siemer Venture Capital, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2013

in a Series A in August of 2012, from such investors as MK Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, New World Ventures, in addition to such angels as Dean Gilbert, Allen DeBevoise, Matt Coffin, Jeremy Zimmer and Michael Kassan. awesomenesstv merger acquisition dreamworks exit content hollywood youtube comedy network' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2020

Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital , the venture capital firm run by Snoop Dogg, has led a $9.5M investment in Proper a New York startup which says it is developing "evidence-backed" supplements and personalized coaching to help people sleep.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Core Innovation Capital of Hollywood, a financial services technology investor, has raised a second fund worth $71.5 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MARCH 19, 2019

West Hollywood-based venture investment firm Backstage Capital is shifting entirely to an accelerator model, according to reports today, after failing to raise a new, $36M venture capital fund. Backstage Capital focuses on focuses on minorities, including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders. 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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MARCH 24, 2015

It looks like all the grand plans by the Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to set up an investment outpost in Los Angeles have faded away, on news that the twins are now leasing out their Hollywood mansion, asking for $150,000 a month for the 8,000 square foot mansion in the Hollywood hills. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2014

The company disclosed Monday that the funding came from 500 Startups, Siemer Ventures, Archer Gray, Rubicon VC, Wefunder, Be Great Partners, Rosepaul Investments, Mogility Capital, Sierra Maya Ventures, and Warner Brothers, along with angels. market show hollywood content movie marketplace capital venture dealflicks'

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Well, visitors to Hollywood's Sunset and Vine are about to see just that, with the expansion of The Melt , a Silicon Valley, venture-backed grilled cheese shop founded by Flip video CEO Jonathan Kaplan. The Melt apparently is opening up a new location in Hollywood, as it expands beyond its roots in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Capital Music Group (CMG), which is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new "innovation center", which will be based in the music company's iconic tower in Hollywood.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm DFJ Frontier is bolstering its ranks, and has snagged an entertainment and media veteran as a new Venture Partner at the company. frontier venture capital partner executive investor media hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

West Hollywood-based Assembled Brands, which provides capital to consumer brands companies, said it has put together a $50M transaction to support Win Brands Group to pursue M&A transactions in the consumer product goods and direct-to-consumer space.

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MAY 6, 2014

musician rhapsody content music hollywood capital venture investment strategic holdings media dubset' Size of the funding was not announced. Dubset is led by Bob Barbiere, and has offices in New York, London, and Beverly Hills. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Think Southern California''s tech industry is all about fashion, Hollywood, and content? enterprise software tigertext invoca chromeriver venture capital feature saas cloud' If you look at the last few weeks of deals here, you might be surprised: it''s almost been entirely enterprise software. Image courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? What''s the connection between Seriously and Hollywood? You''ve got a situation, where Youtube is considered to have bigger celebrities now than Hollywood. He composed our music, too.

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MAY 1, 2013

The exit is a huge win for a number of investors in the local Silicon Beach high tech industry, including MK Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, and New World Ventures , plus a great win for Awesomeness TV''s angels-- Dean Gilbert , Allen DeBevoise, Matt Coffin , Jeremy Zimmer and Michael Kassan. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

West Hollywood-based 12Society , which operated a subscription-based, celebrity-driven gift delivery service, has been acquired by fellow Los Angeles gift subscription firm Quarterly. Quarterly is venture backed by Collaborative Fund, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, and True Ventures. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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APRIL 20, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital , the new, $45M investment fund run by rapper Snoop Dogg, is one of the investors in a software developer developing code for running cannabis businesses. Casa Verde said when it launched last month that it will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. Investors including Index Ventures, Toba Capital, VMG Partners, Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and BoxGroup agreed. million in funding.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

TheRealReal said it will open up a "concept store" in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, where it will both offer up its luxury goods and also accept consignments. According to TheRealReal the new retail store will both include a 12,000 foot space for women and a 5,500 square foot "men's store".

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

maker studios venture capital content youtube network hollywood time warner' The second tranche in its Series C brings the amount raised in that round to $62M. The new investment comes only a week after Maker announced it was buying Blip. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2011

The firm said it has raised $15M in a Series A venture capital funding from InterWest Partners and Granite Ventures. Poizner said the firm will tap the "academic excellence at UCLA, the creative know-how of Silicon Valley and the marketing power of Hollywood." Encore is based in Los Gatos. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Hollywood-based FastCall411 , the developer of pay-per-call technology headed by Richard Rosen, has scored funding from Dave McClure's 500 Startups fund. FastCall411 was one of seven recipients of funding from the Twilio Startup Fund, a fund which looks to invest $250,000 in startups that use Twilio's telephony API.

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JUNE 17, 2013

fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood venture capital' Fullscreen said its clients include NBCUniversal and Ryan Seacrest Productions, and that it now has a network of over 10,000 channels, 150 million subscribers, and 2.5 billion monthly views. Fullscreen also said it now has over 150 employees. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

of Hollywood announced on Thursday that Chief Executive Hemi Zucker will resign on Jan. 1, 2018 to become a managing principle of venture capital firm OCV Management. J2 Global Inc.

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MAY 30, 2013

According to TubeMogul, the funding was led by SingTel Innov8, and also included Cross Creek Capital, Digital Advertising Consortium, Foundation Capital and Trinity Ventures. tubemogul venture capital video advertising network content hollywood' TubeMogul is based in Emeryville, California. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2014

Hollywood-based Talenthouse , which operates an online community of artists and creatives, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a funding round. internatoinal creatives community crowdsource artist creative capital venture talenthouse' The funding was led by Germany company Starwatch, which is part of ProSiebenSat.1.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. The firm has the backing of both Intel Capital and Liberty Global. Combine that with the growing startup community here, and you end up with at.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

music hollywood capital venture agency talent content architects brand digital' Digital Brand Architects, which has offices in Los Angelse and New York, says it represents fashion, beauty, lifestyle, food, shelter, and photography bloggers. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2013

GumGum is venture backed by NEA, GRP Partners (now Upfront Ventures), First Round Capital and Crosscut Ventures. gumgum executive advertising entertainment hollywood' GumGum said the addition of Schinman will help its strategic growth plans. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

No other than the Winklevoss Twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss , according to a report from TMZ today, which said the two have purchased a house in the Hollywood Hills and are looking to launch an arm of their investment firm, Winklevoss Capital, thanks to the booming tech scene here.

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