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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has backed a firm developing massively parallel video processing technology, Elemental Technologies. According to Elemental, which is based in Portland, Steamboat was a new investor in its $7.5M, Series B funding round.

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Steamboat Ventures Technology Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company, has invested in a Chinese startup which provides web, video, and search analytics, Gridsum Technology. According to Gridsum, Steamboat led its Series A. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Steamboat Ventures Web Invest Venture Capital 167

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has re-upped its investment in San Jose-based Baynote , a developer of personalization and marketing software for the enterprise market. Steamboat's Dan Beldy sites on the board of directors of Baynote.

Steamboat Ventures 140

Steamboat Ventures Burbank Venture Capital Sites 140

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APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. The investment will be used for product development initiatives.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Gendai Games , a publisher of iPhone game development software, has raised a round of funding, according to the firm. The round was led by DFJ Mercury, and also included investments from Steamboat Ventures, DFJ Frontier, and ff Asset Management. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Steamboat Ventures Startup Content 140

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops analytics software for gaming applications, said Friday morning that it has raised a Series B round of financing. The investment was led by Steamboat Ventures, and also included prior investors Mail Room Fund and Greycroft Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Steamboat Ventures Los Angeles Invest Report 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100