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TeleSign Acquisition By BICS Closes, Deal Value Rises To $335M

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Marina del Rey-based phone verification and user authentication service TeleSign is now officially part of BICS , after the official close of the acquisition, BICS said today. TeleSign was venture backed by Adams Street Partners, March Capital Partners, Summit Partners, and Telstra Corp. READ MORE>>.

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textPlus Lands $18M, Buys Jarvus

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textPlus, which is based in Marina Del Rey, develops a combination of mobile apps and related services which allow users to text each other for free. The company said the fourth round of funding will go towards international expansion, product development and strategic acquisitions.

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USC's Startup Accelerator Targets 10 Companies, Starts In May

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The startup accelerator will actually based based at USC's Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey. READ MORE>>.

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Six Degree Games Gets $4.0M

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Marina Del Rey-based Six Degree Games , the developer of online virtual worlds, recently raised $4.0M in new funding, according to regulatory and other sources. Details on the fundraising round--which closed in Q2--have not been announced. Six Degree Games is the developer of the virtual world Action AllStars.

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Carbonics Raises $5.5M For RF Materials

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Marina Del Rey-based Carbonics , a developer of carbon nanomaterials aimed at improving the power consumption and performance of wireless semiconductors, has raised $5.5M carbonics venture capical material carbon semiconductor capital ucla' in a funding round. The funding came from TAQNIA international. READ MORE>>.

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Cooking.com Gets $13.5M

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Marina del Rey-based Cooking.com has raised $13.5M BIA said that the round also included primary equity backer Azure Capital Partners. in a debt and preferred equity round of funding, according to investment firm BIA Digital Partners II, LP.

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AuctionPoint Gets Investment From MySpace Co-Founder

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Marina del Rey-based AuctionPoint , which operates an online auction service for commercial real estate, said today that it has received a strategic investment from Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. Tags: auctionpoint myspace anderson venture capital angel investment real estate realestate commercial. READ MORE>>.