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Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games

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. “ In the game world, because of the necessity to build multiplayer, the length to launch a game has gotten way, way, way, way longer. Games are taking five to 10 years to launch out of beta,” Chen said. . The company raised $4.2

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

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Not just Tinder, Dollar Shave Club, Riot Games, CornerStone OnDemand and the companies you’ve heard of but there are large successes that are less well known but now very large startups businesses like Ring, Zip Recruiter, GumGum, Laurel & Wolf and too many other great companies to mention. Don’t we know it.

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). The exit was the eighth highest in the database, according to Ocean Road Partners. billion in liquidity was generated in the sector.

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Gamzee Gets Seed Funding

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The funding came from Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd; Jarl Mohn , the former CEO of Liberty Digital and former board member at Riot Games ; Heiko Hubertz, founder and CEO of Bigpoint, and Paul Bricault , a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners. Paul Ksller of Bristol Investment Fund joins the firm's board as part of the funding.

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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

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Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.

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Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures

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Venture Capital is a Long Term Game. IPOs for Uber, Lyft, AirBnB and other high flying startups will infuse the tech ecosystem with more entrepreneurs, founders, and capital to catalyze a new generation of startups. Prior to CrossCut, Clinton served as the COO at Square Enix, a $3 billion video game and media publisher.

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LA Startup Report 2013 | A Rising Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view. Venture capital is also affected by the fragmented locations of startups in LA. With Yahoo!, Not enough money flows in LA.

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