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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. . “The third piece is a developer ecosystem,” Evans said.

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Arrowroot Capital Sells Stake In SocialChorus

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Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital Management says it has completed its sale of its interest in SocialChorus , to another private equity investor, Sumeru Equity Partners. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Arrowroot Capital said it will continue to own a minority interest in the company.

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ringDNA Acquires Sales Podcast, Hires Podcaster As Head Evangelist

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Los Angeles-based ringDNA , the venture-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence tools to help sales teams, says it has acquired a popular podcast focused on sales. According to the company, it has acquired the sales podcast "Accelerate!", Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Scalefast Adds $22M For eCommerce Tools

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The funding came from Xplorer Capital, Stereo Capital, FJLabs, Benhamou Global Venture and Credit Mutuel Equity. Scalefast's software is specifically used by brands to scale direct-to-consumer sales. Los Angeles-based Scalefast , a developer of direct-to-consumer, e-commerce software, has raised $22M in a Series B funding round.

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iLife Lands $4M For Life Insurance Sales

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Playa Vista-based iLife, a startup which is developing tools to help life insurance agents set up their own, branded "digital insurance agency", has raised $4M in a seed funding round, according to the company. iLife said the funding was led by Foundation Capital, and also include AME Cloud Ventures and Cherubic Ventures.

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Upgrade gives hair stylists tools to market, sell custom wigs from one marketplace

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million last year, is among hair businesses aimed at women and people of color, like Rebundle , Morado and theCut , attracting venture capital dollars. We’re equipping them with the tools and resources so that they can operate more efficiently and empower themselves economically.”. The company, which raised $1.7

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AnsibleWorks Raises $6M For IT Automation Tools

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Santa Barbara-based AnsibleWorks announced today that it has raised $6M in a Series A round, to go towards the company''s open source, IT automation tools. Ansible said the funding will go towards product development, sales, and other initiatives. ansibleworks automation software tools venture capital open source'

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