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Former LA VC Gets Backing For Enterprise Alerting, Micro Apps Startup

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ElNaggar was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at CBS Interactive; he co-founded Sapho with fellow CBS Interactive alum Peter Yared, who was CBSi's CTO and CIO. Those apps provide push-like, user-friendly access to enterprise apps, much like employees are used to interacting with mobile consumer apps and alerts. READ MORE>>.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). I'm a bit of an anti-VC, as you know. It was really the same business, but with less capital.

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Shoreline Biosciences Finds $140M

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The funding was led by Ally Bridge Group, and also included new investors Eventide Asset Management, BeiGene, Irving Investors, Kingdon, NS Investment, Piper Heartland Healthcare Capital, and Superstring, along with current investors Boxer Capital, BVF Partners, L.P.,

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Cedars-Sinai Backs Censinet In $7.8M For Risk Management

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Cedars-Sinai's participation in the funding was led by Darren Dworkin, the healthcare system's Senior Vice President and CIO. According to Censinet, it will use the funding round for scaling its go-to-market, and to accelerate its adoption by healthcare providers and vendors. Censinet is led by founder and CEO Ed Gaudet.

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

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Eric Munson, founder and CIO of Adit Ventures, said his firm believes the “best is yet to come as Klarna multiplies their addressable market through global expansion.” . For Siemiatkowski, what Klarna is trying to achieve is to compete with the $1 trillion-plus credit card industry. “ We really see right now all the signs are there.

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IntraStage Raises Angel Funding

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The firm is headed by Patrick Kelly, and the Tec Coast Angels investment was led by Bob Fried, the former CIo of Staples. Tags: intrastage venture capital quality management testing electronics manufacturing angel. IntraStage's customers include Motorola, Panasonic and Northrop Grumman. READ MORE>>.

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ZestFinance Gets $150M In Debt Financing

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ZestFinance was founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google; the company is venture backed by Peter Thiel, Matrix Partners, Kensington Capital Holdings, and Eastward Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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