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Sixgill Snag $27.9M

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The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. Sensor is led by longtime tech veteran Phil Ressler, who previously has served at Bottlenose, Lumenz Networks, MyGreenlight, Big Stage Entertainment, Clearstone Venture Partners, and many other companies.

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Interview with Phil Ressler, BigStage Entertainment

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The firm's technology--which creates a 3D, virtual avatar from digital photos--was originally developed at the University of Southern California for the CIA, and was spun out into a venture funded company targeting the consumer market. As a former VC, why'd you decide to get involved with BigStage and back to the operating side?

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Thanks To Our Sponsors

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation. Mr. Csathy’s career spans Internet, music, motion pictures/video, live entertainment, and technology.

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Southern California Venture Totals Drop in Q4

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PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released their 2008 Q4 MoneyTree Report this evening, reporting that $28.3 Media & Entertainment also saw an increase, up 3 percent to $2.0 billion was invested in 3,808 deals in the fourth quarter of 2008. billion in 818 deals, down from $7.3

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

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Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Summary of Topics. Peter Csathy jumps in to answer questions about content.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

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Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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