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Rustic Canyon Sells Positions In Portfolio

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San Francisco-based investment firm Saints Capital , and Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon Partners said Tuesday that they have formed a new fund, Saints Rustic Canyon, L.P., the parent firm of the Los Angeles Times before its acquisition by the Tribune Company.

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Aspiration Gets $47M For Online Banking Efforts

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Aspiration lets users pay what they want in terms of fees they pay to the company. READ MORE>>.

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Kin Lands $12M For Women's Lifestyle Channels

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Santa Monica-based KIN , which operates a female-focused lifestyle YouTube network, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said last week. The funding came from Corus Entertainment, Emil Capital, Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners. The company is led by Michael Wayne.

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Gaikai Partners On Gaming Tablet

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Financial details of the link between the companies were not disclosed. Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, NEA, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, NEA, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Gaikai, Bigfoot Tie On Games Acceleration

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Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the developer of cloud-based game streaming services which is venture backed by Benchmark, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon, and Intel, has tied today with Bigfoot Networks. The companies said that Bigfoot Networks' technology will automatically recognize the Gaikai service.

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Gaikai Appoints VP

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The company is venture backed by Benchmark Capital , TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners , Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. Gaikai develops an instant game streaming service, which allows game players to play games from their web browser, rather than having to download and install games. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Gaikai On The Block, May Bring More Than $500M

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in the company. Backers of Gaikai include Benchmark Capital, Intel Capital, Limelight Networks, New Enterprise Associates, Qualcomm Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and TriplePoint Capital. If the sale does happen, it would be a very good return for the firm's backers, who have invested $45.0M READ MORE>>.