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MARCH 9, 2016

Los Angeles-based Riot Games has acquired videogame developer Radiant Entertainment , the two companies said today. Radiant Games had been working on its first title, Stonehearth, a town building simulation game played with friends. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Riot Games , a venture backed developer of online games, said Wednesday that it has added Jarl Mohn to its board of directors. Entertainment Television, and was also founding president and CEO of Liberty Digital. The company's first title is League of Legends, an online role-playing and strategy game.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Los Angeles-based Singularity 6 , a developer of online games, has raised $16.5M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. Andrew Chen, a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join the company's board of directors as part of the investment. Leung and co-founder Aidan Karabaich were both formerly at Riot Games.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Walsh was previously Director of Global Digital Marketing and Content at Hasbro; Gergis has previously served at The Reformation and Riot Games; and Reid led his own start-up film and television company, Dundee Entertainment, LLC. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Those are two big gaming companies.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? My interests are eclectic and range from SpaceX and innovations in aerospace, transportation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, to esports, the future of work, and the future of entertainment. I'm fascinated by the creator economy on Twitch, Youtube, and new streaming platforms.

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JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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