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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

veteran Ashley King, said today that it has raised a seed round of funding, and launched its first app, Dysh. Financial details of the seed funding round was not announced. Dysh said its free apps let users create a "conversation around food, by merging user generated content and information on restaurant menus.

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JULY 5, 2018

Los Angeles-based ENTITY , a new media company focused on women, has raised a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Susan Rockefeller. According to ENTITY, it is creating a new "experiential media" company focused on "empowering and educating NextGen women".

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APRIL 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based GIBLIB , which offers up a library of on-demand, medical content in 4K and 360-degree virtual reality, announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from the Mayo Clinic, the Venture Reality Fund, Wavemaker 360, USC Marshall Venture Fund and Michelson 20MM.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

According to Breaker, it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, to help bolster its efforts to produce and distribute mobile video entertainment in Japan. The funding was led by Dram Incubator, Inc., The funding was led by Dram Incubator, Inc., hollywood content entertainment video mobile ventures siemer japan breaker'

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. With our backend tools we can push products to the front of videos, allowing content providers to drive shopping activity. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014. And with so many new funds in the market and looking to put capital to work it’s no surprise that there was an even bigger boom in the numbers of deals being funded in the early-stage markets. thus the rise of “pre seed” investing).

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based Vrse , a new virtual reality content company, said Thursday that it has raised a round of funding, and appointed Drew Larner as Chief Operating Officer. Vrse has a collection of story-driven, virtual reality content. The company did not disclose the amount of the seed funding, which occurred back in April.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based Revee , a developer of content analytics software used to help publishers understand their page yield on advertising, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. Source of that seed funding was not announced. revee venture capital seed content analytics publishing publisher advertising'

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APRIL 23, 2013

The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included e.ventures and Signia Venture Partners. in seed funding from Signia and angels. Nativo''s technology revolves around inserting sponsored content into the site of publishers automatically. nativo venture capital advertising sponsored content' READ MORE>>.

Advertising

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Seriously , a new video game startup, has just received $2.35M in a seed funding from LA''s Upfront Ventures, to help create mobile and casual games. Sunstone Capital also participated in the funding. seriously venture capital videogame content rovio startup video casual gaming' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

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MAY 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Donut Media , a startup generating social video content focused on car enthusiasts, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round. The funding came from Techstars Ventures, 3311 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and professional driver Ryan Tuerck. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2014

in a seed funding. The company disclosed Monday that the funding came from 500 Startups, Siemer Ventures, Archer Gray, Rubicon VC, Wefunder, Be Great Partners, Rosepaul Investments, Mogility Capital, Sierra Maya Ventures, and Warner Brothers, along with angels. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2014

is backing YouTube influence marketplace FameBit , as part of a seed funding round. in funding from Science, as well as 500Startups and DeNA. FameBit''s service helps match advertisers with YouTube influencers, mostly for sponsored content and endorsements within that YouTube content. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The new funding brings the company's total raised to $1.75M. Tags: ranker venture capital seed funding lists content. Ranker said that those angels include investors in founder Clark Benson's former startup, eCrush, which was sold to Hearst Corporation in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

in a seed funding round. The round was led by BEST Funds. ZoneTV said it provides personal, dynamic TV experiences for pay TV operators, content providers, and audiences. Weber was previously President of Content and Advertising for AT&T, and was appointed CEO of the company on October 21st.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Snipfeed started as a content discovery platform with 44,000 weekly active users — but when Snipfeed added a creator monetization tool to its platform, it became its most popular feature. So, in February 2020, with little to no funding left, the company completely pivoted to its current link-in-bio business. With its $5.5

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APRIL 5, 2022

million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. But before then, it would need to boost its content moderation capacities. What are the neighbors doing?”.

Content

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JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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JUNE 15, 2015

million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. If users go to Pinterest to plan things, then they come to Tapiture for a personalized experience based on fancy algorithms that tailors content to their tastes. We went into this knowing how our users engage with content. We put products they can purchase in the mix.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

in its seed funding round. The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Size of the seed funding round--which came on top of an investment in Toggle as part of Warner MediaCamp--was not disclosed by the company. hollywood content strategic capital venture hardware dongle hdmi ultraviolet bros warner toggle' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Battlefy , a startup developing an online platform for managing e-sports tournaments, leagues, and content--which is a graduate of the Amplify LA accelerator--said this week that it has raised $1.3M

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JANUARY 14, 2019

“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. “We’re looking more broadly at the issues around manipulated or faked content and how do you address that,” says Rojas.

Social Media

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JANUARY 21, 2022

in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by a16z, and also included 8VC, FundersClub, Eleven Prime and angels. The company helps independent filmmakers with distribution of their content via streaming platforms, via a 80/20 revenue split model.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Size of the seed funding round was not announced. Trousdale said that the seed funding will go to further develop Preamble's platform, as well as for collaboration with non-profits. The company said that Preamble's software is used to help prevent amplification of harmful content.

Artificial Inteligence

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investors Greycroft Partners and Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo have put their backing behind a new startup that helps podcasters fund their shows via their listeners. Glow charges a transaction fee based on the type of listener support--12 percent for listener support contributions, and 20 percent for paid content.

Electronic Arts

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MAY 12, 2017

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. The way we're doing that, is we are creating video content, which we distribute across social platforms. How did you start the company?

Media

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based Seed&Spark , an online crowdfunding platform aimed at independent filmmakers, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. Seed&Spark operates an online, crowdfunding platform to help independent filmmakers raise money for their films. The company is led by Emily Best. READ MORE>>.

Seed Funding

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JULY 18, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing.

Mobile

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Catalog , a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch.

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MAY 12, 2015

Incentive , the Venice-based socially powered mid-market and enterprise collaboration platform has created a secure solution that takes the pain out of collaboration by centralizing all content into one place. million in seed round funding and clients that include NATO. Total Seed Funding appeared first on TechZulu.

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MAY 14, 2019

Curtail recently raised $3.25M in a seed funding round from Tarus Capital. According to the startup, Deborah Scanlon will serve as vice president of strategic sales, and Nigel Quinnin will take on the role of vice president of development at the company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Curio, which says it is partnering with collectible brands to product NFTs ("non fungible tokens"), has raised $7M in a seed funding round. Curio says it has partnered with trading card brand Topps to produce NFTs from iconoclastic, cult classic Mars Attacks!,

Seed Funding

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The company, headed by John Smelzer and founded by Nimrod Lev and Oleg Sandler, revealed that it has raised $1M in a seed funding from Ross Levinsohn and other angels, and is now looking to make it easier for families to find accommodations and attractions for families. Smeltzer is a former VP from Yahoo.

Seed Funding

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MARCH 27, 2012

San Diego-based Mob Science , a developer of social Facebook games, said this morning that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The round came from David Young, the CEO of Joyent, Mark Surfas of GameSpy Industries, along with other angels.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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