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LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M

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Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Fastly is also setting up a $50 million retention pool of restricted stock units to give out to Signal Sciences employees.

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M-GO's Take On The Digital Entertainment Streaming Market, with John Batter

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Culver City-based M-GO (www.mgo.com) thinks so, with its own twist on providing content to consumers. We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. So, they just ave up. Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television?

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. This is the list I would start with.

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Encantos Raises $2M For Family Education, Entertainment Service

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Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.

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Fullscreen Grabs $30M More For YouTube Network

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Culver City-based Fullscreen , which operates a multi-channel youTube network, and is led by George Strompolos (formerly of YouTube/Google), has raised $30M in a new round of funding, according to reports today. fullscreen entertainment youtube network venture capital content studio hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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Founders of Sony's Crackle Start Venture Fund

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The founders of Crackle , the online streaming video and movie site owned by Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment , have announced a new venture capital fund. According to Josh Felser and Dave Samuel, the founders of Crackle, they have started a new venture fund called Freestyle Capital , with $27M in a Fund I close.

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Encantos Links With Teachers With Educator In Residence Program

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Culver City-based Encantos , the venture-backed developer of family entertainment education brands which raised $2M in January , says it has launched a new program which links the company with educators, the companys said today.

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