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Riot Games Facing Investigation Over Gender Discrimination

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In more bad news for Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games , the company is now facing an investigation by California officials , over its refusal to provide information on its pay practices.

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Riot Games Employees' Walk Out Over Forced Arbitration

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At least a hundred employees of Los Angeles-based videogame maker Riot Games staged a walkout and protest on Monday, over the company's aggressive use of forced arbitration to settle sexual harassment lawsuits at the company, ">demanding that the company end forced arbitration for all past, current, and future riot employees including contractors and (..)

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp.

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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

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Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

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ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros.,

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LA Startup Report 2013 | A Rising Forecast

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Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view. The wide range of startups is great and creates more opportunities for new talent and entrepreneurs to join the Los Angeles area. With Yahoo!,

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Brandon Beck – Riot Games. StarCraft 2 might be the most played eSport currently, but Riot Games’ “League of Legends” is garnering prize pools in the millions. They raised some money, stole some guys from Blizzard, and released the game for free. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. The prize? $3