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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

We are very excited by Maestro’s potential to be a fundamental driver in the growth of the creator economy,” said Joshua Siegel, General Partner, Acronym Venture Capital. . “Maestro… started off with the content and now we’re adding membership and community management and ticketing and all that stuff,” said Evans. .

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LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation

TechCrunch LA

. “What the company allows you to do is look at engagement and alter a game midstream to tailor the experience,” says Ravi Viswanathan, the founder and managing partner of NewView Capital. “Our technology platform is about optimizing free digital experiences for the largest amount of players possible,” Driver says.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

I started as a programmer, and then a database designer, and then a project manager, and I led conversion teams. So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” ” I was like, “I don’t know, I want to be a VC.”

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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