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How Epoxy Is Helping Content Creators Make Their Video More Social

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We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., We had been looking at for use at Team Downey, internally.

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Maker Studios Lands $36M More For YouTube Content

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Culver City-based Maker Studios , which develops YouTube channels and content, said today that it has raised $36M in a funding round. The investment was led by Time Warner Investments, and also included Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures (Robert Downey, Jr.) Elisabeth Murdoch, M+C (Jon Miller, Jimmy Yaffe of News Corp.),

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Airware Gets $10.7M From Google, Andreessen For Unmanned Drone Technology

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to develop all of the infrastructure for buildling your own, commercial drone, from Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M READ MORE>>.

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Connectifier Acquired By LinkedIn

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Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. And while the press always likes to mention the other big media investors who participated in the investments (Time Warner, Canal+, Astro, Singtel, Elisabeth Murdoch, Robert Downey, Jr.

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Pocketwatch Picks Up $6M For Kids Media Brand

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The funding was led by Third Wave Digital, and also included Les Moonves (CBS ), Jon Landau (Avatar & Titanic), United Talent Agency (UTA), Robert Downey Jr. Downey Ventures) and Chris Jacquemin (WME). Pocketwatch says that it creates, acquires, distributes and curates content for kids age 2-11. READ MORE>>.

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Does your development team need ?just How does the Scrum process change team collaboration and accelerate development? s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey.

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