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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Taking a chapter out of the popularity of sites like Chatroulette in connecting up strangers with one another, Los Angeles-based Anybeat , the alternative social networking site run by Dmitri Shapiro, said Friday that it has rolled out a new feature called "Interest Roulette".

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Veoh Draper Social Network Sites 209

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JUNE 1, 2011

Altly detailed its plans to create an alternative to Facebook last week, complaining in a lengthy manifesto from Shapiro that an alternative to Facebook was sorely needed due to privacy and other issues with the social networking site. Shapiro was the former founder of Veoh Networks and head of MySpace Music. READ MORE>>.

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Veoh Draper Seed Funding Venice 174

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JULY 14, 2015

Women entrepreneurs interested in pitching their startups to local investors have until tomorrow, July 15th, to apply for the Women Founder's Network fast pitch, the group said Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Startup Networking Entrepreneur 100

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Bouqs said the funding came from Quest Venture Partners, Azure Capital Partners and KEC Ventures, along with Enspire Capital and Draper Associates. The new funding will go towards its supply chain, expanding its farm and florist networks, to grow its team, and to launch a new, native app.

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Company Companies Draper Venice 100

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Ribbon, the developer of a social commerce platform which lets users list items for sale, distribute that through their social networks like Facebook , and accept credit card payments--said today that it has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round.

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Draper Seed Funding Commerce Social Network 164

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. Brickfish is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P.,

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Google Sales Social Media Draper 140

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

El Segundo-based Ripple has been acquired by TargetCast Networks, a San Ramon-based operator of a out-of-home digital advertising network. According to TargetCast Networks, the buy gives it 1400 locations and 3425 screens delivering local and national advertisements. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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El Segundo Claremont Draper Advertising 133

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Casting some additional light on the acquisition of El Segundo-based Ripple last week, acquiring firm TargetCast Networks revealed today that it has received a new round of venture capital worth $6.5M from one of Ripple's primary backers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson. According to TargetCast, which is based in the Bay Area, it received $6.5M

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El Segundo Claremont Draper Funding 113

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Santa Monica-based Social Project--which was once known as Tagworld--has been acquired by MTV Networks, MTV said Monday. According to MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, the acquisition will allow the firm to accelerate its introduction of its Flux social media platform across its portfolio. READ MORE>>

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Santa Monica Draper Social Media Social Network 100

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

El Segundo-based Ripple, which operates a network of retail digital displays featuring content and advertising, said earlier this week that the firm has partnered with On The Go Media Network. According to Ripple, On The Go Media Network will serve as its exclusive local/regional sales agency for selling advertising on its network.

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El Segundo Sales Draper Screening 100

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APRIL 7, 2009

Brickfish runs social media campaigns and social media advertising for companies, and is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P., Tags: brickfish nike social media advertising agency marketing networking. Mangrove Capital Partners, and OCA Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Draper Advertising San Diego 100

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MARCH 26, 2009

El Segundo-based Ripple TV , an out-of-home advertising network, disclosed this morning that it has raised $4M in a venture capital round. The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Trinity Ventures. According to Ripple, the firm plans to use the new funding to continue to deliver its services.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Draper Venture Capital Advertising 100

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

The firm is venture backed by Bay Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Omidyar Network. According to Eventful, the new service will let users indicate which performers they like, and receive alerts whenever those artists come to town. Eventful provides an online service for sharing and promoting local events. READ MORE>>

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Draper San Diego Email Services 100

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JANUARY 5, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish, an online advertising network focused on social media, announced this monring that it has hired Becky Carroll as the firm's Director of Social Media. The firm is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P., Carroll has also served at Peppers and Rogers Group, Hewlett Packard, and NASA/Ames Research Center.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Draper San Diego 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The firm says it will use the funding to grow rapidly and close more partnerships like the previous Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and last week’s Sunbelt Network partnership. The firm serves clients such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, NextView Ventures, Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, and Proprietary Capital.

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Capital Angel Startup Draper 69

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

The numbers were driven by large dollar fundings in the clean technology sector, including large rounds to PowerGenix, Aptera Motors, and Pentadyne.

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” According to Draper, in addition to the above Rule Number One, there are many other questions that need to be answered before a CEO should recommend to the board that it is time for an IPO: Do you really need the money? Which stock would you bet on as the leader?

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Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king. The build “implicit social networks.&#

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The reason I was brought in, was because one of my board members, Tim Draper, who was a board member at my first company, encouraged me along with some of the other partners at Epic to come and spend a year there. We built that, and sold that to another, NASDAQ company, iManage, which sold to Autonomy, which is now HP.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

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JUNE 1, 2011

Right now, we are running targeted ads using ad networks or whatnot. Clark Benson: We raised money from Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Palo Alto, Rincon Ventures, and a number of angels. What is the business model here? Clark Benson: There is the initial business model, and then there is also what we grow into as we scale.

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Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

All you have to do is hover over any video or image and drag it to the network or service of your liking. If you look to the bottom of your browser you will see to the far right the ability to connect to Facebook, AIM, Google Talk and other chat networks. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates.

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Stickam Content Draper Web 60

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2014

Others like John “ Captain Crunch ” Draper tuned in remotely via social outlets. A row of skilled volunteers monitor network traffic, capture people’s personal information through open airwaves and then posts this through a projector onto a large wall for all to see. No, your information is not secure!

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Technical Advisors Press Examples Training 107

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.

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Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. After years of traveling to Los Angeles once every few months, Timothy Draper, founder and a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, says he now flies down to L.A. NAME Mark Zuckerberg. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. TOPICID 408. Thank you !

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