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Giftz Gets Additional Funding From Draper Goren Holm

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Los Angeles-based Giftz , a startup that offers up a mobile wallet and marketplace for points, miles, and gift cards, has received an investment from LA's Draper Goren Holm , the two said on Wednesday. Draper Goren Holm is the venture studio run by Tim Draper, Alon Goren, and Josef Holm. Size of the investment was not announced.

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Anthos Capital and NBA All-Star Baron Davis back LA-based college tuition savings service, UNest

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Ksenia Yudina initially founded the company to provide financial planning and services to lower- and middle-class families looking for ways to start saving for their children’s education, she said. “To me the investment in UNest is a great opportunity to help my community.

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Qualcomm Backs Video Chat Service Tango

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San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing a developer of mobile video chat services, Tango , via its Qualcomm Ventures arm, the two companies announced today. Tango develops a video chat service which lets users conduct video chats with their Apple iPhone or Android smartphone, and also provides free phone calls and video messaging.

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Mogreet Gets $4.1M More

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Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of mobile video marketing services which is run by James Citron, said this morning that it has raised $4.1M The round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. in a strategic investment round.

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CapLinked Adds $1M, New Investors In Funding Round

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Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M. READ MORE>>.

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Invested.in Turns Attention Towards Funding Companies

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Los Angeles-based Invested.in , the online crowdfunding service headed by Alon Goren, is shifting its focus towards helping companies raise money from accredited investors. The firm is launching BoostFunder , an online startup marketplace, with Adam Draper, which will allow startups to raise up to a million dollars from accredited investors.

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Ranker Finds More Funding

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The funding came from Siemer Venture Capital, Rincon Venture Partners, Draper Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and the Pasadena Angels, according to CEO Clark Benson. Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online rankings website where consumers can rank anything they like, has scored a new round of funding, in an inside round.