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Invested.in Turns Attention Towards Funding Companies

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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. The new site also comes as Invested.in Adam Draper is the founder of Xpert Financial. READ MORE>>.

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Genomatica Raises $21.25M

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Genomatica says on its web site that it has now raised more than $40M in financing from TPG, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Alloy Ventures. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm. Genomatica develops technology to replace fossil fuel based chemicals with renewable products.

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MyShape Raises $5.5M More

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The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. The firm also said as part of the funding announcement that it has redesigned its web site. more in funding.

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Eventful Raises $10M

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According to Eventful, the investment round also included existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bay Partners. Eventful, which operate an online web site for promoting and sharing information about events, said it will use the new funding to expand sales and marketing, its mobile channel, and international expansion.

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MTV Buys Social Project

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Social Project is behind the development of Flux, software which allows web publishers to create their own social networking web sites. Social Project was venture backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and MTV, and originally started as a competitor to MySpace. READ MORE>>

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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One of the biggest forces that has emerged in the Internet in recent years has been crowdsourcing, the way the web has empowered users to drive the creation of content and information online. How long has the site been up and running? What have you learned so far in getting the site up and running?

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

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Make sure to checkout the updated SMCH3 site as they have tons of great info. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people. is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Big and Small.

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