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

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Lalawag Goes To Silicon Valley's Valley Girl

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a publication that is run by Jesse Draper, the daughter of venture capitalist Tim Draper. Jesse Draper's Valley Girl show is a web-based, talk show which has featured the CEOs of major corporations and startups, interviewed about their businesses on a very pink set. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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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. Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing and apparel firm, said today that it has raised $5.5M

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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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Anthem, DFJ Frontier Back Janrain

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Anthem Ventures , represented by Samit Varma , and DFJ Frontier, represented by David Cremin , are two of the investors in Portland-based JanRain , whose software is used to allow websites to use existing online accounts such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo to sign up for other web services or even corporate applications.

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StackSocial Gets Seed Round

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The firm, headed by Josh Payne, develops a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their websites. Hints of the funding came out earlier this month when the firm showed up on Siemer Ventures' list of portfolio companies.

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Falling Out of Love with Your Startup

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My latest interview with tech entrepreneur Andrew Draper helped me realize what an important part passion plays in the whole tech entrepreneurial process. Scratchpad is a web app that lets you clip and collect your favorite UI elements from around the web for use while mocking up your ideas.

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