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GoGuardian Names CFO

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Los Angeles-based educational software developer GoGuardian , a developer of. The company is owned by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners. software for the K-12 market, said it has named Mike Jonas its new Chief Financial Officer. Jonas was most recently CFO of ThriftBooks, and also had been at Microsoft for 14 years.

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NEOGOV Finds Funding From Carlyle, Warburg Pincus

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El Segundo-based human capital and policy management software developer NEOGOV, which is led by Shane Evangelist, has scored a round of funding from private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus. The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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Los Angeles Investor Backs DoughMain

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A new, financial education and family organization website, DoughMain , said yetserday that it has raised funding from a private equity fund managed out of Los Angeles and Boston. DoughMain provides a combination of financial education and online organizational tools for families. DoughMain is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Graduway Gets Investment From Manhattan Beach's K1

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Graduway is based in the UK, and offers up its software to educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Size and terms of the investment were not announced. K1 Investment Management says it invests in high growth, enterprise software companies.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Lookout – SaaS provider of security and data back-up services for smart phones. Moving into online education courses for 8 th -12 th grade in Summer 2010. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Total Raised: $9.64mm. Competitors: Knewton.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

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Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, education, MBA. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization community, education, marketing. . In this inspirational and educational interactive hybrid presentation, we will discuss what it takes.

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