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RingRevenue Powers Education Marketer

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Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider headed by Jason Spievak, has been powering a pay-per-call system for education marketer CUnet. CUNet is a higher education marketer based in Paramus, NJ. RingRevenue is backed by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners.

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RingRevenue Ties With DoublePositive

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According to the two, they will partner to deliver live voice leads to national lead buyers in higher education, insurance, and financial services. RingRevenue is backed by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners, and is led by Jason Spievak. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. There were regular events where experts talked about: fund raising, term sheets, constructing a team, product development, establishing biz dev partners, M&A, dealing with the press, etc. This education will continue. So we went ahead.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

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Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. Panels: Developer, Arts/Education; Green, Good and Government. Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica. Friday Night parties at Cross Campus and ROC.

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Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

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However, one, longtime local fund-- GRP Partners --appears to have found the right formula for venture success, and has just raised a brand new, $200 million fund. If I write about online education, I''ll see 25 online education plans. Mark Suster: It''s our best source of deal flow. It''s the single best.

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Techclusive: Launchpad LA Opens Their Doors To TechZulu

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On top of the mentorship that these budding startup CEOs receive, Launchpad LA has begun putting together a series of educational meetings and discussions designed to share experiences between serial entrepreneurs and newer CEOs. On August 11, 2010 at 5:30pm PST we present " TechStars Meets Launchpad LA" Live.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. The problem is that to really fix education you’d need to reform incentives and pay in addition to better teacher training. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others. Thumbtack is marketplace for local services.

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