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Greycroft, WndrCo Back Glow For Podcast Subscriptions

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Los Angeles-based venture investors Greycroft Partners and Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo have put their backing behind a new startup that helps podcasters fund their shows via their listeners. According to Glow Technologies , it has raised $2.3M

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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

The pandemic also helped as artists who were cut off from their audiences began to explore alternative ways to reach fans — and make money. We are very excited by Maestro’s potential to be a fundamental driver in the growth of the creator economy,” said Joshua Siegel, General Partner, Acronym Venture Capital. .

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LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation

TechCrunch LA

“Increasingly, it’s helpful for them to have publishing capabilities that are more global in nature and more scaled.” “What the company allows you to do is look at engagement and alter a game midstream to tailor the experience,” says Ravi Viswanathan, the founder and managing partner of NewView Capital.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group. So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” So when I got into venture capital, I thought, “Well, what can I do that’s different?”

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

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► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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