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Silicon Beach Afternoon Roundup: Obama’s Net-Neutrality Rules Upheld in Federal Court

L.A. Business Journal

Net-neutrality upheld in federal court, e-commerce startup Loot Crate secures major investment; Electronic Arts sets its sights on e-sports market, and more.

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Carbonated Games Finds $8.5M

socalTECH

Carbonated focuses on developing "highly competitive" games for mobile devices, which are more in line with the hard core games found on consoles and PCs, rather than the more usual casual gaming market. The company says its founders are from Zynga, Electronic Arts and Blizzard, and that it was founded in 2015. READ MORE>>.

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MarketShare Partners Gets Investment From Elevation

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Los Angeles-based MarketShare Partners , a provider of marketing analytics software said Wednesday afternoon that it has scored an investment round from Elevation Partners. According to MarketShare Partners, Elevation made a minority equity investment in the firm. Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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

TechCrunch LA

The new investment follows Scopely’s milestone of achieving more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue. Indeed, part of the reason for the financing is to accelerate the pace of its acquisitions and investments into new game development studios, according to chief executive, Walter Driver.

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FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand

TechCrunch LA

In a statement the company said the new financing would be used to expand FabFitFun membership offerings and consolidate its position as a marketing partner and platform for brands. As a result of the investment, Kleiner Perkins general partners Mood Rowghani and Mary Meeker will join as board members and observers, respectively.

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LA-based Maslo pivots to professional services, launching an AI product for executive coaching

TechCrunch LA

Now the company has reframed its offering, raised a fresh round of financing and is coming to market with a refined vision for a training tool for executive coaching. Maslo’s] recent focus has validated my original interest, which led me to invest.” Image courtesy of Maslo.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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