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APRIL 17, 2014

Venice-based ZEFR said Thursday that it has named a new set of VPs. According to the company, it has named Rick Song as its new Global Head of Media Solutions Sales, and named Michael Saperstein as Head of Media Sales (East, Central, Canada). ZEFR is venture backed by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. Miso Media. Earbits is in Venice, and is headed by Joey Flores. intersection of technology and music. Music Mastermind. Comment below.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. How is your company funded, and where are you now? Rachel Payne: We have been around for a couple of years, and have raised a round of funding.

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JANUARY 8, 2009

Venice, California-based JibJab, the online comedy site known for their politically-oriented, musical animations, said this morning that it has raised $7.5M in a Series C funding round. The round came from Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment, along with existing investor Polaris Venture Partners.

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MAY 30, 2013

In a world where media empires are built off the back of the appeal of celebrities, those celebrities themselves often don''t benefit from that fan interest in their lives. We''re building, and have been in the process of building a media company and business by, with, and for celebrity influencers. What is WhoSay? What does that mean?

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments.

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