socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment is announcing this morning that it has raised an additional $2.7M According to the company, the funding came from Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: capital venture entertainment stage. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , the developer of online fantasy sports and entertainment games, said last night that it has launched four new partner games. The company is backed by Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide. All of the games are based on RotoHog's SCP platform.

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Mission Ventures Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 167

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops avatar creation technology for turning photos into animated, 3-D likenesses, said Wednesday that the firm has launched a new effort targeted training content creators on the firm's products. Tags: bigstage stage entertainment avatar content. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment , a venture-backed startup developing 3D animation technology used to create avatars, said this morning that the firm has created a new application which works on the Apple iPhone. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment, a USC spinoff developing avatar technology, announced a new effort to provide its technology to third parties. The firm said that it has signed on fellow Los Angeles startup VIDiGREET as its first client. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures USC 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Silicon Valley had the lion's share of the venture funding dollars in Q3, with $1.75 For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M billion invested in the region. in investments. in funding. raised by companies in the sector.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent.

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