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Wave.tv Snags $32M For Sports Media

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Los Angeles-based Wave.tv , a sports media company focused on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Youtube, and Tiktok, said this week that it raised $32M in its Series A funding round. The company said the funding will go to expand its portfolio of media brands. The company is led by CEO Brian Verne and President Ishaan Sutaria.

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Infographic: Over $1B Raised in 2013 by Los Angeles Startups

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Snapchat, the messaging pioneer leads the charge with a staggering $123 million raised (and a valuation of $3-4 billion) even amongst a strange series of uncertainty surrounding their denial of Facebook’s $3 billion cash offer and security leaks. Originally posted by the good people at Built In Los Angeles.

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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

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Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. Sweat equity. Equity crowdfunding. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing.

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