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Report: Redpoint's Martin Leaving Firm

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Greg Martin , the partner heading up Redpoint Ventures ' Los Angeles office, has reportedly left the firm, according to a report from the Private Equity Insider. Martin is no longer listed on Redpoint's web site, was not listed in its latest fundraising documents, and declined to comment on the story. READ MORE>>.

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Tastemade Takes $35M

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The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and also included Amazon, Cool Japan Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Liberty Media. The content developer, which is led by co-founder and CEO Larry Fitzgibbon, says it now reaches over 250 million monthly viewers.

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

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billion in a round led by the private equity firm GPI Capital this week. Seed investor Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures and Redpoint Ventures general partner Annie Kadavy will show up to give founders tips on how to raise VC. Postmates, the popular food delivery service, raised another $225 million at a valuation of $2.4

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SocialVibe Names Tappin As New CEO

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Tappin has previously served as CFO at Overture, had served at private equity firm The Gores Group, was a VP at News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Interactive, in addition to serving at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells.

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LeadPoint Raises $6.5M

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Leadpoint, which is headed by Marc Diana, has previously raised funding from Breakwater Ventures, Estalea, European Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, RVA Enterprises Retirement Trust, and Stanford University. The filing indicates the equity round opened on July 15th. READ MORE>>.

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Sonos Funding Pays Off For Early Investors

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Elevation Partners, and Redpoint Ventures. The Sonos funding/exit is an echo of the strategy of another, prominent Santa Barbara firm from some years ago, Fastclick, which also took a large private equity investment which cashed out its founders, shortly before filing for an IPO.

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SocialVibe Gets $20M More

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Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the provider of social advertising software and technology, announced today that it has raised $20M in additional equity funding. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinacle Ventures.

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