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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Tecca was originally spun out as a project of Fuse Capital, the venture capital investment firm formerly headed by Ross Levinsohn, before he was hired away to run Yahoo's Americas business; Tecca is now co-led by Assaf Tarnopolsky (Sony Pictures/MobiTV) and Shannon Ludovissy (Fox Interactive Media/Movielink/Fandango/NBC).

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Fandango Technical Review Venice Yahoo 140

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

LaughStub joins local companies such as Fandango (LA - movie tickets), RazorGator (LA - sports tickets), Paciolan (Irvine - ticketing systems), not to mention ticket giant Ticketmaster (West Hollywood) in the high tech-meets-ticketing area.

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West Hollywood Tech Coast Angels Angel Ticketmaster 199

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Los Angeles-based Velocity Interactive Group, the venture capital firm led by Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller, said this morning that it has added Mickie Rosen as an investment partner at the company. Rosen has also served at Fandango, a number of Idealab companies, Disney, and McKinsey and Company. Rosen will be based in Los Angeles.

Fandango 100

Fandango Idealab Hulu Social Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Simple: according to Mike Polaris has followed on nearly every seed investment that they’ve done. You can hear his full argument in the interview.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Fandango 230

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JUNE 27, 2011

Scott Saunders: I spent nearly my entire career on the investment side, and in 2005 switched over to the entrepreneurial side of the world. He was the startup-to-profitability CFO at Fandango, and really is one of the most incredible, operational executives in all of So-Cal. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com?

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

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JUNE 19, 2013

Prior to that, I had an app in the App Store, when iOS first came out, which was basically like a Fandango for live music. Evan wanted to invest, and we were talking with Mark Suster about joining our advisory board. I''ve known Evan and Ryan when they were running AppAds, which they changed to Burstly, even before creating TestFlight.

Startup 262

Startup Mobile Outsource Development Tool 262

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Four leading Brand Marketers will share how they’re shifting their corporations to invest more significantly in mobile based on building their own wins. eCommerce was a huge driver in the growth of Internet advertising; is this the final piece of the puzzle for mobile? Presenter: Jeff Montgomery, CRO, Placecast.

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40