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Report: Flipagram Looking For Buyer

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Los Angeles-based mobile app developer Flipagram is looking for a buyer, and may have found one, in Chinese news aggreagtor Toutiao , according to a report Thursday. Citing "multiple sources" close to the company, Recode said Flipagram is still discussing financial terms with Toutiao, but no deal has been signed. READ MORE>>.

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Flipagram Raises $70M For Photo, Video, and Music Sharing Apps

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Los Angeles-based Flipagram , led by startup vetera Farhad Mohit, said late Thursday evening that it has raised $70M in a funding round, for its photo, video, and music sharing apps. The funding was led by Sequoia, and also included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Index Ventures.

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Flipagram: Using Photos And Music To Create A Viral Machine, with Farhad Mohit

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Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram? They were Flipagram LLC.

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Flipagram: Using Photos And Music's To Create A Viral Machine, with Farhad Mohit

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Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram? They were Flipagram LLC.

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Here's Who Is Funding Companies In Southern California Today

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Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. However, for members of socaltech.com, it's a click away with our real time analysis of venture funding flows. Crosscut Ventures 6 deals.

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Live.me Raises $50M In Series B From Bytedance

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In the second big piece of news in Los Angeles from Chinese company Bytedance , Bytedance said on Friday that it will invest $50M in a Series B funding in Los Angeles-based Live.me , a developer of an online livestreaming service. Bytedance also bought LA's Flipagram earlier this year. is a subsidiary of Chinese company Cheetah Mobile.

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