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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Los Angeles-baaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, is winding down its website, according to a notice on the firm's site, and is now looking for a buyer. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Aliso Viejo-based Arkami, one of the startups in OCTANE's Launchpad Accelerator, has just zoomed past $360,000 in funding commitments on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, according to the firm's myIDkey project page. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Los Angeles-bsaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, has shut down, according to a notice on the firm's site. According to the site, the firm is "winding down" all of its Fastpoint Games branded fantasy sports games over the next 45 days. The company was originally known as Rotohog.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, reported Thursday that it has expanded its service into Canada.

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MARCH 5, 2010

Slacker said it would power The Source Digital Radio, a hip-hop station linked with The Source's print magazine and online web site. Slacker said the radio station will be featured on TheSource's web site, as well as as in a spotlight section on its mobile application. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Del Mar-based One Recovery , an online community site providing support for people recovering from addiction, has raised $1.49M in a funding round, according to a filing from the firm this week. According to the filing, the funding comes as part of an ongoing, $2.5M fundraising effort.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Previously, customers had to go to T-Mobile or Slacker's web site to download the application. The firm is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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