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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Hollywood-based Fanattac , a developer of an online, social media platform which looks to connect music fans and artists, has raised $1M in a funding round. the firm said it is providing a "unique" social media experience for music lovers, where fans will be able to interact with artists online.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media platform Greenfly raises $8.5 million; Songtradr raises $4 million in Series A funding round; and Apple launches patient health records app in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Evolver , the online avatar software site developed by Darwin Dimensions, said Thursday that it has launched a new web site that allows end users to create avatars for social media sites like Facebook and MySpace. Tags: evolver darwin dimensions avatar animation social media animate. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Woodland Hills-based REX Real Estate Exchange , a startup which helps homeowners sell their homes without using an MLS, has raised $15M in a Series B funding. The company has now raised over $30M in funding. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

San Diego-based Power Digital Marketing , a digital marketing agency has raised a round of funding, from private equity investor Periscope Equity. The company says it offers up content marketing, SEO, paid marketing, social media marketing, and other related services. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a new, Series A $4M funding round for a new, video game developer called Knock Knock Games , according to the company on Thursday. The funding also included Raine Ventures, London Venture Partners, and Ludlow Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from Michael Terpin of SocialRadius , who asks: Where are all the social media IPOs? Read the rest of Where are the Social Media IPOs? Tags: michael terpin social media merger acquisition advice startup insights. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 -- Social Media - Is There Still a Play? Theres been a great deal of talk and hope about the future of social media, and for good reason. Its gotten to the point that venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins have launched an investment fund just for social media start ups.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, has raised its first official fund, a $19M seed stage venture fund. The firm--which has been making investments even before raising the official fund, announced today--has already made four investments out of the new fund.

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MAY 29, 2013

Los Angeles-based social, celebrity advertising startup Adly confirmed the company''s recent $2M funding round today, officially announcing the funding from GRP Partners and Siemer Ventures. The firm disclosed the funding last week. adly venture capital funding social celebrity advertising' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

WhoSay , a New York-based startup with Los Angeles offices, said this morning that it has raised a funding round from Greylock Partners. The firm, headed by Steve Ellis and which was co-founded by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), said it is looking to become the personal media management platform for celebrities and influencers.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M in a Series B funding, the company said today. in funding. Greenfly says the new funding will go towards technology, user acquisition, marketing initiatives, and new hires.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Funding for founder salaries at this stage is a red flag.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The startup--which says it is backed by $5M in angel funding--says its app algorithmically generates videos using photos, videos, and GIFs, in only seconds. Those videos can be exported to social media sites like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Apple Messages. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. That leaves only about fifteen percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2018

While the evolution from hunched primates to homo sapiens took tens of millions of years, we needed only about a decade to develop an arched neck that is perennially looking down at a smartphone—presumably one with a social media app open.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Santa Monica-based social media app startup Mayk.it has raised $4M in a seed funding, and launched its social music app, the company said this morning. Beasts' Night media, Sophia Bendz (Spotify), Cyan Banister, T-Pain and Zach Katz, plus others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. By far, the majority of new businesses I know are self-funding (bootstrapped) from your own savings and prior assets. Explore multiple sources based on your level of need and risk.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Irvine-based ThoughtWorld, a new market research and social media platform, says it has raised $2M in an angel investment round. ThoughtWorld said the new funding will used to build critical infrastructure and its 3D technology, and establish an active user base. Names of the investors in the funding round were not announced.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Culver City-based NXTM , a company developing social media and e-commerce tools for the music industry, has raised funding, according to lead investor Spring Mountain Capital. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. The funding will go towards funding growth and development.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Location-based analytics company MomentFeed , which is in Los Angeles, has confirmed the details of its funding round, saying that the $1.8M MomentFeed's software is being used by multi-store chains to both manage and understand that activity around their locations. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

APRIL 10, 2017

Soci, a San Diego startup that created a Web platform for managing social media, has closed on $8.5 Soci’s software-as-a-service provides a “central command” that enables business customers to deploy their social media marketing strategies, customize their brand messaging, and control their customer.

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JULY 23, 2015

San Diego-based Events.com , the startup led by Gregg Parise which helps event organizers with their events and event registration, has raised a new funding round, and acquired EventsOnline. Events.com says it has now raised over $17M in funding. EventsOnline is a provider of registration for the endurance market. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The funding was led by INVENT Ventures and Heliant Ventures. Sanguine says that it uses social media and non-profit advocacy to collect blood, which is processed into DNA, RNA, cells, plasma, and serum, to be used in biomedical research. Size of the round was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based DigiTour Media , which produces events and concerts centered on YouTubers and other social media celebrities, has reportedly raised around $10M in a funding round, from Viacom, LionTree Entertainment, and Slow Ventures.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat is in discussions with Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, over possible future funding for the company, according to the Prince''s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Company. saudi arabia snapchat venture capital investment funding prince alwaleed talal saudiarabia international finance social media'

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? There are reasons you may delay funding announcement but rarely reasons not to announce. But trust me on this.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2018

TaskUs worth $500 million following latest funding round; Stamps.com stocks fall after Post Office comment; Heineken passes on Snapchat in favor of other social media outlets.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based Mustard, which is developing a social, food shopping video app, said on Tuesday that it has raised $1M in a pre-seed funding round. The funding came from Operate Studio, Newfund, Great North Ventures and Fund LA.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 21, 2022

Owned media comes from the databases you own, such as your company’s web site, email newsletters, profiles in social media, or apps you have created requiring registration or download. And here’s the most powerful new media model.

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JUNE 27, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor GRP Partners announced this morning that it has raised a fourth fund, worth $200M, and also renamed the firm Upfront Ventures. upfront ventures partners venture capital fund startup msuster suster launchpadla' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2013

Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. The firm just announced that new fund, and a new name, Upfront Ventures (www.upfront.com). Tell us about the new fund?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The firm had earlier announced the funding, saying that it had added Michael Robertson, Fred Bourgeois, Neil Senturia, Eric Otterson, Gavin Mandelbaum and Laurent Asscher to its advisory board. Anametrix had announced the funding on August 18th, but had not released the amount of funding received. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Artie, a new startup developing mobile games which can be played inside social media, video, and messaging platforms, said this week that it has raised $10M in a seed funding round. The company's founders are Ryan Horrigann and Armando Kirwin.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Venice, California-based Snapchat , the developer of the popular social media app, has added $4.5M in venture funding--and three new investors--as part of its Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company today. Details on the new funding were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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