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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Beverly Hills-based real estate crowdfunding site Realty Mogul disclosed this morning that it has inked a $73M funding commitment with company Direct Lending Investments. Realty Mogul operates an online crowdfunding site, which lets people invest in real estate projects aroudn the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures , along with Jeffrey Katzenberg's investment fund, WndrCo and rapper Nas , are the lead investors in a new startup, Rally Rd. which lets individuals invest in fractional shares of blue chip, classic cars. According to Rally Rd. New York-based Rally Co.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Irvine-based online auto information and leads site Autobytel announced Wednesday afternoon that it has invested $2.5M Autobytel said it also has the option to invest an additional, $2.5M advertising lead content information auto strategic investment capital venture autoweb autobytel' in AutoWeb as it grows. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

ScoreBig.com said the new funding round came from Checketts Partners Investment Fund (CPIF), and is the first close of a Series C round of funding. CPIF adds a board member as part of the investment. scorebig investment online marketplace live entertainment sports ticketing tickets' Kanner is a veteran of the sports market.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis , Clifford Harris Jr., ”, has launched a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha. And that’s by coming together to pool our resources so we can invest more.” who’s better known as “T.I.”,

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Crowdfunder , the online, crowdfunding site headed by Chance Barnett, announced this morning that it is in a strategic alliance with investment banking firm WestPark Capital. crowdfunder investment banking westpark capital financial strategic alliance crowdfunding' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, has scored a new, equity investment and partnership with direct marketing firm Guthy-Renker , the firm announced today. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2016

Irvine-based HomeUnion , a crowdfunding site focused on rental real estate investments, has raised $16M in a Series B funding, the company said Tuesday. HomeUnion lets investors invest in pre-vetted rental properties via its website, which it fully manages through its own rental management arm.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. Size of the investment was not disclosed. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. As part of the funding, Vision Internet said it has named David M. Nachman as its CEO.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the new venture investment fund founded by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, is on an investment roll, and has made another investment from its fund. The venture firm has a unique take on investments, with a focus on startups founded by military veterans, in addition to others.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The Hunt says it is developing a community-driven, online shopping site, focused on making social media photos "shoppable". The Hunt says it is developing a community-driven, online shopping site, focused on making social media photos "shoppable".

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JUNE 16, 2016

Saavn , an online, Indian music streaming site which operates in both India and the United States, said Wednesday that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Los Angeles angel investor Guy Oseary. Size of the investment round was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2013

Beverly Hills-based talent agency and entertainment giant William Morris Endeavor looks to be busy with investments this week. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The firm as backed a mobile application development company, Chaotic Moon Studios , as part of a strategic partnership. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Instead, he''s one of the key angel investors in a new, crowdfunding site called Ramen , which launched this week at Calacanis'' Launch Conference, saying that it has raised a seed funding from Calacanis, Naval Ravikant (AngelList), and Matt Cutler, to bring its online crowdfunding service for software projects to market. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based automotive information and leads site Autobytel said today that it has made an investment in SaleMove , a provider of online car buying technology. According to Autobytel, it made the investment as part of a deal to become the exclusive provider to the auto industry of SaleMove''s technology. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has boosted an Internet web site publisher known for its humorous, captioned pictures of cats and use of Internet memes, Cheezburger. Avalon's Levandov is also on the board and led the venture firm's investment in hot Internet social gaming firm Zynga.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the high profile CEO of Mahalo, and angel investor, has made an investment in Georgia-based StorkBrokers , an online community site focused on new mothers and fathers. The investment was worth $25,000, and Calacanis has joined the firm's board.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked said this week that it has made some major updates to the site, overhauling and improving the online service for managing investment activity for companies and deal tracking for investors.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Payoff.com , a new startup led by Scott Saunders, said Tuesday that it has officially launched its free, social finance site. Payoff.com's web site centers around sharing dreams and saving goals with others, and earning special badges for reaching steps along the way to those goals.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last night, Amazon.com jumped into the movie business, with its own, online film submission site, Amazon Studios , backed by the help of a number of notable USC Film School advisors. million in awards over the next year to the best movies submitted to the site--with an exclusive option for Warner Bros. www.filmaka.com) [ Profile ].

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JUNE 19, 2013

But, it looks like being a seed investor has paid off for at least one local investor, Baroda Ventures , the venture capital investment fund owned by GeoCities founder David Bohnett. Fab.com is an online fashion and flash sales site, which has a huge following both here in the U.S. and oversease. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based humor site Funny or Die has received an investment from Turner Broadcasting , as part of a strategic deal between the companies for Turner to manage ad site sales for the company. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Youtoo operates an online site which allows viewers to upload videos of themselves, and then incorporates those videos into live television. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Burnett said that he will be integrating the technology from YouToo into series produced by his company.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Porch.com , the online site focused on home improvement information which has operations and one of its founders in San Diego , has inked a big strategic deal today with Lowe''s , the companies said today. As part of the deal, Lowe''s is making an undisclosed strategic investment in Porch. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Crossover Health develops on-site and near-site health centers for employers, to help address employer health are costs. Aliso Viejo-based Crossover Health , a developer of employee health care centers, has raised $92M in a funding round from Gurnet Point Cpaital, the two said on Wednesday.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's largest angel investment group, is hailing its latest exits today, saying that the recent IPOs for Green Dot and Trius Therapeutics , as well as the sale of Language Weaver to SDL, have left members "smiling". Financial terms of those various deals were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The two did not say how much they will invest to build the new facility. City of Hope currently has a facility in Duarte, where it says it has produced over 1,300 cell and gene therapy products and oncology drugs for many cancer clinical trials across the nation. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2015

Irvine-based online real estate marketplace Auction.com said this morning that it has partnered with Chinese online real estate site Juwai.com , which will bring Auction.com's U.S. real estate listings to China. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based GRP Partners , has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. GRP's investment was led by Mark Suster, who announced the deal on his blog. The deal was worth $600,000.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Mark Suster , the highly visible venture capitalist blogger at GRP Partners, has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. Other investors in the firm include Kevin Rose, Reid Hoffman, David Sze, Josh Elman, and Chamath Palihapitiya. The deal was worth $600,000.

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MAY 25, 2010

Marina del Rey-based AuctionPoint , which operates an online auction service for commercial real estate, said today that it has received a strategic investment from Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. AuctionPoint said that Anderson joins its board of advisors as part of the investment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Newport Beach-based MBAinteract , a site developing a social and professional networking site for MBA students, said Wednesday that it has added Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter, former Chief Scientist at eHarmony, to its board, as part of an unspecified investment from Buckwalter. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Los Angeles-based AllGear Digital--which owns media sites GearJunkie, Switchback Travel, Bikerumor, and others--said on Thursday that it has raised $40M in a funding round. The funding was led by Bardin Hill Investment Partners. The company--run by co-founder and CEO Eric Phung--was previously known as Lola Digital Media.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. And yet, users rave about the service, and spend long durations of time on the site. Remembering the insanity before 2000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This model facilitates donations to charities and creative projects, and has been around for a long time via sites such as GoFundMe. This model been popular in many countries for years, where banks loans are not available, via sites such as LendingClub and Kiva. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. Avoid risky or questionable business domains.

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