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Findmypast.com Sets Up Shop In Venice

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Findmypast.com , a British family history website, said today that it has launched--and has set up a new office in Venice, California, to run its U.S. Findmypast runs an online, family history and genealogy site which provides genealogical records, in particular, a rich collection of British, Irish, and Australian records dating back to 1200.

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Amplify Adds Wine Recommendations Site Club W To Accelerator

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Venice-based startup accelerator Amplify LA has added a new startup to its portfolio, personalized wine recommendation site Club W. Bricault, who now sits on Club W's board, said that Club W is in a market that is "radically underserved", and worth $34 billion.

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Postmates is launching a new retail delivery feature as brick and mortar stores face 14% drop in sales

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Buckley said the company decided to launch its efforts in Los Angeles, because it was a market where Postmates had a good penetration of delivery workers and big market. We started the test in Venice Beach in Abbott Kinney… that’s where you’d find the best coverage. .” Image Credit: Postmates.

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OpenMail Gobbles Up Infospace

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Venice, California-based OpenMail has completed its deal to acquire online search engine site Infospace , from owner Blucora. OpenMail is led by former Demand Media executive Chuck Ursini, and is developing data warehousing products in the marketing analytics and targeting area. Infospace has been around since 1996.

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ZEFR Hires Two For Executive Team

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Venice, California-based ZEFR , which develops software to identify, filter, and organize content for brands and content owners on YouTube and other online video sites, said today that it has hired two new executives to its senior team. Atwood was most recently at DataXu, and also served at AOL. READ MORE>>.

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FlipGloss.com Targets Fashion Market

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Venice-based FlipGloss Media announced this morning that it has launched a web site targeted at the fashion, design, travel, and lifestyle photography markets. The new site--funded by Forbes Media--said it is looking to create a "new visual discovery experience" for consumers.

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ZEFR Lands $30M More

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Venice-based ZEFR , which helps brands to better identify their fans on YouTube, said today that it has raised $30M in a new funding round. The funding was led by Institutional Venture Partners, and also included U.S. Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners.

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