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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

socalTECH has mined our proprietary database of startups and other tech companies to find some of the firms spawned by former MySpace executives. Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media. Venture backers : Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

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Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

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APRIL 16, 2012

Active Storage, which is currently headed by Steve Rizzone, develops RAID storage devices particularly targeted at the media industry; the firm's products are particularly geared toward the Apple market, where the firm's founders had worked on Apple's various storage products. READ MORE>>.

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Activity Torrance Mission Ventures IBM 147

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Lowe is the former managing director for Media & Broadcast Technology at NASCAR Media Group. Active Storage is led by ex-Apple executives, and backed by Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, and Valhalla Partners. Lowe also previously was at Apple for nearly a decade. READ MORE>>.

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Activity Torrance Mission Ventures Media 133

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JUNE 28, 2011

The deal came with AOL's Huffington Post Media Group. Slacker is headed by Jim Cady, and is venture backed by such firms as Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds.

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Services Mission Ventures San Diego Media 159

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Here's the rest. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

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MARCH 2, 2010

According to Active Storage, the new 3U product is specifically targeted at media production and Apple professionals, and includes an iPhone monitoring app and native Mac OS X storage management software. Active Storage is headed by ex-Apple executives, and is venture backed by Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, and Valhalla Partners.

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Activity Product Torrance Mission Ventures 150

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Slacker operates a personalized Internet radio service, accessible via PC, Slacker's own media players, as well as Blackberry and other smart phones. The firm is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Mission Ventures San Diego Web 133

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JUNE 11, 2009

VMIX said that Scion will launch a new web site, www.ScionAV.com , using the firm's media management and delivery tools. VMIX is venture backed by JK&B Capital and ATA Ventures, Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Enterprise Partners San Diego Web 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference). The conference, held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, featured pitches by eight different companies vying for the attention--and pocketbooks--of venture capitalists. READ MORE>>

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

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JANUARY 14, 2009

Slacker's Internet radio service automatically updates a playlist of songs to a user's PC, Slacker's own line of digital media players, and now the iPhone. The firm is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Content Mobile 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Media and Entertainment came in second, with $70.1M--but only because San Diego's SkinIt boosted totals by $60M. In Orange County, the biggest deals were for Irvine-based WaterHealth International , a developer of water purification products with $22.1M raised, and Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , a. in funding.

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

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APRIL 21, 2009

The firm's software allows users to upload photos to create their own, 3-D avatars, which can then be inserted into online greeting cards, scenes from movies, photos, and other media. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

VMIX is now focused on media management tools for web publishers; originally, the firm was focused on a consumer tool for allowing users to create video slideshows. The company is venture backed by ATA Ventures, Enterprise Partners, JK&B Capital, and Mission Ventures. READ MORE>>

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Mission Ventures Enterprise Partners San Diego 100

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In LA there has typically been a small handful of firms actively making investments in tech, they include: Rustic Canyon , GRP Parners , Clearstone Venture Partners , Redpoint Ventures , Mission Ventures , Anthem Venture Partners , Greycroft , Crosscut , Palomar Ventures , and Rincon Ventures.

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Company Companies Rustic Canyon Startup 111