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MARCH 25, 2013

The publisher, which owns such brands as Celebuzz, Sterogeom, Idolator, JustJared, and many other music-related sites, acquired longtime music magazine Spin back in July of last year. BuzzMedia started its life as BuzzNet. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video discovery site founded by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould--demonstrating its characteristic ability to quickly jump on the latest Internet trends--has taken a clue from photo "pinning" startup Pinterest, and added its own pinning ability to its video site. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , an online entertainment site focused on video gamers, has raised $9M in a investment from Redpoint Ventures, the firm said this week. As part of the investment, Geoff Yang of Redpoint will join the firm's board.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

In another shift of focus, Los Angeles-based Chill , the startup headed by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, has recast the site as a social video discovery site, and away from its live chat and video hangout focus. The site now highlights videos shared by members, aggregating those videos and allowing users to comment on them.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social chat startup headed by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, said today that it has launched a major integration of its site with Hulu. The site already allows users to interact while viewing content from VEVO, YouTube, Vimeo, and other services.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The site--which was originally a project of Namesake--gained funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures, Atlas Venture, Paul Kedrosky, and Michael Arrington of TechCrunch. Los Angeles-based Chill , the online video discussion website headed by Brian Norgard, has raised $1.5M

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AUGUST 3, 2011

The firm--which sells online ads based on engagement metrics, rather than the usual clicks and views--said it is applying its model to the political landscape, looking to help campaigns get their word out on social networking sites like Facebook. SocialVibe's campaigns have previously been for major brands.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon Partners has scored a quick exit at Redwood City-based Mertado , after Mertado said Friday that it has been acquired by daily deals site Groupon. in a round from Rustic canyon, Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator, and Blumberg Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which was formerly a site focused on social media for brands and charities, has turned into SVnetwork , a new Internet advertising network. SVnetwork is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Chill was founded by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, and was venture backed by William Morris Endeavor (WME), Kleiner, 500 Startups, Redpoint Ventures, Crunchfund, Science Media, Troy Carter and Atlas Venture. Norgard and Gould rejoin Sean Rad, who the two had worked with on founding Ad.ly back in 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video viewing site founded by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, said Wednesday that it has launched a new "music lounge" experience on the service, plus is also streaming the finals of TechCrunch Disrupt. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

SocialVibe--which awards virtual items and credits from brands for interacting with their advertisements, web sites, Facebook pages, and other campaigns--said the credits will be awarded for interacting with a range of engagement ad units.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Last week, we talked with Fouad ElNaggar of Redpoint Ventures about some of the interesting companies in Southern California. One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time?

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MAY 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the online video programming startup backed by JAFCO Ventures, Benchmark, and Redpoint, said Thursday afternoon that it has added a new "People Page" feature to the site. Clicker said it is featuring over 75,000 people through the new feature.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Financial details of the arrangement between Topspin and MTV were not announced; the new site is expected to launch in June. Topspin, which is led by Ian Rogers, the former GM of Yahoo Music, is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video sharing and chat site led by Brian Norgard, has raised another $8M in funding, the firm said today. The firm's other investors include Troy Carter, 500 Startups, Science Media, CrunchFund, Mike Jones and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2010

West Hollywood-based SocialVibe , an online site which combines social media with support for brands and charities, has raised $11.65M in a Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. SocialVibe has previously raised funding from JAFCO American Ventures and Redpoint Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

SVnetwork's SocialVibe site allows users to view information and promotions from brands, who then donate money to a charity selected by a user, with additional donations for sharing information with friends on Facebook and Twitter. SVnetwork said its overall reach is now over 200 million unique consumers every month across all of its sites.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the venture backed online entertainment content network, has snagged two editors for a new, yet-to-be launched celebrity site, the firm said today. BUZZMEDIA is backed by Anthem Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , a provider of an online programming guide to Internet television, said today that it is publicly launching its site, Clicker.com today. The firm's site had not yet gone live as of the announcement. The firm's site had not yet gone live as of the announcement. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

SVnetwork operates a brand advertising network, with its core site being SocialVibe, an online site which allows consumers to support their favorite charities by viewing sponsored brand messages. SVnetwork is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. The company is headed by Jay Samit.

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MARCH 4, 2011

The acquisition is a quick one for Clicker, which only launched public access to its site in November of 2009. Clicker was venture backed by Benchmark Capital, JAFCO, Redpoint Ventures, and Blake Krikorian, and had raised around $21M in funding. CBS said that Clicker Media will become part of CBS Interactive'roster of properties.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

In addition, the company said it will now allow employees to make advanced order arrangements for food, specifying the day/hour of delivery for orders directly from the site. BetterWorks has been growing its staff since an $8M funding round announced at the beginning of August; the firm's funding was led by Redpoint Ventures.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the newly launched video and TV indexing and search site which is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, told its users today that it has linked the site to Boxee, which is developing products which connect computers to televisions. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based OneLogin , a developer of single sign-on software, is powering the login capabilities for wealth management site Wealthfront , the firms said today. OneLogin is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding, for the firm's social media and brand charity site. According to the firm, the funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included Series A investor Redpoint Ventures. Tags: jafco redpoint charity brand venture socialvibe capital internet.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which develops charity-focused, brand web sites and social media applications, said this morning that it has launched a new effort to help charities raise money on Halloween. SocialVibe is backed by Redpoint Ventures and JAFCO Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The firm's web site indicates it is launching in January of next year. Impact Radius is backed by Redpoint Ventures, and the firm's management team includes Per Petterson, co-founder of Commission Junction. in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Clicker's web site indexes and searches the web for video, providing a structured catalog of programming. Clicker said the new funding will go to support the development of its product line, as well sa for partnerships.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online site focused on entertainment and pop culture, has linked up with entertainment site The Superficial, the firm said today. Buzznet is venture backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Anthem Ventures, NEA, and Universal Music Group. READ MORE>>

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MAY 5, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the parent company of Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, and a network of other sites, is in the midst of expansion, saying this week that it has hired on four new additions to the firm's advertising team. Heimowitz was most recently at Time, Inc., and Michael was most recently at Fanscape, and also had been at MySpace.

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APRIL 23, 2013

To do that, it has snagged the funding of Data Collective, Brad Jones of Redpoint Ventures, Horizon Ventures, and TenOneTen Ventures, a new Southern California venture capital firm headed by Gil Elbaz and David Waxman. Size of the funding round was not announced.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Wednesday that it has hired two editors to bolster its music editorial team. Leeds will head up expansion of Buzznet's editorial efforts, providing original news, commentary, and photos; Simon will work on day-to-day editorial for the site.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based DailyStrength, an online health-related social networking site, has been acquired by HSW International, Inc., DailyStrength was venture backed by around $5M in venture capital from Redpoint Ventures. a developer of Internet businesses. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2009

According to Webvisible, PC Mall will offer its web advertising programs through its online destination site for business services, MyBusinessMVP. WebVisible helps businesses market their products online, and is venture backed by Sutter Hill Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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