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MARCH 24, 2010

Greg Martin , the partner heading up Redpoint Ventures ' Los Angeles office, has reportedly left the firm, according to a report from the Private Equity Insider. Martin is no longer listed on Redpoint's web site, was not listed in its latest fundraising documents, and declined to comment on the story. READ MORE>>.

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Redpoint Report Venture Capital Equity 160

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My primary role was “chief psychologist&# and as I’ve learned over the past few years the same has been true as a VC. Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

A report this morning from Business Insider says that Irvine-based Specific Media , the parent company of MySpace , is seeking to raised $50M to turn MySpace into a "Spotify killer". The report says that Specific Media is hoping to re-launch MySpace as a competitor to both Pandora and Spotify, two popular streaming music services.

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Report Media Sites Services 219

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

Influencer marketing firm MediaKix said it scoured online news searches, top lists, venture capital portfolio sites, and other sources for its report. An influencer marketing firm, based in Los Angeles, has tallied up the valuation of companies in "Silicon Beach", and say they're worth $155 billion.

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Marketing News Venture Capital Los Angeles 113

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JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. They sponsor TWiVC.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. million from investors Trucks VC, Kapor Capital, JFF, Energy Impact Partners and The Fund. The coming wave of electric vehicles will require more than thousands of charging stations.

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Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

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JULY 1, 2010

-New capital to be used for international expansion and to challenge Skype. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Competitors: Skype.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based e-commerce site JustFab announced this morning that it has raised another $40M in funding in a Series C funding. The funding was led by Shining Capital, in addition to the company''s existing investors. The company is reporting it will be just shy of $400M in revenues this year. READ MORE>>.

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Commerce Venture Capital Los Angeles Acquisition 138

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

The Associated Press has reported traffic information for the firm's mobile service, the AP Mobile News Network, saying that it received more than 16 million page view for the month of August, with 948 news organizations providing content to the mobile offering.

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MAY 6, 2015

The report on the LA Tech Market can be found on this link. If you’re an investor considering putting dollars in the ground in LA, you can see that there is a tremendous opportunity both because of the growth of our markets and there are fewer VC funds here relative to the opportunity than anywhere else in the country.

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Marketing Newsletter Venture Capital Blogging 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

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JULY 6, 2011

Jackson and Christopher Grey, reports today that it has seen major growth this year. The site allows companies to manage their investor communications, including venture capital fundraising and other efforts.

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Platform Venture Capital Los Angeles Report 252

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MAY 21, 2010

Hollywood-based Cocodot , an online site which provides online invitations and stationery, has raised $2.0M more in funding, according to reports. The funding comes from Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners. Tags: cocodot ecommerce stationery shawn gold venture capital.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. Some startups are attempting to reinvent car ownership rather than car buying. Don’t buy, lease. Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Total Beauty Media , an online site providing beauty advice, product reviews, and other information, has raised $800,000 more in funding, according to last week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. Total Beauty has previously raised funding from US Venture Partners and Wallington Investors.

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MAY 17, 2012

Rakuten , the Japanese e-commmerce giant which owns Aliso Viejo-based e-commerce site Buy.com , has just grabbed a stake in up-and-coming Internet sharing site Pinterest , according to reports today. The Wall Street Journal reports the round values the startup at $1.5 READ MORE>>.

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Commerce Journal Sites Report 196

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JANUARY 27, 2013

If you’re an app for “normals” targeting middle America it might be good to target the USA Today or if you’re a B2B site you might target industrial rags. Trust me, you’ll regret it the next time you’re preparing for a fund raising event and every VC you meet knows your strongest competitor and not you.

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Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

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JANUARY 29, 2019

CoverHound , the online insurance shopping marketplace with offices in Westlake Village, apparently raised a funding round, according to what appears to be a broken embargo by a Silicon Valley technology news site.

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Westlake Village Funding News Report 124

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. I blog on entrepreneurship & VC precisely because entrepreneurs and other VCs are my customers. That may soon change.

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Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

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JUNE 30, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett , has invested in gay social networking site Fabulis. Baroda Ventures Partner Peter Lee confirmed the investment in the New York company, which was worth $250,000. The deal was first reported by VentureBeat.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The news comes shortly after Bytedance (Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd) also announced it had acquired another Los Angeles, social app developer, Musical.ly, in a deal reported to be worth as much as $1 billion. Live.me's site appears to focus a lot on "cam girls" interacting with viewers for "virtual tips". READ MORE>>.

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Flipagram Tips News Los Angeles 124

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JANUARY 22, 2010

According to the company, it now has more than 12,000 registered members, who trade and discuss venture backed, privately held firms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Digg, eHarmony, Tesla Motors, and Zynga. The firm's site also includes research reports and other background information on those privately held firms.

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eHarmony Santa Monica Venture Capital Equity 145

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The new, subscription service offers up such enhancements as allowing users to message users outside their network, get real time notifications when people view their deal rooms, special reports and analytics on people interested in their profiles, as well as upgraded customer support.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Among warrant holders of the firm's stock are Lane Armstrong and his foundation--which has lent Armstrong's backing of LiveStrong.com, the firm's health and fitness portal--Bobbi Brown; Tyra Banks--who recently started fashion site with Demand--and InfoSearch Media. For the six months ended June 30th, the firm reported that $66.2M

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Demand Media .Net Santa Monica 184

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Hollywood-based TheWrap.com , a new online news site focused on entertainment and media, said it launched today, backed by venture capital firm Maveron. Maveron is a Seattle-based venture capital firm headed by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan.

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Hollywood News Journal Entertainment 100

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JULY 27, 2009

The funding came to light last week in the PricewaterhouseCooper/NVCA Q2 MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The firm now only lists Kodiak Venture Partners and CMEA Ventures as investors in the company on its web site, despite having had a number of other venture backers since its inception in 2001.

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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. AdAge reports that the investment gives Turner a 10 percent stake in Funny or Die. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has sold its 10 percent stake in Hulu , the firm said Friday morning, getting a nice return on its investment in the online video streaming site. Providence Equity Partners had invested $100M in Hulu in 2007, and reportedly sold back its stake for $200M to the company this week.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

According to CapLinked, it will make its premium capital raising and investor reporting tools available to the more than 8,500 startups enrolled with Startup America. Startup America is the effort launched last year to spur the creation of startups nationwide. CapLinked is headed by Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Yammer 153

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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. The funding was reported first by TechCrunch, due to Michael Arrington's investment involvement in the company.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The funding round actually closed on September 5th, according to regulatory details released last month, and Selectable Media has been listed on Avalon's site since last month; more details on the funding were reported today. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2012

Visit venture capital websites. Most VCs list the startups they are funding, with pointers to their websites. The VC website may even directly list opportunities in the companies they support. Start here for a list of VC organizations. Same thing for Angel organizations. Peruse startup directories.

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Startup Venture Capital Organization IBM 98

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Cloud Kitchens and its sister company Cloud Retail are the two arms of the new venture from Uber co-founder and former chief executive, Travis Kalanick, which was formed with a $150 million investment. ” Collins’ company just raised $10 million in a funding round led by GV , the investment arm of Google parent company, Alphabet.

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Startup Los Angeles Demand Pasadena 279

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JANUARY 25, 2011

San Diego-based Genomatica , a firm developing sustainable chemical products using renewable feedstocks, has raised $21.25M in additional funding, according to numbers released in the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm.

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Draper San Diego Web Report 164

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Santa Monica-based BeachMint , the e-commerce firm founded by Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, has raised $35M in another round of funding, according to reports, led by Accel Partners, and also including Goldman Sachs, New World Ventures and Millennium Technology Value Partners, along with its existing investors.

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Santa Monica Commerce Report Sites 154

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the develop of software as a service tools for managing venture and angel fundraising run by Eric M. Jackson, reported Tuesday that it has started allowing companies to register unique "ticker symbols" on its site.

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Manhattan Beach Startup Sites Tool 154