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JULY 30, 2013

The company said the funding round was led by ff Venture Capital, and also included Lerer Ventures, Transmedia, Advancit, as well as other leading funds and angel investors. Bottlenose is headed by Nova Spivack.

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APRIL 13, 2010

San Diego-based TweetPhoto , an online site which allows users to share photos through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, and other social networking sites, said today that it has raised $2.6M The round was led by Canaan Partners and also included Anthem Venture Partners and un-named angels. in a Series A funding round.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based mEgo , the firm headed by Julia Johnston and Ariel McNichol, and develops software for creating personalized "avatars," has raised $833,025 in a Series A funding round targeted at $1.5M. Tags: mego venture capital avatar software social networking. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Altadena-based Rexter , the developer of real time contact and relationship management software led by technology veteran Andy Wilson, has been named one of the fourteen companies in the upcoming Microsoft Digital Work Accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Viddy said it has launched an app which runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch which allows consumers to capture videos, stylize and edit those clips, and share them on a Twitter-style timeline across social networks. The firm said it is creating a "Twitter-style feed of videos from friends, family, celebrities". READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Audiolife's software allows artists to sell downloads, ringtones, CDs, and other merchandise from their web sites, blogs, or social networking sites. Tags: audiolife music ecommerce artist venture capital angel investment. Audiolife is headed by Brandon Hance. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab has led a round into LA-spawned Mingly , a developer of software which connects Gmail with a user's social networks. Mingly's software offers similar functionality to software from Gist (now Blackberry), and Nimble. and Startup Nights here in LOs Angeles.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Irvine-based Socialcast , a developer of social networking software for businesses, has raised $1.4M, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. Details on the funding, which closed April 1st, have not been released, however, the firm now lists Om Malik, a Venture Partner at True Ventures, as a board member.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

I remember a discussion with an older VC who told me that in the early 90′s they wondered whether the VC industry had a future. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.). The future certainly looks brighter to me.

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JULY 24, 2012

The firm--which has offices in Los Angeles, but is based in New York--said the funding was led by Comcast Ventures, and also included Greylock Partners, Amazon.com, High Peaks Ventures, and Tencent. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

In the world of social networking, there are lots of apps and services which connect you with people you know, but not so many which help you connect with others like you. Is there a need for yet another social networking app? This is the year, according to all the data, where mobile messaging will surpass social.

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JULY 7, 2010

They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. The firm has backing from such investors as Google Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and OReilly AlphaTech Ventures.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. They might be as hard as raising VC. And just like with VC’s – it is as much the partner your working wit as the group more broadly. But for most businesses it is.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

mEgo allows users to create their own online avatars, used for social networking websites. Source of the funding was not disclosed. The filing indicates the round had a first sale on February 17th.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Equally likely, your first target was wrong, and you will need to adjust.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. The technology has just exploded.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC.

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MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. I understand his frustration.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Palo Alto-based Color , the new Silicon Valley startup developing mobile photo sharing and social networking software which appears to have gained unprecedented attention from the press this week at its launch, has a Southern California connection.

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MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing.

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JUNE 9, 2013

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Equally likely, your first target was wrong, and you will need to adjust.

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JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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MARCH 7, 2012

Blair, General Partner at Domain Associates; Ken Klein, USC Trustee and President of Wind River; David Lane, General Partner at ONSET Ventures; Andy Rappaport from the Rappaport Family Foundation and a General Partner at August Capital; and Mark Stevens, USC Trustee and General Partner at Sequoia Capital. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. Some larger VCs felt they were being “scooped&# by some younger, nimbler and smaller VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Equally likely, your first target was wrong, and you will need to adjust.

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Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Startup Social Network 92

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean is looking to locate his startup in the area, so we sat down with Sean to learn more about the company's software, as well as what brought him to the Los Angeles area. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. We're specifically not a social network.

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Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. . Pedro Galván, Software Guru magazine. How UX and the Cloud are Transforming Software.

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MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. On Demand enterprise, and consumer software-as-a-service is also very interesting to us. What areas you personally are looking at right now?

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APRIL 4, 2013

Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. It''s much like a sales team might use software to find leads. This private coaches network was the topic of a business plan we wrote for an entrepreneurial contest.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

He gives the example of Roelof Boetha, a very well known VC from Sequoia, who always (re) introduces himself to Michael and reminds him who he is even though Michael has met him several times. We presented to you about a year ago our company that does voice recognition software integrated with IVRs. Dinners are where it’s at.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Equally likely, your first target was wrong, and you will need to adjust.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Network Customer 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. I’d link to it but it’s behind a paywall.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking. The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In attendance we had startups galore with VC's and Angle's mixing and mingling all through the night. TechZulu captured the entire VC/Angle panel and we also had a chance to interview every StartupDemo startup company that participated. VC/Angel Panel. However, you know we always bring a little something back just in case.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60