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Steamboat Ventures Backs Elemental Technologies

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Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has backed a firm developing massively parallel video processing technology, Elemental Technologies. According to Elemental, which is based in Portland, Steamboat was a new investor in its $7.5M, Series B funding round.

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Steamboat Ventures Boosts Playdom

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Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital firm funded by Walt Disney Co., According to Playdom, Steamboat--along with Bessemer Venture Partners and New World Ventures--have invested in the firm as part of a new, $33M venture capital funding round. The firm has now raised $78M in funding.

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Kofax Buys Kapow Technologies

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Irvine-based Kofax has acquired Kapow Technologies , a provider of data integration software, the firm announced Wednesday. Kapow''s investors included Steamboat Ventures and Morgan Stanley, among others. software integration data acquisition merger technologies kapow kofax' Kofax said it will acquire Kapow for $47.5M

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Razorgator Names Technology VP

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Los Angeles-based Razorgator , which provides secondary sports and entertainment tickets online, said today that it has named Ismail Elshareef as the firm's new Vice President of Technology. The firm said that Elshareef will provide oversight of the firm's technology group. Razorgator is backed by. READ MORE>>.

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Steamboat Invests in Chinese Web Analytics Firm

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Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company, has invested in a Chinese startup which provides web, video, and search analytics, Gridsum Technology. According to Gridsum, Steamboat led its Series A. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Passenger Names Technology VP

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Los Angeles-based Passenger , an operator of online communities for brands, said Wednesday that it has named Michael Winner as the firm's Senior Vice President of Technology. Passenger is venture backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Move Networks Raises $3.0M, Sets Up Shop In Irvine

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Move Networks , a developer of adaptive streaming technology used to stream high definition television over the Internet, has raised $3.0M Source of the funding was not disclosed, however, Dan Beldy, a venture capitalist at Steamboat Ventures, remains listed as a board member. and Steamboat Ventures.