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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Youtube network StyleHaul has been acuqired by European entertainment network RTL Group , in a deal that values the company at over $205M if earn out goals are met. RTL said it would acquire a controlling stake in StyleHaul for $107M plus up to $54M of earnout.

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JULY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media has just raised $2.5M more, according to a regulatory filing from the company, in the form of debt funding. No details on the new funding for the company have yet been announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media , the viral clips licensing company led by Jon Skogmo, is on track for $10M in annual revenues, the company disclosed Monday. Jukin is backed by Maker Studios, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Launchpad LA, as well as local angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based native advertising technology developer Nativo said this week that it has named Eugene Cherny, a former Google executive, as its new Vice President of Product. Nativo is led by Justin Choi, and venture backed by Greycroft Partners, Signia Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment, and e.ventures.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based Epoxy , the social engagement software develoled by Juan Bruce, announced a long list of partnerships this morning with YouTube MCNs. Epoxy is venture backed by Upfront Ventures, Time Warner Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based Radish which develops a service which provides short-form, serialized fiction via iOS and Android, has raised $3M in a seed funding round.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based Nativo the native advertising technology developer led by Justin Choi, said Tuesday morning that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The company's prior investors include Greycroft Partners, Signia Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment, e.ventures, among others.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Los Angeles-based Emotive Communications, which is developing ringtone-based, entertainment products for the mobile market, said today that it has scored $6.25M in a second round of venture financing. Shaw Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. I was very interested in business, and always had been, so I got a job on Wall Street working at JP Morgan in investment banking, in technology M&A.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

million in a new round of financing from Peter Thiel, FF Angel , Siemer Ventures , 500 Startups , Andrej Henkler (former Bertelsmann executive), and Alexsis de Raadt-St. LA based CapLinked , a cloud-based business transaction platform yesterday raised $1.6

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JUNE 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures has made a new investment in the video distribution and content discovery area, with an investment in Canadian firm Vemba. The Upfront investment was led by Mark Suster. and James L. READ MORE>>.

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