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JULY 17, 2014

According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M The biggest investments for the quarter were for Culver City-based NantHealth , the digital health venture of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M

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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. The firm said the Series B funding round will go towards accelerating further growth at the company.

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JULY 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leadpoint , a developer of an online marketplace for sales leads, has raised $6.5M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding, which came from nine investors, was not disclosed. Tags: leadpoint marketplace leads venture capital funding. of an ongoing, $7.0M

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

2tor , a New York-based firm with strong links to the University of Southern California and a local Los Angeles office, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Highland Capital, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the online video programming guide firm headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, has raised an additional $2.0M in its Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Friday. Source of the additional funds was not disclosed. The new funding ups the Series B to $13.0M.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chill , the online video discussion website headed by Brian Norgard, has raised $1.5M in angel funding, according to the firm's angel investment backers. The funding was reported first by TechCrunch, due to Michael Arrington's investment involvement in the company.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based BetterWorks , the employee benefits platform provider headed by Paige Craig, announced today that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. According to the firm, the round was led by Redpoint Ventures, and will go towards hiring, expansion, and continued development of its platform. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Machinima , which operates a video entertainment network for video gamers and develops associated animated content tools, has raised $3.4M Source of the new funds have not yet been announced by the company. Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. as part of an ongoing, $5.0M

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JUNE 22, 2009

A New York-based online learning firm with links to the University of Southern California has scored a round of funding, and added Redpoint's Greg Martin to its board, the firm said this morning. Redpoint's Martin is based in Los Angeles. That program, MAT@USC, ofers a Master of Arts in Teaching through online courses.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Scripted.com , the online marketplace for freelance writers which has a number of Southern California angel investors, said Wednesday that it has raised another $150,000 in funding. Founder Sunil Rajaraman started Scripted.com (formerly known as Scripped.com) in Los Angeles, but the firm later moved operations to San Francisco.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

The funding was led by GRP Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures and August Capital. Gravity said the new funds will help it expand its operations in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, as well as scale its publishing partners and deploy its platform.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Another player in the space has recently emerged in Los Angeles, TasteMade --this time, targeting food. The startup said recently that it now has over 100 food channels, covering food, travel, cooking, and more across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and has scored some funding to grow out its network. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Silicon Valley had the lion's share of the venture funding dollars in Q3, with $1.75 invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M in funding raised; followed by Otonomy , a San Diego maker of treatments for hearing disorders, which raised $38.5M. in funding. in funding. in investments.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based angel investor Paige Craig is one of the investors in Scripted.com , the online marketplace for freelance writers headed by Sunil Rajaraman. Craig has been one of the most prolific angels in Silicon Beach. Scripted.com originally started life as Scripped in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

According to 2tor, the credit line comes from Comerica Bank, and will be used to fund growth and its strategic initiatives.

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APRIL 5, 2010

The information--gleaned from funding announcements, regulatory filings, and other sources--are also up significantly from Q1 of last year, when only $729.89M was invested in the region. Other big funding deals included a big, $115.3M A quick analysis of venture capital deals in Q1, tracked by socalTECH, finds that there was around $1.4

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Auditude is venture backed by Granite Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Greylock Partners, and Redpoint Ventures; the appointment of Helfand came in conjunction with a new, $11M Series B funding round for Auditude. In addition to its Palo Alto headquarters, Auditude has Los Angeles and New York offices.

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MARCH 15, 2011

in a Series C funding. Greg Martin, of Los Angeles-based Archer Venture Capital, sits on 2tor's board. The funding came from Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and CityLight. 2tor also has operations near USC. READ MORE>>.

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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. Hark is backed by Redpoint, and happens to be co-founded by Fouad. The firm is based in Los Angeles and Seattle. How is the company funded and backed? Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time?

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is one of the investors in a new, luxury valet service launching in San Francisco, called Luxe. Valet parking seems to be on the minds of investors lately, with at least one Southern California startup--valet parking startup Curbstand --also recently announcing a round of funding.

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JULY 6, 2010

The analysis was based on tracking of venture capital, angel, and private equity deals by socalTECH.com, which maintains its own proprietary database of local and national venture capital deals and dealmakers. billion in the area in Q2, up slightly from around $1.4 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 billion in Q2 of last year.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the provider of social advertising software and technology, announced today that it has raised $20M in additional equity funding. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinacle Ventures. SocialVibe is headed by Jay Samit.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a new, $15M Series B funding round for artificial intelligence software developer Tact. Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures joins Tact's board as part of the funding, which also included Microsoft Ventures, Accel Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

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. Paige Craig is among the most active Los Angeles angel investors, and turned his attention to Betterworks in December of last year. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based Machinima , the online video entertainment firm focused on computer gamers, said Monday that it has raised $35M in a financing round. The round was led by Google, along with prior investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jaunt , a developer of cinematic, virtual reality hardware and software, said this morning that it has opened up a new, virtual reality studio in Los Angeles, after receiving $65M in a Series C funding. 1 SE, Axel Springer SE, The Madison Square Garden Company plus Google Ventures, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sky and SV Angel.

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MAY 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based True(X) Media --which was most recently known as SocialVibe--disclosed this week that it has raised $6M in a new funding round. The online advertising technology provider said the funding came from prior backers Jafco Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures ‭is one of the participants in a new funding for online used clothing marketplace thredUP , which announced a big $81M funding today. thredUP said this morning that the $81M, Series E funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP).

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JUNE 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures has joined in a new round for one of its portfolio firms, Tact.ai , which announced a $27M Series C funding this morning. Tact.ai, which is based in Redwood City, has now raised more than $57M in total funding.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based 11 Honore , a new startup offering up online shopping of designer, runway fashion, has raised $8m in a Series A funding, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, and also included Forerunner Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft and Canvas Ventures, all existing investors.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Testifying to the rapid growth rate at which local startups operate, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the online employee benefits and perks firm headed by Paige Craig, revealed Tuesday that it is expecting to expand its team to over 80 people, after inking a round of funding from Redpoint Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the firm developing online video programming guides for the Internet, said today that it has raised $11M more in a Series B investment round. The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2010

We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. short answer: very, very rarely. But it does happen. Short answer: no.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Jaunt , a developer of virtual reality technology, software, and apps--which previously had its virtual reality content development efforts based here in Los Angeles--has been acquired by Verizon , the companies said today. Jaunt had raised around $100M in total funding from such investors as Disney, GV, and Redpoint Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

New York-based 2tor , a startup which helps universities develop online degree programs, has just raised $750,000 in additional funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The firm has previously raised funding from Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital.

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MARCH 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the provider of a guide to online video, has been acquired by CBS Interactive , the firms said Friday. Clicker was venture backed by Benchmark Capital, JAFCO, Redpoint Ventures, and Blake Krikorian, and had raised around $21M in funding. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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 sai the new funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and William Morris Endeavor. READ MORE>>.

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