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APRIL 7, 2014

For several years, the phrase "Los Angeles Venture Capitalist" had almost become an oxymoron. The IPO of education company 2U also greatly benefited Los Angeles, with the company''s extensive operations in LA, plus backing from former Redpoint Ventures'' (now Archer Capital) investor Greg Martin. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2014

2U , an online education company which has significant operations in Los Angeles, has had a successful IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market, debuting Friday morning as TWOU. Those investments were led by former Redpoint VC Greg Martin. Those investments were led by former Redpoint VC Greg Martin. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2

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JULY 17, 2014

According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M True Ventures and Redpoint Ventures both had 3 investments each. The numbers are based on data provided to the two by Thomson Reuters. invested in San Diego, and $66.53M invested in Orange County during the period.

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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. As part of the investment, Geoff Yang of Redpoint will join the firm's board.

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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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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. Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time? However, Redpoint still wanted to go in.

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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 Clicker had announced in February that it had received $11M from JAFCO Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Source of the additional funds was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork (SocialVibe) said today that it has named Larry Lieberman as Chief Marketing Officer at the social advertising firm. SVnetwork is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. SocialVibe provides an online advertising platform which encourages users to share and engage with brands.

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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.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online entertainment, music, and advertising firm BuzzMedia is no more: it's just rebranded itself SpinMedia. The firm is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Focus Ventures, Interscope, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Universal Music Group. BuzzMedia started its life as BuzzNet.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which was formerly a site focused on social media for brands and charities, has turned into SVnetwork , a new Internet advertising network. SVnetwork is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital. Leaving Redpoint and starting a new firm was a daunting prospect, but now that I am out on my own as an entrepreneur again it's been incredibly rewarding. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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JULY 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leadpoint , a developer of an online marketplace for sales leads, has raised $6.5M Leadpoint, which is headed by Marc Diana, has previously raised funding from Breakwater Ventures, Estalea, European Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, RVA Enterprises Retirement Trust, and Stanford University. of an ongoing, $7.0M

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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 Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. Machinma is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, and others. as part of an ongoing, $5.0M

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APRIL 18, 2012

2tor--which maintains an office in Los Angeles near USC--is venture backed by The Hillman Company, SVB Capital, WestRiver Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners and City Light Capital.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video discovery site founded by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould--demonstrating its characteristic ability to quickly jump on the latest Internet trends--has taken a clue from photo "pinning" startup Pinterest, and added its own pinning ability to its video site. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the social advertising firm headed by Jay Samit, said Thursday afternoon that it has linked into the Facebook platform, and will allow people to earn Facebook Credits through engaging with its video engagements.

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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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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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OCTOBER 17, 2011

BetterWorks is headed by Paige Craig, one of the most prolific angel investors in the Los Angeles area, and is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures. Booyah, Brightroll, Chegg, Evernote, Dailybooth, Formspring, Get Satisfaction, Inner Circle Labs, Klout, Miso, Nokia, Parisoma, Plancast and Twilio. READ MORE>>.

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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 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Topspin , the developer of online marketing and commerce software for musicians and music labels, announced this morning that it is now providing discounted, multiple account software for record labels, marketing agencies, and others. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Topspin Media , the music marketing and software firm headed by Ian Rogers, has opened up general signups for its service, the firm said Wednesday in Austin. Topspin is venture backed by Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 5, 2010

The most active venture firms in Southern California were Benchmark Capital , TPG Ventures , and Redpoint Ventures , with three deals each; followed by NBGI Ventures , JAFCO , Trinity Ventures , Venrock , Domain Associates , Sanderling , The Founder Collective , Anthem Ventures , DFJ Frontier , and Interwest Partners , all with two deals apiece.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social video streaming service created by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, said Wednesday afternoon that it has launched a new feature around its "Chill Lounge". Chill is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures, Atlas Venture, Paul Kedrosky, and Michael Arrington. READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 23, 2013

Another player in the space has recently emerged in Los Angeles, TasteMade --this time, targeting food. TasteMade is backed by Redpoint Ventures, and announced $5.3M in a Series A funding round last month. The firm''s founders are Larry Fitzgibbon, Steven Kydd, and Joe Perez.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker , the online video viewing guide firm backed by Benchmark Capital, JAFCO American Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures, said Tuesday that its iPhone application is now available on the Apple App Store.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which develops charity-focused, brand web sites and social media applications, said this morning that it has launched a new effort to help charities raise money on Halloween. SocialVibe is backed by Redpoint Ventures and JAFCO Ventures. 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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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chill , the social chat startup headed by Brian Norgard and Dan Gould, said today that it has launched a major integration of its site with Hulu. Chill is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures, Atlas Venture, and CrunchFund. Norgard and Gould previously founded Ad.ly READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M The most active Southern California investors, including all of their investments both inside and outside of the region, were the Tech Coast Angels (7 investments), and Rustic Canyon Partners (6 investments); Redpoint , Mission Ventures , and GRP all had 4 investments total.

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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. Luxe said Thursday that it has raised $5.5M

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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. READ MORE>>.

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