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JULY 31, 2012

GoPro--although based in the Bay Area--has a number of Southern California ties, including staff in San Diego, an investment from Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures, plus a group in San Diego it acquired when it bought Cineform.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , the operator of virtual goods marketplace GameCoins.com , announced this morning that it has launched a new, browser add-on which will reward users with virtual currency for browsing and shopping and online retailers. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based and Austin-based GameSalad , the startup developer of software that allows users to easily create iPhone games without programming, said today that it has released a new version of the firm's flagship software, GameSalad Creator. GameSalad said the 0.9.3 READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2011

Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad , the iPhone creation software firm, has raised $6M in another round of funding, the firm is announcing today. The round was led by Steamboat Ventures, and also included Greycroft Partners, DFJ Mercury, DFJ Frontier, and ff Asset Management.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad , the startup developer of iPhone game creation software headed by Michael Agustin, has named a new Chief Operations Officer, the firm said Friday. GameSalad has operations in both Austin and Los Angeles, with CEO Agustin here in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based GameSalad , the developer of software which makes it easy to create iPhone and other iOS games, has named Steve Felter as the new CEO of the company. Felter joins the firm from Disney. Felter previously was COO and CFO of DigiSynd, before it was acquired by The Walt Disney Company. Felter has also served at Warner Bros.

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JULY 21, 2010

Sometrics , Los Angeles - Sometrics, originally founded as a provider of analytics for Facebook apps, is now also powering virtual goods and currency tools for social games on Facebook and other platforms. Backed by Steamboat Ventures, Greycroft Partners, AT&T, and The Mail Room Fund. Headed by Ian Swanson. Profile ].

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , a developer of analytics tools for online game developers, reported recently that it has signed on gaming site Ijji.com as a customer. Sometrics is venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, The Mail Room Fund, AT&T, and Greycroft Partners. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based Sometrics is jumping into the virtual goods marketplace, saying today that it has launched a new site called GameCoins.com , which it says will serve as a marketplace for virtual goods. Sometrics is headed by Ian Swanson, and venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, Greycroft Partners, AT&T, and The Mail Room Fund.

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JULY 1, 2010

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. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Oak Investment Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. Razorgator is backed by. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Passenger , a developer of software used by brands to run online communities for their customers, announced today that it has released a new version of its platform. The firm is backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based RazorGator , which operates an online site for buying tickets to sports and entertainment events, reports today that it has inked an agreement with Amazon, to feature its concert ticket selection in Amazon's new Concert Tickets Boutique. Financial details of the arrangement were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , the virtual currency startup headed by Ian Swanson, released some user and traffic numbers this morning, saying that it has now provided more than 1 trillion virtual currency credits to game users. Sometrics is venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, Greycroft Partners, AT&T, and The Mail Room Fund.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Passenger , which operates online communities for major brands, said today that it has named Jaynie Miller Studenmund to the firm's board of directors. Passenger is venture backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based and Austin-based GameSalad , which develops software to easily create iPhone and other iOS platform games, announced earlier this week that it has improved its overall communications and support tools for its users. GameSalad also has improved its contact forms and customer support and bug handling. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based Sometrics has teamed up with IGG , an online gaming site, to offer advertiser offers and surveys to gamers on IGG;s games, the firms said this morning. Sometrics is venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, Greycroft Partners, AT&T, and The Mail Room Fund. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based Passenger , a developer of private social networking sites for brands, said today that it has raised an additional $7.5M The round came from Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, and Steamboat Ventures, all existing investors in the firm. in an investment.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures has set its sights on the celebrity web space, and is the lead investor in a new round of funding for Fanzter , which operates the celebrity products site Coolspotters.com. According to Connecticut-based Fanzter, Steamboat's Dan Beldy joins the firm's board of directors.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based Passenger , which develops private, online communities for brands to help them gain insight into their customers, said today that Microsoft Corp. The firm is venture backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , a developer of analytics tools for online game developers, announced today that it has appointed Steve Schepke as its Vice President of Business Development. Sometrics is venture backed by. Sometrics is venture backed by. Steamboat Ventures, The Mail Room Fund, AT&T, and Greycroft Partners.

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Gendai Games , a publisher of iPhone game development software, has raised a round of funding, according to the firm. The round was led by DFJ Mercury, and also included investments from Steamboat Ventures, DFJ Frontier, and ff Asset Management.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

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. The company said that Winner will split his time btween Palo Alto and Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2010

Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. Los Angeles saw $407.2M Southern California's venture totals were significantly boosted by clean technology, and more specifically, financing for electric car manufacturers. Quarter-to-quarter growth was also good, going from $627.4M and 80 deals in Q1. totaled $6.5 invested in 24 deals.

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MARCH 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based RazorGator announced Friday that it has close on $7.5M in a funding round, led by existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oak Investment Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. The funding had been disclosed earlier this week, but not confirmed by the company until today.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based Passenger , which develops online communities for brands, said Thursday that the firm is powering a new private online community for NYSE Euronext (NYX). Passenger is venture backed by Shelter Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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MARCH 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based RazorGator , fresh off a recent equity financing round, said Monday that it has raised $10M in an debt financing extension from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. equity raise last week from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oak Investment Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. RazorGator announced a $7.5M

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MARCH 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based RazorGator , which provides an online ticketing service, has reportedly raised at least $7.5M in a venture funding round. The firm and its venture backers had not returned further information on the funding as of press time. However, venture firm Steamboat Ventures now lists RazorGator as a portfolio firm.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based content delivery network firm EdgeCast Networks , announced today that the firm is now profitable. EdgeCast is venture backed by Steamboat Ventures and other investors. The firm said it became profitable in Q3, and has been EBITDA positive since Q2. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) EdgeCast has scored a big win, with Deutsche Telekom, the firms are set to announce today. EdgeCast offers content delivery services, and is backed by Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops analytics software for gaming applications, said Friday morning that it has raised a Series B round of financing. The investment was led by Steamboat Ventures, and also included prior investors Mail Room Fund and Greycroft Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The panelists included James Cham of Bessemer Venture Partners; Beau Laskey of Steamboat Ventures; Greg Martin of Redpoint Ventures; Leo Spiegel of Mission Ventures; Ross Levinsohn of Velocity Interactive; Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Venture Partners; Mike Stuhley of the Tech Coast Angels; and Gus Tai of Trinity Ventures.

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APRIL 28, 2010

11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures. Investors: Emergence Capital Partners (Kevin Spain), OpenAir Ventures (Ron LeMay) , with existing investors Steamboat Ventures, Voyager Capital.

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APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles.

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