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JUNE 17, 2011

Santa MOnica-based BeachMint , the celebrity e-commerce site started by former MySpace founder Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, said Friday afternoon that it has raised $23.5M in a new funding round. Prior investors New Enterprise Associates, Trinity Ventures, and Anthem Ventures also participated in the new financing round.

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APRIL 13, 2010

San Diego-based TweetPhoto , an online site which allows users to share photos through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, and other social networking sites, said today that it has raised $2.6M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Canaan Partners and also included Anthem Venture Partners and un-named angels.

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MAY 21, 2010

Hollywood-based Cocodot , an online site which provides online invitations and stationery, has raised $2.0M more in funding, according to reports. The funding comes from Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The firm has previously received funding from Anthem Ventures, Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners. Representatives from both Anthem and Rincon continue to serve on the firm's board of directors.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Santa Monica-based BeachMint said Monday that it has raised $10M in a funding round for its social commerce site. The firm, started by MySpace co-founder Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, runs jewelry site JewelMint along with Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist Cher Coulter. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , which has developed an automobile configuration and buying service for affinity organizations like credit unions and automobile organizations, has a funding round of undisclosed size. The firm recently spun out True Car, an automotive pricing information site. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Hollywood-based Cocodot , the online invitation card site headed by former MySpace exec Shawn Gold, has rolled out new, printed invitation cards, according to the firm's website. Cocodot is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners. for a 25-card minimum. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Santa Monica-based ThisNext , which operates an online social shopping site and community, has raised another $1.2M in venture funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. The funding brings the company's total raised to around $9.7M in funding. in funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Hollywood-based Cocodot , the online invitations startup headed by former MySpace exec Shawn Gold, has made a subtle shift into the e-commerce sector in recent days, adding jewelry, chocolates, gifts, and more to the site. Cocodot has previously gotten funding from Anthem Ventures, Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Hollywood-based Cocodot , the online invitations site run by former MySpace exec Shawn Gold, said this week that it has partnered with DKNY , for a collection of fashion cards and invites. Gold was SVP Marketing and Content at MySpace, and Cocodot is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners.

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JULY 14, 2010

Hollywood-based Cocodot , the online invitation and greetings site headed by former MySpace exec Shawn Gold, said today that it has unveiled a new invitation and greeting collection along with women's fashion retailer Lilly Pulitzer. Cocodot is backed by Anthem Ventures, Mailroom Fund, and Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Venture backers : Anthem Ventures, the Mailroom Fund, Rincon Venture Partners.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based AdventureLink , the new adventure travel booking site run by Kelly Tompkins, announced this morning that it has acquired a competitor, Adventure Central. Amount of that funding was not released. AdventureLink is also venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners and The Mail Room Fund. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. Paul talked about Neuhaus Partners, a 65 million Euro fund with the remit to invest in German-speaking countries. 406 Ventures.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M According to the company, the funding round was led by Focus Ventures, and also included Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures.

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MAY 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based AdventureLink , a venture funded online adventure travel booking site, said Friday that it has appointed Jeff Dossett as the firm's Chief Executive Officer. AdventureLink is venture funded by Anthem Venture Partners, The Mailroom Fund, and Allegis Capital. Dossett was most recently at Yahoo!,

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JANUARY 22, 2009

in a funding round. Apparently, the company was a victim of TechCrunch's Arrington's crusade against PR embargoes, and disclosed the funding based on an embargoed draft. Zag is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Arcturus Capital, Capital One, Capricorn Management, GRP Partners, and the Tech Coast Angels, along with USAA.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Especially when he’s surrounded by Danny Rimer (who funded Skype, MySQL, Last.FM Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. PLUS RELATED FUNDING …. 2.6mm in Series A : Canaan , Anthem.

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APRIL 1, 2009

According to Zag, the firm will provide a turnkey, fully integrated auto buying program for the site, which will offer resources to research and compare vehicles, read AAA editorial reviews, and configure and purchase vehicles. Financial details of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

Zag has now signed up 14 AAA motor clubs, and also provides its technology to Capital One Auto Finance, Overstock.com, and other sites. Zag is headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, and is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Capital One Auto Finance, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Last week, Altadena-based AdventureLink (www.adventurelink.com) announced that it raised a Series A funding round, for the firm's adventure travel reservation network. The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. Why did you decide to startup up another travel site? Thanks for the interview.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

in funding from Venrock, Avalon, and Masthead. Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM. ANTHEM is referred to, depending on what segment you're looking at, as either a community gateway or social networking gateway. The second customer is the social networking sites. Intercasting is backed by $17.5M

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