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MAY 11, 2010

West Hollywood-based SocialVibe , an online site which combines social media with support for brands and charities, has raised $11.65M in a Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. SocialVibe has previously raised funding from JAFCO American Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK! Buzz Media--which was formerly known as BuzzNet--is a venture backed operator of a network of pop culture, celebrity, and music-focused web content properties and blogs. Buzz Media said it will use OK!'s

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Jeremy Helfand , the President of United Online 's Media Group, has departed the Woodland Hills-based firm and ended up at a Palo Alto startup. According to Palo Alto-based Auditude this morning, Helfand has joined the company as CEO. Auditude develops technology to help companies monetize their online video.

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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. Was Fouad with Redpoint at the time? David Aronchick: He was being courted very heavily be Redpoint at the time.

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JUNE 26, 2014

The funding was led by Scripps Networks Interactive, and also included Liberty Media, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures and Comcast Ventures. Santa Monica-based Tastemade , a publisher of food focused, video content led by Larry Fitzgibbon, said this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series C funding round.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

BUZZ MEDIA is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Focus Ventures, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Universal Music Group. Tags: buzzmedia buzz media celebuzz celebrity news publishing executive. Sanders joins the firm from About.com, and has also served at AOL, Philips, and SONY. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

Santa Monica-based YouTube food show producer Tastemade has raised $10M in new funding, the firm said Thursday, led by Raine Ventures and also including Redpoint Ventures. Tastemade is the producer of a number of online, Youtube food and cooking shows, which had been founded by former Demand Media executives.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Venice, California-based Topspin Media , the venture backed developer of music marketing software and applications, has released its venue ticketing software to the Apple App store. The app allows music venues to scan paper and smart-phone tickets sold through Topspin's software using their iPhone.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Topspin is venture backed by Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures. topspin music media layoff jobs employment software' Topspin did not detail the reason for the layoffs, or how many employees were affected by the move. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Chill is venture backed by William Morris Endeavor (WME), Kleiner, 500 Startups, Redpoint Ventures, Crunchfund, Science Media, Troy Carter and Atlas Venture. Along with the launch, Chill announced a large list of content--including comedians, documentary films, series, and much more--which will be sold through the new service.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , which operates an online service to index Internet television, said today that it has added Blake Krikorian, founder and former CEO of Sling Media, to its board of directors. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, and was founded by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone.

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JUNE 5, 2013

San Francisco-based Scripted.com announced a funding round yesterday, saying it has raised a Series A worth $4.5M, from Crosslink Capital, Redpoint Ventures, James Currier and Stan Chudnovsky from Ooga Labs, Branchout CEO Rick Marini, Bebo co-founder Michael Birch, Military.com co-founder Chris Michel, along with Paige Craig. 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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OCTOBER 11, 2010

SVnetwork's campaigns are very focused on social media; the firm's campaigns offer up such tings as providing dollars to charities, virtual goods on online games, or other offers to users to interact with the firm's advertising. SVnetwork is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

SocialVibe , the online advertising firm backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures, said today that it has launched a new, rich media targeting product called TrueTargeting.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , a provider of an online programming guide to Internet television, said today that it is publicly launching its site, Clicker.com today.

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MARCH 4, 2011

CBS said that Clicker Media will become part of CBS Interactive'roster of properties. Clicker was venture backed by Benchmark Capital, JAFCO, Redpoint Ventures, and Blake Krikorian, and had raised around $21M in funding. The acquisition is a quick one for Clicker, which only launched public access to its site in November of 2009.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

SVnetwork is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Ventures. Tags: svnetwork executive social media advertising brands. The company is headed by Jay Samit. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Buzznet said that The Superficial will become part of Celebuzz.com, the firm's entertainment focused and social media website. Buzznet is venture backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Anthem Ventures, NEA, and Universal Music Group. Financial arrangement of the deal between Buzznet and The Superficial was not disclosed.

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MARCH 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Topspin Media , the online music startup of former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, said today that the firm has inked a deal with Berkleemusic.com, the online continuing education division of the Berklee College of Music, to partner on a set of online music courses. Topspin is backed by the Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures.

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JUNE 27, 2012

The firm's other investors include Troy Carter, 500 Startups, Science Media, CrunchFund, Mike Jones and Redpoint Ventures. Other investors in the round included Atlas Venture and Chris Saccas Lowercase Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding, for the firm's social media and brand charity site. According to the firm, the funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included Series A investor Redpoint Ventures. Tags: jafco redpoint charity brand venture socialvibe capital internet.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Media and Entertainment came in second, with $70.1M--but only because San Diego's SkinIt boosted totals by $60M. In Orange County, the biggest deals were for Irvine-based WaterHealth International , a developer of water purification products with $22.1M raised, and Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , a. in funding.

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JUNE 14, 2017

The app, launched by Jaunt China, a joint venture with Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and China Media Capital (CMC), runs on the XIOAMI VR headset. Jaunt has its content studios in Los Angeles, although its headquarters are in Silicon Valley. 1 SE, The Madison Square Garden Company, Peter Gotcher, and Sky.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Topspin is headed by former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, and backed by Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures. The firm said ten Topspin Enterprise accounts will cost $2,500, versus a normal pricing of $10,000. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Lee was involved in Mission's investments in SodaHead, Access 360 Media, and Active Storage, among other companies. Lee has previously served in associate and intern roles at Riordan, Lewis & Hayden and Redpoint Ventures, and prior to that was at Cisco Systems. Lee has not yet announced what he his new startup is up to.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Wednesday that it has hired two editors to bolster its music editorial team. Buzznet is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Rooke was most recently SVP of Interactive Media at CBS Television Distribution and King World Productions. Rooke also has served as VP of Domestic Sales at King World and Chair of King World New Media Group. SVnetwork is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinnacle Venture.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Jaunt is venture backed by The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, China Media Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Axel Springer, ProSiebenSat.1 1 SE, The Madison Square Garden Company, Peter Gotcher, Blake Krikorian, and Sky.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and also included Amazon, Cool Japan Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Liberty Media. The content developer, which is led by co-founder and CEO Larry Fitzgibbon, says it now reaches over 250 million monthly viewers.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

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JULY 21, 2009

Topspin Media , the high profile, Santa Monica-based music startup headed by former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, has inked a deal with independent music promoter INgrooves. Topspin is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. Tags: topspin media ingrooves music content marketing. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and others. The firm is now run by Caroline Little, the CEO of Guardian Media North America. Tags: techcrunch blog empire southern california buzzmedia mail media paidcontent contentnext. corp.mail.com).

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MARCH 19, 2009

and will rename itself Buzz Media. 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. Buzz Media said it now has more than 40 million people visiting its web sites every month. READ MORE>>.

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