Two Los Angeles-based venture firms, DFJ Frontier and Anthem Venture Partners , have invested in a Portland software firm developing online identification and single-sign in software. Anthem Ventures and RPM Ventures also participated, with Cremin, Anthem's Samit Varma, and RPM's Tony Grover all joining the company's board along with the funding. JanRain's software allows for single According to Portland's JanRain , it raised $3.25M in a Series A round led by DFJ Frontier's David Cremin. Tags: software janrain portland capital venture ventures anthem frontie

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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. Buzznet operates a network of music and celebrity focused web sites, including Celebuzz, and will rename itself Buzz Media. The firm said the funding will go towards "continued growth of its portfolio."Buzz

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 is venture backed by Focus Ventures, Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. READ Magazine. OK!

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. Celebuzz is one of a number of sites owned by Buzznet, which is venture backed by Interscope, Universal Music Group, Anthem Ventures, NEA, and Redpoint Ventures. The firm has The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site. According to the site, the new feature will allow its members to see closeups of things like their

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The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. developed one of the first booking engines for Sabre's web reservation system, in 1996. That information is normalized, standardized, and when a tour operator changes content on their web site, it's automatically picked up on our system. Kelly Tompkins: All of the have 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. We caught up with Kelly Tompkins, the firm's founder and CEO, to hear more