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The round was led by Redpoint Ventures . As part of the funding, Redpoint's Greg Martin joins the company's board of directors. Tags: impact radius venture capital startup advertising performance executive redpoin Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , a developer of multi-channel, performance advertising technology, announced today that it has raised $6M in a venture funding round. The firm said the funding went to development and private beta testing of its service, which is being applied to track and manage performance-based advertising across online, TV, radio, and

The funding was led by Highland Capital, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital. 2tor develops online degree programs for companies, including the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Redpoint's Greg Martin, who is based in Los Angeles, represents the firm on 2tor's board. 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 firm also has significant operations in Los Angeles,

The round was led by Adams Street Partners, and also included Sutter Hill Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. No details on the funding have been released by the company. The new funding brings the company's total raised to around $37M. Irvine-based WebVisible , which helps local businesses place online advertising, has scored $20M in a new funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm. WebVisible is headed by Kristen Mangers.

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No details on the funding have been announced by the company. Impact Radius is backed by Redpoint Ventures, and the firm's management team includes Per Petterson, co-founder of Commission Junction. Los Angeles-based Impact Radius , a firm which is developing a service to link performance advertising to TV, radio, print, and online channels, has raised $1.0M in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm.

Los Angeles-based LeadPoint , an online lead marketplace which is venture backed by Silicon Valley Bank Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, European Founders Fund, and others, said today that it has made three key hires. LeadPoint operates an online marketplace where companies can buy and sell customer leads. According to the firm, it has hired on Gina Anastasi as the firm's Chief Operating Officer; Dr. Ben Zamanzadeh as Vice President of Engineering, and Brian Walby as Vice President of Voice Sales.

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The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. JAFCO's Joe Horowitz joins the company's board as an observer. 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. Clicker said the new funding will go to support the development of its product line, as well sa for partnerships.

Irvine-based WebVisible , the local online advertising startup backed by Redpoint Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures, says that it has "thrived," in the first half of the year, despite the current economy. The firm does seem to be in expansion mode: the company said it has hired 45 people since the beginning of the year, opened an East Coast sales office, and is looking to add just over 6,000 square feet of office space in Irvine. The firm said today that it has "nearly tripled" its sales from 2008 during the first six months of the year, and is expected to post an almost 155 percent year-over-year revenue growth.