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37 Articles match "Development","Redpoint"
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The study, which was conducted by Jon Funk of Ocean Road Partners (also of Allegis Capital), used data from our own venture capital database, additional data from Dow Jones/VentureSource, as well as private data collected by Redpoint Venturs’ Greg Martin.
Southern California has been lucky in that it has developed a number of clusters where there are now self-sustaining groups of technology companies, helping to bolster the region’s employment and wealth.
This morning, we published the results of an extensive study of the impact of venture capital companies on Southern California in terms of exit values, finding that exits from VC-backed firms between 1995 and 2009 generated an astounding $48 billion (billion with a capital B) in value.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Added 2/22/10 by Todd Zebert Name: Mobile Monday (MoMo) Sites: www.mobilemonday.net , twitter.com/MobileMonday , LA Chapter , LA Chapter Facebook Group , LA Chapter Yahoo Group Self-description: "Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influentials fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets. Cash. " Review: None Added 2/22/10 by Todd Zebert Name: (SoCal) Code Camp Sites: www.socalcodecamp.com
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Thursday, 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. Clicker said the new funding will go to support the development of its product line, as well sa for partnerships. Clicker's web site indexes and searches the web for video, providing a structured catalog of programming. The firm is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone .
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
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 round was led by Redpoint Ventures . 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 print. As part of the funding, Redpoint's Greg Martin joins the company's board of directors. READ MORE>>
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Monday, January 12, 2009
According to the firm, the funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included Series A investor Redpoint Ventures. SocialVibe said it will use the additional funding to help aggressively grow its consumer and business partner relations, along with accelerating product development. Tags: jafco redpoint charity brand venture socialvibe capital interne 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. JAFCO's Joe Horowitz joins the firm's board along with the funding.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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,
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Irvine-based WebVisible announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing tools. WebVisible is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Santa Monica-based Topspin Media , the developer of music and band marketing software headed by former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, said over the weekend that it has added Andrew Mains as its new VP Artist Relations and Services. Topspin is developing software tools to help musicians market and distribute their music. The firm has received venture funding Mains was Head of New Media at Interscope Records. The firm said that Mains will help artists find their way to the firm's platform.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Internet Machines/IMC Semiconductor was a developer of PCI Express switch and bridge chips. The firm was backed by Exar Corporation, Meritech Capital, Morgan Stanley, Redpoint Ventures, and Scale Venture Partners, and was based in Agoura Hills.
...Tags: A firm which appears to hold the patents of now defunct Internet Machines , which was later renamed IMC Semiconductor , has filed suit against Alienware, Advanced Micro Devices, Dell Computer, IDT, Tigerdirect, Nvidia, and others over PCI Express patents, according to the docket of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the newly launched video and TV indexing and search site which is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, told its users today that it has linked the site to Boxee, which is developing products which connect computers to televisions. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Clicker said its Boxee app allows users to search for favorite shows, movies, and video using Boxee's service. Financial and business terms behind the deal were not announced by the firm.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
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 Impact Radius is backed by Redpoint Ventures, and the firm's management team includes Per Petterson, co-founder of Commission Junction. in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the company.
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Monday, 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. The firm said that it is launching a new program called Click 4 Good , geared towards Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter users, which allows them to visit a "virtual neighborhood" online. Users clicking on houses in that "virtual neighborhood" are asked to share information on Twitter or Facebook, in exchange for charities
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Topspin has developed software which helps music artists to market and distribute their music, helping aspiring and established artists to publish, sell, and reach their fans using the Internet. Topspin is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. 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. INgrooves and Topspin said that Topspin will provide its marketing software to INgrooves' artists and labels, as part of an enterprise marketing service
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