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Start-Up Fanzter Raises $2 Million First Round; Former ESPN SVP Is Co-Founder

Staci D. Kramer

Jan 10, 2008 12:30 PM

Fanzter, an early-stage new media development start-up, has raised a first round from Richard Barton (Benchmark Capital, Expedia, Zillow.com), and Seattle-based VCs Second Avenue Partners and Curious Office, as well as angel investors from media and entertainment. The amount wasn’t announced but we have confirmed that it is about $2…

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Posted In: Advertising, curious office, fanzter, richard barton, second avenue partners

Anti-Aging Review Site RealSelf.com Raises Funding

Joseph Weisenthal

Oct 26, 2007 10:44 AM

RealSelf.com, a Seattle-based site for user reviews of anti-aging products and treatments, has raised under $1 million from individual investors, reports Seattle PI. Investors include Zillow.com CEO Richard Barton, Revenue Sciences CEO Bill Grossman and Nick Hanauer, a partner Second Avenue Partners. While there are plenty of consumer product review…

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Posted In: Social Media, bill grossman, nick hanauer, realself, richard barton

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