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Kobalt

$60M / Series C

Kobalt helps music rights holders collect royalties across different digital music services. Kobalt's music tracking today covers 400 million people, and the company aims to expand to additional streaming services to 1.5 billion people in the next six months.

New York NY · Digital Rights Management · Independent Music Labels · Technology

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Nasty Gal

$13M / Series C

Nasty Gal is an online fashion site that sells vintage clothing, shoes and accessories. Founded in 2006, Nasty Gal will use the new funding to open a second retail store and grow the business.

Los Angeles CA · E-Commerce · Retail · Fashion

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SKULLY

$11M / Series A

Skully is a smart motorcycle helmet maker that raised $2.5 million last year in one of Indiegogo's most successful campaigns ever. The company will use the funding to hire new engineers and speed up manufacturing of Skully's first smart helmet, the AR-1.

San Francisco CA · Wearables · Consumer Electronics · Public Safety

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Life Machine
March 10, 2015 - March 11, 2015
9:00am - 8:30pm
Janakpour and Pokhara

, Nepal
Life Machine is a Nepali tech-event focusing on using open source hardware and sofware.
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