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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9732" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="rumormonger" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rumormonger3.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="155" />And raises!</p>
<p>OKAY, OKAY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO LECTURE US... <strong><a href="http://www.ligertail.com/">LigerTail</a></strong>, which powers a promoted topics-esque widget, <a href="http://secwatch.com/filings/view.jsp?formid=8881392&amp;source=formdfeed&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LatestFormDFilingsFromSecWatch+%28Latest+Form+D+filings+from+SEC+Watch%29 http://www.ligertail.com/about.html">raised</a> $50,000 from one anonymous investor after trundling along for three years. We reached founder <strong>Leonid Kozhukh</strong>, who <strong>did not want to talk about money</strong>. "<strong>None of these details are pertinent right now</strong>. We're focused on getting publisher adoption," he said when <strong>Betabeat</strong> asked who the investor was and where he plans to direct the funding. "All we want to talk about is the product and the <strong>ongoing problems in advertising that we're trying to solve</strong>." We scheduled an interview to talk about the idea, which <em>is</em> pretty cool, tomorrow. "Do me a favor and show LT to <strong>whoever is in charge of bizdev at Betabeat</strong>," Mr. Kozhukh added. We're going to spend the interim sorting out our feelings about <strong>indie movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkg7DPcMZ-s">references</a> as start-up names</strong>.</p>
<p>MOAR RAISES. <strong>FanBridge </strong>raised <strong>a <a href=" http://secwatch.com/filings/view.jsp?formid=8883277&amp;source=formdfeed&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LatestFormDFilingsFromSecWatch+%28Latest+Form+D+filings+from+SEC+Watch%29 ">zillion dollars</a></strong> from 12 investors! Wait. Co-founder Noah Dinkin talks us down. "Just a delay in filing the form" from their <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/18/2-million-fanbridge-damntheradio/">January raise</a>. <strong> <a href="http://www.consmr.com/">Consmr</a></strong>, which launched today, will be raising funding soon. "I'm going to take a day to relax, and then we'll start raising," founder<strong> Ryan Charles</strong> said.<!--more--></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="angelsoft" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/angelsoft.jpg?w=231&h=300" alt="" width="185" height="240" />SOFT, BUT NOT SO ROSY. <strong>Angelsoft</strong>, the VC-centric deal flow management platform co-founded by fading New York Angel <strong>David Rose</strong>, has moved out of the Rose Tech Ventures space on 23rd St. into 5,000 sq. ft. on 29th. Further indication that <strong>Rose Tech</strong>, which booted entrepreneurs when it closed down its incubator about six months ago, <strong>is defunct</strong>? "Rose Tech is pretty much <strong>adrift at sea</strong>," a source said.</p>
<p>STEAMY, BUT NOT SO SEXY. The <a href="http://www.meetup.com/New-York-Technology-Bathhouse-Meetup/events/17086160/?a=me1o_grp&amp;rv=me1o">New York Technology Bathhouse Meetup</a> is getting together for its third sweaty Russian and Turkish bath techie talk fun times. <strong>Five relaxed techies</strong> are going. At least they it's not a bait-and-switch like the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Startup-Garage/events/past/">Startup GarageTalk meetup</a>, which happens in <em>restaurants.</em></p>
<p>ALL RED EVERYTHING. Check out the guest list for tonight's <strong><a href="http://theredtieaffair.org/">Red Tie Affair</a></strong>, hosted by <strong>Gary Sharma</strong>, <strong>a man with a red tie</strong>, and sponsored by Pepsi. Dave McClure, Jennifer 8 Lee, Brian Stelter, a buncha VCs, Jason Calacanis and some guys who started a company called Foursquare will be there.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9732" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="rumormonger" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rumormonger3.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="155" />And raises!</p>
<p>OKAY, OKAY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO LECTURE US... <strong><a href="http://www.ligertail.com/">LigerTail</a></strong>, which powers a promoted topics-esque widget, <a href="http://secwatch.com/filings/view.jsp?formid=8881392&amp;source=formdfeed&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LatestFormDFilingsFromSecWatch+%28Latest+Form+D+filings+from+SEC+Watch%29 http://www.ligertail.com/about.html">raised</a> $50,000 from one anonymous investor after trundling along for three years. We reached founder <strong>Leonid Kozhukh</strong>, who <strong>did not want to talk about money</strong>. "<strong>None of these details are pertinent right now</strong>. We're focused on getting publisher adoption," he said when <strong>Betabeat</strong> asked who the investor was and where he plans to direct the funding. "All we want to talk about is the product and the <strong>ongoing problems in advertising that we're trying to solve</strong>." We scheduled an interview to talk about the idea, which <em>is</em> pretty cool, tomorrow. "Do me a favor and show LT to <strong>whoever is in charge of bizdev at Betabeat</strong>," Mr. Kozhukh added. We're going to spend the interim sorting out our feelings about <strong>indie movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkg7DPcMZ-s">references</a> as start-up names</strong>.</p>
<p>MOAR RAISES. <strong>FanBridge </strong>raised <strong>a <a href=" http://secwatch.com/filings/view.jsp?formid=8883277&amp;source=formdfeed&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LatestFormDFilingsFromSecWatch+%28Latest+Form+D+filings+from+SEC+Watch%29 ">zillion dollars</a></strong> from 12 investors! Wait. Co-founder Noah Dinkin talks us down. "Just a delay in filing the form" from their <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/18/2-million-fanbridge-damntheradio/">January raise</a>. <strong> <a href="http://www.consmr.com/">Consmr</a></strong>, which launched today, will be raising funding soon. "I'm going to take a day to relax, and then we'll start raising," founder<strong> Ryan Charles</strong> said.<!--more--></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="angelsoft" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/angelsoft.jpg?w=231&h=300" alt="" width="185" height="240" />SOFT, BUT NOT SO ROSY. <strong>Angelsoft</strong>, the VC-centric deal flow management platform co-founded by fading New York Angel <strong>David Rose</strong>, has moved out of the Rose Tech Ventures space on 23rd St. into 5,000 sq. ft. on 29th. Further indication that <strong>Rose Tech</strong>, which booted entrepreneurs when it closed down its incubator about six months ago, <strong>is defunct</strong>? "Rose Tech is pretty much <strong>adrift at sea</strong>," a source said.</p>
<p>STEAMY, BUT NOT SO SEXY. The <a href="http://www.meetup.com/New-York-Technology-Bathhouse-Meetup/events/17086160/?a=me1o_grp&amp;rv=me1o">New York Technology Bathhouse Meetup</a> is getting together for its third sweaty Russian and Turkish bath techie talk fun times. <strong>Five relaxed techies</strong> are going. At least they it's not a bait-and-switch like the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Startup-Garage/events/past/">Startup GarageTalk meetup</a>, which happens in <em>restaurants.</em></p>
<p>ALL RED EVERYTHING. Check out the guest list for tonight's <strong><a href="http://theredtieaffair.org/">Red Tie Affair</a></strong>, hosted by <strong>Gary Sharma</strong>, <strong>a man with a red tie</strong>, and sponsored by Pepsi. Dave McClure, Jennifer 8 Lee, Brian Stelter, a buncha VCs, Jason Calacanis and some guys who started a company called Foursquare will be there.</p>
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