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October 1, 2011 09:47 am GMT

Chris Sacca And Others Invest $1 Million In A Startup That Wants Everyone To Hold A World Record

Screen Shot 2011-09-30 at 10.29.55 PMURDB -- formerly Universal Records Database -- is announcing a name change and $1 million in Series A funding, from investors Chris Sacca, VantagePoint Capital and 77 Ventures. Initially conceived of at yes, BurningMan, URDB is now RecordSetter and a million dollars more flush.The premise behind RecordSetter is that "everyone on earth can be the world's best at something." The startup wants to to become the preeminentplatform for people to both submit their own unique records and compete against other people's unique records through the uploading of quirky videos like "Most Kisses In 10 Seconds,""Longest 'Shhhhh'" and "Most Graphic Designers Dancing To 'Thriller'". You get the picture.

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