Lady GaGa and her business manager Troy Carter were looking for a social media meta platform that lets artists connect to fans across the web, including other social sites. They couldn't find it, so
they are starting their own. Backplane is backed by heavy hitters in the venture capital world -- including a $1 million investment from a group of investors led by Tomorrow Ventures, the investment
firm of Google's chairman, Eric E. Schmidt. Lady Gaga, acting as informal consultant, has a 20% percent stake.
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