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Reflections on 2019: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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For my partner, Craig Cummings, and I - 2019 was our first full year as Venture Capitalists! Our 2019 investment in Backtracks, a developer of podcast analytics software, has shown fantastic traction and continues to provide value to podcast creators helping them to better understand their listeners and monetize their content.

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Ford, Rivian Abandon Plans For Joint EV

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In a small post-IPO setback for Irvine-based Rivian, automaker Ford said Friday that Ford and Rivian have abandoned plans to jointly develop an EV together. According to reports, the move came due to the difficulty of marrying Ford and Rivian's hardware and software together. Ford made a $500M investment in Rivian in 2019.

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CrowdStrike Gets Tops Ratings In Gartner Report

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CrowdStrike , the developer of cloud-based, endpoint protection software which was started and continues to have major operations in Irvine, has scored a top rating in a report from industry analyst Gartner. rating out of 5 based on 228 verified customer reviews. CrowdStrike said Gartner gave it a 4.9

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Reveleer Finds New Funding

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Glendale-based Reveleer , a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, has raised a Series C found of financing, the company said this week. The company said that those companies currently have been battling high operating costs for record retrieval and review. READ MORE>>.

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Brain Corp. Claims Record Sales As Robotics Takes Off

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San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it is saw "record sales and revenue growth" in 2019, on strong retailer demand for autonomous, mobile robots. The company said its software is now used on approximately 10,000 robots.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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6 Myths On Starting A New Business That Can Kill You

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With his wealth of business experience and expertise as a top economic development consultant, he confirms my own view that the top five myths in starting a new business commonly include the following: You have to be able to do every job in your business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/09/2019.