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AxleHire Plans Zero Emissions Delivery In Santa Monica

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A last-mile delivery company, AxleHire, says it plans to start offering up zero emissions delivery in Santa Monica, as part of Santa Monica's effort to create a voluntary zero emissions delivery zone in the city.

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Triptrotting Adds Events and Activities

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Santa Monica-based Triptrotting , which helps match travelers with like-minded locals, is expanding this morning, saying that it has added a new "Social Activities" feature to help users find activities by location, date, time, and price. Triptrotting said it now has expanded to over 2,000 cities worldwide.

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Startup Surge in Los Angeles

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Ben Kuo just posted on SoCalTech: Are the good times for startups back? That seemed to be the mood running through the cloud at the more-than-sellout crowd at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica Thursday at the first LA Demo Day. At the event, the enthusiasm for startups was palpable. Are others seeing this as well?

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Bird is testing Bird Pay, which lets users purchase items from local businesses using its main app

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The service is being tested first in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, the company said. After scanning the code, you enter the amount you are charging and swipe up to complete the purchase.). And several months ago, Uber also started to test the waters in this area with the launch of Uber Money. The challenge in the U.S.,

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GonnaBe Helps Users Plan Social Events, Activities

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Los Angeles-based GonnaBe , the startup headed by Hank Leber, rolled out its platform this week, releasing a new iPhone application which the startup says acts as the "crystal ball for your social life.". GonnaBe was one of the companies launched out of LA's StartEngine accelerator, and is now in Santa Monica.

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Bobacino, Backed By Wavemaker, Eyes Facial Recognition For Boba Machines

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A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Bobacino--which is backed by Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Labs, and Embark Ventures--said this morning that it is partnering with PopID, a developer of facial recognition payment technology, to offer up no-touch ways to pay for their boba.

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NASA moves forward with 17 companies as part of bid to transform urban aerial transportation

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NASA and a clutch of startup and established companies are moving forward with plans to transform mobility in urban environments through the Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. Companies participating in the challenge include: Joby Aviation of Santa Cruz, California. of Santa Monica, California. AirMap, Inc., ARINC Inc.,