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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

TechCrunch LA

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. Landline , the operator of a bus network in the Midwest, is one of the latest companies to raise venture capital. Ginkgo Bioworks raises capital at a $4B valuation.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. If there were more great companies coming out of LA then it would create more demand for high quality VC firms. But there are also less great companies in LA, BECAUSE there is less access to sophisticated capital.

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