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Cheese Targets Asian Community With Digital Banking, Backed By $3.6M

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A new, Pasadena-based fintech startup, Cheese, said on Wednesday that it has launched a digital banking platform focused on Asian communities. According to the company, it is offering up zero-fee, cashback banking services to customers, serving primarily Asian-Americans and immigrants in the United States.

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Virtualitics Raises $3M For AR/VR/AI Startup

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Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a new startup which provides data visualization in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments, and says it uses machine learning and artificial intelligence, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from un-named angel investors.

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HubHaus $1.4M To Match Professionals With Shared Housing In LA

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HubHaus , a startup which operates an online marketplace which lets people find shared housing with people with similar professional and other interests, has raised $1.4M in a seed funding round, the company disclosed this week. The company currently offers up its service only in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Ready Set Food Finds $2.2M In Pre-Seed Round

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Los Angeles-based Ready Set Food , a startup developing a system which introduces babies to peanut, egg, and milk--potential allergens--has raised $2.2M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Amplify.LA, Wavemaker 360, PLG Ventures, Adam Miller, David Rogier, the Pasadena Angels, and John Burry.

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17hats Gets $1.25M For Small Business Automation Software

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Pasadena-based 17hats , a developer of business automation software, has raised $1.25M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Wavemaker Partners, along with un-named strategic investors and angels. The startup is led by Donovan Janus. The startup is led by Donovan Janus.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

Good idea & plan: You must start with a good idea and a PowerPoint deck (my outline is here , scroll down mid way). Great companies are built by having great products. And a great product starts with the founder. One great company, AppFolio , filmed all of this user interaction and made the DVD available to me.

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Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus

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Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. Alexandria has put up buildings in virtually every key life science cluster in the U.S., Lately, Alexandria is aggressively expanding its reach.