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Catching Up With Mike Giardello, President of Innovate Pasadena

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Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. What else do you think Pasadena needs in the ecosystem?

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Miso Robotics Seeks $40M More Via Crowdfunding

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Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics, which develops kitchen assistance robots, says it is looking to raise another $40M more via crowdfunding, after just completing $50M in an equity crowdfunding push. Miso said it plans to use the new funding to grow its workforce and to "satisfy the product demand" it is seeing in the marketplace.

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Schlep & Fetch: Delivering Anything and Everything, On Demand

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On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Sixty-four Southern California Firms On Technology Fast 500

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Earlier this week, Deloitte released its latest list of the top 500 growing technology companies, in its 2012 Technology Fast 500. 547% Pasadena Tom Lamb 186 Kyriba Corporation 482% La Jolla Jean-Luc Robert 189 MINDBODY 471% San Luis Obispo Rick Stollmeyer 195 ReachLocal, Inc. 6225% San Diego Kevin C. Frost, Ph.D. Frost, Ph.D.

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The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

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If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick. On-demand food startup Sprig is shutting down today. They just have to enable it.

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Evolution Robotics Sees Shortages On Strong Demand

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Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology firm out of Idealab, reports today that its first foray into the commercial market is seeing strong sales demand. The new retail product is a first for the firm, which previously was licensing its technology to others. READ MORE>>.

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Energy Vault Finds $110M For Renewable Energy Storage Efforts

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Energy Vault , a startup of Pasadena-based Idealab developing radically different energy storage technology--based on the movement of large, concrete blocks via robotic arms--has raised $110M in a Series B funding, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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