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TradeYa Gets $1.1M

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Santa Monica-based TradeYa said Wednesday that it has raised $1.1M TradeYa''s platform focuses on letting users trade electronics, gift cards, sporting equipment, vacation homes, as well as services like cooking, web design, medical care, and more. The startup is led by Jared Krause. READ MORE>>.

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General Assembly To Open New Location In Irvine

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General Assembly , the provider of technical skills training, which has an active campus in Santa Monica, says it is will be opening up a new location in Irvine. General Assembly offers up courses on everything from software coding to web design and marketing. General Assembly is headquartered in New York. READ MORE>>.

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Famous Birthdays Focuses On Finding Celebrity Facts

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A Santa Monica startup, Famous Birthdays , looks to have carved out quite a niche in the area, with its online list of (you guessed it), famous birthdays. The design just went live in the last couple of weeks. What are the most searched for things on the Internet?