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DataPop Gets $1.7M

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According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

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Meet us at StartEngine Wednesday

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We're helping Los Angeles-based StartEngine screen possible startups this Wednesday at their offices all day. StartEngine is the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks , the co-founder of Activision, which invests up to $20,000 in startups and helps them build their businesses through a 90 day mentoring program. READ MORE>>.

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How More Women Are Becoming Angel Investors, with Eva Yazhari

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To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. What is the Pipeline Fellowship?

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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

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They've provided a completely free facility, furniture, Internet access, mentoring, sponsorship--all of those things are provided for free. Is there a screening process or criteria for firms to use the facilities? On top of that, there is mentoring companies get from the community, and the executive we pull in.

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Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars

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Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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Interview with Helen Lee, JOANY

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The, one day at a dinner party, a producer friend of ours, who had insurance through the screen actors guild (SAG) asked�if you do health insurance, help me. He provided all kinds of feedback from a product standpoint, and we found a lot more mentors like that at Techstars. We'd come in, make fixes, and implement systems.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

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It’s not because the statuesque pair wants to give Armie Hammer a run for his money on the silver screen. Dial-A-Mentor Service Clarity Talks Stats: 12K Calls Across Nearly 50 Countries [TCTV]. socaltech socalcto The reason for the move out west? ’s booming tech scene.” Latest on TechCrunch TV. Privacy Policy.

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