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LaunchpadLA Application Deadline Nears, As Class Graduates

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Interested in getting some help in getting your startup off the ground and funded? The group says that so far, from 2009 to 2011, it accepted 23 companies, of which 19 received funding worth a total of $80M; the accelerator said that the nine companies acquired exceeds $60M in proceeds. READ MORE>>.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. All the companies that graduate from the accelerator’s program work from the same office and can literally reach out and touch their investors at any time.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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. · Tuition.io, dubbed Mint.com for student loans, has helped students from over 130 universities manage over $100 million in debt, which represents over 10,000 student loans. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000. The founders previously ran another company together.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. All the companies that graduate from the accelerator’s program work from the same office and can literally reach out and touch their investors at any time.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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Orange County alone is home to more than 300 medical device companies with world-renowned leadership in ophthalmic and cardiovascular devices – a far cry from the “silicone” valley that Ms. MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. Brown was expecting.