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Portfolium Acquired By Instructure

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San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Five Years After Y Combinator First Admits Biotechs, They’re Dug In

Xconomy

Five years ago, the big tech incubator Y Combinator started to welcome life sciences companies into its sizable startup classes, which had previously nurtured entrepreneurs in information technology almost exclusively. That opening to biotech startups in 2014 was controversial at the time.

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NantWorks, JAKKS Joint Venture Shows Disney-Branded Toys

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DreamPlay Toys , the joint venture between NantWorks , the technology incubator and development organization run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and JAKKS Pacific , announced their first products at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday in Las Vegas. with international rollout in 2014.

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At “The Vine,” Developer Builds a Vertical Campus for Tech Startups

Xconomy

In San Diego, the Irvine Company provided the entire second floor of its Broadway Street building at no cost for the downtown EvoNexus incubator. A number of tech startups that graduated from the EvoNexus incubator have moved into other offices in the building. 101 West Broadway tower in downtown San Diego.

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Data Elite | First Venture Lab for Big Data Launched by Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway & Others

Tech Zulu Event

Data Elite launches at a time when most needed as most big data companies lack the much required funding and incubation. Limited big data funding & incubation. “There are many funds, incubators, and accelerators out there that entrepreneurs can turn to today for general business advice. .

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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

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The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans. Thomas Flake, Founder of PTI Incubator & Founder of bcause.

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How To Optimize Entrepreneurial Learning In School

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Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/07/2014. We need all of you at your best.

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