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Tesla Model Y orders are now open

TechCrunch LA

” Under that timeline, deliveries wouldn’t begin until late 2020 or possibly early 2021. There are other clues on the order page, including that the seven-seat interior won’t be available until 2021. Customers who want the standard range version of the Model Y will have to wait until at least spring 2021.

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So You Want to Start a Cybersecurity Company?

Xconomy

Attacks will cost the world $6 trillion by 2021, research firm Cybersecurity Ventures says- –the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history and more profitable than the trade in all major illegal drugs. Cybercrime has become a global epidemic. As the threat keeps rising, the cybersecurity industry keeps growing.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating. But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

TechCrunch LA

Divergent 3D made Blade — which was on the auto show circuit in 2016 — to demonstrate the technology platform. Czinger is hopeful that by 2021 the company will be able to announce that its 3D-printed structures will be production vehicles. It was enough to get the attention of investors and at least two global OEMs as customers.

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5 Equity Crowdfunding Reflections Before You Sign Up

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to reach $114 billion by 2021, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable. Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 million, smashing the prior Kickstarter record of $13.3

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United Dwelling is one startup building something to solve California’s housing crisis

TechCrunch LA

After wrestling with recalcitrant homeowners, husbanding their parcels of land to keep their property values high, the state’s leadership passed a law that increased the availability of new rental units and put more money into homeowners’ pockets in 2016.

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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

TechCrunch LA

The following year, she stepped down as CEO, and by 2016, her company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Boohoo. Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. . Then, Amoruso started a company called Girlboss that was likened to “Linkedin for Women.”

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