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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

Other Disney startups such as Atom Ticket , a new movie ticketing app, partnered with the next Star Wars movie and will continue to work with Walt Disney Studios on major film releases. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy.

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India’s Haptik acqui-hires Los Angeles startup Convrg in international expansion push

TechCrunch LA

Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform , has already won several high profile clients in India. On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusively in startups headquartered in LA, with a particular fondness for B2B, enterprise and fintech companies. The firm was launched in 2017 by general partners Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, formerly of Susa Ventures and Karlin Ventures, respectively.

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Startup Spotlight: Final Exams, Santa Chatbot and Clean Up Your Email

Tech.Co

December is the month where the flurry of the holidays are in full swing and students are starting to stress out in anticipation of final exams. This week in Startup Spotlight we found companies helping students get through their final exams, gift giving chatbots, getting out of email hell, and more. ChatbotsBuilder (Boston, MA).

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Interview with Anthony Citrano, Acquicent

socalTECH

Our interview this morning with an entrepreneur is with Anthony Citrano , the founder of Los Angeles-based Acquicent (www.acquicent.com), a startup which wants to make it as easy for you to invest in museum-grade collectibles such as classic cars and art, without having to invest millions of dollars in those assets.

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Reflections on 2016: Louise Wannier, True Roses

socalTECH

Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Wannier has chaired Boards of Directors and as CEO built companies in four different industries: Education Technology, Consumer Electronics, Information Management Software and Fashion/eCommerce. An experienced Corporate Director and CEO, Ms.

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Family & Kids’ Advocate Shum Preston on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages.