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Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub

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million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . That was around 2017, when the two first began brainstorming how they would build their company. Elementary Robotics has raised $3.6

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Eusoh, Backed By $2M, Targets Veterinary Expenses With Fintech Startup

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A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Eusoh , is hoping to make it easier for people to handle unexpected veterinary costs, by banding people together in groups to help provide an alternative to traditional, insurance plans. Afraid of running into unexpected veterinary bills for that new puppy?

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

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The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. 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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Kensh?, ‘the antithesis of Goop,’ launches a research-based guide to natural medicine

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We are a holistic health platform that approaches things as more of a holistic health medical journal — everything is backed by science.”. launching today, is an invite-only subscription-based platform for holistic healthcare providers to list their services and share knowledge. Berlincourt and Kensh?

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Down bad

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Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion.

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Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

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Bev , a canned wine business that recently raised $7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, thinks marketing in the alcohol industry is the problem. Shopify quietly acquires Handshake, an e-commerce platform for B2B wholesale purchasing . Beverages are being disrupted, there's no stopping it. Fundraising.

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Interview with David Sobie, Happy Returns

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Some of the big milestones we did, include a seed round of financing in the fall of 2015, which was led by Upfront Ventures. We checked all of those boxes, and then went back out to market in Spring of 2017, last year. We did a pilot in two cities, Los Angeles and Chicago. David Sobie: There were two things for them.

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