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London and SF have become Impact Tech hubs, with 280% increase in VC in 5 years

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Tech solutions for such pressing issues as the climate crisis and social inequality have seen a 280% increase in global VC investment from 2015 to 2020, while investment in this space more than doubled in both cities over the past five years. 2020 is set to be a record year for London’s impact tech companies, which have received $1.2

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Disney Opens Up Apps For 2020 Disney Accelerator

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The Walt Disney Company has opened up applications for its startup accelerator, the 2020 Disney Accelerator , saying that applications are due by April 3rd to apply for its three month mentorship program. Disney said this year's program will begin in July, and run for three months until a Demo Day in October.

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IBM Backs New $5M AI XPRIZE

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IBM and XPRIZE , the Culver City organization which runs major challenges to advance technology and help apply innovation to solving some of the world's biggest challenges, have announced a new IBM Watson AI PRIZE. The new prize will be awarded in 2020, and rules for the new competition will be announced in May. READ MORE>>.

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HONK Reports Increased Roadside Assistance Calls

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Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which develops a roadside assistance and towing app, and is led by tech entrepreneur Corey Brundage, says it has saw a 54 percent increase in the number of roadside assistance calls in the first six months of 2020. Brundage had previously founded such companies as SendLove.to and Fonality.

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Reflections on 2019: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. This was the cumulation of several years as an entrepreneur based in Pasadena growing clean energy technology companies.

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What to Expect From CES 2020

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Flesh will be pressed, complimentary bars emptied, but most importantly we'll get a first look at some of the gadgets that will dominate 2020. In 2020, you can expect 8K displays to be the order of the day, even if right now there's very little native material to actually watch on them. So what can we expect to see?

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5 Stages Of The Market Lifecycle Gate Startup Success

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For example, if your idea is so new and different that it implies real social or technological change is necessary before widespread acceptance, investors will define your market as nascent or unproven, and be very reluctant to fund you, no matter how convincing your projections may be. Market is recognized as real and growing by investors.

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