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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. . Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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Scopely Expands In Culver City

socalTECH

Fast growing, Los Angeles-based mobile games and entertainment developer Scopely is in a big expansion, and has agreed to lease another 60,000 square feet of office space in Culver City, according to the company's broker, CBRE. READ MORE>>.

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White House and House Democrats agree to funding package for paid sick leave, funding for tests

TechCrunch LA

It’s also a factor for gig and sharing economy companies like Postmates, Instacart, Lyft, Uber, Airbnb and others — companies which were venture capital darlings for their novel approach to excess resources (be it cars, spare time, or space). — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 13, 2020.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). Her newest venture, Moe Assist, claims to be the first project management and payments tool for influencers.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

By moving away from the “influencer house” model, Collab Crew can also expand to include more BIPOC creators and entrepreneurs in the Georgia capital. For example, in the midst of racial justice protests in summer 2020, posts on TikTok with hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd appeared to have 0 views.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? Scott is also co-chair of the Firms Venture Capital and Emerging Growth practice group. We are hoping to continue to discover amazing entrepreneurs, give them resources and strategic guidance, and watch them take off. It is incredibly exciting!

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

socalTECH

We invest both capital and an enormous amount of time and mentorship to help companies build the best businesses, as rapidly as possible. However, unless you're building rockets and giant launch pads, we're not talking about massive capital outlays. It's transforming industries like entertainment, healthcare, and aerospace.