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Techstars LA Announces 2020 Class

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Techstars LA , the startup accelerator run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area, announced its 2020 class on Monday, saying that it has selected 10 companies to participate this year in a "socially distanced" program. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2020: Harrison Tang, Spokeo

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You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. We had a soft launch to test our new identity protection & identity management features to complement our core people search service in 2020. The future of work and education will not be the same, and it will be flexible.

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Sketchy Takes On MCATs In Partner Deal

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Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. Sketchy is backed by TCG and Reach Capital, who invested $30 million in the company in 2020.

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Sketchy Names New Exec, Advisors

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Los Angeles-based education technology startup Sketchy is ramping up its hiring efforts, saying today that it has added a number of new executives and advisors to the company.

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JUNO Snags $3.5M For Collaborative Learning

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According to the company, it is developing software that connects and educates people in virtual environments. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Josh Hotsenpiller, and says it was spun out of community software company CrowdHub in august of 2020.

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Pepperdine University, 2U In Online MBA Agrrement

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Malibu-based Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School and online education provider 2U , which has one of its major offices in Los Angeles, said last week that the two companies are in a expanded partnership. According to the two, 2U will power Pepperdine's existing online MBA degree, starting in January of 2020.

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Cornerstone Sees Uptick In Online Learning

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million hours were spent on Cornerstone Learning in March 2020, which it says is a "major uptick" in online learning. According to CSOD, its data shows that 27.5