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JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s no secret that ecommerce surged in 2020 as Americans adapted to doing more working, eating and shopping from home.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On-demand ridesharing service Uber hopes to bring flying taxis to Los Angeles by 2020, the company said this morning, and has just signed a contract with the U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) on software that would help support those flying taxi efforts.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

In time, the plan will be to also help individual consumers (clients) build their own profiles that can be applied to any bookings they make with a particular salon, and maybe potentially elsewhere, too, marketplace style. Albeit that is with a different-shaped set of workers. “It was a big reshuffle.”

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Analytics and data in 2020 have become household words. This is one of the benefits of COVID-19 in 2020. The Today, we have Olivia (Libby) Duane Adams, co-founder and chief advocacy officer at Alteryx (www.alteryx.com) who is based in Irvine.

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Xconomy

APRIL 22, 2020

Given the number of late-stage and mid-stage studies expected to report data in 2020—assuming they stay on track amid the COVID-19 pandemic—this could be a pivotal year for the field, said Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and managing partner of Seventure Partners.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Companies of all shapes and sizes are now taking advantage of digital resources to help run everything from daily tasks to tedious data analysis. In this article, we'll go over a few examples of the most essential business tech you're going to need to compete in 2020. Get started with field service software today. Website Builders.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 31, 2019

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. These will also help you unleash the creative side. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2020 a satisfying one. Marty Zwilling.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti --who may be looking to a Presidential run in 2020--is launching a new nonprofit which looks to take his pro-innovation and pro-startup approach in Los Angeles, and takes it nationwide. Garcetti has started a new nonprofit, Accelerator for America , which will help fund "innovation investments" around the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2021

High school friends Jonathan Friedland and Chris Clark started Locale in 2020 and bootstrapped its way to hundreds of customers, and since being a part of Y Combinator’s three-month program, grew revenue by 100% year over year, Friedland said. “We Other investors include Goodwater Capital and Esas Ventures.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The company--which helps nonprofits reach out to donors--said about $30.8 The company has been developing tools to help nonprofits move donors to give on a recurring basis--more like a subscription--rather than just provide on-time donations. million in recurring donations in 2020. The company said it saw $19.9

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JANUARY 23, 2020

The move most likely will help Snapchat cement its place among millenials and Gen Z as a major distribution route for content to younger demographics. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The two previously had agreements to cover both the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

— Savannah Sanchez | The Social Savannah (@social_savannah) October 27, 2020. The post How the New Shopify-TikTok Partnership Helps Small Businesses appeared first on Tech.co. I've been on the Shopify x TikTok beta for the last couple of weeks and I've been really impressed so far! Would highly recommend downloading.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs. Loss Run Pro is based in Missoula, Montana, and was only founded in early 2020. Loss Run Pro apparently was part of a startup accelerator call the BrokerTech Ventures' (BTV) 2020 Accelerator.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 4, 2020

— Doug Rand (@doug_rand) April 4, 2020. — Mark Suster (@msuster) April 4, 2020. As the Birmingham-based investor, Matt Hottle, wrote , “After 4 days of trying to help 7 small businesses navigate the SBA PPP program, the program went to s**t on launch. — Matt Hottle (@MattRedhawk) April 4, 2020.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/28/2020. We look for evidence of all the other required mindsets, and your execution and leadership skills, to make a successful business journey happen.

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APRIL 14, 2021

San Diego-based driver safety and monitoring equipment maker Lytx says it has set its all time record revenue in 2020, as a result of a 63% increase in new customers. The company's video telematics offerings are used for monitoring vehicle driving to help reduce risky drive behavior.

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Startup San Diego

JULY 16, 2019

Startup San Diego is proud to announce that the City of San Diego will again be helping to fund San Diego Startup Week (SDSW) next year, increasing its funding from $35,000 to $50,000 for SDSW 2020 and ensuring the early-stage planning of our signature annual event. This timing is perfect. We just finished SDSW 2019, […].

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Startup San Diego

JULY 16, 2019

Startup San Diego is proud to announce that the City of San Diego will again be helping to fund San Diego Startup Week (SDSW) next year, increasing its funding from $35,000 to $50,000 for SDSW 2020 and ensuring the early-stage planning of our signature annual event. This timing is perfect. We just finished SDSW 2019, […].

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. Founded in 2020 by two former Meta executives, Tome is a business-focused storytelling and presentation tool that leverages generative AI. million it generated in 2020.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Lawrence has been CFO of the company since December of 2020. The company said Lawrence had previously come out of retirement to help the company with its IPO. According to FIGS, Lawrence will retire effective December 24th. FIGS did not say who will replace Lawrence as CFO at the company.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The companies said the two have partnered to help students prepare for the MCAT. Sketchy is backed by TCG and Reach Capital, who invested $30 million in the company in 2020. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Both companies are based in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Los Angeles-based Aspiration said this morning that it has acquired Carbon Insights, a climate technology developer which helps consumers translate what impact their spending behavior and transactions have on carbon and climate change. Carbon Insights was founded in March of 2020, as a Public Benefit Corporation.

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JULY 2, 2020

Five Below--which runs a chain of "dollar store" style retail stores--acquired select assets of Hollar back in January of 2020. Five Below had said it would use the buy to help bolster its digital capabilities, and in particular to gain access to Hollar's e-commerce platform and fulfillment operation.

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JULY 22, 2021

Sketchy's service offers up animated videos to help students better retain complex information, and initially got its start helping medical students prepare for their board exams; the company is now extending beyond its content for medical school students.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to the Mayor's office, it has launched an effort called the Urban Air Mobility Partnership , which will help visualization a "new piece of L.A.'s s transportation network where people can go to fly on an urban air mobility aircraft."

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Orange County-based fintech startup Happy Money, which operates a service to help consumers better manage their money and pay off credit card debt, says it has named Jeff Winner as the company's Interim CEO. He has been at Happy Money since early 2020, recently serving as Chief Operating Officer.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Honey, the developer of a browser extension and other tools to help shoppers find the best deals and coupons when shopping online, has inked a partnership with the LA Galaxy. Honey was acquired by PayPal for $4 billion in January of 2020. Financial details of the partnership deal were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Starburst said it was awarded a 2020 Venture Challenge grant of $1.4 Starburst says it is seeking to help advance novel technologies with aerospace applications and build the next generation of aerospace startups in the Los Angeles area. million by the US Economic Development Administration to create the new accelerator.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 10, 2020

Organizers of the 2020 New York International Auto Show have postponed the event until August due to concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. We have already been in communication with many of our exhibitors and partners and are confident that the new dates for the 2020 Show will make for another successful event,” Schienberg added.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

The company--led by CEO James Rogers--has created a coaating it says helps reduce "shrinkage" in their produce inventory by 50%. The huge funding round comes only about a year since an earlier, $250M funding it raised back in May of 2020. The new funding brings its total raised to over $635M.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, Honor of Kings alone generated close to $2.5 The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox. Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops software which aggregates information from satellites, ground-based sensors, and more to help with situational awareness, has named Melanie Stricklan as its new CEO. The company has raised $17M in total funding, including an $8M round in October of 2020.

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MARCH 16, 2020

healthcare professionals, as well as consumers--to help combat rising stress from the ongoing COVID-19 virus outbreak. According to Headspace, it will offer up free Headspace Plus subscriptions to healthcare professionals working in public health settings in the US through 2020 to address rising levels of stress and burnout.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Stamps said its Stamps.com Helps Seniors program will be available until at least July 31st, 2020; the company pledged that once the program ends, no monthly service fees will be charged unless a customer takes further action to register for an account with a monthly service fee.

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MAY 13, 2019

Marina Del Rey-based XPRIZE Foundation , the group which runs competitions to spur innovation in technology to help solve major societal problems or very hard technical problems, says it is going to launch a new prize to spur ideas for wildfire detection and suppression. Diamandis said the prize will be launched by early 2020.

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