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Mapped Snags Second Seed Funding

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Los Angeles-based Mapped, a developer of artificial intelligence-powered software used for industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), has raised $6.5M a second seed funding. The funding came from MetaProp and Allegion Ventures, plus Singtel Innov8, Greycroft, and ANIMO Ventures.

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JUNO Snags $3.5M For Collaborative Learning

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San Diego-based JUNO, a company developing collaborative learning software for virtual environments, says it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding. The funding came from Jerry Murdock, co-founder of Insights Partners, and Walter Scott of TeamViewer.

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Slingshot Aerospace Names New CEO

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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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Topia Takes $5M For Social Chat, Virtual Worlds

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Los Angeles-based Topia, a startup which is developing video chat tools that work inside what it says are "fully customizable virtual worlds", has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said late Wednesday. The funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the venture capital fund run b Alex Ohanian, and also included Bonfire Ventures.

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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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Two companies stand out: 17Hats, a leader in the freelance CRM space made painful but critical choices and now are very well poised for meaningful 2020 growth. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets/devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2019? What is the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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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). Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup.

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Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day

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Alex Nocifera: We're lucky in that we have LA's best seed funds. Early Q1 2020, our business literally came to a horrifying halt in March, and then April. The uniqueness is we're a database, a marketplace, and predictive analytics under the hood threading together every signal into a predictive state for marketers.

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