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CES 2021 Is Now Officially an All-Digital Experience

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All the optimism in the world couldn't make an in-person CES 2021 happen, as the world's largest trade show has officially been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cancelling of tech conferences was one of the first signs that the pandemic was going to be disruptive, and not in a fun, entrepreneurial way.

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Techstars LA Draws International Companies For 2021 Class

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Techstars LA, the startup accelerator headed up by Matt Kozlov, announced its 2021 class this week, drawing an international group of twelve new companies to its startup accelerator in Culver City.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

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Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. More people are focused on the beginning of the product lifecycle; very few are focused at the end.”. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

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Reflections on 2020: Harrison Tang, Spokeo

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Nowadays puts its spin on plant-based nuggets

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The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data.

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Reflections on 2020: Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We successfully accelerated our product innovation schedule to deliver, in record time, solutions to meet these challenges. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

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However, he did confirm to TechCrunch that he had to reduce staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform is an end-to-end digital production system that uses high-speed 3D printers to make complex parts out of metal alloys. Divergent 3D and Czinger Vehicles are wholly owned subsidiaries under Divergent Technologies.

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