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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

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This type of funding aims to facilitate cooperative research and development efforts research between small business concerns and non-profit US research institutions, with the potential for commercialization of innovative technological solutions. Learn more about the STTR grant, and how to apply here.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

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After researching the field for seven years, the brains behind the company have figured out a way to optimize the efficiency of the process by using fuel cells. Also founded in 2021, Wander is a short-term rental startup that works in a similar way to apps like Airbnb and Vrbo. Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox?

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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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One of our most promising new programs is the Strategic University Research Expo (SURE) in partnership with Biocom where we curate highly focused virtual demo days featuring select university research -- it was only conceived when we were liberated from the in-person model. He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!,

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed offline when it comes to interfacing with customers.

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What Is Claude AI and Anthropic? ChatGPT’s Rival Explained

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It comes courtesy of Google and Amazon-backed startup Anthropic, which was only founded in 2021. The company describes itself as an AI “safety and research” business and focuses focused on creating “ reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. ” Anthropic is an AI startup company based in San Francisco, California.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Few companies have to deal with the stressed of both crypto and public markets like Coinbase which laid off more than 1,100 people this week, but plenty of startups raised mega-rounds in 2021 to theoretically future-proof their companies. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion.

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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

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Institutional venture capital dispensed in 2021 reached record highs of almost $330 billion, up significantly from the last few years. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested. Marty Zwilling.

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