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New markets emerge for carbon accounting businesses as cities like LA push proposals

TechCrunch LA

Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. Los Angeles has tried to address its carbon footprint in the past, but the efforts weren’t very successful.

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AKUA lands $3.2M to turn kelp into burgers

TechCrunch LA

Boyd Myers explained that there are sales and repeat customers, but it was too early to discuss growth metrics. However, the company is dabbling in retail locations and has preorders from over 100 stores in New York, and she expects those will go out in the coming months, followed by stores in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. We do deals in NYC, Paris, Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, London?—?but

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head. Today, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) published its updated economic forecast for LA and the Southern California region. Written by Arman Tabatabai.