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Ferret Finds $4M For AI Tools

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Los Angeles-based Ferret, a startup working on artificial inteligence software to help people determine who they can trust, has raised $4M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The company said it is developing machine learning algorithms which help users determine who they can trust in real time.

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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global is buying a startup that uses neuroscience to boost app usage

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Now, Thrive Global is adding a tech tool to its arsenal of cognitive behavioral therapies with the acquisition of the Los Angeles-based startup, Boundless Mind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the stock and cash acquisition will see all nine members of the current Boundless team join Thrive Global.

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Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

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Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Bev , a canned wine business that recently raised $7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, thinks marketing in the alcohol industry is the problem. pic.twitter.com/DMEg88t4iO.

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Donut Media's Matt Levin On Creating A New Car Enthusiast Brand

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Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. I had seen how things were working over there, and went through a number of acquisition.

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Kixer's Co-Founders On Mobile Ads and Early Exits

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It's not all that often that you hear of a local startup being acquired after only raising less than $1M in funding, because the company was growing so fast, rather than because an idea didn't pan out. Talk a bit about where the company was at the time of the acquisition? Keith Bonnici: Yes, only about $950,000. Keith Bonnici: No!

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