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Dollar Shave Club Acquired For $1 Billion By Unilever

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In another, stunning exit for Southern California's technology startup community, Los Angeles-based Dollar Shave Club has been acquired from a reported $1 billion by Unilever. Dollar Shave Club operates a subscription, razor and toiletries accessory business targeted at men. READ MORE>>.

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The brains behind one of marketing’s biggest hits are out to reshape the industry again… with direct mail

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Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion dollar acquisition ) think that its time to take technology where it’s never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.

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Science Inc. Backs Plowz & Mowz With $1.5M

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The investment is the first one announced since the successful acquisition of Science Inc. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M since 2015. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Michael Greenberg, Retina

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Los Angeles-based Retina is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to figure out customer lifetime value (CLV) for such businesses as Dollar Shave Club. He saw that the cost of acquisition for many, many different businesses were going through the roof, week after week. What is Retina Go?

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Science Goes All In On Blockchain, Plans $100M ICO

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Santa Monica-based startup studio Science is making a move into the world of Blockchain, saying on Thursday that it plans to run its own "initial coin offering" (ICO) worth up to $100M, to raise money to invest in blockchain-related startups that it will incubate. READ MORE>>.

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Mike Jones of Science Inc, On Exits And Finding The Right Entrepreneurs

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(www.science-inc.com), the startup �studio� led by former MySpace CEO and technology veteran Mike Jones , just saw its third acquisition out of its portfolio this year�the acquisition of FameBit by Google/Youtube. This is your third exit this year, including Dollar Shave Club and HelloSociety. Mike Jones: We are.