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A2 Biotherapeutics, Founded By Amgen Vets, Gets $57M For Cell Therapies

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Agoura Hills-based A2 Biotherapeutics , a biotechnology firm started by veterans of Amgen which is developing cell therapies for cancer patients, has raised $57M in a Series A funding round, the company said this week. The startup was founded by Scott Foraker and Alexander Kamb. Kamb was formerly SVP of Research at Amgen.

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Two Local Tech, Investment Executives Named In College Fraud Investigation

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Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

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StartEngine Raises $5M For New Crowdfunding Effort

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Los Angeles-based StartEngine has raised $5M in funding, according to the company, from SE Agoura Investment LLC (Aubrey Chernick). StartEngine, the onetime startup accelerator, has remade itself as an online, equity crowdfunding site, helping companies to raise money via crowdfunding. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. At this time, we have ten startups, and are starting to click and do some exciting things. We charge by-the-workstation, it's designed to be really flexible and affordable office space for these startups.

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