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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based SketchyMedical , a startup best known for presenting medical topics using graphical illustrations and art, said on Thursday that it has raised $30M in a funding round. The company currently offers up courses in microbiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and OB/GYN.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based Knowable , which offers up paid, audio classes on a wide range of topics, said it launched on Tuesday morning, charging students $100 per student for access to a wide range of audio course on topics ranging from launching a startup to sleeping better at night.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Los Angeles-based InStride , a developer of a service which allows employers to help their employees earn degrees online, says it has added new programs from Harvard Business School Online. Fiancial details of the deal were not announced. InStride is led by CEO Vivek Sharma. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2019

In the tradition of tech companies getting into the April Fool's spirit, Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder announced a "new feature" on Monday, height verification of its users. Of course not." READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 22, 2014

What do you do if you''d like to become a web developer, but can''t afford to pay for the courses to learn those skills? One aspiring Los Angeles web developer has come up with a unique idea, an Indiegogo campaign to help raise money for a coding camp --in exchange for donating 10 percent of his income for the next two years to scholarships.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops computer-aided training and simulation for the U.S. Alelo said its new cultural awareness training courses help the U.S. Alelo said its new cultural awareness training courses help the U.S. Financial details of the new contracts were not announced.

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APRIL 18, 2012

2tor , the provider of online, graduate program and courses which has strong links to the University of Southern California , has scored a $10M revolving line of credit, the firm said today. According to 2tor, the credit line comes from Comerica Bank, and will be used to fund growth and its strategic initiatives.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Once you've exhausted looking online for tips, Los Angeles-based ProGuides (www.proguides.com) offers up professional, instructional content to help you improve your skills at such popular titles as League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Fortnite. After finishing a course, we've found they likely also want to find a coach.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

A Silicon Valley startup is looking to take on Pop Up Pantry in its home market of Los Angeles, saying today that it has raised a funding round which will go towards expanding in Los Angeles, as well as Seattle and New York City. Munchery said it raised $4M in a Series A from e.ventures for the effort.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Wpromote , the provider of online marketing services led by Michael Mothner, said it is offering up a set of free workshops, courses, and discussions to nonprofits and charities.

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MARCH 5, 2019

For today's Insights and Opinions Section , Rob Freelen, Los Angeles Marketing Manager for Silicon Valley Bank, talks about the startup outlook for 2019. Market swings, geopolitical tensions and shifting trends always have the potential to throw us off course. Predicting what 2019 will hold for the SoCal innovation economy is risky.

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JULY 21, 2015

MicroPower said resellers who complete the course gain access to marketing collateral, presentations, and preferred pricing. MicroPower was part of the CommNexus incubator, and is backed by Karmel Capital, the Tech Coast Angels, and others. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based political news site The Young Turks says that it saw record ratings for its live coverage of the Iowa Caucases earlier this week. The online news and politics show said it saw 256,000 unique views over the course of its seven hours of live coverage, which was the largest audience ever for a live broadcast for the company.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Faraday Future announced on Monday that it is planning to run its FF 91 vehicle at the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, as it looks to provide transparency to its testing progress. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been running since 1916, and challenges vehicles to a 12.42

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony said Thursday that it is expanding its market, and has launched a brand new site, specifically aimed at Spanish speaking singles. eHarmony said the new Spanish site will be launched into several other countries, including Mexico and Spain, over the course of 2016. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops game-based, role playing simulations and teaching technology, says that it has partnered with the USC Institute for Creative Technologies , to co-develop disruptive learning technology.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

KeyInfo has also been a big sponsor for socaltech over the years). We lit our own KeyInfo fiber ring, which provides advanced connectivity services to Ventura and Los Angeles counties. And mid-course corrections are not bad things. What was the biggest news for you or your firm this year?

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Pop-Up Pantry , one of the companies in the Launchpad LA accelerator, has disclosed a $1.7M The startup, founded by David Hauslaib and Tom Balamaci, operates a subscription service which ships out three-course, frozen meals to people which have been developed by top chefs.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup, HotOutlines.com has debuted its service, which lets students and colleges and universities upload their class notes, outlines, and study guides, and sell them for a commission.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

LA''s General Assembly and fellow Los Angeles company.XYZ are offering up a free domain name, website hosting, and General Assembly course credits to entrants to a new design contest, which challenges web designers to create a website based on the.xyz domain extension.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Revolution Prep , a provider of test preparation software and services, said today that it has raised $15M in a financing round. Revolution Prep provides SAT and ACT courses, private tutoring, and K12 software. The round was led by Kennet Partners.

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MAY 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based Napkin Finance (napkinfinance.com) has figured it out, with a series of very visual, highly engaging �napkins�, which explain, in a graphical way, many of the principles and basics of personal finance. The course initially helps teach students about paying for college, understanding loans, and how to complete their studies.

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JUNE 2, 2011

For our Insights and Opinions section today, Jeff Solomon , co-founder of Los Angeles leads software firm Leads360 , explores in Come On, Man! Of course that backfired. Has starting a business without any kind of business model become trendy again? And what does that mean? What Is Your Business?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. And of course Foundry Group is the original masters of this with perfectly organized ambassador trips to Boulder. Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on.

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JULY 18, 2013

Los Angeles has recently become the hotbed for financial startups--from Green Dot, to Blackline Systems, to Wallaby and ZestCash. How did you end up in Los Angeles? The Los Angeles examples which you might know about, though not in our portfolio, is Green Dot. There is, of course, a significant percentage from the Bay Area.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Raising capital for a female-led startup can be very diffiult--which is what Justine Lassoff and Melinda Moore found out when they started their own company, LovingEco, in Los Angeles. Back then, there really weren't many networking events or groups for high power women in Los Angeles, so we really filled a need.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. In LA in particular, I would keep an eye on Factual, Scopely, GraphEffect (and of course our Amplify graduates ;->). What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Techstars (www.techstars.org) has a long history and record of success as a startup accelerator, with programs across the country and world--and recently opened up its third, Los Angeles program, Techstars LA. Three years ago, I had started to explore launching a new accelerator, to support women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Vyclone (www.vyclone.com) has created a mobile application which lets users capture videos, and automatically edits and combines multiple points of view from people nearby, and remixes it into an even more compelling video. The last I sold was in 2004, when I relocated to Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I go to lots of events in Los Angeles, and there are many entrepreneurs who want to start companies, are bootstrapping, and everyone has a great idea and is figuring out how to launch their products and launch their startup. At the same time, companies are saying that in cybersecurity and data science, there are 1.5 million unfilled jobs.

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APRIL 26, 2017

The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. Eugene Cho: We had a seed round for less than $3M, and we did a note round with the Tech Coast Angels for $2M after we won their Quick Pitch competition, over about 150 other companies. So, we quit our jobs and started working full time on the company.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. It's started with managing courses and grades, on to a whole array of other services. Plus, you still have course management and grades. First of all, what is 15desks?

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Los Angeles is the capital of on-demand apps, for just about anything you want. They have the option of using those sessions with different trainers as they choose, and our average customer uses about three different trainers over the course of a month. How are you backed and funded?

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Of course, Id like to believe the important community building work well be doing at the Alliance will be transformational to SoCal. So while new product introductions are exciting, often there is a delay until we see meaningful benefit to everyday life. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2009

That program, MAT@USC, ofers a Master of Arts in Teaching through online courses. Redpoint's Martin is based in Los Angeles. The firm currently only offers one online program, from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. 2tor also has offices just North of USC on Figueroa Street. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

What are you applying to this new fund from what you've learned investing in Los Angeles over the last few years? Tx Zhuo: There's more excitement around technology in Los Angeles in the last few years. Tx Zhuo: We've made three investments out of the fund so far, two in Los Angeles, and one in San Francisco.

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