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Los Angeles-based Ficto launches its Quibi competitor — with Niantic as a content partner

TechCrunch LA

Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi. The company also has a brand studio, Ficto Studio , which works with marketers and agencies to help them design promotions based on Ficto’s interactive capabilities.

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Gemist Finds Funding From Diamond Giant De Beers

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Los Angeles-based Gemist , a consumer startup which lets users "try and buy" jewelry, has raised a round of funding, the company said today. The funding came from De Beers Group Ventures, Legendary Ventures, Lightspeed Scout, and Luma Launch. Size of the funding was not announced. Gemist is led by CEO Madeline Fraser. READ MORE>>.

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Kickstarted Launches Site For Successfully Crowdsourced Projects

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The Los Angeles area startup is hoping to make it easier for crowdfunded projects to find additional customers for their projects, by streamlining request for samples, communication via email, Facbeook, Twitter, SMS, and more. The site was founded by Candice Georgiadis, a jewelry designer based in Malibu.

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Interview with Allison Beal and Brian Garrett, StyleSaint

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Allison Beal and Brian Garrett are trying to figure that out with their new, Los Angeles startup, StyleSaint (www.stylesaint.com). We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. Allison Beal: I've been in fashion design and manufacturing for about nine years.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. So here are some thoughts on selecting the right firm.

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SoCal Inventors Recognized By Popular Mechanics

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Department of Energy, is developing a retinal implant which is designed to restore vision to people who are blind, by linking an external video camera to an array implanted in the eye; that technology is being commercialized by Second Sight, which is based in Sylmar. The team behind the artificial retina project, backed by the U.S.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

See a sample reprint in PDF format. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area.