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Pearl, the healthcare spinout from LA-based AI startup, GumGum, raises $11 million

TechCrunch LA

GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”

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Pearl Picks Up $11M To Apply AI Vision To Dental Industry

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Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors. Craft Ventures is the investment firm run by former Yammer founder, David Sacks.

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Lindzon Backs Discoverly

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Howard Lindzon , the San Diego angel investors who also heads up stock micro-messaging site StockTwits , has invested in another private company-- Discoverly. READ MORE>>.

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Calacanis Backs 15Five

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Jason Calacanis , the Los Angeles angel investor, podcast host, speaker, conference organizer, and CEO of Mahalo , is one of the angel investors in employee feedback firm 15Five. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Mike Stern (wasn’t sure which one so leave a comment if it’s you): Q: “is it possible to sell your startup without venture investment if the company has big traction and a large user base?&#

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Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters

TechCrunch LA

“It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s […].

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

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He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. What's keeping you up at night? I recently posted about SEO for Startups. Great stuff!