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Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Verizon Media In Partnership

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The Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit looking to help connect Southern California's innovation ecosystem, has partnered with Verizon Media to help launch microsites to connect the local technology community, and grow the ecosystem, Verizon said on Wednesday.

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Stunning Satellite Image Shows Southern California Burning

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NASA released a stunning satellite image on Tuesday afternoon, showing the vast plume of smoke coming from Southern California's plague of wildfires, including the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, the Creek Fire in Los Angeles, and the Rye Fire straddling the LA and Ventura County line.

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Southern California's Woolsey Fire, As Seen From Space

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Here are some images of Southern California's Woolsey Fire, as seen from space and aerial sensors. 179 structures were tallied as destroyed as of 10:00pm on Sunday evening, and hundreds of thousands of residents evacuated at one time, with continuing evacuations and displacements of entire cities and communities.

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Southern California VC Totals Drop To $810.5M In Q1

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Southern California startups raised $810.5M Southern California venture totals were down significantly from the $1.38 Southern California venture totals were down significantly from the $1.38 Los Angeles had $399.1M funding round, and $60M in Ventura-based advertising technology developer TradeDesk.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app).

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MoneyTree Report: Southern California Q3 Venture Totals Drop To $663.27M

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Southern California's venture capital totals dropped significantly in Q3 of 2016, to a mere $663.2M Q2 fundings in Southern California were much higher, due to a giant $1.27 The most amount of investment came for the Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA, which saw $247.6M in funding in Q3, down from the much larger, $2.5

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Takl Expands On-Demand App Into SoCal

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Takl , which operates a mobile app-driven service to connect users with on-demand home services such as lawn care, house cleaning, home repair, and more, has launched into Southern California. READ MORE>>.