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Miso Robotics Boots Up Crowdfunding Campaign, Seeks $30M

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Pasadena-based Miso Robotics , which is developing robots for the quick serve restaurant industry, says it has launched a new Series C crowdfunding campaign, where it hopes to raise a total of $30M in funding. The company's first robot "Flippy" is installed at the Pasadena CaliBurger. According to the company, it has over $2.6M

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Pasadena Avatar-Generating Startup Oben Inc. Raises $5 Million

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Artificial intelligence startup Oben Inc. said it has raised a $5 million round led by Chinese investment firm Tencent Holdings.

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ObEN Links With Tencent, Others On Blockchain Research Center In China

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Pasadena-based ObEN , the artificial intelligence startup developing personal avatars, says it has linked with Tencent and the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), on a "blockchain research center" in China. ObEN and its partners are investing a total of $5M in the research center. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2019: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital

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Thin Line Capital launched its first fund, closed its first three investments, and brought a dedicated energy/sustainability venture capital firm to southern California. This was the cumulation of several years as an entrepreneur based in Pasadena growing clean energy technology companies. READ MORE>>.

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ObEN Raises $7.7M For Realistic, AI-Driven, Virtual Reality Avatars

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Pasadena-based ObEN , an Idealab-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence technology for creating highly realistic, virtual reality avatars, has raised $7.7M in a series A funding, the company announced this mroning. Entertainment Co., Gordon Cheng (Cameron Pace Group China), and Idealab.

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Interview with Nikhil Jain, ObEN

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That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Nikhil told us a bit about the startup,which was spawned out of Idealab, and recently raised a round of funding from CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co.,

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Interview with Jay Goss, WaveMaker Three-Sixty Health

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Pasadena-based WaveMaker Three-Sixty Healthcare (www.wavemaker360.com) We caught up with one of the co-founders, Jay Goss, about what the new investment fund is looking for in a startup, and the types of investments it makes. First, tell us about the fund and what you are looking to invest in?

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