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Brainbase Gets Win With Nissan

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Los Angeles-based Brainbase, which develops software to help licensing teams manage partnerships and contracts, said it has inked a deal with Nissan Motor Corporation. Brainbase is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Nosara Capital, and also included Alpha Edison, Struck Capital, Bonfire Ventures, FJ Labs, and others.

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7 Grants For Black-Owned Businesses to Apply For in 2024

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Here are seven funding opportunities you should know more about if you’re serious about financially safeguarding and scaling your venture. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA Galaxy Grants Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 🔎 Want to browse the web privately?

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

TechCrunch LA

Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. Founder and CEO Kevin Czinger didn’t provide specific numbers. The company’s No.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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In many cases, agreements crafted by BDC lawyers resemble ConTraps rather than mutually beneficial contracts. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. If you accept unilateral terms, you risk becoming a Corporate Beyotch.

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Interview with Dan Tamkin, Unified Dispatch

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It's a story you hear too many times: a venture or angel funded firm just can't figure out its business, runs low on cash, can't get another round of funding, and soon all that's left is a few chairs and servers. The company went out to try to raise another round of funding, and was just not seeing much interest from venture capitalists.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

In many cases, agreements crafted by BDC lawyers resemble ConTraps rather than mutually beneficial contracts. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. If you accept unilateral terms, you risk becoming a Corporate Beyotch.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

Along with a team of nine developers, the six young adult authors spent two months working nights and weekends to bring Realms of Ruin to life. They said that the authors, who also worked with a team of developers, ended the project because they felt that there was more to lose than there was to gain. a fan asked.

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