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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

TechCrunch LA

To put that into context; Affirm’s financial report in May projected it would process $8.04 We’ve scaled up so massively in investments in our growth and technology, but running on a loss is very odd for us,” he told TechCrunch. “We Now we have more cash and money available to invest further in the long term.”.

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Interview with David Loo, CEO and Founder of Perspectium

socalTECH

David Loo: Ultimately, at the C-level, the CIO requires data metrics and intelligence, in order to compete and make decisions and take actions to further a company's agenda. The problem is traditionally, there is a swivel chair problem, where when one customer has an issue they want to report to that service provider.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. I know that I call them often to co-invest. And do so in real life, too. downtown LA].

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Interview with Jeff Kukowski, SecureAuth

socalTECH

That's securing the network, looking at endpoints, and making other security investments across the board, and on such things like mobile device management for mobile phones. However, if you look at things like the Verizon data breach report, stolen identity is the number one issue out there. It's the elephant in the room.

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WHAT ARE THE REWARDS OF GOING GREEN?

AeA Los Angeles Council

The CIO: The optimal use of information & communication technology is critical to the CIO. According to Gartner, CIOs should only expect to pay hefty energy bills but beware that the vast majority of U.S. What return can I expect on my investment? data centers will face energy disruptions in the coming years.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

There is no region in the country that comes close to having the sheer number of angels & VCs that Silicon Valley has as well as the dollars that flow into the region (40% of all dollars, PwC Moneytree report ). When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

SoCal Delicious

As for 2010, it’s shaping up to be a year of general improvement in the business and technology industries hard hit by recession, the impact of which has seemed to hold back new investment and experimentation in social technologies, many of which are funded by staff participation from Internet firms.

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