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Five Years After Y Combinator First Admits Biotechs, They’re Dug In

Xconomy

Five years ago, the big tech incubator Y Combinator started to welcome life sciences companies into its sizable startup classes, which had previously nurtured entrepreneurs in information technology almost exclusively. That opening to biotech startups in 2014 was controversial at the time.

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SDSI Accelerator For Sports Startups Gets Qualcomm Foundation Boost

Xconomy

Entrepreneurs who are accepted into the next 20-week accelerator program run by SD Sports Innovators will get the opportunity to learn from senior Qualcomm employees as they work to better their businesses. The partnership is intended to boost tech companies and companies founded by women in the.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

socalTECH

We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025. My last company got acquired by Qualcomm, and Qualcomm wanted me to move to San Diego to run their emerging business portfolio. You want those investors to be local.

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3 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know about Indiana Innovation

Xconomy

Several world-class research institutions are located in the state, including Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame. Some of these entrepreneurs are faculty and staff members who license their own work.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 Talent agencies CAA and WME are incubating start-ups.