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Sagewise pitches a service to verify claims and arbitrate disputes over blockchain transactions

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All of the benefits of a cryptographically secured, publicly verified, anonymized transaction system can be erased by errant code, malicious actors, or poorly defined parameters of an executable agreement. Hoping to beat back the tide of bad contracts, bad code and bad actors, Sagewise , a new Los Angeles-based startup has raised $1.25

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eKomi Expands Board After Investment From Goldman Sachs

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Los Angeles- and Berlin-based eKomi , a developer of software to solicit ratings and reviews from e-commerce customers, has added Anastassia Lauterbach to its board of directors. The company looks to have set up its Beverly Hills offices and took a big funding from Goldman Sachs in August. READ MORE>>.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

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Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. But the company says its offering extends beyond traditional payment processing and point-of-sale software.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

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Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. to develop some sweet inventory-planning software. How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment.

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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage

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Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Interview with Jody Sherman, CEO of EcoMom

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Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. We started because of a relationship with a new food, which was just about to be launched, which was really interesting for e-commerce. We always knew our focus was on moms, moms and young families.

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Ninja Metrics: Apply Predictive Analytics To Makes Games More Profitable

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In a move to convert that huge pile of data into something much more meaningful, Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics (www.ninjametrics.com) launched a new predictive analytics product for the industry. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. There are many other areas besides.

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