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Plenty Unlimited Raises $140M, Plans To Set Up Farm In Compton

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Plenty , a Bay Area startup developing vertical farming technology, said this week that it has raised $140M in a new funding round, and will build a new farm in Compton. Plenty is developing vertical, indoor farming technology, and currently growing greens such as lettuce, arugula, and kale for grocery stores.

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Carrot Group Ties With Lenovo On STEAM Education

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Los Angeles-based Carrot Group, which develops an e-sports based product to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) skills, says it is in a collaboration with Lenovo to expand adoption of its product in school districts. Financial and other details of the partnership were not announced.

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NetPlenish Gets Funding From 500Startups

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Ventura-based NetPlenish , a startup which is developing a service which will provide automated replenishment of items, combined with an automatic price comparison engine, has quietly raised funding from 500 Startups. Size of the investment was not disclosed. Size of the investment was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Exit Interview: Lita Nelsen on MIT Tech Transfer, Startups & Culture

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What, I think, is the first technology-based, early-stage venture capital fund anywhere, American Research and Development , was founded between Georges Doriot at Harvard Business School and Karl Compton, who was president of MIT at the time. Just about nothing, one or two courses— Ed Roberts had one—on entrepreneurship.

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CASTAR App Launches to Match Talent with Casting Agents

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Since leaving the NFL, Jones has owned roles on television including on BET’s Being Mary Jane and Showtime series Shameless and has appeared in movies such as Straight Outta Compton and Runaway Island.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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, who founded AdECN in Carpinteria, which was bought by Microsoft, is starting his second venture, Trade Desk, which is in stealth mode at the event, there's Netplenish.com, headed by Dave Compton, who founded Aqua Scientific, has a bitoech firm in Ventura, and is launching at the event. What is the Ventura incubator?

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