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Going long on LA, India, AI and tech infrastructure March Capital raises $300 million

TechCrunch LA

It’s another indicator that the Los Angeles technology ecosystem is coming of age, but also a sign that March’s core investment strategies — to invest in companies applying artificial intelligence to business use cases and investing in the next wave transforming computing infrastructure — are paying off.

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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

TechCrunch LA

There’s also a relatively modest request (of only $4 billion) for funding devoted to pilot projects, startup companies, and public clean technology investment initiatives (like LACI). The funding would include $20 billion for utility upgrades.

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Airware Gets $10.7M From Google, Andreessen For Unmanned Drone Technology

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According to the company, its Series A financing will go towards expanding its team, meeting customer demand, and scaling for growth. The firm''s products include a range of autopilot hardware (circuits and software) specifically used for UAS designs. Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. READ MORE>>.

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8 Advantages To Building Your Own Startup Prototypes

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus entrepreneurs were able to build prototypes and design new products without the traditional huge prototyping cost. Low-cost design and fabrication tools are extremely valuable. Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. As Fifth Wall’s newest partner Greg Smithies noted last year, there’s a massive opportunity in building retrofits and startup technologies to improve efficiency.

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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

In case you haven’t noticed it, the rapid evolution of do-it-yourself (DIY) facilities for developers, including 3-D printers, SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop , have scaled down the cost of prototypes and hardware design by an order of magnitude. Quick low-cost design and fabrication alternatives are extremely valuable.

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Interview With Paul Myer, Veracity: Why The Industrial Internet Needs Security

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However, if you think about IT security, all the systems everyone is familiar with, ERP systems, web, and email, and other basic network systems, all those systems that are designed to run companies, my history and background is in securing those platforms. That's what we call OT, or Operational Technology.