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At AngelHack Santa Monica, Teams Battle Sleep Deprivation, Nerves

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In Santa Monica, Hackathon first-timers and veterans all gathered at CrossCampus to hack almost 30 products within 24 hours. On Sunday, fighting frayed nerves and sleep deprivation, the courageous developers, designers and business folk prepped for their demos.

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Capturing The Entrepreneurial Energy At StartEngine's Demo Day

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It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development. READ MORE>>.

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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day

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StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks, is launching its newest class of startups today in a private event in Santa Monica. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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SurfAir Closing In On $14M Funding, Says Report

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Santa Monica-based SurfAir , the startup airline headed by Wade Eyerly which is part of the Muckerlab accelerator, is closing in on $14M in its first funding round, according to reports today.

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Cal-X Stars To Present Startup Class

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Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator , a startup accelerator group which has been ramping up in Santa Monica, said Friday that it is planning to present its class of medtech companies in San Francisco as part of the Founder Club DEMO day.

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Lime is building its first scooter ‘lifestyle brand store’ in LA

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According to a job listing from Lime seeking a “Retail Store Manager,” the startup plans to open a “lifestyle brand store in Santa Monica” that “will place heavy importance on brand experience and customer engagement.” There will be demos, tutorials, and presentations on how to be safe.”

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.