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Science Inc. Eyes New Venture Capital Fund

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The startup studio--which both incubates its own companies as well as works with startup founders to help accelerate their efforts--has backed such companies as Dollar Shave Club , DogVacay , FameBit , EventUp , August Home , Hello Society , Playhaven , and Superfly Labs.

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Retina.AI Finds $2.5M In Funding

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Retina develops customer lifetime value software which companies used to determine how much their customers are worth to them, helping them to optimize their cost-per-acquisition. Retina's customers include Dollar Shave Club. The company's CEO is Michael Greenberg. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Reflections On 2019: Mike Jones, Science Inc.

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(www.science-inc.com), which has been behind such companies as Dollar Shave Club, August Home, DogVacay, Hello Society, Playhaven, and many others. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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First Look SoCal Showcase: How Do You Create More SoCal Startup Success?

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How do you take the energy of such successes as Dollar Shave Club, Ring, Cornerstone Ondemand, and the many other local successes from the startup energy, and tap into the resources of local universities and research institutions?

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). I also love Tala, the app that uses alternative data to deliver instant credit and help users build their financial identities. www.science-inc.com).

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Another Major Win for LA Tech

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But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. Because I work so closely with video companies I’ve been very vocal with startups I’ve backed about the need to invest in high-quality video to help support a brand.