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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. Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc.

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Science Raising New $30M Fund For LA Startups

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the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. science myspace scienceinc venture capital fund funding' Science, Inc. , 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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Science Inc. Gets $20M In Debt Funding, Grows To 150 People

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Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. science startup incubator accelerator mike jones dogvacay dollarshave venture capital private equity silverlake'

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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). Today, we have a contribution from Michael Jones , the CEO of Science Inc. www.science-inc.com). What was the big news for your company this year?

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator). Ashish Soni , USC (Los Angeles, incubator/university). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Asher Delug , Airpush (Los Angeles, advertising).