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Crosscut Ventures Backs Blockchain Startup

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Los Angeles-based venture investor Crosscut Ventures is one of the backers of a new startup, Fluent , developing blockchain technology for the financial markets.

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Avinew Finds $5M For Self Driving Vehicle Insurance

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Westlake Village-based Avinew , a new startup looking at developing auto insurance for the autonomous vehicle market, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Crosscut Ventures, and also included American Family Ventures, Draper Frontier, and RPM Ventures.

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Verge Genomics, Founded By UCLA Scientists, Raises $4M In Seed Funding

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Verge Genomics , a biopharmaceuticals startup founded by scientists out of UCLA, said Tuesday that it has raised $4M in a seed financing round. The funding was led by IA Ventures, and also included Two Sigma Ventures, Draper Associates, Great Oaks VC, Slow Ventures, Karlin Venture, Elad Gil and David Lee.

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Sensay Snags $4.5M For Chatbot Technology

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in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other. Los Angeles-based Sensay , a developer of chatbot technology, has raised $4.5M

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Chippmunk Raises $750,000 in Seed Funding for Scaling & Product Development

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Savings search engine Chippmunk , that helps consumers to instantly find great deals online has raised $750,000 seed round as the peak holiday shopping season intensifies. The post Chippmunk Raises $750,000 in Seed Funding for Scaling & Product Development appeared first on TechZulu.

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NeuroVigil Finds More Funding

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According to the company, the round was led by Howard Morgan, and also included Elon Musk, Tim Draper, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Zone Ventures. The startup is led by Dr. Philip Low, who founded NeuroVigil based on research he did as a graduate student at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Laurel & Wolf Raises $5.5M For Interior Design Marketplace

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West Hollywood-based Laurel & Wolf , a startup which offers up an online marketplace to connect people with top interior designers, disclosed Wednesday that it has raised $5.5M in funding. The funding included $4.4M in a Series A funding, along with $1.1M in seed funding.

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