socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Our interview this morning is with Robin Richards , the CEO of Los Angeles-based CareerArc (www.careerarc.com). Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. Richards also has been an active angel investor in local startups.
TechCrunch LA
MAY 30, 2019
In a previous life, John Underkoffler spent his days in Los Angeles dreaming up all of the possible ways men and machines would interact as a science adviser on films like Minority Report. Now, he designs those systems for the real world through his company Oblong Industries , which has labored to create a full stack of collaborative tools for business users that are every bit as high-tech as the one’s Underkoffler dreamt for the silver screen.
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socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Los Angeles-based venture investor Moonshots Capital is the lead investor in a new startup, Backtracks , a developer of podcast analytics software. According to Backtracks, it has raised $2.1M in a seed funding round, which was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Capital Factory, Sputnik ATX, Next Coast Ventures, Bull Creek Capital, and BNSG Capital.
Berkonomics
MAY 30, 2019
Attention spans are growing shorter by the second. Studies have shown that attention spans for engaging a reader or listener have fallen from eleven seconds to eight seconds on average. Eight seconds to reach someone in most any medium. Ouch! Growing weary of paid advertisements. We have grown more than a bit weary of most advertising, no matter in what form.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Los Angeles-based Mission , a startup providing managed services and consulting for Amazon Web Services, has raised $15M in a funding round, from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. According to Mission, it will use the new funding to expand its team, technology, system, and go-to-market. Mission said it provides services providing AWS solutions in three major areas--Southern California, Northern California, and the Northeast.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 30, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -- ACG101's 3rd Annual Emerging Growth Pitch Competition and Showcase. On June 5th, we're showcasing a select group of Greater-Los Angeles's finest startups in an event you won't want to miss. 10 selected startups will pitch to attendees, guest judges (investors and seasoned entrepreneurs) in a showcase/demo table style presentation.
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L.A. Business Journal
MAY 30, 2019
Podcast analytics software developer Backtracks Inc. announced May 30 it raised a $2.1 million seed round led by Marina del Rey-based venture capital firm Moonshots Capital.
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Electric vehicle car subscription company Borrow and tire company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have launched a new, joint pilot program which will test a new, predictive tire servicing product against Borrow's fleet of electric cars, the two said on Thursday. According to Goodyear, it is working with Borrow on a pilot which will predicts and automatically schedules tire servicing via vehicle data and proprietary algorithms.
Xconomy
MAY 30, 2019
When the brain goes bad, modern medicine is often powerless to help. That’s the case for Alzheimer’s disease, where drug after drug has failed, and the only approved treatments are marginally helpful at best. The same seems increasingly clear for the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme. Its origins are mysterious , its ravages swift.
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2019
Oxnard-based SimpliPhi Power , a startup developing energy storage technology, announced on Wednesday that it has added a new board member. SimpliPhi said it has added L. Hunter Lovins to its board of directors. Lovins is an author and promoter of sustainable development, and President of a non-profit, Natural Capitalism Solutions, and also is a professor of sustainable business management at Bard College.
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 30, 2019
Mission finds $15 million; Moonshots leads Backtracks funding round; ATTN hires new executive from Vox
Xconomy
MAY 30, 2019
Come celebrate milestones the internet has made over the past 50 years at a special event called Net@50 on July 16 in Cambridge, MA, organized by the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy. An afternoon forum at the MIT Media Lab will explore the big issues and challenges surrounding the internet. And a gala dinner at Café ArtScience will honor the internet’s pioneers and bring together past, present, and future technology and business leaders.
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