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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information service Fandango reported on Tuesday that it sold more than 30 percent of the tickets for "Black Panther" over the film's four-day opening weekend. According to Fandango, the sales represent one of the company's largest share of opening weekend for any movie in the company's history. According to Fandango, the large percentage of sales came due to its "entire portfolio of digital properties", including an exclusive poster offer from Fandango FanS

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 -- Digital LA - International Startup Cities Pitch and Olympics Viewing Party. Join us for our first International Startup Cities Pitch and Olympics Viewing Party at CTRL Collective DTLA. Representatives from different countries will give a 10 minute overview of their startup tech scenes and connections to LA, followed by startup pitches from startups from each country.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has been vulnerable to hacking, in an exploit which just required someone to have your phone number, according to a security researcher , who published information on a (now fixed) bug in Tinder's login process. According researchers at security researcher Anand Prakash, the flaw came from Tinder's use of the Facebook Account Kit API, an API which allowed anyone with a Facebook account to sign into Tinder using just their phone number.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Snapchat promises update after users balk at redesign; Elon Musk leaves AI foundation he co-founded; and Port Logistics Group invests in e-commerce startup Whiplash.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

FanWide , a startup which helps users find "viewing parties" for their favorite college or pro sports teams, anywhere they live or travel, has won a the $10,000 prize in the HYPE Sports Innovation competition, held last week at the University of Southern California. According to HYPE, the competition, held in conjunction with USC's Marshall School of Business and Silicon Valley Bank, was aimed at finding the most disruptive technology likely to shape the future of basketball.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Making mistakes while building a business is part of the startup journey. But depending on the severity of the lesson, it can set you back or even close the doors for good. Fortunately, a t Techstars Startup Week Phoenix 2018 powered by Chase for Business , cofounders of Phoenix businesses shared their lessons learned when raising capital and using funds to hire the right talent.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Phoenix communities are celebrating because JPMorgan Chase has made several local charitable investments to support underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses with the goal of creating jobs and spark a growing economy. At the Techstars Startup Week Phoenix 2018 powered by Chase for Business , the Raza Development Fund and JPMorgan Chase announced a $1.1M fund for a small business lending fund to help them secure loans and fortify their potential to expand, increase their revenues, and thrive

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Moovit , a startup develops a transit application which helps users plan their public transit trips, has raised $50M in a Series D funding round, which included funding from Los Angeles-based Sound Ventures, the venture capital fund run by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. According to Moovit--which is split between Tel Aviv, Israel and San Francisco--the fundingwas led by Intel Capital, and also included Sequoia Ventures, BMW iVentures, NGP, Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, BRM, Gemini, Vaizra, Vi

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 --.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

San Diego-based Tandem Diabetes Care , which makes insulin pumps for the treatment of diabetes, said on Tuesday afternoon that it has applied for a Health Canada medical device license, and plans to launch its products in Canada in the second half of the year. The company said it has submitted a medical device license application to Health Canada to market its t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Dexcom G5 Mobile continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) integration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

One of the realities of being an entrepreneur is that you have to keep learning and changing to survive. Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer, and no personal isolation from impact based on your job description that can save you. Thus everyone has to make sure they are focusing on what is important, and making leadership decisions to save the business.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based logistics service provider Port Logistics Group says it has made an investment in Silicon Valley-based Whiplash Merchandising , a developer of e-commerce software used for order management and warehouse management. Size of the Series A investment was not announced. According to Port Logistics Group, the deal also includes a partnership where Port Logistics Group has joined the Whiplash partner network.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-base esports team Immortals says it has hired Hollywood director and producer J.M.R. Luna as the company's new Vice President of Content and Production. According to the team, Luna will oversee the organization's long and short form film production, as well as assist with creating premium content properties for the team's partners. Luna produced and directed the motion picture, 'Tell', and also previously led the content and production team for esports group Evil Geniuses (which was

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Did you get up early to try to catch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base? You can go back to bed. Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scrubbed its launch attempt for Wednesday, due to high upper level winds. According to SpaceX, it will again attempt to launch the PAZ satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday, at 6:17 a.m.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Lindora , an operator of medically supervised weight loss and wellness clinics, has raised a round of growth capital, the company said on Tuesday afternoon. Lindora said the funding came from Montage Capital, along with Solis Capital Partners and Innovate Partners. According to Lindora, the new funding will go towards expansion of clinic locations and extend its line of naturally flavored, gluten free, clean-label food products.

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