L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Video game voice actors end 11-month strike, Snapchat’s new augmented reality effect transforms the sky and OpenX acquires two advertising technology companies.

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OpenX Advertising Report Technology 183

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Los Angeles-based personalized advertising technology developer AdGreetz has been powering personalized ads for Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart , according to AdGreetz. According to AdGreetz, which is led by Eric Frankel, has been deploying its personalized ads on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Google AdWords for Flipkart as part of "Big Billion Days", which AdGreetz said is the Indian equivalent of Cyber Monday in the United States.

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Commerce Google Advertising Los Angeles 124

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Food delivery startups are catching on with more consumers, and that demand is whetting investor appetites. The $400 million that grocery delivery startup Instacart raised in March marked the largest deal for a U.S. food technology company in the first half of the year, according to new data from online investment marketplace AgFunder. San Francisco-based Instacart’s Series D round also led the way for California, which tops all states in deals made and dollars invested in agriculture and food t

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Demand Invest Startup Technology 96

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

West Hills-based Source Photonics , a developer of Indium Phosphide lasers and components for the optical communications market, said today that it is in an expansion in China, and is opening up a new optical laser facility in the country. Source Photonics said the new facility will be established in Jintan, China, and will double its output of its InP lasers and other equipment.

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Equity Capital Marketing Product 113

Advertiser: Aggregage

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. Fortunately, both can be fixed.

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Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 57

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Culver City-based immunotherapy developer NantKwest , one of the companies run by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, says that it has named Fred Driscoll, the former Chief Financial Officer of Flexion Therapeutics, to its board. According to NantKwest, Driscoll is taking the position that is being vacated by Richard Kusserow. Kusserow served as CFO of Flexion Therapeutics from 2013 until earlier this year, when he retired, and also served at Novavax, Genelabs, Astraris, OXiGENE, and Collag

Culver City 113

Culver City Develop Development Company 113

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

San Diego-based PatientSafe Solutions , a developer of mobile software used for clinical workflow and communications in healthcare organizations, has raised $25M more in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by HighBar Partners, and also included Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partners, Psilos Group, and TPG.

San Diego 113

San Diego Mobile Organization Sales 113

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Immigration policy has always been important to the tech industry, but this year is different. Under a steady barrage of nationalist, anti-immigrant policies promulgated by the Trump administration, the tech industry has been forced to respond like never before, in the halls of Congress, the courts, and the court of public opinion. Todd Schulte , president of tech industry immigration lobbying group FWD.us , is one of the leaders of that response.

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Design Technology San Diego Commerce 65

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Irvine-based pharmaceuticals developer Aerie Pharmaceuticals , which is developing treatments for glaucoma and other eye diseases, said today that it has named Shiela Elliott as its Western Regional Director of Medical Science Liaisons. Elliott has previously served at such companies as Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and ThromboGenics. READ MORE>>.

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