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Here's Who Is Funding Companies In Southern California Today

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Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. However, for members of socaltech.com, it's a click away with our real time analysis of venture funding flows. Here are the venture firms who have been most active in SoCal (Santa Babrara - Los Angeles - Orange County - San Diego) in the last twelve months, based on the number of deals: 1.

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Comparably Hires eHarmony’s President Armen Avedissian

L.A. Business Journal

Comparably of Santa Monica announced it has hired eHarmony’s former President Armen Avedissian as it as its chief marketing officer.

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We often get asked--how do we pay for our news coverage and our publishing efforts? That's simple -- it's a combination of our sponsors and YOU. How can you make sure you continue to get news on Southern California's technology industry? By becoming a member of socaltech! Not only do you get to support our news coverage, but you also get access to our big database of Southern California companies, venture investors, service providers, and deal information, and many other resources.

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LA Advertising Professionals

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -- LA Advertising Professionals. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners, meet new people, and do deals. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-advertising-professionals-tickets-27292423373.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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Comparably Snags eHarmony Vet As CMO

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Santa Monica-based Comparably , the startup which helps employees and employers track compensation and company culture data, has snagged a high profile hire this morning, hiring on eHarmony veteran Armen Avedissian as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Comparably--which is led by serial entrepreneur Jason Nazar--offersup an online salary comparison site which also helps companies to find candidates for jobs, among other services.

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Silicon Beach Report Sept. 14: Comparably Hires eHarmony’s President Armen Avedissian

L.A. Business Journal

Comparably hires eHarmony’s president Armen Avedissian, LeEco buys production studio Dichotomy Creative Group, and Snapchat increases ad targeting.

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5 Steps To Maximizing Your Startup Cash Flow Runway

Startup Professionals Musings

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent, or looking for the next refueling from investors. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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Tipalti Finds $14M More

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Tipalti , which provides accounts payable and supplier payment automation software, and which has operations in the Los Angeles area, has raised $14M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by SGVC. As part of the funding, Dovi Frances of SGVC will join Tipalti's board. Tipalti said it will use the new funding round to accelerate its growth.

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Sofinnova, Atlas Put $35M Into Delinia to Tackle Autoimmune Diseases

Xconomy

Autoimmune diseases occur when our immune systems mistakenly start fighting parts of our own bodies, rather than foreign invaders. The trick is to stop the attack without weakening our body’s defenses. That’s the idea behind a new startup that launched this morning called Delinia. The company, with operations in Cambridge, MA, and San Francisco, CA, has raised a $35 million Series A round co-led by Sofinnova Partners and Atlas Venture.

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Zenvoy Rolls Out Business Matchmaking Site

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Los Angeles-based Zenvoy has formally launched its business matchmaking service and platform, aimed at helping professionals network with others and spur business. Zenvoy said it is targeting users who "live and die" by referral-based business, using a proprietary algorithm to help provide targeted business introductions to a user's email inbox. Zenvoy said it poll users with questions such as professional specialty, industry, age, experience and location, and matches users with mutually benific

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How Do VCs Choose Their Investors (and should entrepreneurs care?)

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. I spent a bunch of time thinking about this position — especially since Beezer is an investor in Upfront Ventures. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is?