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Santa Monica-based NextCar, the newest automotive-focused startup led by startup veteran Scott Painter, is gearing up for the launch of the company, saying this week that it has named a senior management team. The company named Jim Nguyen (co-foudner of TrueCar) as its President and Chief Operating Officer; Kash Sheikh (family office, private equity) as Chief Financial Officer; Joseph Chang (Houlihan Lokey) as Chief Revenue Officer; Lucas Donat (TrueCar) as Chief Marketing Officer; Matthew Cacci

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MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. I’m a big fan of leading with your heart and your passion, but I’m also convinced that logic has a big role in business, so don’t forget to highlight your balance as well.

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MARCH 3, 2021

San Diego-based startup accelerator operator Nex Cubed says it has launched a virtual, summer startup acceleration program, focused on founders from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to the company, participants in its program will receive $10,000 in non-dilutive capital, technical resources to develop a minimally viable products, physical working space in Silicon Valley, business advice, as well as service provider perks and discounts.

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MARCH 3, 2021

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Los Angeles-based URB-E, a startup developing a "last mile" urban delivery network based on containers and bicycles, has raised $5M in a Series A funding round, the company said today. According to the company, the funding was led by UBS Group. URB-E says it is developing a "containerized" delivery network in urban areas, focused on small container systems which are rolled on and off into parking spaces, and where the last mile is delivered via bicycle.

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MARCH 3, 2021

El Segundo- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has named a Board of Advisors, which will provide it with counsel, advice, and support. The company--which develops software used for combining data from satellites, ground-based sensors, and their sources and applies machine learning and other techniques to improve analysis--said it added Chuck Beames, Karen Diener, Susan Helms, Moriba Jah, Keith Masback, Chris Mattmann, and Marissa Peretz to the new advisory group.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Parabol, a company which is developing technology to enable "Agile" meetings, announced that it has raised $8M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Microsoft's M12 venture fund, and also included CRV, Haystack, Techstars, and others. Parabol says it has developing a platform focused on enabling remote and hybrid teams to conduct structured meetings, using the "Agile" methodology.

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Los Angeles-based Bionaut Labs, a startup that says it has created "microscale robots" which can deliver biologics, nucleic acids, or small molecule therapies into a person's brain, says it has raised $20M in a funding round. The funding was led by Khosla Ventures, and also included Upfront Ventures, Revolution, BOLD Capital, and Compound. The company says its robots are remote controlled, and are initially focused on treatments of glioma and Huntington's disease.

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