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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Los Angeles-based startup Canoo has finally unveiled its first model, the eponymously named canoo. The Canoo designers have departed pretty radically from the traditional designs that other electric vehicle manufacturers have favored going with something that looks more like a VW Microbus than the sport utility vehicle that Byton is aiming for, or Tesla and Fisker’s sportscars and sedans or Rivian’s electric trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Carlsbad-based Zingle , a developer of mobile messaging and customer experience software for the hospitality, travel , and retail markets, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Medallia , a provider of customer experience management software. Medallia said it will pay approximately $42M in cash for Zingle. Zingle had been backed by Rincon Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, and had raised $3M in its Series A funding round in 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The US biotech and life sciences industry has a long and proud history of driving medical innovations that have improved healthcare outcomes across a wide range of diseases and the overall quality of life for people worldwide. For too long, however, the industry’s narrative has been dominated and defined by partisans with a specific agenda who do not always provide the broader public with the context needed to be fully informed on key issues.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Catasys , a provider of technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict, identify, and treat mental issues among health plans members, has raised $45M in a debt financing round, the company said on Tuesday. The financing came from Goldman Sachs. According to Catasys, it provides 7 of the 8 largest U.S. health plans, including Aetna and Humana, to identify members with untreated behavioral health conditions which worsen chronic medical disease.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Landline , a startup which is launching specialized, shuttle bus service in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the Midwest. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Mucker Capital and Matchstick Ventures. The company currently offers up connections between Duluth International Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and Mankato Regional Airport and Minneapolis-St.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based fintech startup ZestFinance appears to be on the cusp of a deal with housing finance giant Freddie Mac , according to a report today in the WSJ. The report said that Freddie Mac is testing underwriting software from ZestFinance, which could help make more mortgages available for first time home buyers and minorities. The report--citing "people familiar with the matter"--did not say how far along the tests have gone, or if Freddie Mac will ultimately tap ZestFinance for those to

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Ventura-based 3D printer manufacturer Nexa3D said today that it has added another new member to its board of directors. According to Nexa3D, it has added Frank S. Sklarsky, former CFO of PPG Industries and Tyco International, to its board of directors. Sklarsky previously also served as an executive at such companies as Chrysler and DailmerChrysler, Dell, ConAgra Foods, and Kodak.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Irvine-based wireless technology developer Vubiq Networks , which develops millimeter wave wireless broadband technology, has named Alan Bartky as its new Vice President of Engineering. According to Vubiq, Bartky has previously served at such companies as Xylan/Alcatel, Broadcom, RF DSP, Intel/Mindspeed Technologies, SNAP Networks, Sync Research, and Tran Telecommunications/Amdahl.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Irvine-based information technology distributor Ingram Micro said on Monday that its IT asset disposition services arm, Ingram Micro ITAD , will certify under the e-Stewards certification standard, which is administered by the environmental advocacy organization the Basel Action Network (BAN). Ingram Micro said that all of its IT asset processing facilities worldwide will follow the e-Stewards standards within three years, in order to provide "the most responsible level of ITAD services" to its

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