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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 billion two years ago and is expected to double by 2027, attracting startups, like alternative meat food tech company AKUA , that aim to solidify a prominent place in the up-and-coming industry. Former technology journalist Courtney Boyd Myers co-founded AKUA with Matthew Lebo five years ago after seeking out a career where she could leave a legacy and fulfill her mission of reversing climate change.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based automotive sharing marketplace HyreCar said this week that it has expanded its partnerships with AmeriDrive and Cogent Bank, to help increase its car supply. AmeriDrive Holdings is an automotive mobility fleet manager, and Cogent Bank is a provider of financing. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. HyreCar said that Cogent has agreed to expand its lending capacity so that AmeriDrive can continue to build its fleet exclusively on the HyreCar platform, includi

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Everyone knows that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, unstructured work environment, lower base pay, and unpredictable expectations from the top. Assuming you are lucky enough to get hired, what can you do to survive, and even stand out above the rest in this environment?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Newport Beach-based Vivera Pharmaceuticals said this week that it has named Sahar S. Pugh as the company's General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. The pharmaceuticals company said that Pugh previously was at Milstein, Jackson, Fairchild & Wade, LLP, and that she has nearly two decades of experience in practicing law. Vivera says it holds patents for a sublingual drug delivery system for pharmaceutical use, as well as patents on a smart dose-controlled medical device.

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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, REAL says it has launched a new, online platform that lets creators offer up exclusive content to their fans, using their own currency. The startup said it lets creators sell their own "coin" to fans, which will give fans access to special content. The startup is led by CEO and founder Ian McLoughlin, who previously founded LiquidSky.tv, and edge cloud computing service acquired by Walmart.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Newport Beach-based Givsum, a developer of an online platform to help charitable organizations with fundraising, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by SteelBridge Labs. According to the company, it will use the funding to accelerate its growth. The company says it offers up donation pages, ticketing, memberships, and real-time online/mobile auctions to nonprofit and other charitable organizations.

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