socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

Laguna Hills-based Centercode , a developer of software used for managing product and customer testing efforts, has raised $4M as part of an ongoing, $6M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company this week. Details on the funding have not yet been announced. The funding appears to include Parallax Capital Partners, FTV Capital, and HGGC, among others, with Richard Campbell of Parallax, James Hale of FTV, and Richard White of HGGC sitting on the company's board of directors.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2019

Ensuring contractor diversity on a major infrastructure project used to be straightforward: SEt a goal for the percentage of work that goes to minority-owned or women-owned businesses then find those businesses to encourage them to bid. Now, though, achieving a diverse contract base is a much more roundabout process. Under state law passed in 1996, public agencies are prohibited from showing preferences based on ethnicity or gender in awarding contracts.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

The CEO of Santa Monica-based Bird has gone on the offensive, following a report that said the company was seeking $300M and making only around $15M in yearly revenues. In a series of tweets , VanderZanden called the report from The Information "(fake) news" and referred to the site as "DisInformation" and claimed Bird is making $1.75 on every ride on the new Bird Zero scooters, which it says are now 75 percent of its fleet.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 12, 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019 -- All about TikTok. Startup Coil. Do you know that the team behind its success works in your own backyard? Learn more about the TikTok team, our app, and how short-form vertical videos are changing the content ecosystem through a cross-functional panel of members of the TikTok team. See [link].

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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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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands manage their location-based information, such as information about their network of retail stores, has named Jim D'Arcangelo as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Head of Business Development. D'Arcangelo was already serving on MomentFeed's board of directors. MomentFeed said that D'Arcangelo has been working in local marketing for more than 25 years.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2019

Atom Tickets, Goldstar expand local business; Hulu to distribute Tastemade content; Backstage Capital targets the "underestimated"

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2019

Most of the entrepreneurs I have met are smart, but many are not always wise. That means they may show great insights into a new technology that has marginal business value, their passion may motivate team members more than customers, or they may allow themselves to be pulled over the ethical line in their success drive. Wise leaders are authentic, timeless, and enduring.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , a startup which develops artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit underwriting, has scored a win in Brazil, with Brazilian retailer Via Varejo. According to ZestFinance, it is in a partnership with Via Varejo to power credit underwriting for point-of-sale microfinancing for the retailer. The financial impact of the deal was not announced.

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Xconomy

JULY 12, 2019

The life science and healthcare worlds are vast. We often talk about impact in terms of millions of patients and billions of dollars. But these worlds can be small, too. It seems at times we’re never far removed from any one person, through their published papers, social media connections, friends, colleagues, or people they’ve mentored.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

Our video interview today is with Minnie Ingersoll, a venture capitalist with TenOneTen Ventures (www.tenoneten.net), a venture capital investment firm that invests in early stage startups, based in Los Angeles, California. Minnie founded Shift.com, an online marketplace for automobiles. Minnie told us about the challenges she ran across as a startup entrepreneur, and some of the things you can do as a startup founder to deal with the ups and downs and stress of startup life.

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