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JUNE 12, 2019

San Diego-based gene therapy startup Locana has just received $550,000 in a grant, from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), according to the MDA. The award will go to advance Locana's development program for treating mytonic dystrophy (DM). According to the MDA, the grant came from its MDA Venture Philanthropy (MVP) grant program, which specifically funds drug development, discovery and clinical application of treatments and cures for neuromuscular disorders.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 -- Financial Modeling for Startups Workshop In this workshop you will learn the following: The theory and purpose of a financial model in a pitch deck An approach to financial modeling that resonates with investors How to build the model.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based Bird announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Scoot , a San Francisco-based scooter service--giving Bird entry back into the San Francisco market, and also helping Bird scale out its operations. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Bird, Scoot will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, and also help Bird offer more vehicles featuring the latest technology advancements for the sharing market.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Hulu, Disney acquire Lions Gate rights; Immortals acquires Infinite Sports & Entertainment; Scoot scooped up by Bird

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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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JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned. Omny Studio was based in Melbourne, Australia. According to Triton Digital, the entire team at Omny Studio has joined the company, after it acquired the technology, assets, and team of Omny.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based Bird Rides Inc. is buying Bay Area competitor Scoot Networks Inc.

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Xconomy

JUNE 12, 2019

Academic researchers have long studied gender and racial disparities in STEM education, but they have not had widespread success in addressing these challenges. A University of Michigan professor and colleagues from 10 universities are hoping to change that. At public research universities like U-M, introductory courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) subjects are the required first steps in the process of earning a STEM degree.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully launched a mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just north of Santa Barbara, on Tuesday morning, and also successfully landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 on base--only the second time SpaceX has landed the first stage of a Falcon 9 on land on the west coast. The launch--which occurred at 7:17 a.m. through a thick marine layer--was for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, a set of three, Earth observation satellites for the Government of Canad

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JUNE 12, 2019

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike delivered the kind of market debut this week that was an unfulfilled dream for the much-anticipated IPOs of Uber and Lyft earlier this year. Sunnyvale, CA-based CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD ) priced 18 million shares of common stock at $34 on Tuesday. Trading began at $63.50 Wednesday, and reached a near-doubling of the company’s IPO price before settling down to close at $58 for a first-day bump of more than 70 percent.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has agreed to store data for its Russian users in Russia--and also allow the Russian government and intelligence agencies with that data, as part of an effort by the government there to force more tech companies to share data. According to a report in Wired, Tinder was added by Russian communications censor Roskomnadzor to a list of 175 other companies who have agreed to share data with Russia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2019

Much has been written recently about the requirement to focus today on the total customer experience, as a competitive edge or even for survival. Traditionally, you just worried about the quality of the sales transaction (price, speed, service), but the “customer experience” now includes ease of pre-sale shopping, post-sale support, with a connected relationship throughout.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Need some place to store your extra stuff, but don't want to pay for self storage? A new startup, Neighbor.com , said Wednesday morning that it has launched a new service in Los Angeles, which will let users share empty space in their garage with their neighbors. The company--which says it is an "Airbnb-like storage platform"--lets local "renters" in need of storage space in touch with nearby "hosts" willing to lease extra storage space in their home, for everything from boats, to furniture, to

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JUNE 12, 2019

Irvine-based Spireon , which develops vehicle telematics hardware and products, announced this morning that it has named Brian Skutta as President of Automotive. According to Spireon, Skutta will head up a newly combined vehicle finance, Buy Here Pay Here, lender, and franchise dealer product offerings. Skutta previously was Executive Vice President of Dealer Sales and Service at TrueCar, and also has served at AutoAlert, VinSolutions and AutoTrader.com.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Irvine-based DecisionInsite , a developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software and enrollment analytics software for the education market, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Hoonuit , the two companies announced this mroning. Financial details of thea cquisition were not announced. According to Hoonuit, the buy will help it expand its location and enrollment analysis solutions.

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JUNE 12, 2019

San Diego-based Housecall Pro announced on Tuesday that it has rolled out a brand new product, aimed at home services businesses, which helps them build their own website. According to Housecall Pro, its new Website Builder product is specifically aimed to help home services businesses create their own, professional websites, in under 10 minutes. The company is offering up its software for free for the first year; however, Housecall Pro charges $99 a month for premium features such as online boo

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JUNE 12, 2019

SpaceX is planning a launch this morning at 7:17 a.m., which might rattle windows in Santa Barbara, Ventura County, and San Luis Obispo counties, according to officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The SpaceX launch, of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, will include the attempt to land the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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