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JULY 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based air travel provider Surf Air --which got its start offering up low cost "all you can fly" travel between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley--has lauched a new offering which hopes to attract its members for weekend getaways. According to Surf Air, its new Surf Air Experiences, which it is running in conjunction with partner All Roads North, will offer up special, three-day weekend trips to its Surf Air Members only.

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JULY 10, 2018

Netflix spending billions on programming, Surf Airlines launches weekend getaways, Bird sued in Milwaukee

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JULY 10, 2018

San Diego-based Crinetics Pharmaceuticals , a pharmaceuticals firm focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors, has set its estimated IPO range, saying in a filing that it is looking to sell 5,000,000 shares of its stock at between $15.00 and $17.00 per share.

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JULY 10, 2018

Irvine-based Illuminate Education , a brand new startup backed by Insight Venture Partners, said today that it has merged five different companies-- Illuminate Education , IO Education , SchoolCity , Alpine Achievement , and Key Data Systems --to create a new company focused on data platforms, data, analytics, and formative assessments of K-12 students.

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JULY 10, 2018

Los Angeles- and London-based MTech Capital , a brand new venture capital fund focused on the insurance technology, or "InsureTech" market, says it has raised a new, $75M venture capital fund. According to MTech Capital, the new fund has three anchor investors, including CNA Financial Corporation, NN Group, and a top-3 global insurance company. MTech Capital says that its founders are Kevin McLoughlin and Brian McLoughlin, and that it is focused on technology-enabled investment opportunities wit

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JULY 10, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker Radio , said today that Heard Well , a record label which is "powered by social tastemakers", will launch a new station on its platform. The new station will be hosted by "social influencers" and focus on spotlighting emerging artists from the online creator comunity. Heard Well was founded by Jeremy Wineberg, Andrew Graham, and Connor Franta.

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