socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2018
Los Angeles-based Maverick , a new startup launching a social network for girls, has raised $2.7M in a seed funding round, as it prepares to launch its service. Maverick, founded by Brooke Chaffin and Catherine Connors--both former Disney executives--said the seed funding came from Matt Robinson of Heroic Ventures plus Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua of BBG Ventures and Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 27, 2018
K-Swiss will introduce an esports shoe in a partnership with esports group Immortals; a new social network for girls founded by former Disney execs gets $2.7M in seed funding; and WME expands its podcast portfolio.
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socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2018
Teradyne , the developer of automation and test equipment which has a big facility in Agoura Hills, said this week that it has acquired Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a Danish company, for $148M, plus up to $124M in earnout. MiR develops autonomous, mobile robots that are used in industrial applications, including industrial logistics and manufacturing.
Xconomy
APRIL 27, 2018
On a sunny spring afternoon, William Henry Gates III strolled into the Harvard University science center. Several hundred students and invited guests were waiting for him in the auditorium. Security was tight, but not overly so (he’s used to it). Gates was there Thursday for a conversation with Frank Doyle, Harvard’s dean of engineering and applied sciences (pictured on the left with Gates), and to take questions from students on a variety of topics: his time at Harvard, his advice to young peop
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socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2018
Santa Barbara-based ZeroBounce , which provides email validation services, says it meets the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) protocols, the new European regulations governing the processing and handling of personal data. ZeroBounce said its hosts its servers in the European Union and already adheres to the EU protocols regulating collection, use, and retention of personal data.
Xconomy
APRIL 27, 2018
Politics is more partisan than ever these days, but the opioid crisis might be one of the few issues where elected officials find common ground. This week, members of Congress exercised a bipartisan effort in both chambers to advance dozens of measures proposing various approaches to fighting the opioid epidemic. A Senate committee voted unanimously to send the “Opioid Response Act of 2018” to the chamber floor for a vote.
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2018
Ever wonder why Southern California venture capitalists rarely, if ever, make it onto the Forbes Midas List of the best venture capitalists? An interesting post by William Hsu of Mucker Capital shows that the list is strongly weighted towards venture capitalists who have gone to Stanford University, investors who worked for McKinsey & Company, or who have worked for Morgan Stanley.
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