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JANUARY 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based Champions Round, a startup which operates a fantasy sports site, recently disclosed that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Quest Venture Partners, and had been announced during the holidays. The startup is led by Co-Founder and CEO Carter Russ. The company's fantasy sports app is centered around specific sports events, like playoffs or the NFL draft.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Snap Inc. has reportedly acquired New York-based startup StreetCred Labs Inc., a company that collects location data for app developers.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

San Diego-based Cardea Bio, a startup that is developing molecular biology equipment which uses semiconductors to analyze samples, said on Tuesday that it has raised $6.5M more in its Series A funding. The company said the new funding was led by 3E Bioventures Capital, and also included existing investors. The company has now raised $20M in its Series A.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

A new, rather unique "subscription box" product just launched from Los Angeles, the The Divorce Case, which says it is targeted as a gift for loved ones who are separated, divorced, or in the midst of a divorce. The new subscription box was created by author and relationship expert Lauren Peacock. The new box costs $49.99 per month. According to Peacock, the box includes a selection of self-care gifts, all personally selected by Peacock, including a signed copy of one of her books, soothing hand

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Goleta-based laser developer SLD Laser said this morning that it has been acquired by KYOCERA Corporation. The company--formerly known as Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.--says it will oeprate under the new name KYOCERA SLD Laser, and is now 100% owned by KYOCERA. SLD Laser develops laser products used in the mobility, specialty lighting, consumer, and industrial markets.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

San Diego-based Genalyte, a developer of laboratory diagnostics and analytics products, announced on Monday that it has raised $50M in a funding round. The funding was led by Verily, an Alphabet company, and also included Provenio Capital, Redmile, Khosla Ventures, HBM Partners, Samsara and others. According to the company, it will use the funding to expand its testing menu and deploy its platform.

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