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A new report this week from the Startup Genome Project has ranked Los Angeles as number six in a list of the world's most active startup ecosystems. The report, which used data from the Startup Genome's benchmarking tool to rank startup performance, found that Silicon Valley topped the list, followed by New York City, London, Toronto, and Tel Aviv. Los Angeles beat other startup hubs such as Seattle, Boston, and Mumbai in the rankings.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast presents: These Companies Rock! Music+Tech+Entrepreneurship= Success. On Wednesday, April 18, the MIT Central Coast Enterprise Forum will feature a panel of entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses around their passion for music and technology. Mike Wald from local hot start-up Oniracom will talk about the company's management of some of the world's most successful entertainment properties including Jack Johnson

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APRIL 12, 2012

It's been almost two years since Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com was acquired by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten. How has that affected the company--both in culture, as well as a business? We caught up with Neel Grover , CEO and President of the firm, to hear a bit more about life and changes under Rakuten. How has life under Rakuten been? Neel Grover: It's been great.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2012 will bring together over 150 solar experts to discuss the latest on utility scale solar, large-scale project updates on Solana, Mojave, Genesis, Ivanpah and Crescent Dunesfrom the project developers themselves, the value of thermal storage at all stages of implementation and the latest technological advances.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Looking to make it easier to pay for local items using their mobile phone, Los Angeles-based PayDragon said today that it has launched its mobile purchasing app in Los Angeles. The startup--headed by Hamilton Chan, and the team behind Paperlinks--said that LA food trucks The Bun Truck, CambalaCHE's, Auntie's Fry Bread, Chunk n Chip, The Grill Sergeant, The Wien, and Rounds Premium Burgers, along with dessert and sweets chain Beard Papa, are now using the firm's app to allow users to pay for thei

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APRIL 12, 2012

Entrepreneurs seem more quickly frustrated these days when their “million-dollar idea” doesn’t turn into a sustainable business overnight. They don’t realize that it takes many skills to build a business under the best of circumstances, and today’s world of instant gratification doesn’t leave room for the patience and practice to develop these skills.

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APRIL 12, 2012

SocalTech, my favorite source of news on the local community, gave me a little coverage. You can see it here: [link].

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APRIL 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Mention Mobile , a developer of social gaming applications, reported today that it has scored a second round of funding from Mark Cuban. Size of the new investment in the company was not announced. Mention Mobile said the new investment will go to develop new titles from the company. Mention Mobile's current title include Trivia Friends, Doodley, Zombie Bash: Christmas Attack, and Get 2 The Nest.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Do you have a Flip video camera? Storing all of your videos on FlipShare and want to move them elsewhere for safety? San Diego-based Givit has one word for you: hurry. Givit, which inked a deal last month to help users migrate their videos from FlipShare over to its own, video sharing and storage service, says that--despite Cisco's plans to shut down FlipShare until December 31, 2013--a change coming to FlipShare on tax day will likely result in stored videos being deleted much earlier.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based SkuRun , a startup developer of mobile software used to manage sales, marketing, and other collateral, said Thursday that it has raised a seed round of funding. Size of the round was not announced. The firm said the funding was led by Luke Weil, along with other private investors. SkuRun is led by Ralph Acosta. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2012

New York-based online subscription flower delivery service H.Bloom , whose backers include Los Angeles entrepreneur Brian Lee , who founded ShoeDazzle and LegalZoom, has scored another round of funding, the firm said Thursday. H.Bloom raised $10M in a Series B round, which included Shasta ventures, Battery Ventures, as well as Lee, and angels Thomas Lehrman (Gerson Lehrman Group), and Peter Lehrman (axialMarkets).

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APRIL 12, 2012

San Diego-based Tioga Pharmaceuticals , a developer of biopharmaceuticals for treating irritable bowel syndrome, said today that it has raised $10M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Thomas, McNerney & Partners, which also included Genesys Capital Partners. Tioga said Thomas, NcNerney & Partners' Jason Brown takes a seat on its board with the funding.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Inogen , a provider of oxygen therapy equipment and services, said Thursday that it has scored a $20M, equity funding round. The round was led by Novo A/S. Inogen, which is led by Raymond Huggenberger, said the new funds will go to support growth. Inogen is a developer of oxygen therapy products, including home oxygen generators, which are supplied to patients with pulmonary diseases such as COPD.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Pasadena-based Spokeo , an online people search engine, said today that it has named Emanuel Pleitez as its Chief Strategy Officer. Pleitez joins the firm from McKinsey & Company, and also has served as Special Assistant to Chairman Paul Volcker and the Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) under President Barack Obama. Pleitez has also been at Goldman Sachs, worked as a special assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and has also worked on various political campa

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APRIL 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based data startup Factual expanded its database of business locations in a big way this week, saying that it has added the entire country of China to its cloud-based data service. Factual said it has released China Places, which covers the mainland of the People's Republic of China, with over 9.5 million records. Factual supplies geocoded data which is being used by mobile apps providers and others to locate local businesses, based on a user's location.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based, HR and talent management software, reported today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Visier , a provider of cloud-based analytics and planning software. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Visier develops software which helps companies understand metrics such as employee turnover, retention, and employee productivity.

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