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JUNE 6, 2017

A new, startup accelerator, aimed at startups and small-and-medium-sized businesses looking to go global, says it is launching this summer in Los Angeles. The International Business Accelerator said it is running its first program in Los Angeles from June 26th to July 7th, with workshops aimed at aspects of exporting, one-on-one coaching, and a demo day in October.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2017

Thursday, June 8, 2017 -- Plug In South LA Present Digital and Beyond in LA – Tech Summit. Plug In brings together entrepreneurs, founders, VCs, innovators and emerging talent for conversations and networking focused on creating a community and hub for innovation in South LA.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Calabasas-based surround sound and audio processing technology developer DTS announced on Monday that it will launch a new product, DTS Virtual:X , this summer. DTS Virtual:X provides immersive sound without the need for additional rear surround speakers, according to the company, and is designed for use in sound bars, A/V receivers, and televisions.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2017

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 -- Steve Blank is THE person to learn from about Entrepreneurship. In his Lean LaunchPad Stanford class he makes you question: - What significant pain point is your startup addressing? - Does the world urgently need the pain point to be addressed? - Do you have a unique, differentiated approach to addressing it? And while his online course @Udacity is great, it’s missing the classroom experience.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based OpenListings , a startup which offers up a real estate marketplace which lets people make offers on homes without a traditional real estate agent, has raised $5M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company, which is part of Y Combinator. Open Listings is led by CEO Judd Schoenholtz and CTO John Farrill.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 6, 2017

Snap Inc. has acquired location data startup Placed Inc. of Seattle for a reported $200 million.

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JUNE 6, 2017

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JUNE 6, 2017

San Diego-based Abreos Biosciences , a developer of biotechnology used for precision dosing of biological therapeutics, has raised a new round of funding, the company announced on Tuesday morning. Size of the funding was not announced. Abreos said the new funding round came from its existing investors, along with TLP Investment Partners LLC and its affiliates.

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2017

[ Note: Ben Fidler coauthored this report.] The American Society of Clinical Oncology conference is wrapping up, and the closely-watched medical meeting-slash-hype machine produced its usual array of data. There were a few big business-focused “horse race” stories—one company’s stumble was another company’s gain—but much of the news consisted of mid-trial updates that companies produce because, well, it’s ASCO and everyone is watching.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Calabasas-based network testing products maker Ixia said this morning that it has expanded its distribution in the EMEA, in an expansion of a relationship with Arrow Electronics. Ixia said the move allows Arrow to distribute its full portfolio in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), in addition to North and Latin America. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has launched a number of new products today, including Cornerstone Realize, a software implementation service, and Cornerstone Engage and Cornerstone Benchmark, two products aimed at employee engagement and benchmarking. Cornerstone Realize helps provide experts and step-by-step guidance to implementing Cornerstone's software.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based FoxNext , the virtual and augmented reality, mobile, console/pc games and location-based entertainment unit of Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group, announced today that it has acquired Aftershock , a developer of mobile games. Aftershock has locations in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Aftershock is led by Aaron Loeb, who becomes President of Studios for FoxNext Games.

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