Berkonomics

MAY 18, 2017

If you have been following the last several weeks of these postings, then now we’re getting organized. There are many ways to express the road map for your enterprise. One of the most popular was used by the U.S. Army late in World War II, and adopted by many high profile businesses such as Texas Instruments after the War. The structure combined the listing of the goal with a series of strategies and then tactics, each designed to support each other, each measurable and made public throughout

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Tech.Co

MAY 18, 2017

While the Bay Area hold the title of most prolific startup ecosystem , there’s no denying that California is a veritable gold mine of entrepreneurial talent. Los Angeles, for one, is not only brimming with innovative ideas, it’s also home to a wide range of unique startups that are solving the problems of the world. Everyone knows that a startup is only as good as its leadership, which is why the 22 startups listed below are helmed by some of the best and brightest in Silicon Beach.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Outsource Development 220

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Social Native , an online marketplace which connects brands with content creators creating social media content, has raised $8M in a funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from SoftBank Capital, along with angels Jeff Ragovin and Eytan Elbaz. Social Native is led by CEO David Shadpour. Ragovin and Elbaz both joined Social Native as executives in January.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2017

Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- POSiBLE LA Entrepreneur Summit. POSiBLE LA Entrepreneur Summit, a one-day event to empower aspiring business owners to build their ideas and grow their companies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from LA's top entrepreneurs and self-made professionals on how to plan, finance, structure, launch and grow a business.

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Entrepreneur Los Angeles Ideas Networking 100

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

San Diego-based diagnostic testing products maker Quidel Corporation announced this week that it has acquired the InflammaDry and AdenoPlus diagnostic businesses from RPS Diagnostics. Quidel said it would pay approximately $14M in cash for those product lines. InflammaDry and AdenoPlus are rapid, lateral-flow based, POC products for the detection of infectious and inflammatory diseases and conditions of the eye.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2017

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 -- Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network. With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. See [link].

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Los Angeles Networking Angel Advertising 100

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 18, 2017

Social Native raises $8 million, former Yahoo interim CEO joins SteelHouse board, and DogVacay to shut down and transition customers to Rover.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse announced on Thursday that it has named Ross Levinsohn, the former CEO of Yahoo!, to its board of directors. Levinsohn, who is a well known advisor and investor in the digital media and technology market, has previously served as CEO of Yahoo!, Fox Interactive Media, and Guggenheim Digital Media.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

Preliminary findings from an economic impact study show that genomics is emerging as a distinct innovation cluster in San Diego. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. began collecting data for the report earlier this year in a bid to assess how genomics fits into San Diego’s innovation economy. Final results of the EDC study won’t be released until June 19, the first day of the Bio International Convention, as part of a panel discussion on the local genomics cluster.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based startup HyreCar , a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, has partnered with Lyft Los Angeles , the two said today. The partnership will help potential Lyft drivers in Los Angeles, particularly those younger than 25, find short and long term ridesharing rentals. HyreCar said its peer-to-peer marketplace connects thousands of vehicle owners with potential Lyft drivers, offering up pre-certified cars for ridesharing under Lyft's vehicle requirements.

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Los Angeles Help Angel Startup 124

Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

After beta testing technology that provides remote assistant services for the blind, San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will enable the company to expand its service to thousands of visually impaired users this year. Aira takes advantage of the gig economy by connecting online independent contractors (via dedicated wireless bandwidth provided by AT&T) to guide low-vision users equipped with a modified version of Google Glass, the Internet-connected e

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

It looks like the days of DogVacay , the online dog sitting marketplace started in Santa Monica, are rapidly heading to an end, nearly six months after the company was acquired by competing pet marketplace Rover. In an email, sent over the last week to users of DogVacay, Rover and DogVacay said that it is migrating all of DogVacay's users over to Rover.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

The Women’s March, New Tech Northwest’s annual “Women in Tech” event, and International Women’s Day are just a few of the recent events prompting important conversations around inequality in the tech industry. These discussions, while breakthroughs in many regards, are still just the beginning of real change. I’ve gathered a number of ideas for what we can and should do next to make the tech industry more diverse and inclusive, starting right here in Seattle.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based dog walking marketplace app Wag! is in a national expansion, saying that it has launched into 16 new cities nationwide. Wag! said it is now available in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Washington D.C., which is a major expansion beyond its initial launch markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

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Los Angeles Marketing Angel Mobile 113

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based The Virtual Reality Company is rolling out its first, family-focused virtual reality (VR) experience tomorrow, called "Raising a Rukus" , through a partnership with IMAX. According to The Virtual Reality Company, its new family-oriented VR experience will debut at the IMAX VR Centre in Los Angeles on May 19. "Raising a Rukus" is an animated, virtual reality experience focused on two twins who have found a dog with a "magical secret".

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Los Angeles Angel Company Companies 113