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Encantos Raises $2M For Family Education, Entertainment Service

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Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.

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ProGuides Picks Up $5M To Make You A Game Playing Expert

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Los Angeles-based ProGuides , which runs an online platform which helps gamers improve their games, has raised $5M in a seed funding, according to the company. The funding was led by M13, and also included Amplify LA, Quest Venture Partners, and the GFR Fund.

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TheBouqs.com: An Online Flower Service For The Next Generation?

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Los Angeles-based TheBouqs (www.thebouqs.com) thinks so, with its new, cut-to-order online flower delivery service for the iPad generation. The third part of this is the subscription service we offer. What are the details on your seed funding? What is the Bouqs? Instead, we offer three types of subscriptions.

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Reflections on 2016: Grant Hosford, codeSpark

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of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. In education, I believe we are seeing the first wave of educational games as they were meant to be � engaging and self-directed learning paths that the best teachers use to drive deeper understanding of core subjects.

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Encantos Takes $5.7M More For EdTech Efforts

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the company also rpeviously raised funding from the NBA's Baron Davis, Angel Morales (Morales Capital), and Sol Trujillo (now Chairman of the company's board). the company also rpeviously raised funding from the NBA's Baron Davis, Angel Morales (Morales Capital), and Sol Trujillo (now Chairman of the company's board).

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The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part I

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We've defined an accelerator program as a class-based, limited-time program which ties mentors, educational events, and often, seed funding, to help ideas become startups, and to help get startups to the point where they are fund-able. Part I: The Accelerator Programs. What is an accelerator program?

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

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Trade equity or services for startup help. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. These are government funds allocated to support new technologies and important causes, like education, medicine, and social needs.

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