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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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Bridgepoint Education Buys Fullstack Academy For $50.75M

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San Diego-based Bridgepoint Education said this morning that i thas acquired Fullstack Academy , an operator of a immersive coding bootcamp, in a deal worth approximately $50.75M, split between $17.5M in cash and up to 4.75 million shares of its common stock.

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LA-based MarketerHire upgrades its service matching remote marketers with companies

TechCrunch LA

MarketerHire , a Los Angeles-based startup backed by a slew of executives from some of the city’s hottest startups, launched its new service matching freelance marketing experts with open jobs listed on its platform. . Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

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Services Helping Teachers, Students

L.A. Business Journal

Several Los Angeles tech businesses have stepped up to assist the thousands of students and educators across the United States who are adapting to virtual classrooms amid coronavirus-driven school closures.

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Anthos Capital and NBA All-Star Baron Davis back LA-based college tuition savings service, UNest

TechCrunch LA

Ksenia Yudina initially founded the company to provide financial planning and services to lower- and middle-class families looking for ways to start saving for their children’s education, she said. “To me the investment in UNest is a great opportunity to help my community.

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8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Every one of you business owners I know periodically introduces new products and services to sustain growth, fight off competitors, or take advantage of new technologies. The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs.

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eHarmony's Waldorf Backs Online Education Firm Grovo.com

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Greg Waldorf , who was the founding investor in Los Angeles-based eHarmony , and was previously its CEO, is the lead investment in an online education firm''s Series A. Grovo''s online video training site includes more than 3,500 video lessons on Internet tools and cloud services. Series A funding for the company this morning.

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