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Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures

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Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We're already seeing strong engineers and founders from Snap, Riot Games, Musically and others launch their new startups in LA.

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Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?

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The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). SpaceX (www.spacex.com). Razer (www.razerzone.com).

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

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This morning's interview is with Matt Kozlov , the Managing Director of the new Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , which just got started in Los Angeles. It used to be that investors just wouldn't look at a space startup. If you look at SpaceX, they recently put 63 satellites into orbit on one rocket, which is a new record.

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Closing on $103M, MaC VC is changing the face of venture capital

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Their unified understanding of technology, media, entertainment, and government, along with a successful track record of investing, give them deep insights into burgeoning shifts in culture and behavior.”. “We look at all verticals.

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LA's Innovators Get Spotlight, But Investors Cautious

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From the conversation gathered around the pool from the movers and shakers of the industry, it seems that--despite the buzz, energy, and activity in the region around startups, there's still some wariness by investors that the industry not over-hype and over-promote what's happening in the area.

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Reflections On 2017: Krisztina 'Z' Holly, MAKE IT IN LA

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Check out the entertaining video here.) We also started offering Factory Tour Workshops to entrepreneurs, with nearly 100 applying for the pilots. Local startup DAQRI started shipping their Smart Glasses this fall, finally making AR in the workplace seem ready for prime time.

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Everything You Need to Know About Hyperloop

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Founded in 2013 by Dirk Ahlborn and Bibop Gresta, HTT started the global movement built around passionate people, companies, and institutions from around the world. Former SpaceX rocket designer Brogan BamBrogan was one of the initial cofounders of Hyperloop One. Hardt Global Mobility.

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