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Snapchat, R/GA Partner For New Startup Accelerator

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the parent firm behind Snapchat , has joined up with R/GA Marketing --which helps run the Dodgers Accelerator in Los Angeles--to launched a new startup accelerator, the R/GA Marketing Tech Venture Studio with IPG. Venice, California-based Snap Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments

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This morning, Snap joined a host of startup accelerators shifting its demo day online amid the COVID-19 quarantine. With its third class of startups, Yellow, Snap’s in-house startup accelerator that launched in 2018, brought investors and founders together in private slack channels after a live-streamed presentation.

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Infographic: Over $1B Raised in 2013 by Los Angeles Startups

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These figures, among others, indicate LA’s digital startups aren’t simply keeping pace with past years, but exceeding them. JustFab , the ultra-successful fashion membership company, upped the ante with two additional rounds of funding that totaled $55 million. Originally posted by the good people at Built In Los Angeles.

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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

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Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat.

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Here's Who Is Funding Companies In Southern California Today

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Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. Most recent investments: Ring, Flipagram, Snapchat. Most recent investments: EventBoard, Sensay, Shipt, Scopely, ALL DEF DIGITAL. Crosscut Ventures 6 deals.

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Digest 5/9-15: Hyperloop One’s Big Week; uBeam Accusations; Snapchat Moves into Santa Monica

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Silicon Beach Startup 101 (-5/20). Startups in the Sky. SNAPCHAT Expands into New Offices at Santa Monica Airport ( link ). Manager IRVING AZOFF to YouTube: Pay Up ( link ). COMPARABLY Adds Equity Calculator ( link ). Startup Grind Hosted Jason Nazar. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. LA Fintech.

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Join The Unicorn Club Of Billion-Dollar Companies

Startup Professionals Musings

Some of the most well-known include Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat, Xiaomi, and Pinterest. Based on some good estimates of how many new ventures have been started in the last five years, the statistical odds of any individual startup making it to this level are less than one in a million. Active interest by a multitude of investors.

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