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Orange County Gets New Incubators

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The moves are sure to be welcome news to Orange County entrepeneurs, who have not had as many options as companies in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, in terms of incubation/acceleration programs.

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Science Raising New $30M Fund For LA Startups

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the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. science myspace scienceinc venture capital fund funding'

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Tinder Raising Big Round, Says Report

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Los Angeles-based mobile dating app developer Tinder is in the midst of raising a big round of funding, according to an unconfirmed report today. The report --from TechCrunch--says the deal values Tinder at between $750M and $1 billion. Tinder was incubated and is currently owned by IAC.

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Report: Pop Up Pantry Shuts Down

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Los Angeles-based Pop Up Pantry , the LaunchpadLA incubated gourmet food delivery startup, is shutting down, according to a report. The report, from PandoDaily, said that the company shut down due to the high costs of delivering food anywhere in the country. in a funding round from GRP Partners and Crosscut Ventures.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

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One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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Razer Plans Venture Capital Fund

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Irvine-based videogame accessory and hardware maker Razer is planning on launching a new, corporate venture capital fund, starting next year, according to a report. Razer, which is led by Min-Liang Tan, reportedly plans to invest in companies, which it plans to incubate and help with its international business.

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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. where we totalled up $33.85M in funding.