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Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic

TechCrunch LA

According to Business Insider , it has worked with Uber in the past to help deep-pocketed Coachella attendees fly to and from the Van Nuys Airport to Palm Springs, renting out six-seat helicopters for more than $4,000 a pop. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM. — Tyler Babin (@Tyler_Babin) March 11, 2019.

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Audiolife Gets $1M In Bridge Funding

socalTECH

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , a firm that develops tools and technology to sell merchandise to music fans, announced today that it has raised $1M in a bridge round of funding. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The firm said the round came as a single-tranche note, convertible to preferred shares. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Brandon Hance, Audiolife

socalTECH

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. Talk a bit about your recent funding. Where did you get the funding? What's the idea behind Audiolife? Is this installed software, or web technology?

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