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Jet Edge International Raises $60M For Aviation Services

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Van Nuys-based Jet Edge International , a provider of aircraft management and private jet charter services, said this week that it has raised $60M in a equity and debt funding round. The funding was led by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Solace Capital Partners.

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Vetted Finds $3.47M For In-Home, On-Demand Pet Care In LA

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Venice, California-based Vetted , a new startup offering up on-demand, veterinary services at your home, has raised $3.47M in seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Foundation Capital, Amplify LA, Sterling.VC, and ReImagined Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Helinet Aviation Buys Shotover, Gets Funding

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Helinet , a provider of flight services to the entertainment, media, and other industries which is based in Van Nuys, said Thursday that it has acquired Shotover Camera Systems , a developer of a gyro-stablized, camera systems used for shooting aerial footage in Ultra High Definition.

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JetPack Aviation Links With Georgia Tech

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Van Nuys-based JetPack Aviation , a developer of commercially available "jet packs" for sending people into the air, said today that it has signed an agreement with Georgia Tech Research Institute. JetPack did not details terms of the agreement with Georgia Tech, but said the two will jointly solicit R&D funding from the U.S.

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Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic

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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. Called UberAIR, Uber will offer short-term shareable flights to commuters as soon as 2023.

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Interview with Brandon Hance, Audiolife

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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?

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Audiolife Gets $1M In Bridge Funding

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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.

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