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Wrapify Raises $3M From Avery Dennison

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San Diego-based Wrapify , a startup which pays everyday users to drive around in vehicles that have been "wrapped" with the advertisements of companies, has raised $3M in a new funding round, the company disclosed on Tuesday. The funding came from Glendale-based printing, packaging, and label giant Avery Dennison.

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Report: LA, OC, San Diego All Rank As Top High-Tech Centers

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Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages. A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S.,

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Two SoCal IPOs On IPO Calendar For This Month

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Two, Southern California tech companies-- The Trade Desk , based in Ventura, and Everbridge , which has major operations and was founded in Glendale--are on tap for IPOs this month, according to the NASDAQ's upcoming IPO calendar. The two companies are the only tech companies currently on the upcoming IPO list.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).

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Local Utilities Back Green Button Effort

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According to the White House, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and eventually Southern California Edison, Glendale Power & Light, as well as others, will make a "Green Button" available on their websites which will make it easier for households to download their household energy use information.

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Wrapify Q&A: Adhesive Giant Puts $3 M in Car Advertising Schtick

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After the adhesive products maker Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY ) recently made a $3 million investment in San Diego-based Wrapify , we tracked down Wrapify CEO James Heller, and stuck him with a few questions about the deal.

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