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United Sample Raises $3M

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Los Angeles-based United Sample, which operates online survey and sampling services for the market research industry, announced today that it has raised $3M in a Series B funding round. United Sample said that Dana Settle of Greycroft will join the firm's board along with the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Investors cozy up to LA-based ettitude’s bamboo bedding and sleep wear with $1.6 million

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Ettitude , the Los Angeles-based, direct-to-consumer startup making sustainable bedding and sleepwear from bamboo fibers, has raised a sustainably sized round that should keep the company going even in the face of an economic recession. “Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said.

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uSamp Shuffles Executives

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Los Angeles-based polling and sampling technology and services provider uSamp is shuffling its executives today, saying that it has named Ted Bouzakis as the company''s new Executive Vice President of Sales, replacing George Llorens. uSamp said it had a record sales year in 2013. product line. READ MORE>>.

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AKUA lands $3.2M to turn kelp into burgers

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However, because they could not do the food tastings they were able to with the jerky, they decided to start a food club and sent samples of the burger in the mail. Boyd Myers explained that there are sales and repeat customers, but it was too early to discuss growth metrics.

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RxVantage Debuts Corporate Subscription Plans

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Los Angeles-based RxVantage , the venture-backed startup developing cloud-based, scheduling software for managing the interaction of physicians and biopharmaceutical and medical sales representatives, said today that it has rolled out a new corporate subscription program. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed.

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Strand Diagnostics Raises $30 Million From NantWorks

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Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the business investment and development firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has invested $30M in Strand Diagnostics , a developer of a diagnostic and DNA testing service for diagnosing cancer. Strand Diagnostics is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. READ MORE>>.

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Scanwell Health launches smartphone tests for UTIs in partnership with Lemonaid Health

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The latest to launch is an at-home test for urinary tract infections from the Los Angeles-based startup Scanwell Health. ” Just like a traditional test, a chemically treated strip reacts with a urine sample, then the company’s application uses computer vision technology to assess the results.

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