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Cheese Targets Asian Community With Digital Banking, Backed By $3.6M

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A new, Pasadena-based fintech startup, Cheese, said on Wednesday that it has launched a digital banking platform focused on Asian communities. in seed funding from Ifly.vc, Amplify, Adam Nash (former CEO of Wealthfront), Spencer Rascoff (Zillow), Wedbush Ventures, Idealab, and Operate Venture Studio.

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Glow Digital Media Raises $1.3M, Sets Up Shop In LA

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Glow Digital Media , a developer of a Facebook advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $1.3M in a seed funding round, and set up its U.S. The UK-based company did not disclose the source of the funding. offices at Idealab in Pasadena, although the firm is not an Idealab company. READ MORE>>.

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Yapert Raises $1.2M For Mobile Magazine

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in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing.

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Reflections on 2016: Grant Hosford, codeSpark

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of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. Cheaper devices (Chromebooks and Tablets), better development tools (Unity3d), global distribution platforms (Apple and Google App Stores) and better business models (subscription and freemium) make companies like codeSpark possible.

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Mingly Launches Mingly Web and MyPeople | Manage Your TwitFaceMailBookLink

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They introduced Mingly for Gmail , a powerful browser plug in that unifies all your social networks into one address book with the ability to set reminders and send messages across different platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

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Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus

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The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. We’re providing space, mentorship and a seed fund to help their growth. Then, fourth is corporate social responsibility.