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Algorithmia, Co-Founded By USC Grad Student, Gets $2.4M

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A new startup, Algorithmia , which was co-founded by a USC PhD student, said today that it has raised $2.4M in a seed funding round, to go towards its online marketplace for computer software algorithms. The company said Daniels specifically left the USC Ph.D. Algorithmia is based in Seattle. program to found Algorithmia.

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Bridging The Gap Between Students And Startups, With TechLA

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However, for students at USC, UCLA, and Caltech, that just doesn''t exist. The second, which involves a lot of people, is building awareness at universities--notably, USC and UCLA. The third is a platform to connect everyone on, which is being provided by Internships.com, which is at techla.internships.com. READ MORE>>.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. Communications: Of course comms companies are springing up globally including WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk, WeChat and the dominant platforms of Facebook & Twitter. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area.