Tag: Startups
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New Fitness App Masters Allows Subscribers to Train With Pro Athletes
A new year offers a fresh start, and as COVID concerns persist, staying healthy is at the top of everyone’s mind. But lots of people have trouble meeting their fitness goals; according to one study, 73% of people abandon their New Year’s exercise reso…
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Conversational AI Startup mPulse Mobile Expands As Health Care Embraces Chatbots
mPulse Mobile, a Encino-based startup that provides conversational AI for health care companies, has acquired health care communications platform HealthCrowd and received a majority investment from private equity firm PSG, it announced Monday.Financia…
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Quid Raises $74 Million to Loan Money to Tech Workers—Using Their Startup Shares as Collateral
Quid, which loans money to employees at high-flying tech firms, has quietly raised $74.1 million in new funding, according to a disclosure filed this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The Santa Monica-based company offers tech workers w…
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Live-In Accelerator Launch House Is Raising a $10 Million Fund
Launch House, a startup accelerator inspired by the rise of content houses and TikTok mansions, is raising a $10 million venture fund.The company revealed its plans in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has yet to dis…
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Groundswell Raises $15 Million Seed Round to Bring Charitable Giving to the Masses
A decorated Marine who led troops through combat in Iraq and Afghanistan for four years and went on to build a successful nonprofit that deployed military veterans to disaster relief, CEO Jake Wood wants corporate America to give back.Wood said he was…
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This USC Professor’s Course Is Churning Out Startup Founders
Burcin Becerik-Gerber was 22 years old when a catastrophic earthquake hit Turkey in 1999. Though she emerged from the 7.6 magnitude quake unharmed, the disaster killed over 17,000, including a number of Gerber’s own friends. That tragedy never left Ge…
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dot.LA Summit: What to Expect When Breaking Into Tech Startups
There is no one secret to breaking into the tech industry, but one thing helps, a strong support system of colleagues and believing in yourself. A group of powerhouse tech veterans talked about the roadblocks faced when starting out. Grace Kangdani, s…
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Andreessen Horowitz Injects Millions Into Gaming Startup Led by Riot Alums
Secretive games studio Elodie stepped out of the shadows in early 2020 to knock down the barriers that stand in the way of gaming with friends across platforms. The Venice-based developer announced Thursday a $32.5 million Series A led by Andreessen H…
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Nominate Innovators for dot.LA’s Startup Awards
Nominate Innovators for dot.LA’s Startup AwardsWe are thrilled to announce the dot.LA Startup Awards 2021, a celebration of the most innovative people and companies in the L.A. startup and tech community. The event will be hosted live on Friday, Octob…