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Plenty Unlimited Raises $140M, Plans To Set Up Farm In Compton

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Plenty , a Bay Area startup developing vertical farming technology, said this week that it has raised $140M in a new funding round, and will build a new farm in Compton. The startup--backed by Softbank Vision Fund and strawberry farming giant Driscolls--has raised more than $500M in total for its vertical farming efforts.

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Interview with Dave Compton, NetPlenish.com

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We recently ran into Dave Compton , Chairman and CEO of Ventura-based NetPlenish.com (www.netplenish.com), a early stage startup working on a service which will automatically re-order items for consumers. Dave Compton: NetPlenish is the first price replenishment search engine. Dave Compton: Any consumable product.

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Tech Scenes Episode 1: A Look At SoCal's Startup Ecosystem

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In this episode we explore Los Angeles from Santa Monica, West Hollywood, to Compton and meet up with Royce Disini of Mobcrush, Greg Bettinelli of Upfront Ventures, Leura Fine of Laurel and Wolf, John Tomich of One Stop Internet, and Expree Devora of WeAreLATech.

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Tech Scenes: John Tomich, Onestop Internet

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In this solo episode we meet up with John Tomich and talk about Onestop Internet , the growing changes in ecommerce, explosive growth, and the long history of tech startups in Los Angeles. Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech founders and the cities they live in thrive.

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Los Angeles is using ride-hailing startup Via to shuttle people to public transit

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Under the pilot program, Via will provide on-demand rides to and from the Compton, El Monte and North Hollywood stations. The pilot program, which launched Monday, aims to solve the first- and last-mile problem that makes it challenging for people to get to and from public transit stations.

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NetPlenish Launches, Lands $1.9M

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ventura-based NetPlenish , the mobile shopping service startup headed by Dave Compton , said today that it has launched with $1.9M

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NetPlenish Launches Automated Replenishment Service

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Ventura-based NetPlenish , the automated replenishment service headed by Dave Compton, has launched its services, launching its service to to the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt yesterday. READ MORE>>.

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