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LA’s socially conscious bank challenger, Aspiration, launches a carbon offset credit card

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Aspiration , the financial services business for socially conscious consumers, is back with another environmentally friendly offering for its customers — this time, it’s a credit card. The Los Angeles-based company, which has raised roughly $250 million from investors including the celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr.’s

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How Epoxy Is Helping Content Creators Make Their Video More Social

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We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., What''s your background, why did you start the company? One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr.,

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. The next part of the margin mix online video companies must get control of is talent margins. The best companies look at data to know what time to post.

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Loot Crate Raises $18.5M, Tops $100M In Sales

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in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc.,

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Loot Crate Raises $18.5M to Get More Loot Into the Hands of Nerds

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This week the popular Los Angeles, CA-based ecommerce subscription company Loot Crate announced the successful close of a $18.5 The round is led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., Downey Ventures, M13, and Sterling.VC. million Series A fund.

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LA TECH SUMMIT Celebrates Los Angeles’s Phenomenal Growth

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Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016. .