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APRIL 29, 2021

Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic said on Wednesday that its shareholders have approved the go-private, private equity acquisition of the company by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners. The two private equity companies will pay $80.00 per share in cash for CoreLogic. The deal is worth $6 billion in total. CoreLogic said it is being advised by financial advisor Evercore in the deal, with legal advice from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2021

Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. According to consistent feedback over the past several years, even in the best companies, employees seem stuck at less than 40 percent happy and "fully engaged.” That’s a huge opportunity for productivity in your business, as well as your team well-being.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 29, 2021

Especially for social media-based businesses, we all need to recalibrate our thinking about who is the teacher and who is the student. There is nothing wrong with a manager slowing a conversation to ask for more background when speaking to an often-younger and more involved associate. You know what I mean… The conversation goes something like this: “We found it on x site and using y app with z as our data object.”.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 30, 2021

TikTok named Shouzi Chew, chief financial officer at parent company ByteDance Ltd., as CEO for the social media company.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based The Milken Institute, along with the Motsepe Foundation, said this week that the two have launched a new, $2 million technology prize program, aimed at entrepreneurs in Africa. According to the two, the new Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize is aimed at technological solutions that accelerate progress towards implementing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2021

Snap Inc. acquired 3D map developer Pixel8Earth to develop its location-based augmented reality experiences.

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APRIL 30, 2021

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said this week that it is donating $60M to a global pathogen genomics initiative, in a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. According to Illumina, the donation will support creating a comprehensive pathogen genomic network around the world, to help build critical public health capabilities in areas of need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2021

I’m convinced that people who have fun at work are more innovative, as well as happier. I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my considerable business experience, I haven’t seen many successes come out of a group of fearful pessimists or unhappy people. As I was looking through the literature, I did find evidence that many strong business leaders, like John D.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Clio , a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6 billion. Clio last raised in September of 2019 when it brought in $250 million in a Series D financing.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 26, 2021

Downtown-based internet services company J2 Global Inc. announced April 19 that it will separate into two publicly traded companies.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Santa Monica-based Hashflow, which operates a decentralized exchange for the crypto market, says it has raised $3.2M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Dragonfly Capital and Electric Capital, plus IDEO Ventures, Alameda Research, Metastable, Galaxy Digital, Unanimous Capital, and angels Balaji Srinivasan, Kain Warwick and Ryan Sean Adams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and occasional angel investor, I often see and hear innovative product pitches that sound exciting, but are missing one or more of the key business elements that investors deem critical for funding consideration. We all hate to see your proposal rejected , when a bit more effort and homework could expedite your startup funding and rollout.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. They always ask me for the key reasons that other people fail, but because I’ve seen so many different situations, I’m have been reluctant to generalize the failure patterns.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Venice, California-based social app developer Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is still mostly white and male, according to the company's latest diversity report. 47 percent of Snap's employees are white, and 65 percent are male, according to numbers parsed by The Verge. Snap posted its diversity report on Thursday, the second time it has released its diversity numbers.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum said earlier this month tht it raised $75M in an investment round from Goldman Sachs Growth. The funding--announced on April 13th--will go towards making its products more broadly available, and to expand and accelerate investments in international markets, according to the firm. As part of the funding, Holger Staude of Goldman Sachs Growth will join GumGum's board of directors.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Carlsbad-based satellite communications and equipment provider Viasat said this morning that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Ku-band satellite products on Bombardier Challenger 600 series business jets. The certification allows the company to install its systems on Bombardier's Challenger 604, Challenger 605 and Challenger 650 jets.

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APRIL 29, 2021

West Hollywood-based Oro, Inc., a developer of e-commerce software, says it has launched a new product, OroMarketplace. The new software is aimed at the B2B marketplace market. The company says the new software lets sellers to rapidly implement B2B, B2C, B2G, franchise network ordering, services procurement, bookings/appointments, and physical goods marketplaces.

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APRIL 29, 2021

San Diego- and Shanghai-based Adcentryx Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on antibody drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutic development, says it has raised $50M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by CBC Group, and also included Zoo Capital the venture arm of Boyu Capital. Adcentryx Therapeutics was founded by CEO Dr. Hui Li. Li was previously CEO of Levena Biopharma, which was a subsidiary of San Diego's Sorrento Therapeutics.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital. The startup is backed by $50M in a Series A funding from Versant Ventures and Westlake Village BioPartners, and an additional $90M multi-year strategic collaboration and option agreement

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APRIL 28, 2021

Culver City-based network products developer PacketFabric say it has released a new, "cloud router" product, which supports connecting multiple, 100Gbps cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. Pricing on the new product was not announced. PacketFabric's product helps companies move data at high speed between cloud providers. The company says Cloud Router creates direct connections between public clouds, which eliminates the waste and security risks associated with suboptima

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APRIL 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based EV Connect, which operates a network of electric vehicle charging stations, says it is continuing to expand its efforts in California. According to the company, it is once again part of the Southern California Edison Charge Ready program, a $436M effort which is focused on accelerating charging infrastructure for multifamily, new construction, and businesses in SCE's territory.

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APRIL 28, 2021

San Diego-based Boundless Bio, a company developing therapeutics for treating cancer, has raised $105M in its Series B funding, the company said this morning. According to the company, the funding was led by Nextech invest and RA Capital Management, and also included new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Redmile Group, Wellington Management, Surveyor Capital, PFM Health Sciences, and Logos Capital, along with existing investors.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based electronics products retailer Newegg has--suprisingly--thrown its hat into the online flower delivery market for Mother's Day, saying it will offer up a way for its customers to send flowers for Mother's Day, after a online flower delivery test earlier this year. The company says it is shipping flowers from a location in Northern California.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Pepperdine University is using 2U to power a new, online Master of Public Policy and Leadership (MPPL) degree, according to 2U and keypath Education. Financial details of the win for 2U were not announced. 2U said the move is its first partnership with the Pepperdine University in the Public Policy area. 2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Guesty, a developer of property management software for the short-term rental market--including Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, Vrbo and TripAdvisor--has raised $50M in a Series D funding, the company announced this morning. The funding brings the company's total raised to $110M. The new funding was led by Apax Digital Fund, and also included AMI Opportunities Fund, plus existing investors Viola Growth, Flashpoint, Vertex Ventures, Kingfisher Investment Advisors and La Maison Partn

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APRIL 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based LIT Method, which offers fitness equipment and programs, said today that it has raised a round of funding. The funding came from Marcy Venture Partners (MVP), the venture capitalist firm co-founded by Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, as well an investment from former Los Angeles Dodger Adrian Gonzalez. LIT Method was co-founded by Justin and Taylor Norris.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 and $17.00 per share. The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. The Honest Company said it is offering up 6,451,613 shares of its common stock in the offering, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Venice, California-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired 3D image acquisition company Pixel8earth. The deal was reportedly worth $7.6M. Pixel8earth develops a crowdsourced, 3D imagery acquisition service, which allows people to help build out a an open, 3D map of the world--mapping into 3D space. Snap is reportedly incorporating the startup into its augmented reality efforts.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based personal care, beauty, baby, and household products brand The Honest Company says it has named two new members to its board of directors. According to the company, it has named James White and Susan Gentile to the company's board, effective upon the company becoming a public company. James White is former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamba, Inc., and Susan Gentile is Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of H.I.G.

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APRIL 26, 2021

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APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based ZipRecruiter, a provider of recruiting tools for companies, has filed for an IPO, saying it is looking to raise as much as $100M in a public offering. The company, led by founder and CEO Ian Siegel, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ZIP. The company reported net income of 86.0M on revenues of 418.14M for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Culver City-based network products developer PacketFabric say it has updated its "cloud router" product, which supports connecting multiple, 100Gbps cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. Pricing on the new product was not announced. PacketFabric's product helps companies move data at high speed between cloud providers. The company says Cloud Router creates direct connections between public clouds, which eliminates the waste and security risks associated with suboptimal ne

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APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based ZipRecruiter, a provider of recruiting tools for companies, has filed for a direct listing on the NYSE, saying it is looking to raise as much as $100M in a public offering. The company, led by founder and CEO Ian Siegel, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ZIP. The company reported net income of 86.0M on revenues of 418.14M for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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