L.A. gets more moolah, thanks to Calibrate Ventures and its new, $80 million fund

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L.A. gets more moolah, thanks to Calibrate Ventures and its new, $80 million fundTwo years ago, a couple of VCs from Shea Ventures, a 50-year-old, L.A. -based investment firm, banded together to create a Pasadena, Ca.-based early stage venture firm called Calibrate Ventures. Investors clearly like what they’re building. Firm founders Kevin Dunlap and Jason […]

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Huawei CFO accused of fraud is granted $7.5M bail

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Huawei CFO accused of fraud is granted $7.5M bailThe Canadian government has granted bail to Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver. The decision concludes a three-day court hearing in which the judge and the public prosecutor debated whether Wanzhou would breach her bail conditions. Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren […]

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Proof of use: A new crowdfunding threshold for passionate users

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Proof of use: A new crowdfunding threshold for passionate users Galen Moore Contributor Galen Moore is director of Business Development at New Alchemy. Right now, most participants in U.S. private placements must be “accredited” investors, meaning $200,000 annual income over multiple years or $1 million in net worth, not including your primary residence. These numbers […]

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With $15M, The Riveter plans to open 100 new female-focused co-working spaces

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With $15M, The Riveter plans to open 100 new female-focused co-working spacesIn a disappointing year for female-founded startups — at least those looking to raise venture capital — The Riveter not only closed its first institutional funding round, but it’s today announcing a $15 million Series A funding, bringing its total backing to $20.5 million. The […]

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Podcast industry aims to better track listeners through new analytics tech called RAD

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Podcast industry aims to better track listeners through new analytics tech called RADInternet users are already being tracked to death, with ads that follow us around, search histories that are collected and stored, emails that report back to senders when they’ve been read, websites that know where you scrolled and what you clicked and much […]

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