At Techstars LA’s second demo day, 10 startups in fashion, food trucks, furniture and more pitched to a packed audience Oct 11 at the El Rey Theatre on Mid-Wilshire, near the Techstars LA HQ. The Techstars LA accelerator features diverse … Continued
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LA’s cannabis tech startups are growing strong in discovery, operations, and delivery, navigating the frequently-changing legal and marketing restrictions, said speakers at our Digital LA – High Tech panel at Phase Two coworking space in Culver City. LA startups have … Continued
Health startups that use voice, machine learning, and bluetooth beacons pitched at the fourth demo day by Cedars-Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars, held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The eight startups use digital tools to improve patient satisfaction … Continued
E-commerce leaders discussed operations, branding, and international at the second HawkeFest e-commerce conference Oct 4 at the Victorian in Santa Monica. PANEL HIGHLIGHTS Building A Tribe Consumer products from underwear to shoes can build tribe of consumers and community online … Continued
Toolbox LA held its grand opening event featuring LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, and panels on tech to robots in Chatsworth on Monday October 1. Eric presented a Grand Opening certificate to the Toolbox LA founders. Eric Garcetti described LA’s strengths in … Continued
Congrats Halo Top Creamery and Bird, which ranked in the Top 5 of LinkedIn’s list of 50 Most Sought-After Startups. LinkedIn ranked startups nationwide based on LinkedIn activity related to these companies, including interest following their news on LinkedIn, and … Continued
Two Bit Circus opens its much anticipated micro-amusement park featuring escape rooms, story rooms, VR / AR games, digital carnival games, lounge and a restaurant in downtown LA on September 7. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke at the Sept 6 … Continued
Techstars – LA announced its second class of 10 startups, ranging from food trucks to fashion and haircuts. Techstars LA continues its commitment to diversity with its second class. About 60% of the startups are led by CEOs from underrepresented communities. In … Continued
Techstars – Cedars Sinai Health Accelerator announced its fourth class of nine startups. “We are excited to announce the companies joining the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, Powered by Techstars 2018 class,” said Jenny Fielding, Managing Director in Rotation at Techsters, in a … Continued
As Coachella fast approaches this weekend, with so many celebs, influencers, bands, and media flocking to the ferris wheel fields, some startups are making big marketing pushes at the fest and related events. Crunchet, based in New York, is making … Continued