Friday, October 2, 2015inviteUP: Moving Mobile Dating Beyond Endless Texting Into Real Life DatesIf you've ever used one of the more popular, mobile dating apps, you are probably used to the endless, back-and-forth texting that occurs when everyone is sizing each other up and deciding if they do, or do not, want to actually go on a date. That delay can be extremely frustrating to both men and women interested in truly connecting with each other, but who just don't know how. Los Angeles-based InviteUP (www.inviteup.com) is hoping to solve that problem, with its own, mobile dating app—which (More info...)
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Clutter Expands On Demand Storage Into New York CityLos Angeles-based on-demand, self storage startup Clutter, which has been running in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County, has expanded to the East Coast, saying this week that it has begun offering up its services in New York. The startup, which is led by Brian Thomas, offers up a smartphone driven way to store your excess "stuff", letting users request storage of items, which are cataloged, packed, and taken away to storage, and can be requested at any time. Clutter said its service i (More info...)
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The Language Express Gets SBIR GrantEncinitas-based The Language Express, which develops web-based, educational software, said Thursday that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation. The SBIR Phase I award will go towards developing digital content, to help educate and prepare young adults for their future in the workforce and everyday life. Size of the grant was not announced by the company. The Language Express is developing software to help children with ADHD, Autism (More info...)
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Vrse Finds Funding For Virtual Reality ContentLos Angeles-based Vrse, a new virtual reality content company, said Thursday that it has raised a round of funding, and appointed Drew Larner as Chief Operating Officer. Vrse said it received the seed funding round earlier in the year, from Andreessen Horowitz, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, Raine Ventures, WME, Live Nation, Vice Media, Marker LLC., Tribeca Enterprises, Annapurna Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and Elisabeth Murdoch's Freelands Ventures. Drew Larner is the former CEO of Rdio, and (More info...)
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