DIVERSITY: A Candid Convo With Carey Ransom, the Co-founder of OC’s Operate (a venture studio)
inter-TECH-ion Intern Noah Chavarria contributed to this article
DIVERSITY: OC Coding Bootcamp Offers $4,000 Scholarship for Women In Tech. Learning Fuze Partners with BeSmartee…
An OC coding bootcamp’s commitment to diversity enables women in tech to either enhance their coding skills or shift gears altogether. LearningFuze is OC’s longest-running coding bootcamp. As it’s committed to the growth of the OC tech scene, it’s partnered with
ACCESSIBILITY: Linket Provides Domain Names That Are Accessible and Affordable
This article was written by inter-TECH-ion's intern Noah Chavarria
DIVERSITY IN VC: Diversity Rider Created by Venture Capitalist in LA
In addition to the importance of diversity in VC teams – whether they’re at private firms or affiliated with universities – another critical piece that’s garnering more attention these days is the diversity rider. A diversity rider is a call-to-action focused
FUNDING: It’s Not a Pipeline Problem. Female STEM Entrepreneurs are Ready for Funding. Yet, Barriers and Bias Still Preventing That…
Businesses led by women comprise 45% of all U.S. companies. And, four in 10 of those are led by women of color. However, only a small fraction of these businesses is STEM-oriented (STEM = science, technology, engineering and math). STEM women
NEWS: FinTech Startup Receives $30M in Debt Financing. Fvndit Will Use the Funds in Its Home Market of Vietnam…
A fintech startup with locations in Irvine and Vietnam has received an investment of debt financing in the amount of $30 million, led by Accial Capital and Variant Investments. Fvndit uses tech to re-build core parts of the funding infrastructure. It
GLOBAL COLLABORATION: EvoNexus Sponsors Murata and pSemi Support Innovation in Areas Including 5G and the Internet of Things
EvoNexus continues to innovate, this time on a global level. It’s created a “MarketLink Program,” which will enable global leader Murata Electronics and pSemi, (a Murata company), to hand-pick tech companies that dovetail with their strategic areas for potential partnerships. Both
NEWS: Aeon Biopharma Gets $25 Million in Debt Financing
A biopharma startup that develops therapeutic indications for its botulinum toxin complex announced that its strategic partner, Daewoong Pharmaceutical, will invest $25 million in the company. Aeon Biopharma, with HQ in Newport Beach, announced in a recent press release that the
INNOVATION: Tustin-Based Thread, Which Created a Platform for Decentralized Clinical Research Raises $50M From the Investors That Acquired It Last Year
A company, with HQ in Tustin, that created a platform supporting the biopharma industry raised $50 million. Thread raised the funds to expand its platform that enables decentralized clinical research. That’s significant during the times we’re living in now because its decentralized
SEEKING FUNDING: Entertainment Oxygen Seeks $1M in Second Seed Round. Its app provides networking and messaging for the entertainment industry, helping it stay connected and collaborate…..
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the content pipeline. It halted film production, which is slowly coming back to Los Angeles with safe sets, and closed cinemas, which are slowly re-opening with social distancing and other safety precautions. Even with the new