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September 21, 2021

QUINCY, Mass., Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADUSA Supply Chain, along with other Ahold Delhaize USA companies, Retail Business Services and Peapod Digital Labs, and Venture Café Cambridge, named includesign, a product design firm dedicated to creating products to empower individuals with disabilities around the world, the winner of the 2021 SEED Live pitch competition. The pitch competition was part of a culminating event for the 2021 SEED Immersion program.

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September 8, 2020

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Long Beach, California. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: 1. Revenue potential 2. Leadership team 3. Brand/product traction 4. Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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October 29, 2019

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Long Beach, California. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: 1. Revenue potential 2. Leadership team 3. Brand/product traction 4. Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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October 5, 2021

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Long Beach, California. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: 1. Revenue potential 2. Leadership team 3. Brand/product traction 4. Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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July 22, 2021

QUINCY, Mass., July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third year, ADUSA Supply Chain is hosting the 10-week Seed Program in partnership with Venture Café Cambridge. This year, the program is also supported by other Ahold Delhaize USA companies, including Retail Business Services and Peapod Digital Labs, which are collaborating to expand the scope of the program to include the total omnichannel supply chain, from point of manufacture through the supply chain to physical and digital store shelves, and provide start-ups access to a greater array of resources to help them build critical relationships to accelerate their companies.

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April 4, 2021

Tell us the origin story of PICKL – what problem were you trying to solve and why? I’ve been in the natural products industry supporting many #1 national premium wellness, beauty, and grocery brands found in Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, and more. I love the brands, retailers, and shoppers.

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March 22, 2021

TOKYO, March 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Japan KK (Based in Shibuya, Tokyo, CEO: Philip Vincent, hereinafter Plug and Play Japan) held a Winter/Spring 2021 Summit (Accelerator Demo Day) for their Winter/Spring 2021 Batch which consists of 3-month programs. This year, the summit was live-streamed at Tokyo (3/2-3/3), Kyoto (3/16), and Osaka (3/18), and 154 speakers went on the stage for Startup Pitches, Corporate Reverse Pitches, and Keynote Sessions.

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February 7, 2021

Ossie explains his B2B product/consumer data platform, pickl.xyz and shares his biggest challenge, how to acquire national customers outside of Southern California.

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December 3, 2020

TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Japan KK (Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter "Plug and Play Japan") has selected 103 startups in seven existing verticals (IoT, Fintech, Insurtech, Mobility, Brand & Retail, Hardtech & Health, and newly launched vertical, Smart Cities) with 42 large domestic corporate partner companies for the Winter/Spring 2021 Batch accelerator program which will be carried out from December 2020 to March 2021. The new vertical, Smart Cities program will start in Osaka, the latest and third Plug and Play location in Japan.

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September 2, 2020

A growing number of technology-based entrepreneurs are finding many reasons to invest in Downtown Long Beach. They have found a community of like-minded peers who feed off each other’s energy and inspire each other to invent and innovate.

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October 29, 2019

Our most recent event, the TechSparks Connect Pitchfest, brought out over 80 attendees from across the Los Angeles area. We had over 40 companies apply to pitch, and ultimately selected 7 startups to showcase. We had 4 early-stage investors participated in the judging. The entire event was made possible thanks to our team at TechSparks, along with our service provider sponsors - TroyGould Attorneys and The1stMovement Digital Agency.

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August 13, 2019

PICKL is looking to revolutionize brand visibility on retail shelves by using consumers to provide stocking and shelving information about products at supermarkets. The company positions itself as the Uber of retail visibility for brands and is currently targeting the natural products industry. PICKL’s proprietary platform monetizes grocery shopping for consumers, incentivizing them to provide information to a brand about their stocking situation in individual supermarkets. The interaction is also used as an opportunity to help consumers discover new brands.