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Small business owners use a variety of tactics to attract qualified job applicants on a small budget. They utilize tools such as their company website, job boards and, increasingly, social media.

Lending platform Avant, touted by many industry leaders as a future billion-dollar unicorn since its launch in 2012, announced today is has closed two new debt-financing solutions that total $339 million.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on April 03, 2025

Catch up on the latest tech developments from Tinseltown.

CEO Vijesh Mehta, Nicole Goodwill, the senior manager of Agile transformation, and Director of Product Engineering Adrian Rodriquez, broke down how a streamlined — and fun — engineering culture helps EZ Texting grow. 

Santa Monica-based Fuisz Media raised $2.1 million last week to launch its interactive video product that lets consumers interact with brands in every frame of a video.

Over 300 attendees packed the floor at The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica to watch MuckerLab's third class pitch their new ventures. Altogether, the accelerator's eight graduating startups hit the right notes, with noticeable category dominance in fintech, enterprise SaaS, sales/service CRMs, risk management and e-commerce.