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The trendy medical scrub-maker FIGS made history on multiple fronts when it made its Wall Street debut last month. Co-founders Trina Spear and Heather Hasson sat down with dot.LA to talk about how they went from selling their scrub sets out of their car in front of hospitals during shift changes to going public last month.
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FIGS Co-CEOs Trina Spear and Heather Hasson on Their Epic IPO
The Santa Monica company was likely the first led by two female CEOs and co-founders to go public; it was the first healthcare apparel company to go public, and it was the first company to make its IPO available on Robinhood.
Newport Beach Venture Firm Ankona Capital Raises $66M for Its First Fund
Newth Morris, who co-founded the location software service Telogis, remembers looking for mentorship as a young entrepreneur in Southern California two decades ago. The experience is why he and his partners' primary goal at their Newport Beach venture firm is to further aid startups in the region.
Meet YouTuber, Founder, New Mother and Designer Desi Perkins
Influencer and CEO of two namesake brands, Desi Perkins talks to Behind Her Empire about how her experience as a cocktail waitress shaped her, her breakout moment as a YouTuber and how she bootstrapped her company.