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Twiistup Tech Startup Event Returns to Skirball Tonight
L.A.'s homegrown conference, expo and party for web startups, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists takes tonight and Thursday at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Twiistup 8 will feature demos from ten hot startups on the verge of breaking out, panels and sessions geared toward L.A.'s unique media & technology landscape and the Twiistup afterparty.
This year's demo showoffs features a number of L.A.-based startups, a good reflection of the influx of venture capital that we've seen here in recent years. These include Wanelo, FoodMe, Sonicangel, Chromatik, Sharethrough and Nevolution.
We're told that very few tickets remain, so snap them up while you can - the event begins with demos tonight and a full day of programming on Thursday.
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