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ventureLab Takes On Startup Incubation

Los Angeles-based ventureLab Growth Partners said Tuesday afternoon that it has launched a new "startup studio" to invest in and build early stage startups. The new startup studio is led by Mike Prasad. According to ventureLab, it will provide seed funding, along with product, marketing, and operational support to its companies. The company did not say how much funding it intends to provide to startups. ventureLab is currently targeting companies in the area of advertising technology, social/gaming media, content and community. The studio also said it will be expanding in the future to include digital health and app-driven commerce. Prasad is part of new media company the Collaborative, and is known for catapulting Kogi BBQ into the limelight via his Twitter social media campaign.