socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2016

A big Los Angeles area construction and engineering firm, AECOM , said Tuesday that it has been selected to build the first, Hyperloop test track, for a competition being run by Hawthorne-based SpaceX. The size of the contract was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The first, high tech test tunnel built by LA's The Boring Company , bored between the SpaceX parking lot and a home in Hawthorne, California, is almost complete, and will open to the public on December 10th, according to Boring Company and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2017

Elon Musk has released several videos of tunnel construction at the SpaceX , showing the installation of an elevator designed to take cars or "pods" down to a newly completed tunnel. The tunnel's entrace is apparently being built in SpaceX's parking lot.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based First Resonance, a startup developing what it calls a "factory operating system" designed for hardware companies for use in their manufacturing operations, says it has raised a new round of funding. The company says its founders previously had worked for such companies as SpaceX, NASA, Zoox, Toyota, and others.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based Relativity , a space launch startup which is developing automation technology designed to automate construction of rockets, said on Thursday that it has signed a deal for a launch site at Cape Canaveral. Relativity is venture backed by Playground Global, Y Combinator, Social Capital, Phillip Spector, and Mark Cuban.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will bid to build, fund, and operate a high speed loop connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago, Elon Musk said late Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

That’s the goal Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone set for themselves when they founded Los Angeles-based Relativity Space in 2015. From the site, Relativity will be able to launch its first designed rocket, the Terran 1, which is the only fully 3D-printed rocket in the world. space and missile defense program. ”

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Rocket Lab's small rockets--unlike those from another Los Angeles area company, SpaceX--are designed solely for launching small satellites, CubeSats, and other payloads into space. Rocket Lab successfully put six small satellites into orbit into low earth orbit.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2013

Not one to be shy about grand visions, technology mogul Elon Musk unveiled his plans this afternoon for Hyperloop , a system for transporting people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in mere minutes, using aluminum pods which are sent at speeds of up to 800 miles per hour between the cities.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2018

HyperloopTT is one of a number of companies in Los Angeles looking to be the first to deploy a "Hyperloop" transportation system--based on a concept thrown out to the world by Tesla and SpaceX's Elon Musk of high speed, vacuum driven tubes designed to send people and cargo between cities at hundreds of miles an hour.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. Relativity has also completed tests of its avionics architecture and hardware and conducted an analysis of the vehicle’s design and coupled loads. space industry.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Elon Musk and Tesla unveiled a new electric vehicle--the Cybertruck --last night in a big event, showing off an highly unusual design, made of the same stainless style used on the SpaceX Starship.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. And I constantly have to remind people that the largest tech startup employer in LA is actually SpaceX and that, yes, Elon Musk does live in LA.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2013

What, exactly, does tech mogul Elon Musk have in mind for Hyperloop--which he says will connect San Francisco and Los Angeles is half an hour? Image courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>. hyperloop elon musk tube transportation technology science dream'

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. Los Angeles-based Bev is no different. Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images).

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The company, along with its partners at PreistmanGoode also released the design for its passenger Hyperloop capsule at the London Design Festival. Hyperloop One has has announced agreements with: Russia, Helsinki-Tallinn, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, Los Angeles, USA, Dubai-Abu Dhabi, and United Arab Emirates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2016

As a startup advisor and aspiring angel investor, I’ve long been wary of startups trying to create new markets out of problems people didn’t know they have, or problems generally accepted as unsolvable. Overtly design the ecosystem as well as product. Uber and Airbnb did the same for transportation and hospitality.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. Does it surprise you that the fastest-growing “unicorn” was launched in Los Angeles and not San Francisco? Not at all.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

And I'm especially proud to have received our 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the I.R.S. Most Angelenos don't realize Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the country. (We We also started offering Factory Tour Workshops to entrepreneurs, with nearly 100 applying for the pilots.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2013

Talent needs often range from engineers, UX/UI designers, biz dev, marketing/pr, project managers and community managers. Their next stop is UnCubed Los Angeles on January 31, 2013. Companies like Fullscreen, Honest Company, Subblime, Daqri, Factual and SpaceX will be attendance amongst others. What can you expect?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Using advice about curriculum from the startup accelerator Y-Combinator and attracting superstar speakers like Elon Musk , Zhang has created an organization that is inspiring students to build great companies in Los Angeles. Zhang shares his thoughts about Los Angeles, incubator programs, and more. What is LavaLab/what is the vision?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. Snap, Riot Games, Tinder, SpaceX and on and on — these are great things for LA as is every new VC fund launching in LA to create the next big innovation. Are you kidding me?

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Elon Musk – SpaceX, Tesla Motors, PayPal. LA is a special place right now. Share on Facebook.

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