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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Pasadena-based Protomer Technologies announced this morning that it has received funding from both the JDRF T1D Fund, as well as Eli Lilly and Company, in a funding round. The company said Eli Lilly and Company led the funding, with the new investment today from JDRF. Size of the investment was not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2021

Pasadena-based energy technology company Heliogen Inc. will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in a deal that values the combined company at $2 billion.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

For Friday''s interview, we spoke with Terry Kay ithe new Chairman of the Pasadena Angels (www.pasadenaangels.com) on the group, and its relevance in the technology funding world today. First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group? Without that, many companies would not have gone very far.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , in Pasadena, as well as dozens of technology companies--at least one managed service provider (MSP)--have been hacked by Chinese spies, according to an indictment by the Justice Department filed on Thursday.

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Company Companies Pasadena Research 164

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APRIL 17, 2019

Pasadena-based venture capital investment firm Thin Line Capital , a new venture capital firm led by venture veteran Aaron Fyke, has made its first investment, in a developer of solar technology. Size of the investment was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Southern California had a healthy showing in the latest ranking of the fastest growing companies from Deloitte''s Technology Fast 500 , which was announced last night. Of those 500, there were at least 60 Southern California companies in the rankings. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Energy Vault , a startup created by Pasadena-based startup incubator Idealab , announced this morning that it has launched its utility-scale energy storage technology into commercial availability. According to Energy Vault, it already has signed a deal with the Tata Power Company to deploy a 35 MWh system in 2019.

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Idealab Technology Incubator Pasadena 133

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Pasadena-based ObEN , which is developing intelligence avatar technology which allows users to create highly realistic avatars for use in augmented reality and virtual reality environments, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from K11.

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Technology Pasadena Funding Develop 124

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 8, 2020

.” With $10 million in financing from a slew of investors including Upfront Ventures, Alpha Edison, the general partners and founders of True Ventures, and a Korean family office, Share Ventures will look to launch between two and four companies per year. “We have aggregated tools into a company building stack,” says Watt.

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Company Companies Idealab Tool 249

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Pasadena-based people search site Spokeo has named longtime Los Angeles technology veteran Tom Fuelling as its new Chief Financial Officer, the company said today. Fuelling was most recently CFO over at Laurel & Wolf, and also has served at such companies as OpenX and Hulu.

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MAY 12, 2021

Pasadena-based GuRu Wireless, a developer of wireless power charging technology, is powering a new effort to bring wireless charging to Motorola, the two companies said this morning. GuRu claims its technology allows for delivery of watts of power over meters. GuRu is led by CEO and co-founder Florian Bohn.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Pasadena-based venture investor California Technology Ventures has put its funding behind a medical device maker, which is trying to prevent muscle atrophy after orthopedic surgery. in a Series A funding led by Research Corporation Technologies, which included Pasadena's California Technology Ventures, along with Aphelion Capital.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 17, 2013

Why are there great tech companies in Pasadena that no one has heard of? Sometimes the answer is that the team is too busy building a great company to worry about generating press outside their own industry. Bluebeam’s technology is phenomenal. Companies like Bluebeam point out the reality. In the field.

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Pasadena Pasadena Angels Company Companies 55

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Pasadena-based material science technology developer Materia appears to be facing some legal challenges in court, according to Law360. The report says that a German industrial conglomerate, Evonik Degussa GmbH , says it received a $1.5M

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MAY 28, 2014

Pasadena-based venture capital firm California Technology Ventures has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, selling cardiac catheter maker AngioScore , to medical device firm Spectranetics. California Technology Ventures has been an investor in AngioScore since at least 2004, as part of the company''s Series B funding.

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Technology Venture Capital Pasadena Acquisition 147

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JULY 11, 2013

Two, Los Angeles online advertising firms have linked up in a technology deal today. The two companies said that OpenX will provide United Online Media Group with its full monetization platform, including its real-time-bidding, ad network, direct sale, and other tools. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Earlier this week, Deloitte released its latest list of the top 500 growing technology companies, in its 2012 Technology Fast 500. A very healthy list of Southern California companies made the list, with a total of 64 companies in the region ranked in the list. 6225% San Diego Kevin C. Frost, Ph.D. Frost, Ph.D.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

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MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based SlipChip , a Caltech spinoff developing microfluidics technology, has raised $26.5M as part of an ongoing, $30M funding raising effort, according to a filing from the company. Photo: Caltech, demonstration of technology licensed by SlipChip by the school. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Privlo , a technology driven startup offering up mortgage loans to consumers, said this week that it has raised $350M in a debt financing round, along with $3.8M The company is led by Michael Slavin. The company is in the midst of moving from Culver City to Pasadena. READ MORE>>.

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Culver City Technology Equity Pasadena 138

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation, the operator of prepaid Mastercard, online and mobile banking, and other related businesses, has named Gyorgy Tomso as the company's Chief Technology Officer. Tomso was most recently Chief Operations Officer for fintech payments technology provider PayU.

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Chief Technology Officer Pasadena Mobile Technology 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2018

Wilson is a longtime Southern California technology veteran, having served as an executive at such companies as Overture Services, Yahoo!, Wilson is also well known for starting Innovate Pasadena, the local nonprofit which helps focus on Pasadena's high tech ecosystem. Momentum Ventures, and other local startups.

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Southern California Pasadena High Tech Yahoo 170

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MAY 14, 2018

Pasadena-based SeqOnce Biosciences , which is developing next generation sequencing technology, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, according to the company. According to SeqOnce, it will use the new funding for commercialization of a library construction kit for whole genome next generation sequencing (NGS).

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Seed Funding Funding Pasadena Venture Capital 147

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The MIT Technology Review has published its 50 most innovative companies for this year, including at least four Southern California technology firms. Those firms joined such companies as Groupon, Zynga, Facebook, and others in the highlight of innovative technology firms.

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Technical Review Technology Southern California Idealab 150

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Pasadena-base concentrated solar power (CSP) technology developer Heliogen said this morning that it has named two new people to its board of directors. According to the company, it will add David Crane and Paddy Padmanathan upon closing of its merger with Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Pasadena-based Alexandria Venture Investments, the venture arm of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, says that has been ranked as one of the year's top five most active U.S. According to the company, it is on track to double its investment activity this year. investors in the "agrifoodtech" sector.

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Activity Invest Pasadena Equity 113

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Pasadena-based online vitamin seller iHerb says it plans to invest $100M in Russia, as a part of an effort to serve the Russian community. The company, which sells vitamins and supplements online, did not say what percentage of its business is in that country. The company's President is Emun Zabihi. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Westlake Village-based gravity-based energy storage technology developer EnergyVault says it will list on the NYSE, via a merger with a special purpose acqisition company (SPAC), Novus Capital Corporation II. billion and is expected to additionally provide up to $388 million in gross cash to the company. and others.

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Westlake Village Idealab Pasadena Capital 113

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JUNE 15, 2021

Pasadena-based Heliogen, which is deeloping concentrated solar power technology, has raised $108M in two funding rounds, the company said on Tuesday. That energy can be used to provide heat for industrial processes, including production of cement, steel, and petrochemicals, according to the company.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics, which develops kitchen assistance robots, says it is looking to raise another $40M more via crowdfunding, after just completing $50M in an equity crowdfunding push. The company said it is undergoing a "SEC review process" ahead of the new crowdfunding effort.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Pasadena Demand 124

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MARCH 5, 2018

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics says it has officially launched its burger flipping robot, "Flippy", at CaliBurger's Pasadena location--and, separately, has inked a partnership to bring its robotics technology to the sports and entertainment venue market.

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Artificial Inteligence Pasadena Entertainment Research 157

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JULY 7, 2021

Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.,

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Acquisition Idealab Incubator Pasadena 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 14, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 -- Los Angeles County Technology Week. Panels include: Social Media; The Pasadena Angels An Investor Panels Evaluation of Five Technology Companies; The Impact of Portable Tablets and Apps on Business; Learn Technology Trade Secrets from Top Entrepreneurs: and much more.

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JULY 27, 2021

Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics said this morning that it has named Christopher Kruger as its new Chief Technology Officer, and also named several new members to its board of advisors. Current CTO Ryan Sinnet will become Chief Research Officer at the company.

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CTO Coach Chief Technology Officer Pasadena Research 124

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Pasadena-based Thin Line Capital announced this morning that it has launched a brand new, energey and sustainability fund, which will invest in cleantech investing. Fyke previously had been CEO of multiple companies for Idealab, and also was a cleantech investor at Starfish Ventures in Australia.

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Capital Funding Idealab Venture Capital 213

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JUNE 14, 2017

Pasadena-based Episona has raised $4M in seed funding, to go towards expansion of its male fertility testing product, Seed, the company said last week. According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco.

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Pasadena Pasadena Angels Seed Funding .Net 133

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JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based Guru , a venture backed startup developing wireless power distribution technology, said this morning that it has released a development kit for its technology, which will allow potential partners to trial its millimeter-wave wireless power products.

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