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Relativity Space gains new customer in Iridium and new launch site at Vandenberg

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Relativity Space has a new customer for its 3D-printed rockets: Established satellite maker and operator Iridium, which has picked the company for launches in 2023. “Not only do we have a second launch site, but we have an anchor customer. . “Not only do we have a second launch site, but we have an anchor customer.

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Funraise Finds $9.7M For Nonprofit Fundraising

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Long Beach-based Funraise , which develops nonprofit fundraising software, has raised $9.7M in an investment in its Series A funding, the company said this week. According to Funraise, the funding was led by Toba Capital, and also included angel Blaine Vess, the founder of Student Brands. READ MORE>>.

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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

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One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. million from investors Trucks VC, Kapor Capital, JFF, Energy Impact Partners and The Fund. Powering up.

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Postmates’ newest feature is like Uber POOL for food delivery

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Postmates is launching a new feature called Postmates Party that lets customers within the same neighborhood pool their orders. In return, these customers get the food delivered for free, eliminating a major pinch point for potential Postmates users. The feature is now available in Chicago, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Calif.,

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Apriso: Strong Growth From Cleantech, Recovery of Economy

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Long Beach-based Apriso , a privately held firm developing manufacturing software, said today that it saw "strong customer growth" in the quarter from manufacturers in the solar, fuel cell, and battery industries. Apriso reported its customers now include Boston-Power, Chevrolet Volt, Isuzu, and NGK Spark Plug Co.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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We got really serious after the success of that customer, who wanted to make this technology available for all of its employees across the globe. How is it your first customer was in Australia? We're working from Manhattan Beach and Long Beach, and we've found that Southern California is really friendly.

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How FreeConferenceCall.com Made Audio Conferencing Free

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FreeConferenceCall.com is a Long Beach company which was founded by David Erickson. We get between 150,000 to 160,000 customers a month. A couple of years ago, there were some FCC rule changes to the Universal Service Fund, how has that impacted your business? That''s been a huge part of our growth.