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Phase Four Finds $26M For Satellite Thrusters

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El Segundo-based Phase Four, a space startup which is creating satellite thrusters which use radio-frequencies for propulsion, said it has raised $26M in a Series B funding round. Phase Four says it is developing Maxwell plasma propulsion engines, which are designed to steer satellites in space.

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JumpStartFund Names Hyperloop Effort

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JumpStartFund--which is based in El Segundo--said its community has voted to name the company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , and also has tapped into ANSYS, GloCal Network Corporation, and UCLA"s Architecture and Urban Design program SUPRASTUDIO to work on the effort.

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Interview with Steve Malony, CEO, Belkin

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Our interview today is with Steve Malony, the CEO of Belkin International (www.belkin.com), the consumer electronics and accessories giant which is based in Playa Del Rey (and soon is moving to El Segundo). When someone says they're putting a school on the Belkin campus, how does that work aside from just having space there?

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Local Firms Recognized For Innovation

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A number of local, Southern California firms were recognized today by the Wall Street Journal, in that publication's annual Technology Innovation Awards. Other firms also recognized in individual categories included El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout headed by Jeff Green, for its water filtration and purification technology.

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JustFabulous Lands $33M

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El Segundo-based Just Fabulous , a new startup spun out of Intelligent Beauty, the e-commerce firm headed by Don Ressler and Adam Goldenberg, said this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, for its "fashion styling" and fashion site.

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BridgeCo Adds $7.5M

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El Segundo-based BridgeCo , a developer of semiconductors for the home entertainment market, announced Friday that it has raised $7.5M BridgeCo said the equity funding will go to accelerate technology development, as well as to expands its partner program. in a new round of funding.

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WebVisible In Big Hiring Push In Los Angeles With New Office

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Irvine-based WebVisible , which helps small businesses place online advertising, said this morning it is in a big hiring push, and is immediately looking to hire over 75 employees across sales, IT, software engineering, and product design positions. The firm said it received more than 600 applications from that job fair.