L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 16, 2017

To serve growing bandwidth demand from wireless phone companies, telecommunications firm Wilcon announced plans to expand and then connect its fiber-optic network to hundreds of small cellular sites in downtown Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2017

Playa Vista-based SPACES , a developer of virtual reality technology aimed at the theme park industry, announced last week that it has raised $6.5M in additional seed funding. The funding was led by Chinese theme park operator Songcheng Performance Development, and also included Comcast Ventures, along with Boost VC, Colopl VR fund, GREE Inc., Kai Huang, The Venture Reality Fund, Youku Global Media Fund, and CRCM VC.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

Sunday, January 22, 2017 -- Application Deadline: Hardware Cup West Coast Regionals. Win $50,000 to grow your hardware startup! Any early-stage startup that builds a physical product is eligible to apply. Deadline for West Coast Regional is 1/22. 6 teams will be selected to pitch at Solidworks World on 2/7 for regional prizes and a chance to compete for $50,000 investment at national finals.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2017

Playa Vista-based SPACES , a developer of virtual reality technology aimed at the theme park industry, announced last week that it has raised $6.5M in additional seed funding. The funding was led by Chinese theme park operator Songcheng Performance Development, and also included Comcast Ventures, along with Boost VC, Colopl VR fund, GREE Inc., Kai Huang, The Venture Reality Fund, Youku Global Media Fund, and CRCM VC.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

Saturday, January 21, 2017 -- 500 Startups Unity and Inclusion Summit (Los Angeles) -- Diversity in Tech. Join 500 Startups on Jan 21, 2017 from 8:00am-7:00pm at a one-day event bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and the tech community to talk about the current state and future of diversity and inclusion (across ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and lifestyle) in tech.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2017

A report on Monday says that Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, the founders of Venice-based Snap Inc. , the parent company of Snapchat , will retain majority voting control of the company, even after the IPO. According to the WSJ, Spiegel and Murphy are expected to keep more than 70 percent of the voting power in Snap Inc., via an IPO which will offer less powerful voting shares to investors.

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Snapchat Report Southern California Venice 109

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully returned to space on Saturday with a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, launching ten Iridium satellites into orbit, and successfully landing the first stage of the rocket an its barge at sea. The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg at 9:54 a.m. on Saturday, and was the first launch for the space rocket developer since a catastrophic failure in September.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

Saturday, January 21, 2017 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Aerospace. Our Southern California Aerospace landscape has been revitalized. With major new players as well as established companies expanding development and manufacturing, a renewed vibrancy offers a turf for entrepreneurship at all levels, especially with the US Government pushing traditional primes and sub-primes to turn to new technologies and sourcing for defense and commercial applications.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 16, 2017

Snapchat IPO investors won’t get voting power, Wilcon plans to wire downtown Los Angeles to aid increased cell demand, DirecTV Now customer complaints growing, and more.

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Snapchat Demand Los Angeles Report 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -- Vision Workshop- 3 Keys To Accelerating Your Results. SCQAA-SF. We are back with an exciting topic- Vision Workshop- 3 Keys To Accelerating Your Results. During this dynamic and fun training you will have an opportunity to define, design, and experience your dream – and receive the blueprint for how to turn your greatest possibility into your reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2017

Businesses are finding that being socially responsible can be great for the bottom line, as well as good for employee morale. Of course, a company still needs to make a profit to survive, but supporting a worthy cause can be the most profitable brand building you can do. Witness the growth and popularity of Patagonia in outdoor clothing, and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 -- Startup Cafe #3 - Splash. This month, we'll hear how bots are changing everything about our interactions with products and businesses. Three great minds will share the future of bots, AI, and conversational interfaces with us, as we record their thoughts for L.A. Tech's newest podcast series. See https://startupcafe3.splashthat.com/.

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