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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. What else do you think Pasadena needs in the ecosystem?

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Sunday, October 16, 2016 -- Attend Innovate Pasadena’s Connect Week 16. Attendees have the opportunity to enhance their innovation game and learn more about design trends, local startups, nanotechnology, growth hacking, coding, successful entrepreneurship skills and more at #Connect16.

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MAY 19, 2020

Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics says it is partnering with PathSpot Technologies , a developer of technology which scans the hands of employees to make sure they are free of contaminants.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

Innovate Pasadena , the non-profit which is helping to promote the technology industry in Pasadena, said Monday that it has hired on its first, full-time hire. Innovate Pasadena said that Guerrero has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and event production, and is a Pasadena native.

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MARCH 31, 2015

NASA is behind an event coming up in Pasadena on April 11, the International Space Apps Challenge , saying it is looking for participants in a "mass-collaboration" hackathon to develop apps both related to life on earth an in space. nasa space hackathon crosscampus pasadena software exploration' READ MORE>>.

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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. Size of the investment was not announced. The company said Eli Lilly and Company led the funding, with the new investment today from JDRF.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

New energy storage technology--based on gravity and potential energy--may be on its way to helping to revolutionize energy storage, without the need or limited lifetime of batteries, according to a report today. Energy Vault recently raised $110M in funding for global deployment of its technology, an is a spinout of Pasadena's Idealab.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

County was poised to get another publicly traded company: Pasadena-based solar technology firm Heliogen Inc. As the clock was running out on 2021, L.A.

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APRIL 25, 2012

The Pasadena Angels have backed developer of protein analysis equipment for the drug discovery and research market, investing $475,000 in a Series B for Wasatch Microfluidics , the group said this week. Wasatch Biofluidics is developing printing technology to deposit biomolecules on biosensor surfaces.

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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? Terry Kay: That''s a good question. READ MORE>>.

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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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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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JANUARY 29, 2019

Pasadena-based ObEN , which develops technology to help people create a personal, AI-driven avatar which looks and sounds like you, reported a win in China, for a big New Year's broadcast for China Central Television (CCTV). ObEN showed off a clip of the use of its technology in the big broadcast. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group said this morning that it has acquired the patent rights to a process for removing sulfuric acid from gases from Bayer AG. Financial terms of the technology buy were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

For decades, solar technology experts have sought to generate electricity. But Pasadena-based Heliogen has a new technology that swaps fossil fuels for solar energy in industrial applications.

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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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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. The company claims that its energy storage technology will make baseload power cheaper than fossil fuels.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

billion verdict against Apple and Broadcom for allegedly infringing on the Pasadena university's wireless technology patents. Caltech won a $1.1

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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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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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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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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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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Altadena-based Melanoma Diagnostics , a developer of technology for the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant melanoma using genetic markers, is in a deal to sell its technology to Myriad Genetics , a publicly traded provider of molecular diagnostics products.

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JULY 11, 2013

Two, Los Angeles online advertising firms have linked up in a technology deal today. openx united online netzero advertising exchange technology software' United Online says it has more than 100 million registered accounts on its various brands. 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. 547% Pasadena Tom Lamb 186 Kyriba Corporation 482% La Jolla Jean-Luc Robert 189 MINDBODY 471% San Luis Obispo Rick Stollmeyer 195 ReachLocal, Inc. 6225% San Diego Kevin C. Frost, Ph.D. Frost, Ph.D.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the Idealab startup developing desktop search software, announced this morning that it has named John Patzakis as President of eDiscovery.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Pasadena-based engineering firm Jacobs Engineering Group said Tuesday that it has acquired The Van Dyke Technology Group , a 180-person cybersecurity firm. The Van Dyke Technology Group is based in Maryland, and provides its cybersecurity services for the U.S. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of email and desktop search software, said Thursday that it has rolled out a new, mobile version of its product. Tags: technologies desktop search software mobile iphone apple ipad ipod idealab. X1 is one of firms that is part of Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2011

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , based in Pasadena, and Chevron Corporation said this week that the two are in a new partnership, to develop a range of advanced technologies for harsh environments, including both on Earth and in space. Financial details of the collaboration deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based SlipChip , a Caltech spinoff developing microfluidics technology, has raised $26.5M Details on the Series B funding have not yet been announced by the company, whic his a spinout of technology developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the provider of email, desktop, and electronic discovery software, said Thursday that it has launched a mobile app which works with the iPad and iPad 2. The firm said the X1 Mobile Search app is now available on the iTunes App store, and supports the iPhone and iPod.

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JULY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab announced today that it has invested in a developer of clean energy generation technology. The firm has invested in Cool Energy , a Boulder, Colorado based developer of Stirling engine technology, used to convert heat energy into power. Financial details of the funding were not announced.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , a developer of software-as-a-service for the yoga, pilates, wellness, and spa market, said today that wellness businesses are signing up for its MINDBODY Finder product, technology which allows consumers to book and pay for fitness classes and wellness appointments online. READ MORE>>.

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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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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 in the midst of moving from Culver City to Pasadena. The company is led by Michael Slavin. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pasadena-based Near, which provides marketing data about audiences to brands, has named technology veteran Gladys Kong as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kong was previously the CEO of UberMedia, and had joined near after its acquisition of UberMedia. Near said the appointment will help it further scale its business and customers.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Pasadena-based nonprofit CTrees said today that it has launched a database of satellite data capturing an inventory of how much carbon is stored in forests globally. The nonprofit said it provides that data an the country- and jurisdiction-level, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and satellite imaging.

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