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JUNE 2, 2020

San Diego-based Insightful Science said this morning that it has acquired Statsols , which develops clinical trial design software nQuery. Insightful Science said the buy will help it build its portfolio of scientific software solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2020

San Diego-based Insightful Science has acquired Cytapex , a bioinformatics contract research organization. Insightful Science is led by CEO Thomas Swalla. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Santa Monica-based Science, the startup studio led by Mike Jones and Peter Pham, has launched its own Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), called Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. According to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha (SSAA).

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Now the city’s enterprise tech scene can claim a really big winner with Signal Sciences , the security monitoring and management company that is getting bought by Fastly , a provider of content delivery networking services, for $775 million. Signal Sciences employees aren’t the only winners in the deal.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Raw Science , a new startup in the content area, said that it has launched a new online network aimed at content in the areas of science and technology. rawscience science content hollywood video streaming technology film scientific technological' The startup was founded by Keri Kukral and Raj Singh.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Santa Monica-headquartered startup incubator Science Inc. disclosed Aug. 30 it added Cincinnati, Ohio-based personalized closet management app Cladwell to its growing portfolio of startups.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Apeel Sciences, which has developed a plant-based coasting for fresh produce to extend its shelf life, has raised another big $250M funding round, a Series E for the company.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based Signal Sciences , a developer of web application security software, has been acquired for $775M by San Francisco-based Fastly , Fastly annoucned this morning. Signal Sciences is led by co-founder and CEO Andrew Peterson. Fastly said that new produt will provide a web application and API protection solution.

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JULY 1, 2020

Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc. Details of the financial arrangement between Science Inc. has backed a new company, looking to incubate startups from the music industry. The new venture is led by Jason Geter, a music industry veteran who co-founded Grand Hustle Records.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Los Angeles-based Product Science said this week that it has raised $18M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Slow Ventures, Coatue, K5 Global, Mantis Ventures, plus angels Peter Fenton (Benchmark), Jerry Murdock (Insight Partners), and executives at Snap.

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MAY 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based Science 37, a developer of software used for managing clinical research projects, has gone public in a merger with LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., According to Science 37, the deal will provide it with a $250M balance sheet to fund its technology platform and extend into new markets.

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MAY 26, 2020

La Jolla-based Platform Science , a developer of fleet management software and technology, has raised $42M in a Series B funding, the company disclosed recently. Platform Science had announced a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America, along with Daimler's participation in its Series B, at the beginning of May. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2020

Irvine-based data science and analytics software developer Alteryx says it is offering up free training to help train workers who have found themselves unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JULY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The acquisition of Venice, California-based Signal Sciences --worth $775M--by Fastly , has officially completed, Fastly said on Thursday. According to Fastly, is will combine its edge cloud platform and existing security offerings with Signal Sciences' web application and API security solutions. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Science closes $75 million fund; Elon Musk’s Boring Co. sells all its flamethrowers; and Snapchat is selling hats and sweatshirts inside its app.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc. No details of the new fundraising effort have been announced by Science. founded by Michael Jones, Peter Pham, Gregory Gilman, and Tom Dare, appears to be launching efforts to raise a new fund. The firm already has an existing venture capital fund which invests in its portfolio companies.

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MAY 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based security software developer Signal Sciences , which is venture backed by Lead Edge Capital, CRV, Index Ventures, Harrison Metal and OATV, said Tuesday morning that it has rolled out a new, cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) product to lits lineup. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Santa Monica-based Science , the startup studio led by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones, says it is booting up an effort to launch its own, bitcoin "mining" facility here in the United States, using renewable energy. Science said its renewable Bitcoin mining facility will be up and running by early 2018. million American homes.

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MARCH 23, 2020

The California Science Center --which is temporarily closed, like a huge number of other organizations and businesses--says it has launched a new content aimed at helping K-5 students who are stuck at home due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus crisis. Image via beatxm via flickr. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2020

Goleta-based Apeel Sciencs , a startup developing technology which coats fresh fruit and vegetables with what it calls an "extra peel" to help preserve fruit for longer, has raised a huge, $250M funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by GIC.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite says it has named Jay Neuman as the company's new Vice President of Data Science and Business Intelligence, based on of Evite's headquarters here in LA. According to Evite, Neuman has over 20 years of experience developing data science and business intelligence solutions.

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APRIL 22, 2019

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , which is developing personalized medicine products for treating and managing cancer, said this morning that it has named Richard J. Wenstrup, M.D., as its new Chief Medical Officer. Wenstrup previously was Chief Medical Officer for Myriad Genetics, serving at that firm from 2006 to 2007. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Science Inc. Science said the deal came as it was looking for a mobile advertising firm. PlayHaven Ad Network and its operating team are becoming part of Science''s Growth Labs division. Science has invested in such companies as DollarShaveClub, DogVacay, HelloSociety, and Delicious. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2019

Web security firm Signal Sciences Corp. celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, and the startup has quickly grown from a six-person operation in a Venice apartment to a 150-strong workforce rapidly outgrowing office space.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Signal Sciences , the developer of web application firewall and security software which is venture backed by Lead Edge Capital, CRV, Index Ventures, Harrison Metal and OATV, has expanded its product lineup, saying on Tuesday that it has added a new application security product for Envoy. Envoy is a load balancing product.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Retention Science , the developer of big data analytics software for online marketing, announced today that it has launched a new "Retention Score", which it bills as a Klout Score of e-commerce. The score allows online stores to see, at a glance, what their performance is with customer retention.

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APRIL 28, 2017

San Diego-based Epic Sciences has raised $40M in a Series D funding, for its cancer testing technology, the company announced Friday morning. Epic sciences is developing blood-based tests which help predict drug response in cancer. Epic Sciences is led by President and CEO Murali Prahalad, Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2017

Venice, California-based Signal Sciences announced this morning that it has raised $15M in a Series B funding round and launches its web protection platform. Signal Sciences says it has launched the Signal Sciences Web Protection Platform (WPP), threat protection software whcih protects web applications, microservices, and APIs.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. According to Science, the use of blockchain--the core technology behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin--will elimate fraud from user profiles, by attaching a cost to endorsing others. The new network looks to be taking aim at LinkedIn, currently the dominant professional networking service.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Santa Monica-based Retention Science , the marketing software technology maker led by Jerry Jao, has snagged $7M in a Series A funding, according to the company. Retention Science said it will accelerate hiring with the funding, and plans to double its employee base by the end of the year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Culver City-based Signal Sciences , which develops web application security firewalls, is announcing this morning that it has raised $35M in a Series C funding round. Signal Sciences develops Web Applications Firewalls (WAF), which are used to protect web applications from hacking attacks. Signal Sciences is led by CEO Andrew Peterson.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Carlsbad-based satellite communications company Viasat says it is backing a new institute at the University of California, San Diego, focused on data sciences. Viasat said UC San Diego's HDSI will help connect various academic disciplines in the school and help faculty engage with data science. HDSI is led by Rajesh Gupta.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Retention Science , the developer of big data software being used to help e-commerce companies covert more customers, has linked into e-commerce engine Magento, the firm is announcing today. Retention Science said the new extension is available through Magento's Connect Marketplace.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Science Inc. , Science Inc. and Hearst did not disclose terms of the deal, but AllthingsD said the investment was worth $30M and gave Hearst a twenty percent stake in Science. Science Inc. Science is the startup behind such local startups as DollarShaveClub, EventUp, DogVacay, Ellie, Uncovet, and Wittlebee.

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JULY 16, 2019

Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun, who founded Kite Pharma and Allogene Therapeutics, is in a new effort with real estate developer Tishman Speyer , which combines life sciences support with real estate development. Bellco's founders previously founded Kite Pharma (acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2017, for $11.9

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MARCH 30, 2018

Culver City-based Signal Sciences , the web defense software developer led by Andrew Peterson, said on Thurday that it has signed up a new customer, One Medical. According to Signal Sciences, One Medical will use its Web Protection Platform (WPP) for threat protection and security for its cloud applications. READ MORE>>.

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