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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/18/2017. Make your business a shared labor of love, rather than a battle.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/18/2017. Make your business a shared labor of love, rather than a battle.
Tech.Co
JULY 12, 2017
Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Ambidio is an innovative sound company that creates a continuous sound field with a sense of depth and dimension through any device with stereo speakers, bringing an immersive sound experience to everyone.
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socalTECH
JULY 3, 2017
Financial details of the acquisition were not announced, however, DexYP says the combined company will have pro forma net revenues of more than $2 billion in 2017. Dex Media said on Friday that it has acquired YP Holdings , which operates both YP.com and the Real Yellow Pages, and will create a new combined company called DexYP.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 8, 2018
In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2017
Techstars has grown tremendously around the world in 2017, establishing a new venture in India and launching vertical accelerators focused on things like smart cities (in Dubai), energy (in Norway), defense (in Boston) and insurtech (North Carolina). What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?
socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2017
What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? Biggest personal lesson was to stay steadfast in your beliefs, even when the world thinks you're crazy. CryptoKitties!
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Total venture capital investment dollars in 2017 are on their way to a decade high, according to a new report issued today, with $21.5 The 3Q 2017 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report said the latest quarter worths of investment brings 2017's total to $61.4 billion invested in the third quarter in more than 1,699 companies.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2018
seed funding up from Q1 2017; Amazon drops price of Ring Doorbell; Former Sony CEO Andrew House joins KEYPR’s advisory board.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2017
What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017. So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. I expect this will drive a wave of meaningful M&A.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2017
What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that particularly caught your eye in 2017? To start the day earlier and value routine in the morning. The attractive by-product is that I am reading more and working out more.
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
recorded positive free cash flow in the first quarter of 2021, the first time the company has done so since going public in 2017.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 16, 2021
But it is perhaps best known for its epic 2017-era $200 million secondary round that General Atlantic financed. The online website creation and hosting service — which has now expanded into e-commerce by hosting online stores — then raised another $40 million round in 2014. That round was raised at a $1.5
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 5, 2019
Snap has consistently lost users since going public in 2017. The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network. The result?
socalTECH
JUNE 25, 2020
The company was founded in 2017. According to ClickUp, its customers included Google, Nike, Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, and Ubisoft, where it helps replace or integrate workplace applications for employees. Zeb Evans is Founder and CEO of ClickUp. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 11, 2017
announced Tuesday that e-sports company aXiomatic was one of 11 companies chosen to participate in the 2017 Disney Accelerator program. Walt Disney Co.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Upgrading ParkMobile’s license plate-based service with a computer vision based system that recognizes cars as they enter and leave garages has been Metropolis’ mission since founder and chief executive Alex Israel first formed the business back in 2017. In all, Metropolis has raised $60 million since it was formed back in 2017.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The report says Fisker is aiming at showcasing his first vehicle in the second half of 2017. According to an interview with Fisker by Bloomberg, the new company is based on energy storage and battery technology from "several professors from UCLA". READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 20, 2017
startups rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017, seed-stage investments went in the other direction. While venture capital investment in L.A.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Webroot said it will incorporate CyberFlow's technology into its products, initially in custom integration and evaluaation, with full availability and further product integrations expected in 2017. Cyberflow Analytics was led by Tom Caldwell. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2017
Across the road and below the ground pic.twitter.com/E2DG8EzaXg — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2017. pic.twitter.com/DIZW7zuWaA — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2017. Just installed steel skeleton of the car/pod elevator. Should be operating next week. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 8, 2015
SpaceIL , an Israeli company which is part of the Google Lunar X Prize, said this week that it has booked a spot on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2017, to launch a robotic probe to the moon.
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2018
The startup, led by CEO and founder Allen Kamrava, says it is backed by $2M in seed funding, which was raised back in September of 2017 through mostly friends and family. Euso says it is building building a consumer platform that allows assembled and self-selected groups to form for the purpose of sharing unexpected costs of life.
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
In 2017, backed by early investors including Capital One Ventures and Mark Cuban, Dave Inc. launched a mobile app to help users manage expenses and avoid overdraft fees.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Traffic Light Information is an Audi connect PRIME feature (a paid subscription) that is only available on select 2017, 2018 and newer models. The feature is still somewhat limited, despite the expansion to more cities.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The idea of high-flying air taxis has been popular; in 2017, Uber said it planned to have flying taxings in Los Angeles by 2020 (pictured); just last week, Uber sold its flying tax division to another company. Uber, for its part, had run some helicopter flights in New York City, but has yet to produce an actual flying vehicle.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.
TechCrunch LA
JULY 3, 2019
One of the oldest VCs rooted in LA, Upfront previously closed on $400 million for its sixth flagship early-stage fund in 2017. Upfront’s investor line-up also includes partners Kobie Fuller, Greg Bettinelli, Kara Nortman and Kevin Zhang. Last year, companies headquartered in LA raised more than $60 billion.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
He started Dutchie in 2017 (and yes, it is named after the song ) in 2017 from Bend and has been slowly and steadily growing the business. Eaze, the biggest startup in the online delivery space, has raised at least $37 million to tackle the growing market for legal cannabis delivery since its launch in 2014.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 14, 2016
The first phase of the prize competition--which will take three years--is the submission of technical documentation on their proposed solutions, which are due in December; the foundation said its panel of judges will select 25 teams to enter the first round of testing and announce those teams in February of 2017. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JANUARY 20, 2016
Esri said the new offering is part of an effort to help support current Google customers and partners, who were using Google Earth Enterprise (Google Earth EC)--which Google has said last year that it will sunset in March of 2017. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
The maritime industry is not a stranger to ransomware attacks: just last year, in 2017, shipping giant Maersk was crippled by the NotPetya ransomware attack, forcing the company to fall back on tracking shipments using handwritten notes; that attack forced Maersk to replace 45,000 PCs and 4,000 servers in order to recover from the attack.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Cody Simms: Applications will open in January, on January 17th, 2017, and they will close April 9th, 2017. The program itself will start roughly July 17th, 2017, give or take a day or two. The Demo Day will be in October 2017. What are the deadlines and program dates those startups ought to know about?
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
OC Tech Alliance said OCTANe will continue on with its 2017 High-Tech Innovation Awards, the members only CEO Round Table, and its other various "Round Tables" which serve the community. The two--who had announced their intent to merge in September--will be merging their various events and activities.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2017
USGS (@USGS) June 22, 2017. Regarding: [link] pic.twitter.com/68Q0I2Ix2j — USGS (@USGS) June 22, 2017. That quake destroyed most of downtown Santa Barbara, and severely damaged the Mission Santa Barbara. Alerts were sent for a M6.8 in California. This was an error. More information to come. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
According to the company, it had 2017 revenues of $1,117.8 million in 2017, which was an increase of 27.9% from 2016, when it had $874.3M in revenues.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 26, 2020
revenue soared 52% in the third quarter, blowing through Wall Street estimates and continuing the company’s comeback from a rocky 2017 start as a publicly traded company.
socalTECH
JUNE 29, 2017
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2017. Musk did not provide details on how long or where that first segment of tunnel will lead to; apparently, the digging operations before now had been confined to the SpaceX parking lot. No longer waiting for Godot. It has begun boring and just completed the first segment of tunnel in LA.
socalTECH
MAY 26, 2017
According to BlackBerry, Qualcomm will pay the full amount of the final award on or before May 31, 2017. San Diego-based Qualcomm has agreed to pay $940M to BlackBerry Limited , in a conclusion of an arbitration case, over overpayment of royalties by BlackBerry to Qualcomm, BlackBerry said on Friday.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
According to those filings, the funding comes on top of $1.65M in equity raised in a round which opened in June of 2017. Details on the funding--which appears to be a convertible note or bridge round, with warrants--have not yet been announced. That earlier equity funding had a target of $2.975M, and had included 62 investors as of November.
socalTECH
APRIL 11, 2018
percent from Q1 of 2017. Seed stage investments in Los Angeles area startups was up, year-to-year, according to the Q1 2018 LA Seed Deal Report from investor Amplify LA. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 22, 2019
in 2017 alone. Impossible Burger is another well-financed startup making burger alternatives, as is the current king of animal-free condiments, Just , which is looking at lab-grown meat on its product roadmap. Globally, consumers bought $1.4 trillion of meat, according to data from Fitch Solutions Macro Research cited by the company.
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2018
Los Angeles-based advertising exchange and technology developer OpenX said on Tuesday that its net revenues rose to $172M in 2017, as it saw 20 percent growth in its revenues for the fourth quarter. The company said it invested over $50M in R&D efforts towards its technology an product in 2017. OpenX is led by CEO Tim Cadogan.
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin win swarming cruise missile development contract; GumGum to exceed $100 million in revenue in 2017; and founder of Timehop left Snap after less than a year.
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2018
The company, led by CEO Daniel Starr, did not detail the funding round, but it appears the $20M Series A is the same, Series A funding it announced in May of 2017. The investor in that funding round was CEO Daniel Starr.
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