TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . Gross and Barnehama met through a mutual friend in the robotics industry in Los Angeles, the chief executive of Embodied, Paolo Pirjanian, Barnehama wrote in an email.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

But it is perhaps best known for its epic 2017-era $200 million secondary round that General Atlantic financed. New York City-based Squarespace has over 1,200 employees spread across its headquarters and offices in Dublin, Ireland; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles, California. . That round was raised at a $1.5

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix. Based out of Los Angeles, Starship initially made its name, back in 2017, running pilots with delivery companies in the U.S. It has now made more than 2.5

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? To start the day earlier and value routine in the morning.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a slice of the automated parking lot management market. REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots. In all, Metropolis has raised $60 million since it was formed back in 2017.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2017

Techstars Los Angeles has just named the ten companies that will be joining the startup accelerator for its 2017 class, saying its theme this year was "going long on LA and southern California". READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Audi has added a new feature to the vehicle-to-infrastructure technology embedded in its newer models that’s designed to help drivers catch every green light. The tech, called GLOSA or Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory, is part of the automaker’s built-in traffic light-reading technology. and northern Virginia.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 26, 2017

The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Los Angeles for our eleventh annual event on October 11th, 2017. The purpose of the summit is to provide educational and networking resources for the IT leaders in Southern California.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 -- The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Los Angeles for our eleventh annual event on October 11th, 2017. See The IT Summit Los Angeles. The IT Summit is designed to address the real-world opportunities and challenges faced by today's executives.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 -- Los Angeles Fintech VC Mix Mingle Network. Cast your vote for 2017 LA Fintech Awards HERE. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -- Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network. With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2017

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 -- Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network. With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. See [link].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2017

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -- Los Angeles Fintech Demo Mix Mingle Network. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 17, 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 -- Los Angeles Fintech Demo Mix Mingle Network. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?)

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

has released its latest report on the state of the Los Angeles technology scene, saying that the city had a "landmark year". pointed at all of the companies in Los Angeles that came out of the demise of MySpace, and argues that the growth of Snap is about to trigger another wave of startups in the market. In the report, Amplify.LA

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

Mayor Eric Garcetti , the Mayor of Los Angeles and a big supporter of the Greater Los Angeles area's rise to prominence in the technology startup world, is reportedly set to announced that he will not be running for President in 2020. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Technologies , one of the companies looking to bring Elon Musk's concept of the Hyperloop, high speed transportation technology to life, has named Rob Lloyd as its new CEO. Lloyd was most recently President of Cisco Systems, and is also an investor in the company. Sacks, and others. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Thursday, October 26, 2017 -- Founder Stories: David Knight, Angel City Data. The City of Burbank, in partnership with TechFire is featuring a Burbank tech success story, Angel City Data's Founder and President, David Knight. Burbank Tech Talks and TechFire. Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, USC, the BBC, and NASA. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Marcus has a long background in angel investing and company creation.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 20, 2017

Thursday, January 26, 2017 -- Technology Trends, Fast Growth Areas – How to Leverage Trends for Career Advancement. AITP – Los Angeles Presents: A panel of IT Hiring Professionals will discuss trends they see, and how these affect current and future demand for jobs in the marketplace. See [link].

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

Mayor Eric Garcetti , the Mayor of Los Angeles and a big supporter of the Greater Los Angeles area's rise to prominence in the technology startup world, announced on Tuesday evening that he will not be running for President in 2020. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. With that in mind, the Watertower Ventures group, which launched in 2017 with a small, $5 million fund, is a return to those roots.

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socalTECH

JULY 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based YP.com , the provider online directories and services to help businesses get their companies online which has been remade by a number of technology executives into a provider of local business marketing and automation software, has been acquired by competing directory provider Dex Media. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis. But most of Jason's money has been made by angel investing. Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. See [link].

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. In this case, it’s mostly just the SF Bay Area, plus others scattered between Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego and one ( Magic Leap ) in the unfortunately named Plantation, Florida. Jason Rowley. Contributor. More posts by this contributor.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2017

Irvine-based medical device manufacturer Axonic Modulation Technologies announced this morning that it has received marketing approval in Canada, from Health Canada. The company said it anticipates treating patients in Canada in the first quarter of 2017. Mann Foundation. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medium-duty Freightliner models at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. Tesla, which unveiled the Tesla Semi prototype in November 2017 , began testing its prototype semis in California and Nevada earlier this year.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2020

“We’ve created the HBCUvc Donor Circle as an opportunity for supporters and individuals to engage in our work and join a long-term strategy toward racial equity in venture capital and technology,” she wrote in the post. It held a city-based internship program with Los Angeles, which connects students to venture capital firms in the area.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based food brand Beanfields , a manufacturer of vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher chips, said this week that it has raised a Series B funding round. The funding was led by PowerPlant Ventures, and also included NRV and Western Technology Investment. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael--despite a recent move to Puerto Rico--is a longtime fixture of the LA technology community, having founded Marketwired here, and is an expert on Bitcoin. He's also a very active angel investor.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Anna Barber , the managing director of Techstars LA, has moved over to Los Angeles- and New York-based venture investor M13 , Barber announced this morning. Barber will serve as a Partner and head of M13's internal venture studio, Launchpad.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2018

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. percent from Q1 of 2017. 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

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Read more about startups in the Los Angeles area at TechCo. Epic Games. Photos courtesy of Disney and Sphero.

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