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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles and San Diego are among the metro areas with the highest startup activity, based on a new report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Miami was ranked number on in the nation.

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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". In the report, Amplify.LA Venice, California-based early stage, pre-seed investment fund and accelerator Amplify.LA

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based Social Reality (SRAX), which developing digital marketing and consumer data management software--and more recently, has tried to launch its own cryptocurrency called BIGtoken--said it is restating its results all the way back to March of 2017.

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MARCH 16, 2021

But it is perhaps best known for its epic 2017-era $200 million secondary round that General Atlantic financed. At that time, TechCrunch reported that Squarespace was a profitable company, with revenues increasing 50% in the prior year, to about $300 million. That round was raised at a $1.5 billion pre-money valuation.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Venice, California-based Snapchat has begun discussing an IPO with bankers, but has yet to select an investment bank to lead the effort, according to a report on Wednesday. Snapchat reportedly is looking at an IPO towards the end of this year or in early 2017.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2018

In China, 2017 was the year of the rooster. But in the United States, it was the year of the unicorn—at least according to the Venture Monitor report released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. billion in 8,035 companies (through 8,076 deals) in 2017, according to Venture Monitor data.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

While the headlines may be dominated by news of WeWork putting its IPO on hold after reports about its questionable corporate governance, the overall initial public offering market is doing just fine. The total for the first three quarters of 2019 was about $8 billion shy of. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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JULY 31, 2020

retail efforts--formerly known as Buy.com according to a report, citing a "source familiar with the developments". According to the report, Rakuten will lay off 87 people at its U.S. Rakuten had moved its operations to Silicon Valley back in 2017, when it had cut all 73 of the employees at its Aliso Viejo offices. headquarters.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2017

Improving economic fundamentals are stoking the IPO pipeline in the United States and elsewhere, according to a report issued Tuesday by the global consultant and accounting firm EY. exchanges during the first half of 2017, according to the report EY Global IPO Trends. Eighty companies raised a total of $22 billion on U.S.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

According to Activision, the move is "unrelated to the Company's financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures. " No details of exactly what triggered the termination were announced, however, reports say that Neumann may have been hired away by Netflix. Durkin had been CFO of the company from March 2012 until May of 2017.

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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. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M percent from Q1 of 2017. in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 11, 2018

Hulu and Spotify announce bundle subscription; Facebook made $40 billion in ad revenue in 2017; Snap Inc. files FCC documents for next-generation sunglasses.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. Plenty of workers have had enough: In the final quarter of 2017, according to real estate company Redfin , more residents left San Francisco than any other major U.S. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S.

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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.

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MARCH 22, 2019

The number of subscribers to online video services have just passed up that of traditional cable, according to an MPAA report today, which said in 2018 that there were 613.3 million subscribers to online video services around the world, a 27 percent increase from 2017. The report says that surpasses the 556.0

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

million into 61 companies during the last three months of 2017, according to Venture Monitor data released Tuesday. Venture capital activity ended the year with a strong finish in San Diego, as investors poured $498.4 billion in 215 deals last year.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 23, 2017

FreedomPop launches free family cellphone plan, Oaktree sells stake in tronc back to company, and Jam City eyes late 2017 or early 2018 IPO.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Reason for the departure was not given, however, according to reports , the move officialy was because Hyperloop One needs a "more actively involved leader". Branson became Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One in December of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Online sneaker sellers GOAT and Flight Club merge; Hulu lost $920 million in 2017; and U.S. military certification the next big test for Falcon Heavy.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 26, 2018

Study says SoCal tech scene leaving $100 billion on table; 2018 to bring more deals than 2017; and Chrissy Teigen latest celebrity to abandon Snapchat.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Garcetti launched a nonprofit in 2017 to use the success seen in the City of Los Angeles with technology startups to the rest of the nation, as he began considering his run for President. Garcetti has been a regularly seen at local technology conferences promoting the growth of "Silicon Beach" and the rest of the LA technology ecosystem.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

In the biggest impact so far of the loss of a Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral in August, Hawthorne-based SpaceX is delaying its first manned missions to space from 2017 to 2018. Reports say that NASA had been targeting its first launch of astronauts into space on the Falcon 9 as earlier as April of 2017, only four months away.

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MARCH 8, 2018

has laid off more than 120 engineers, according to reports based on internal emails being circulated from the company, saying it had cut its "lowest performing" engineers in recent job reviews. in 2017, the third highest annual payout of a CEO, ever , according a report last month from Reuters. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2018

Venice-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat, missed its estimated revenue targets in Q1, reporting revenues of $230.7M consensus estimate by analysts, as the company reported issues due to the controversial user interface changes at the company during the quarter. The company reported a net loss of $385.8M READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MARCH 26, 2018

Although there are still several days remaining in the first quarter of 2018, EY reports the number of first-quarter IPOs is 44 percent higher than the 25 offerings that occurred in the first quarter of 2017. IPO activity has been ticking up, with 36 IPOs raising more than $12.7

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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>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Nigam had been Senior Vice President of Product and Technology at ID Analytics since May of 2017, when he joined the company. According to ID Analytics, Nigam will report to Symantec SVP for Information Protection Nico Popp. ID Analytics became part of Symantec, when Symantec acquired Lifelock in 2016.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Ring, pondering IPO, launches security system to compete with ADT, Ticketmaster sues brokers for using bots to gain advantage, and EMarketer cuts Snapchat's projected revenue for 2017 by $128 million.

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MAY 26, 2017

According to BlackBerry, Qualcomm will pay the full amount of the final award on or before May 31, 2017. The amount is greater than earlier reports of $815M, and includes interest and attorney's fees. The agreement comes after an arbitration decision made on April 12th. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Carlsbad-based satellite connectivity and equipment provider Viasat reported a win in Italy today, with Italian airline Neos and its fleet of new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Neos has been operating the Boeing 787 since December of 2017. Financial details of the win were not announced. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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APRIL 19, 2017

reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 AmplifyLA said it will be reporting quarterly on seed deals, a change from the annual reporting it did in 2016. Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 percent, Year-over-Year. raised, from $2.8M

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 23, 2017

Thursday, June 29, 2017 -- The Future of News. Journalism, Media, and the Future Where does reporting go next? Startups In The Sky. Can Fake News be stopped? How does tech help create the next golden age? See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Port said it is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on investigating the "serious" cybersecurity incident, which was first reported on Tuesday.

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MARCH 19, 2018

According to police reports, Uber's vehicle was in autonomous mode when the woman was killed on Sunday evening. Uber kicked off its self driving car program in Tempe in February of 2017, after the California DMV stripped Uber of its license to operate self-driving car permits.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The company--which owns such brands as IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, Offers.com, Everyday Health and What To Expect, plus eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Vipre, KeepItSafe and Livedrive--reported a 5.4 percent increase in its revenues between Q2 of 2017 and Q2 of 2018 in its quarterly results on Thursday afternoon.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Xperi , the parent company of what was Calabasas-based DTS, reported that LG Electronics is integrating the DTS Virtual:X immersive audio technology into its latest line of Ultra HD TVs. Financial details of the licensing deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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