socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. We made 7 investments in SoCal founders in our first year (out of 8 total), and even the 1 exception has deep SoCal ties and we hope to relocate her here in 2021. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Xconomy

APRIL 22, 2020

Given the number of late-stage and mid-stage studies expected to report data in 2020—assuming they stay on track amid the COVID-19 pandemic—this could be a pivotal year for the field, said Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and managing partner of Seventure Partners.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. The ability of these two companies to improvise, adapt, and overcome the challenges for 2020 anchors our Fund II portfolio with a strong base and well continue to make smart investments into extraordinary leaders who are building high growth, disruptive industries.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2022

billion was raised by its nonprofit customers on its platform in 2021. million in recurring donations in 2020. San Diego-based nonprofit fundraising software developer Classy says that more than $1.1 The company--which helps nonprofits reach out to donors--said about $30.8 million of that was in recurring donations on its platform.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Analytics and data in 2020 have become household words.    What are you most looking forward to in the technology world in 2021? This is one of the benefits of COVID-19 in 2020. The Contact our editors for details.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2023

The product--first announced in 2020--was supposed to ship in 2021. The product includes two cameras, one for both the exterior and interior, and also includes a microphone and speaker which allows owners to communicate through the device.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have Aaron Fyke , Founder and Managing Partner of Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2022

COVID-19 has caused countless cancellations of events since 2020, and the Southern California tech industry has yet to hold any large-scale conferences or events since the beginning of the pandemic, although there have been a number of smaller, private events occurring since vaccines became widely available earlier in 2021.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

Customers can already place an order for the Tesla Model Y, a mid-sized crossover SUV that won’t go into production until 2020. ” Under that timeline, deliveries wouldn’t begin until late 2020 or possibly early 2021. The Model Y will come standard as a five seater.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based micromobility provider Bird said this morning that it has seen record second quarter and first half fiscal 2021 financial results, with $60.0M The company said the results are a 477 percent increase from the same period in 2020, when it only had revenues of $10.4M.

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AllTopStartups

JULY 30, 2021

As of 2021, an astounding 2.14 That’s an incredible 900 million more digital shoppers than there were in 2020. billion people shop online. The US alone boasts 230 million online… The post Is Paid Search Advertising Worth It for Businesses? appeared first on AllTopStartups.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020. This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins. million in Q2 2021, its best result ever, and one of only four quarters in which the result was positive.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m What is a VC To Do?

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2020

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is hoping to be transporting passengers on the system by January of 2021. Vegas Loop 12:41 AM Rumblings pic.twitter.com/aEFbkwD8WI — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) May 14, 2020. project would be The Boring Company's first commercial transportation project, once complete.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2021

The company reported $95M in revenues in 2020, versus $151M in 2019, when the pandemic. The presentation says that Bird is estimating it will have $188M in 2021, and $401M in 2022 revenues.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The company says it hopes to go from engineering quantities in 2020 to millions of units in 2021. Menlo Micro has now raised $78M in total for its electronics efforts, which focus on improving today's electromechanical relays and solid state switches. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It'll help the company invest in marketing, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman says: “We have demonstrated our ability to make improvements that directly translate into more sales for our sellers, as evidenced by record sales per seller in 2021. ” The fee hike also applies to shipping as well as to the product sale itself.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 5, 2022

TiMi, Tencent’s cash cow studio known for the mobile blockbuster Honor of Kings, began hiring in Los Angeles back in 2020. In 2021, China’s gaming industry racked up nearly 300 billion yuan ($45 billion) in sales revenue, up 6.4% The company’s archrival Tencent was a step ahead in expanding to North America.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This week turned out to be a surprisingly busy one in space news — kicked off by the Trump administration’s FY 2021 budget proposal, which was generous to U.S. Register for TC Sessions: Space 2020. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Sundays in your inbox. space efforts both in science and in defense.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2019

USC said the new option is will become available for its 2020 and 2021 MBA classes this fall. Department of Homeland Security. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Danna said that Boulevard’s business took an inevitable pause in the second quarter of 2020 as COVID-19 took hold, but “it was bouncing back within a quarter of that,” he said. But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

In all of 2020, it processed $53 billion in volume. billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . March 2021 also represented a record month for global shopping volume with $6.9 Meanwhile, in 2020, Klara hit over a billion in revenue.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

” The PBV, which Hyundai showcased last month at CES 2020, is a pod-like vehicle that the company says can be used for various functions in transit, such as a restaurant or clinic. The first Canoo vehicles are expected to appear on the road by 2021 and will be offered only as a subscription.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

That number is dwarfed by Shein, which gained over 170 million downloads worldwide in 2021 and surpassed Amazon as the top shopping app in the U.S. But keep in mind Cider was only founded in 2020 while Shein started out over a decade ago. Cider has racked up roughly 7.4 And Cider has broken into the crowded U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data. This includes a $2 million pre-seed round from 2021. The round was led by Stray Dog Capital, with additional strategic support from Standard Meat Co.,

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

The company started as an idea in 2019, but by early 2020 it had “launched a new technical solution that ultimately controls and accelerates sales opportunity management,” says Dawes. When the wider world went into lockdown around March 2020, there were initial concerns that the company would really struggle.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

NASA could get significantly more funding than it did in 2020 for its fiscal 2021 operating year, with the bulk of a proposed $3 billion increase earmarked for development of human landers to be used in the Artemis program. Register for TC Sessions: Space 2020. Trump administration asks for $3B NASA budget boost.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

People walk or ride their electric scooter past the statue of the Marechal Joffre, in Paris, on May 19, 2020. In 2021, over 1.2 One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings. Paris: To ban or not to ban?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

In January 2020, the company was in discussions with Whole Foods about launching a pilot of its meals in a few stores. He said the company has been growing in double-digits month over month, had zero churn and produced five times as much food this year versus the same time period in 2021. “We

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

of US consumers reported having used this type of payment service, a percentage up from 37.65% in the summer of 2020. billion valuation in 2021. In early 2022, 55.8% Not all BNPL services are sailing to success, however. One of them, Klarna, laid off 10% of its workforce last week, despite raising $639 million at a $45.6

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2021

Seems like just a moment ago it was New Year’s Day and we were all committing to our better selves for 2021 as so many of us do. I hope that if you see yourself in any of thee archetypes below you can see a plan for staying the course and having a successful 2021. Anybody would forgive you if your plan slipped. Still, it’s March 1st.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2021

Since it’s January 1st and I know many people are scrambling to put together plans for what to eat I thought I’d just start with a question I know is on many people’s minds, “what should I eat in 2021 to make it healthier than 2020?” Have the right foods ready So much of success in any endeavor is planning.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 24, 2020

Polestar had planned to have 60 of these spaces open by 2020, including in Oslo, Los Angeles and Shanghai. But it will likely face off against other competitors launching new EVs in 2020 and 2021, including Volkswagen, GM, Ford and startups Lucid Motors and even adventure-focused Rivian.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

She stepped down from that company in 2020. Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. . The following year, she stepped down as CEO, and by 2016, her company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Boohoo.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

Today, major media prognosticators including market research company Forrester and the Interactive Advertising Bureau foresee podcasting as the next billion-dollar media market , with a report from the latter saying that one-billion-dollar mark could be surpassed as soon as 2021. In other words, there's no better time to launch a podcast.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. Since 2021, Upfront returned more than $600 million to LPs and returned more than $1 billion since 2018. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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