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JUNE 4, 2020
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 -- TECHSPO Los Angeles Technology Expo - June 10-11, 2020 - Los Angeles, CA. See [link] (more)
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Thursday, June 11, 2020 -- TECHSPO Los Angeles Technology Expo - June 10-11, 2020 - Los Angeles, CA. See [link] (more)
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Uber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Uber has inked a partnership with Nasa over its flying taxi plans and says now it’s aiming to get demo flights up and running in Los Angeles by 2020. Read More.
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Uber Plans Flying Taxis In Los Angeles By 2020
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
On-demand ridesharing service Uber hopes to bring flying taxis to Los Angeles by 2020, the company said this morning, and has just signed a contract with the U.S. Uber has said it will operate the "ridesharing for the sky" service from special rooftop take-off-and-landing sites throughout Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.
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Techstars LA Announces 2020 Class
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2020
Techstars LA , the startup accelerator run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area, announced its 2020 class on Monday, saying that it has selected 10 companies to participate this year in a "socially distanced" program. Nine of the companies are based in Los Angeles, and one is based in New York City.
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Game Design Showcase 2020
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 25, 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020 -- Game Design Showcase 2020. Join the NYFA Game Design graduating class of 2020 as they head off on their next big adventure: the real world! The event is open to the entire Los Angeles gaming industry community, so bring a friend and get ready to play! Our entrance is located on Warner Blvd.
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Uber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Uber has inked a partnership with Nasa over its flying taxi plans and says now it's aiming to get demo flights up and running in Los Angeles by 2020. .
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Urban Tech Connect 2020 // Forward
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 -- We believe that diverse ideas from all walks of life can help expand the realm of possibility for the entire world. The Urban Tech Connect // Forward Conference is helping bridge the gap of diverse ideation in technology. See [link] (more)
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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2021
You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. I am hopeful that 2020 was an inflection point and 2021 will see more shared prosperity for the diverse voices in our community especially as we look to recover from this devastating pandemic. We've been posting these throughout the next two weeks.
Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. A month later, the California Department of Motor Vehicles granted Waymo a modification to its existing driverless testing permit so it could expand beyond San Francisco and into Los Angeles.
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Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles Launches New Members Only Fund
socalTECH
JUNE 15, 2020
The Tech Coast Angels says it has launched a new, annual fund, and is continuing to invest--despite the pandemic. The angel group, the largest in the nation, said it invested over $19M in 2019, in part due to a similar fund created by its San Diego chapter, the TCA-San Diego, last year.
J2 Global Buys Two Companies In Q1 2020
socalTECH
APRIL 7, 2020
Los Angeles-based J2 Global announced this morning that it has acquired two more companies, adding to the very extensive list of companies the company has acquired over the years. J2Global said it acquired Migrain Again and SRFax , both during the first quarter of 2020. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not announced.
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Polestar to open first US stores in the second half of 2020
TechCrunch LA
MAY 19, 2020
retail stores will open in Los Angeles, New York City and two locations in San Francisco later this year — the latest milestone for the automaker as it gets closer to bringing its all-electric vehicle to market. The stores are expected to open in the second half of 2020. Polestar’s first U.S. and Florida.
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Garcetti, With Eye On 2020, Takes LA Innovation Model Nationwide
socalTECH
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti --who may be looking to a Presidential run in 2020--is launching a new nonprofit which looks to take his pro-innovation and pro-startup approach in Los Angeles, and takes it nationwide. Garcetti has gained a reputation in Los Angeles for his pro-growth and pro-startup efforts.
London and SF have become Impact Tech hubs, with 280% increase in VC in 5 years
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Tech solutions for such pressing issues as the climate crisis and social inequality have seen a 280% increase in global VC investment from 2015 to 2020, while investment in this space more than doubled in both cities over the past five years. 2020 is set to be a record year for London’s impact tech companies, which have received $1.2
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Tech Coast Angels Orange County Launches The TCA OC Fund 20
socalTECH
MARCH 10, 2020
The Orange County arm of Southern California's largest, angel investment group--the Tech Coast Angels --said today that it has opened up a new fund, the TCA OC Fund 20 , the first in a set of annual funds which will go to invest in startups in the region. The new fund will take investments from the TCA's accredited members only.
Ford’s 2020 Escape plug-in hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Prime
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 8, 2020
The 2020 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid — a first for the SUV — comes with an EPA-estimated 37 miles of all-electric driving range and 100 miles per gallon equivalent, stats that will put the redesigned model into competition with the new Toyota RAV4 Prime. The Toyota RAV4 Prime has an estimated 42-mile EV range and 94 MPGe. this summer.
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Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence raised $5.4 million for its real estate marketing services
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 7, 2020
Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. billion, active in the real estate industry in Los Angeles. million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients.
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Report: Snapchat, NBC Team On 2020 Olympic Summer Games Coverage
socalTECH
JANUARY 23, 2020
Los Angeles-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , has inked a deal with NBC where NBC will produce four, daily original shows on the Olympics and Team USA for Snapchat, according to Variety. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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113 MSBAI Snags $1M Contract From USAF
socalTECH
JULY 20, 2021
Los Angeles-based startup MSBAI, which is developing artificial intelligence tools for assisting in engineering reports it has received a $1M US Air Force grant. MSBAI was part of the Air Force Techstars 2020 program. MSBAI is led by CEO Allan Grosvenor.
Tech: There’s No Slowing Silicon Beach, Even for Covid
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 25, 2021
Even as a global pandemic wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the global economy, Los Angeles tech companies continued to draw huge sums from investors in 2020.
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9 Keys To Finding The Perfect Angel Investor For You
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 22, 2020
As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, and a former angel myself, I still find startups confused about the definition of an angel investor, and how and when to attract one. Here are some key points to consider in finding one for you: Look for accredited angels and groups rather than individuals.
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129 Ring Opens Preorders For Car Cam
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2023
Los Angeles-based Ring, now part of Amazon, has opened up pre-orders for its Car Cam, the company's version of a dashboard camera. The product--first announced in 2020--was supposed to ship in 2021.
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Sketchy Takes On MCATs In Partner Deal
socalTECH
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. Sketchy is backed by TCG and Reach Capital, who invested $30 million in the company in 2020.
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LA Companies Prep for CES
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Although it takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show is a key event for technology companies and startups based in Los Angeles.
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LA Mayor Garcetti Aims At Air Taxi Future
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2020
In a bid to push LA into the high tech world of the Jetsons, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday that he has kicked off an effort to make Los Angeles an "unmistakable leader on urban air mobility". Garcetti said it hopes to see the introduction of low-noise, electric aircraft flying in Los Angeles airspace by 2023.
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Digital Summit LA
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 -- Out of concern for the health and safety of our attendees and staff, Digital Summit Los Angeles will reschedule our 2020 to September 9-11.
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New guidance on SBA loans means most startups are still excluded from $349 billion stimulus
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 4, 2020
— Doug Rand (@doug_rand) April 4, 2020. Apparently that didn’t happen, as Mark Suster, the managing partner of Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures, noted in a tweet. — Mark Suster (@msuster) April 4, 2020. — Mark Suster (@msuster) April 4, 2020. — Matt Hottle (@MattRedhawk) April 4, 2020.
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JibJab Dips Back into Politics, Launches Vote Registration Effort
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Los Angeles-based online greeting card provider JibJab --which got its start originally via a viral political video--is dipping back into politics, saying that it has launched a new effort to bring out voters. READ MORE>>.
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Cameo Hits $100M In Transactions, Says Report
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2021
Los Angeles-based Cameo, which allows anyone to pay their favorite celebrities, athletes, actors, and many others to record personalized messages to them, had roughly $100M in transactions in 2020, according to a report, and has reached 200 employees. million videos in 2020. The company said sold 1.3
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Los Angeles-based zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicle company GreenPower Motor Company has delivered its first, all-electric school bus to a district in Santa Maria, according to the company. The publicly traded company had a US IPO and NASDAQ listing in August of 2020 but has been trading on the Toronto exchange since 2015.
In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 19, 2020
The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.
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LA Companies Turn Heads at CES
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 10, 2020
From ambitious streaming services to fantastical flying cars, Los Angeles companies demonstrated innovative concepts in droves last week in Las Vegas at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show.
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130 Bird Sees Record Results, Adds New E-Bike
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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Ring Cameras Used To Taunt Police, Livestream Swatting
socalTECH
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Doorbell cameras built by Los Angeles-based Ring, now part of Amazon, were used in a spree of swatting attacks, where two men placed hoax calls to police departments--and used compromised, Ring cameras to taunt police.
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socalTECH
JULY 2, 2020
Los Angeles-based, low-cost e-commerce products site Hollar is no more, and will be swallowed up by new owner Five Below , six months after the acquisition of Hollar by Five Below. Five Below--which runs a chain of "dollar store" style retail stores--acquired select assets of Hollar back in January of 2020. READ MORE>>.
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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 29, 2021
This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. Terry often took matters in her own hands if issues arose with stations located in Los Angeles, where she is based. ” In January 2020, Terry quit her job and started ChargerHelp. .” The company said it has raised $2.75
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287 Dave Trumpets Usage Of Job Finding Service, SideHustle
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave.com said this morning that its job finding service, SideHustle, has facilitated nearly 3 million job applications since its launch in September of 2020. Dave is led by co-founder and CEO Jason Wilk.
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Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Los Angeles-based Just says it uses telematics “to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias” by looking at factors such as how, when and where customers drive, rather than factors such as ZIP code or marital status as most traditional insurers do. ” In 2020, Root had a direct loss ratio of 82%. year to date so far.
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Bird Eyes Expansion In Europe
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2022
Los Angeles-based micromobility provider Bird is eyeing more expansion in Europe, saying it is expanding its micro-electric vehicle sharing service in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. Bird's expansion efforts--originally kicked off in 2020--had been delayed by the impact of the pandemic.
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Intelligo Scores $22M For Financial Risk Intelligence
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Los Angeles- and Tel Aviv-based Intelligo, a software startup which develops software for financial risk intelligence and investment due diligence, said today that it has raised $22M in funding, the company said this morning. According to the company, the funding comes on top of a $15M, Series B funding in November of 2020.
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Openpath Acquired By Motorola Solutions
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2021
Los Angeles-based OpenPath Security, which develops keyless, cloud-based entry systems, has been acquired by Motorola Solutions. Openpath most recently raised $36M in a big funding back in July of 2020. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
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113 IGN Plans Online Live, On-Demand Gaming Broadcasts
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2020
Los Angeles-based games and entertainment content provider IGN says it is launching plans for a new series of live and on-demand gaming events, focused on games and next generation console hardware, as a result of cancellations of events such as E3 2020 and e-sports events.
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113 Solotech Buys XR Studios For Virtual Reality
socalTECH
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Los Angeles-based XR Studios, an agency specializing in augmented and virtual reality production, has been acquired by Solotech, a provider of audio, video, lighting, rigging, soft goods, control and collaboration solutions and services for the entertainment industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned.
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