L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The tech sector in Los Angeles has grown tremendously over the past decade. These companies reflect where L.A.'s s tech scene is headed.

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Los Angeles Angel Company Companies 130

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 20, 2021

Several local startups are among the 2021 class for Techstars' Los Angeles Accelerator.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Los Angeles-based EcoFlow, the developer of portable power stations, says it reached $200M in annual revenues in 2021, up 275% from the year before. The company is backed by Sequoia's China Fund, Hillhouse, and CICC, and received $100M in a Series B investment back in June of 2021.

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Sales Los Angeles Invest Funding 113

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The two new options will be available on store shelves in 2021, but will be on offer at a two-day pop up event in Los Angeles for folks to try. Beyond Meat has launched two new versions of its Beyond Burgers, the company announced today.

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Los Angeles Design Content Marketing 294

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

the largest engineering and infrastructure services firm in Los Angeles County now that AECOM has departed for Dallas — reported record fiscal 2021 earnings on Nov. Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. —

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 3, 2021

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based, shared scooter and bicycle rental service Bird has put out some numbers this morning, saying that use of its service has contributed an estimated $100M in incremental spending at local businesses in 2021, and saved an estimated 1.1 million gallons of gasoline.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Key to Ficto’s pitch to content creators is the company’s a smart contract system that automatically pays royalties to the show’s producers and talent based on how often their content is viewed.

Los Angeles 152

Los Angeles Content Angel Outsource Development 152

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 2021 Polestar 2 is the first EV to come out of Polestar since it was recast as an electric performance brand in 2017.

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Los Angeles Pricing Angel Custom 147

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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. The product--first announced in 2020--was supposed to ship in 2021.

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Los Angeles Product Angel Company 100

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Singapore-based Crypto.com--the cryptocurrency company which owns the naming rights to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles--has cut 20 percent of its staff, citing "economic headwinds" and "unforeseeable" events in the crypto industry. reportedly impacted more than 2,000 people. Crypto.com blamed the collapse of FTX.

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Los Angeles Report Angel Company 100

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout. — Most (@Most) October 20, 2021. — Dana Herlihey (@danaherlihey) October 20, 2021. brb walking out. NetflixWalkout.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Los Angeles-based mobile automotive repair and maintenance startup RepairSmith has been acquired by automotive retailer AutoNation said on Monday. RepairSmith was venture backed by TI Capital, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche Ventures, and Spring Mountain Capital, and had raised $41M in a Series B in 2021.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Mobile Capital Startup 113

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

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Venture Capital Marketing Technical Review Seed Funding 416

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Los Angeles-based canned water brand Liquid Death has raised $75M in a Series C funding round at a valuation of $525M. According to an interview with CEO Mike Cessario, the company had nearly $45M in revenues in 2021.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Funding Capital Startup 113

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Los angeles-based Silvus Technologies, a startup developing radio frequency (RF) spectrum scanning technology, has scored $1M from a Phase Three DARPA contract, the company said today. Silvus says it expected to demonstrate the operation of its technology in a field test in March of 2021.

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Outsource Development Los Angeles Activity Technology 160

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

.” Under that timeline, deliveries wouldn’t begin until late 2020 or possibly early 2021. There are other clues on the order page, including that the seven-seat interior won’t be available until 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Model Y on Thursday night at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles.

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Startup Los Angeles Design Pricing 237

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APRIL 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based J2 Global, which operates a large number of Internet related businesses--both Internet services and Internet publishing--says it plans to split itself into two separate, public companies. J2 Global said it hopes to complete the transaction in the third quarter of 2021.

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Company Companies Los Angeles Services 113

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration. 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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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Amazon said it has started testing electric delivery vans from Rivian on Wednesday morning, using the all electric vehicle in multiple locations in Los Angeles. According to Amazon, it hopes to have its custom electric delivery vehicles in up to 15 additional cities in 2021.

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Commerce Los Angeles Startup Custom 113

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Ziff Davis (which until recently was known as J2 Global) has spun out its cloud computing business, Consensus Cloud Solutions, into a new, publicly traded company. of the outstanding shares of Consensus on October 7, 2021. According to Consensus, it began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol CCSI on Friday.

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Cloud Computing Los Angeles Angel Company 113

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based commercial real estate marketplace operator Crexi said this week that it has added both a new CFO, Tim Laehy, and a new Chief Legal Officer, Kris Cheh Beck. Crexi says it increased its total number of employees by close to 40 percent in 2021. Laehy has previously served as interim CEO at Coinbase.

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Los Angeles Capital Angel Company 113

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social media app Triller, is now looking at hitting the public markets via a direct listing, according to Reuters. The company is currently led by CEO Mahi de Silva, and reportedly is expecting revenues of more than $250M in 2021. Triller competes directly against TikTok.

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Marketing Social Media Los Angeles Media 113

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JULY 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says that its Chief Strategy Officer, Brian Stempeck, will step down from the firm on September 1st. e originally founded and ran the company's New York office, before moving to Los Angeles in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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Advertising Los Angeles Platform Angel 124

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APRIL 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based battery developer Romeo Power reports that it has scored a win with PACCAR, a manufacturer of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. The company said start of production is anticipated to begin after 2021. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Report Los Angeles Product Angel 113

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JUNE 8, 2021

Two, Los Angeles area companies--Ecwid and NuORDER--are in a deal to be acquired by Canadian point-of-sale software developer Lightspeed, Lightspeed announced on Monday. According to Lightspeed, it will pay approximately $500M for Ecwid, split between $175M in cash and $325M in shares of the company. in cash plus sahres worth another $212.5M.

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Commerce Software Development Los Angeles Sales 113

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based J2 Global said it had record, second quarter 2021 results, and is raising its full year guidance, the company said on Thursday, as revenues in its Digital Media area surged. According to J2 Global, it saw its Q2 201 quarterly revenues increase to $429.0 million, compared to $331.0M for Q2 of 202, a 29.6 from $163.9M

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In an inauspicious start as a public company, Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Faraday Future says it is delaying its filing of its quarterly reports for the quarter ended September 30th, 2021, due to allegations of "inaccurate disclosures".

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Report Los Angeles Pricing Angel 113

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

CES--which had run an online event early in 2021--had announced they would be going back to in-person events for 2022. Amazon has substantial operations in Los Angeles, including its Ring division and Prime Video. The show had been requiring people to show proof of vaccination to attend.

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Los Angeles Angel Company Companies 113

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APRIL 16, 2020

Los Angeles-based Riot Games , which publishes League of Legends, said on Thursday that it has acquired Hypixel Studios , the developer of Hytale , a block-based game which combines a Minecraft-like environment with roleplaying elements. Hypixel Studios was founded in 2018, and was angel backed, including investors from Riot Games.

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Riot Games Acquisition Los Angeles Angel 113

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. Our very own dedicated space event is coming up on June 25 in Los Angeles, and you can get your tickets now. space efforts both in science and in defense.

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SpaceX Newsletter Los Angeles Sites 272

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Zefr announced this morning that it has been selected by YouTube , to provide its Brand Safety & Suitability Measurement solution to brands and agencies. Zefr said its new solution will be developed and roll out throughout 2021, and will meet the 4A and GARM industry standards.

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Artificial Inteligence Los Angeles Content Angel 100

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We decided to take a look at two cities that were at the forefront of the e-scooter revolution – Los Angeles and Paris. 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. LA is different.

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Los Angeles San Pedro Santa Monica Study 257

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JULY 16, 2020

Los Angeles-based PocketList , a new startup which is starting up a rental marketplace driven by feedback from current and past tenants, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.8M in a seed funding round, and officially launched. According to PocketList, it uses the "wisdom of the crowd" to share information about the rental market.

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Seed Funding Funding San Diego Startup 113

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Canoo scored a major win on Tuesday, when Hyundai Motor Group said it will co-develop a new, electric vehicle based on Canoo's platform. Canoo has said it plans to start selling its electric vehicles in 2021, via a subscription-only model. READ MORE>>.

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Platform Los Angeles Angel Develop 113

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MARCH 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Canoo, the now public developer of electric vehicles, has rolled out plans for an electric pickup truck, which it promises to deliver as early as 2023. The company said a production version of the truck will open for preorders in Q2 of 2021. Pricing on the new pickup truck was not announced.

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Los Angeles Pricing Tool Product 113

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JULY 8, 2019

SpaceX, which is based in the Los Angeles area, in Hawthorne, has said that it hopes to launch commercial missions on the Starship in 2021. A fire broke out this morning at a SpaceX facility in Florida, where SpaceX is working on its "Starship", reportedly causing around $650,000 in damage. READ MORE>>.

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