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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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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 said its technology provides "extremely fast" spectrum scanning in a form factor the size of an iPhone.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. The company rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and debuted its first vehicle last September.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

San Diego-based autonomous driving technology developer TuSimple -- which has been fighting a possible deslisting after firing its CEO -- said it has named a new FO, and named multiple people to its board, as well as reconstituted its audit committee. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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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. Stempeck was employee number eight at the company, and has been at the company for more than ten years. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Hawthorne, California-based companies SpaceX and The Boring Company said on Thursday that he is donating $100M to a new prize for the best carbon capture technology. Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2021.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum says it has acquired JustPremium, a rich media and video ad marketplace in Europe. GumGum said that its 2021 revenues are on track to grow over 40% compared to last year, and the addition of JustPremium will help expedite that growth.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Only companies with cutting-edge concepts and crystal-clear market strategies stand a chance of surviving through their first year, let alone making a profit. After researching the field for seven years, the brains behind the company have figured out a way to optimize the efficiency of the process by using fuel cells.

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MARCH 1, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab is joining the very long list of local technology companies, which is heading towards the public market through a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). Rocket Lab said it expects the deal to be complete by Q2 of 2021.

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MAY 23, 2019

s technology, which will span the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced the selection of The Boring Company on Wednesday, saying it hopes to have the tunnel built and transportation system running by the Consumer Electronics Show in January of 2021.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle company Faraday Future said on Friday tht it has received $100M in a debt financing, which it will use to advance the delivery of its first vehicle, the FF 91.

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APRIL 24, 2020

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. The company’s No. “This was about making the company as totally weatherproof as possible,” Czinger said. The company’s No.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based Relativity Space , which is developing technology to 3D print rockets, has raised $140M in a Series C funding round, the company announced on Tuesday morning. According to the company, the funding was led by Bond and Tribe Capital. Relativity is led by co-founder and CEO Tim Ellis. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. 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.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? At Liquid Stock, we were fortunate the IPO market stayed red-hot and we had two successful IPOs with Sumo Logic and Wish along with the filing of Affirm, Marqeta and Robinhood which we expect to go public early in Q1/2021. Contact our editors for details.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Irvine-based Menlo Micro , which is developing electronic switch technology, has raised $44M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. The company said the new funding round will go towards high volume production of its electronic components. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Irvine-based Cosemi Technologies , a developer of plug-and-play HDMI, DisplayPort and USB active optical cables, said on Tuesday tht it has raised $8M in a strategic funding round. The company said it expects the first of its solutions to be available as early as the second half of 2021. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based Relativity , a developer of robotics technology and 3D manufacturing technology aimed at developing 3D printed rockets, says it has signed a launch services agreement with satellite ridesharing arranger Spaceflight. Spaceflight helps companies arrange ridesharing flights to space for their cubesats.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? Beginning in 2021, weve enhanced our flexible work policy to allow teammates to work almost anywhere in the US. Contact our editors for details.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? 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? There are many.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? As you may recall the Alliance's mission is to elevate the region as a global leader in innovation, technology & entrepreneurship. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment?

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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. The program is expanding to Chicago in 2021, the blog post notes. Read the whole HBCUvc blog post here.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?  It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We now invest in more companies, include better trainers and involve 3 times more investors in the demo days. Contact our editors for details.

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JUNE 18, 2022

Few companies have to deal with the stressed of both crypto and public markets like Coinbase which laid off more than 1,100 people this week, but plenty of startups raised mega-rounds in 2021 to theoretically future-proof their companies. I think it’s a technology that is now wrapping all asset classes,” Dorman said.

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MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks.

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APRIL 26, 2022

We first met the Chicago-based company and its founder and CEO Vitaly Alexandrov last year when we reported that Food Rocket launched in the Bay Area , going up against the likes of Amazon Fresh, DoorDash, Instacart and Gopuff, which is no easy feat given each of the company’s footprint.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

Aero Technologies , which describes itself as a “next-generation air travel company” which currently operates on a limited number of routes in the U.S. The company, which previously raised a $20 series A round in 2021, now has a valuation of $300 million. In the U.S.,

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JUNE 10, 2021

In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Klarna CEO and founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the company has seen explosive growth in the U.S. billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . billion of purchases made through the Klarna platform.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

It comes courtesy of Google and Amazon-backed startup Anthropic, which was only founded in 2021. In this guide, you'll learn exactly what Claude is, how it works, and all about its parent company, Anthropic. Anthropic is an AI startup company based in San Francisco, California. What is Claude AI? chatbot) developed by Anthropic.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p> What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? Contact our editors for details.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has added another satellite customer, DigitalGlobe , to its queue of launch contracts, the two companies said Wednesday morning. The two said that the first block of satellites for DigitalGlobe's WorldView Legion satellites will be launched in two separate flights in 2021, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Currently, TikTok relies heavily on digital advertising to bring in revenue, although this has not been as reliable of a profit stream in recent months as it has previously and is forcing the company to look for alternative ways to make money.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. .” 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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MAY 2, 2019

The University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business is hoping to make its MBA students more attractive to the marketplace--and help its international students--by adding a new "STEM specialization" option for its full time MBA students, the company announced on Wednesday. Department of Homeland Security. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?  I understand that it is probably high on the list for most companies this year for a number of different reasons, but that was a dramatic shift that happened pretty much overnight and had a fundamental impact on how we interact with our clients and our people within KPMG.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. Los Angeles has tried to address its carbon footprint in the past, but the efforts weren’t very successful.

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