Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Bobbie’s growth snowballed after caregivers sought new sources of baby formula during the nationwide shortage in 2022. While the company has been steadily rising through the ranks since its inception in 2018, as generative AI becomes big tech’s new gold standard, the New York-based startup has enjoyed a very triumphant 2023.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2022

a West Hollywood-based fintech and banking app company aimed at “leveling the financial playing field,” will go public on the Nasdaq under the tickers DAVE and DAVEW in early 2022. Dave Inc.,

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Cosm, C360's client included sports media companies and leagues, plus various governmental agencies. Cosm said it was the lead investor in an early 2022 round of investment in C360. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Culver City-based ImmunityBio and Emeryville-based Amyris said today that the two companies are in a joint venture to commercialize a COVID-19 vaccine. The two said they will combine their vaccine technology and manufacturing capabilities, with the target of completing human trials and delivering vaccines in 2022.".

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The publicly listed company hit the public markets in late 2020 via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company has shown off a number of renderings of potential, high tech vehicles, but does not plan to bring any vehicles to market before Q4 of 2022.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle company Faraday Future says it has taken another step towards production, and has received a "Certificate of Occupancy" at a new manufacturing plant in Hanford, California. The company said it is aiming at starting production of its vehicles there in Hanford in summer of 2022.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

SKKY will take both control and minority stakes in its target companies, according to the Journal. Kardashian told the Journal that the firm is aiming to make its first investment before the end of 2022 and plans to go out to institutional investors to raise capital shortly. billion with her stake at over $1 billion.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2021

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company headed by Sir Richard Branson, started selling seats to space again, after successfully launching Branson and a number of others in its first fully crewed spaceflight. The company is also offering up multi-seat packages, in addition to letting customers book entire flights.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2022

The company said it expects to close the first quarter of 2022. Alteryx said it will pay $400M in cash for Trifacta, and also will establish a retention pool of $75 million for former employees of Trifacta. Alteryx was advised by Goldman Sachs and Fenwick & West, with Trifacta advised by J.P. Morgan and Gunderson Dettmer.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Carlsbad-based communications satellite operator Viasat reports that the first satellite in a new satellite constellation being developed by the company is now in final spacecraft integration and testing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2022

According to the company, it has created its own "lifestyle VR world" called the MeetKai Metaverse. The company says it offers a series of AI-powered VR experiences, including everything from museum tours and personalized meditations to private boxing lessons and safari tours. The company did not say how it is funded.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2021

Patrick, is retiring, and the company has appointed Brian Varnum, Ph.D., The company said that Patrick will continue to serve on its board, and serve as a special advisor to the company through at least 2022. as its new CEO. Varnum was previously President and Chief Development Officer.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle company Faraday Future is claiming additional progress on its efforts to start manufacturing vehicles, saying it has started construction of the foundation for its plant in Hanford, California. The company claims it will start production at the plant in July of 2022.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based micromobility provider Bird has added a new feature which attempts to stem the use of its scooters on sidewalks and footpaths, the company said on Wednesday afternoon. The company said the new system tracks the location of its scooters with "centimeter-level" precision.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2023

The company claims it has deployed over $740M to Youtube creators. Spotter raised $200M in a Series D funding back in February of 2022, which it said gave it a valuation of $1.7 billion.

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Tech.Co

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. Please fill in your email. Please verify before subscribing. A Mountain to Climb.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A huge number of tech companies have made layoffs in 2022 , whilst others have taken advantage of video conferencing software and other remote collaboration tools to offer flexible working arrangements and retain the best talent. Quick out the Blocks. That’s even higher than “funding” (43%), “time” (41%), and “cash flow” (40%).

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JANUARY 26, 2022

According to reports, the company has "kicked off preparations" for an IPO in early 2022. It's not uncommon for companies looking for an acquisition to leak rumors of an IPO, typically through their investment bankers or investors. The company is baked by Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, and others.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The company said the three plants will add 72 MW of clean energy to Michigan's power grid. The projects will be located in Cement City, Pullman and Letts Creek and are expected to be online in mid-2022. According to Borrego, it was selected by AES Corporation to engineer and construct the three power plants in Michigan.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2021

According to the company, the new funding will go towards doubling its headcount by early 2022. The funding was led by Sageview Capital, and also included VMG Catalyst, plus Pritzker Venture Capital Group, Okapi Venture Capital, Fika Ventures, and Mucker Capital.

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MARCH 15, 2021

The company said the testing with conducted in conjunction with Bosch, in Baudette, Minnesota and Flatrock, Michigan. The company says it plans to have its FF 91 on sale in the first half of 2022.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The company--which recently went public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)--said its new Multi Purpose Delivery Vehicle is based on the same platform as its subscription-only van. The company's reveal featured LA's "Dot Com" era startup favorite food truck, Kogi BBQ. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2021

According to the company, it was selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) for two projects, the first for the company in the two states. The two projects are both slated for construction in Q4 of 2021, and are expected to be operational by December of 2022.

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APRIL 19, 2021

According to VIZIO, it plans to hire more than 100 full time team members there in the new location by the end of 2022. The company said the new "Tech Innovation Office" will help develop its products.

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MAY 17, 2021

The companies said the "Lifestyle Vehicle" will be available in 2022. The company is one of those that have rushed to the public markets via special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Canoo said that interested buyers can pay a $100 deposit for the vehicle, which it says will cost $34,750.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company led by Sir Richard Branson, which originally developed its space vehicles in Mojave--but now is headquartered out of a new location in New Mexico--says it has now sold 100 tickets to space, at $450,000 a pop.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based Relativity Space , which is in the midst of developing 3D printed rockets, has scored a launch contract from NASA, the company announced late last week. The company said it was awarded a Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract to place CubeSats into low Earth orbit.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

In a blow to the return to normal for the tech industry, a number of companies--including Amazon, Meta, and Twitter--announced yesterday that they will not be attending what had been expected to be the first, in-person Consumer Electronics Show since the beginning of this pandemic.

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MAY 13, 2021

billion special purpose acquisition (SPAC) transaction, as the company starts to see a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an investor presentation from Bird, the company is finally seeing an uptick after major impacts on its business last year when much of the world shut down due to the pandemic.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2020

SPAQ), a special purpose acquisition company formed by Apollo Global Management, nad will start trading this mroning on the New York Stock Exchange. The unusual route to public trading has become very popular this year, with multiple special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) formed to take companies public. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2020

--the latest incarnation of a company developing vehicles designed by auto designer Henrik Fisker--says it plans on establishing a European headquarters in Munich, Germany. According to the company, the move is part of its efforts to advance sales, distribution, and marketing of its Fisker Ocean SUV in Europe, projected for Q4 2022.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric car maker Fisker announced this morning that it is in a merger with a public, special purpose acquisition company, called Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. SPAC), which will help provide more than $1 billion in gross proceeds to the company--and make it a publicly traded company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to Canoo, it has entered into an agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. On closing of the transaction, Canoo said the newly combined company will be named Canoo Inc. On closing of the transaction, Canoo said the newly combined company will be named Canoo Inc.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The company, led by CEO Annette Kleiser, says it has recently completed safety and efficacy testing on its first product and will submit a license application for the conditional approval of the vaccine this fall. in a seed funding round. Source of the seed funding was not announced.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2021

The stake represents Palihapitiya's last personal holding in the company, although he does hold shares in a partnership that also owns parts of Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic went public via a reverse merger, using a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in October of 2019, despite having yet to launch any tourists to space.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 25, 2019

And it’s why the company has raised $7 million in financing led by Casa Verde Capital — the investment firm launched by legendary cannabis aficionado, Calvin Broadus (AKA Snoop Dogg). To build the company’s first product, Mancheril looked to his co-founder’s Pablo Borquez-Schwarzbeck and Benjamin Dusastre.

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