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Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?

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SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, is now worth between $12 billion and $15 billion, according to multiple reports. The little known company makes software that is used by contractors to manage construction projects, and apparently has seen massive adoption of its technology. SpaceX (www.spacex.com). Razer (www.razerzone.com).

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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. why (except widespread interest all year in the achievements of Hawthorne-based SpaceX, and. We have no idea. its launch to the International Space Station).