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Pitching access management on the fly, Los Angeles-based Britive raises $5.4 million

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It seems Los Angeles is becoming an enterprise software hotspot. LA saw its first big enterprise exit in recent memory with the recent acquisition of Signal Sciences for $775 million, and less than a month later a hometown startup, Britive has raised $5.4

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OnRobot Sets Up Office In Los Angeles

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OnRobot , a manufacturer of grippers, force and torque sensors, and other products that are installed on the end of industrial robots, says it has set up a new office in Los Angeles, after its acquisition of another company, Perception Robotics. OnRobot is headquartered in Odense, Denmark.

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The Los Angeles Fire Department wants more drones

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As it looks to modernize its operations, the Los Angeles Fire Department is turning to a number of new technologies, including expanding its fleet of drones for a slew of new deployments. Back in 2018, the Department of Defense issued a ban on the acquisition and use of commercial drones, citing cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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India’s Haptik acqui-hires Los Angeles startup Convrg in international expansion push

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On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. Vaish is already in talks with a handful of other startups and is open to more acquisitions, he said. For that, we need team and dedicated operation there. You can’t expand in the U.S.

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Galvanize Plans Expansion To Los Angeles

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Galvanize, which is based out of denver but has locations in Austin, Boulder, Denver, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle, said the acquisition and funding will add Los Angeles to its "innovation hubs" technology students, alumni, entrepreneurs, startups and established companies.

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OpenGate Capital's Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems Makes Acquisition

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Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said that one of its portfolio companies, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, has acquired another company, MultiCam, from private equity investor Rosewood Private Investments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Levine Leichtman Portfolio Firm Makes Acquisition

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One of the portfolio companies of Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has made a big acquisition, the company said this morning. According to Levine Leichtman, Monte Nido & Affiliates, its portfolio company, has acquired Walden Behavioral Care.