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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops software which aggregates information from satellites, ground-based sensors, and more to help with situational awareness, has named Melanie Stricklan as its new CEO. Stricklan is one of the company's co-founders, and was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace , a developer of situational awareness technology that brings together imagery and data from satellites, drones, airplanes, and other sensors, has raised $8M in its Series A funding, the company said this morning. in funding.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

El Segundo-based Beyond Meat , the developer of plant-based, meat alternatives, has inked a deal with Denny's to launch a new menu item, Denny's Beyond Burger , starting in Los Angeles. Denny's said the new burger is already available at all Los Angeles area restaurants. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace , the venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence software for processing satellite, aerial, and drone imaging, said this morning that it has won a $6M contract award, from the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2016

El Segundo-based Millennium Space Systems , which helps to manufacture and produce satellites, said today that it has named Robert (Bob) Newberry as its Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Newberry is recently retired from the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

El Segundo-based International Rectifier , the developer of power conversion semiconductors, has been acquired by Infineon , in a deal worth $3 billion in cash. Infineon and International Rectifier did not say how the acquisition will affect IR''s Los Angeles employee base. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2014

According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M The biggest investments for the quarter were for Culver City-based NantHealth , the digital health venture of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. Aggregage''s B2B websites are published in conjunction with trade and professional associations. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2017

Studios lot on Friday and Saturday, the company is planning to bolster its operations across Los Angeles, to take advantage of the region's growing reputation as a center of the technology industry. AT&T and Time Warner are currently working through antitrust clearances over the deal. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2012

The firm, which is headquartered in Mountain View, also has operations in El SEgundo, and was founded in Los Angeles. The company said the new funding round will go towards accelerating growth, product development, and expansion into new markets. Ace Metrix is headed by Peter Daboll.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the venture-backed developer of reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination, said Sunday that it plans to build a manufacturing facility in Liyang, China. According to NanoH2O, the new facility will be its second manufacturing facility, and is in addition to its existing plant in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Computer game maker Activision Blizzard is apparently cutting jobs in El Segundo and Los Angeles, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. California requires companies to give employees at least 60 day notice of mass layoffs.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Hawthorne-based Cereplast , a developer of bio-plastics, said today that it is moving all of its R&D and production lines to Indiana, as it looks to reduce its footprint in Southern California. Cereplast is developing bio-plastic resins, an alternative to petroleum-based plastics.

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MAY 18, 2010

It's been tough to shake people loose from companies," Stuart Macfarlane , CEO of El Segundo-based iChange , explains, saying that the firm is actively looking to hire two to three web developers. Tags: angeles employment jobs technology california southern.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

Ben actually didn't address the issue raised by Will that there is definitely a shortage of really good developers, engineers, etc. Being right next to lots of aerospace companies here in El Segundo, I can find them by the truckload at lunch time. willing to go work for startup companies. But they won't leave there job.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., It gives members access to the disruptive power of the crowd to vote, comment and refine, and impact ideas in development to help build viable companies. How its online incubation works.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. There''s lots of technology development behind what you do - can you talk about that? I think for us, the question is if we are doing things fast enough.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

It's surprising how often we run into rapidly growing companies that not many people have heard of, here in Southern California, but that's the case with El Segundo-based. NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2014

For a couple of years, I was the head of a boutique software consulting firm based in El Segundo. My first couple of opportunities of out of college, I worked as a software developer at Visio, the business diagramming tool at Microsoft which is now part of the Office suite. At RealNetworks, I worked on streaming video.

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